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Banking
Business Entities
Business Ethics
Contracts
Credit and Collection
Employment Law
Intellectual Property
Marketing, Sales and Competition
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Privacy
Real Estate
Risk Management
Strategic Alliances

Banking		back to top
	Can You Bank on Your Banking Agreement	August 2009
Business Entities		back to top
	Changing the Name under which a Company does Business	November 2009
	The Prerequisites to Business Entity Existence	January 2010
Business Ethics		back to top
	When can the Owner of a Corporation be Sued for Company Obligations	November 2009
	The Use of Recitals in Contracts to Create An Alternate Reality	January 2010
Contracts		back to top
	Licensing of Intellectual Property	December 2008
	Contractors Shifting the Risk of Non-payment to Subcontractors	February 2009
	The Invalidity of Agreements Signed "Under Duress"	February 2009
	Insurance Coverage for Contractually Assumed Liability	March 2009
	Recital Clauses in Contracts	March 2009
	Using Additional Insured Clauses to Allocate Risk	June 2009
	Can You Bank on Your Banking Agreement	August 2009
	Submission of Work Product Samples to Prospective Customers	September 2009
	The Unreasonableness of Reliance on Verbal Assurances	October 2009
	Applicability of an Arbitration Clause to a Receiver	December 2009
	Finders Fees	December 2009
	The Use of Recitals in Contracts to Create An Alternate Reality	January 2010
	Signing a Contract is Only the Beginning: Contract Administration Basics	February 2010
Credit and Collection		back to top
	Fraudulent Conveyances	November 2008
	Contractors Shifting the Risk of Non-payment to Subcontractors	February 2009
	Following the Money: Setting Aside Fraudulent Conveyances	September 2009
	Accepting Stock in Lieu of Payment	January 2010
Employment Law		back to top
	Changing an Employee's Work Hours	October 2008
	Employer Monitoring of Employee Computer Use	December 2008
	Enforcement of a Limited Restrictive Covenant	December 2008
	Screening of Employment Candidates for Prior Criminal Convictions	February 2009
	The Legal Considerations in Telecommuting	April 2009
	Legal Implications of Social Networking	July 2009
	Use of Criminal Convictions in Licensing and Employment Decisions	July 2009
	Should the Parties be Permitted to Specify Specific Demographic Characteristics of  a Dispute Resolution Neutral such as Gender, Age, Race, or Ethnicity?	October 2009
	Newly Hired Employees Entitled to Written Notice of Pay Rate	November 2009
	Avoiding Co-Employment Liability	March 2010
	The Unintended Consequences of the Employment At-Will Doctrine	March 2010
Intellectual Property		back to top
	The Limits of the Fair Use Doctrine	November 2008
	Licensing of Intellectual Property	December 2008
	The Scope of Judicial Discretion to Remedy Unfair Competition	January 2009
	Use of Photograph by Subject without Permission	January 2009
	Copyright Protection for Sample Work Product Included in Marketing Materials	April 2009
	Copyright Ownership of Commissioned Marketing Materials	May 2009
	Whether the Sale of Trademarks to Trigger Advertising Placement Constitutes Infringement	May 2009
	Legal Implications of Social Networking	July 2009
	Portfolio Use of Work Product	July 2009
	Protection of Proposals from Unauthorized Use	August 2009
	Copyright Implications of Customized Internet Radio Stations	September 2009
	Submission of Work Product Samples to Prospective Customers	September 2009
	Linking to a YouTube Video	February 2010
Marketing, Sales and Competition		back to top
	The Doctrine of Prior Substantiation	October 2008
	The Scope of Judicial Discretion to Remedy Unfair Competition	January 2009
	Comparative Advertising	April 2009
	Copyright Protection for Sample Work Product Included in Marketing Materials	April 2009
	Whether the Sale of Trademarks to Trigger Advertising Placement Constitutes Infringement	May 2009
	Legal Implications of Social Networking	July 2009
	Portfolio Use of Work Product	July 2009
	Protection of Proposals from Unauthorized Use	August 2009
	Submission of Work Product Samples to Prospective Customers	September 2009
	New York's right of privacy	February 2010
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution		back to top
	How Can a Mediator Help Parties in Transactional Negotiations?	October 2008
	Credentialing of Neutrals in Court-Annexed Alternative Dispute Resolution Proceedings	January 2009
	The Invalidity of Agreements Signed "Under Duress"	February 2009
	Managing Emotions in Contentious Negotiations	March 2009
	Non-Binding Arbitration as a Dispute Resolution Alternative	May 2009
	Incentives to Compromise	June 2009
	Should the Parties be Permitted to Specify Specific Demographic Characteristics of  a Dispute Resolution Neutral such as Gender, Age, Race, or Ethnicity?	October 2009
	The Unreasonableness of Reliance on Verbal Assurances	October 2009
	Applicability of an Arbitration Clause to a Receiver	December 2009
	The Value of  Postmortems in Improving Business Performance and Avoiding Disputes	December 2009
	Who Decides the Locale of an Arbitration?	March 2010
Privacy		back to top
	Email confidentiality notices	November 2008
	Employer Monitoring of Employee Computer Use	December 2008
	Legal Implications of Social Networking	July 2009
	Submission of Work Product Samples to Prospective Customers	September 2009
	New York's right of privacy	February 2010
Real Estate		back to top
	Constructive Eviction	August 2009
	What Concerns Should a Business Have in Negotiating a Lease for Office Space?	October 2009
Risk Management		back to top
	Employer Monitoring of Employee Computer Use	December 2008
	Insurance Coverage for Contractually Assumed Liability	March 2009
	The Legal Considerations in Telecommuting	April 2009
	The Doctrine of Assumption of the Risk	June 2009
	Using Additional Insured Clauses to Allocate Risk	June 2009
	Use of Criminal Convictions in Licensing and Employment Decisions	July 2009
	Can You Bank on Your Banking Agreement	August 2009
	The Unreasonableness of Reliance on Verbal Assurances	October 2009
	When can the Owner of a Corporation be Sued for Company Obligations	November 2009
	The Value of  Postmortems in Improving Business Performance and Avoiding Disputes	December 2009
	Signing a Contract is Only the Beginning: Contract Administration Basics	February 2010
	Avoiding Co-Employment Liability	March 2010
Strategic Alliances		back to top
	How Can a Mediator Help Parties in Transactional Negotiations?	October 2008