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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

Business Entities		back to top
	The Myth of the Silent Partner	September 2010
	Using an Assumed Name	September 2010
	Liability of a Successor Company for the Debts of its Predecessor	November 2010
	The Value of a "Graceful Exit" Provision	December 2010
	Protection of Assumed Names	January 2011
	Company Ownership and Operation of Multiple Websites	August 2011
	The Differences between S-Corporations and Limited Liability Companies	September 2011
Business Ethics		back to top
	The Benefits of Transparency in Business	January 2011
	Maintaining Positive Relations Among Board Members	June 2011
Contracts		back to top
	Buyer Beware Clauses	August 2010
	Legal Issues in Buying a Franchise	August 2010
	The Impact of the Death or Disability of a Key Employee or Subcontractor on a Company's Contractual Liability	October 2010
	Does Your Caterer's Contract Cater to You?	November 2010
	The Importance of Written Agreements	February 2011
	Delegation of Signature Authority to Subordinates	March 2011
	Would You Sign Your Own Contract?	April 2011
	The Enforceability of Oral Contracts	May 2011
	Adequate Assurances of Future Performance	July 2011
	Distinguishing Economic Distress from Economic Duress	October 2011
	The Anatomy of an Equipment Leasing Transaction	October 2011
Credit and Collection		back to top
	Liability of a Successor Company for the Debts of its Predecessor	November 2010
	The Anatomy of an Equipment Leasing Transaction	October 2011
Employment Law		back to top
	Using Gun Permit Information in Employment Decisions	December 2010
	The Constitutionality of Background Screening of Federal Employees and Contractors	February 2011
	The Use of Unpaid Interns in the Business Context	April 2011
	Unpaid Internships in the Nonprofit Sector	May 2011
	Are Your Job Descriptions Doing Their Job?	July 2011
	Rethinking the Neutral Reference Policy	August 2011
	The NLRB Mandates Notification of Employee Unionization Rights	September 2011
	Is That Work Made for Hire?	December 2011
Intellectual Property		back to top
	Transferability of Licenses	August 2010
	Rejection of aTrademark Infringement Claim	September 2010
	The Copyrightability of Forms	November 2010
	Protection of Assumed Names	January 2011
	Obtaining Removal of an Objectionable YouTube Video	March 2011
	The Standard of Proof for Proving Patent Invalidity	July 2011
	Whether a Color can be a Trademark	September 2011
	Is That Work Made for Hire?	December 2011
	Potentially Infringing Blog Names	January 2012
Marketing, Sales and Competition		back to top
	Using an Assumed Name	September 2010
	The Consequences of a False Advertising Campaign	April 2011
	Potential Liability for Disparaging a Competitor	August 2011
	Business Card Content Requirements	October 2011
	Incentivizing Collaboration	December 2011
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule	December 2011
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution		back to top
	Disclosure of Social Networking Postings	October 2010
	The Value of Early Neutral Evaluation	October 2010
	The Value of a "Graceful Exit" Provision	December 2010
	Are Your Dispute Resolution Provisions in Place	January 2011
	Embrace the Opportunity to Negotiate!	February 2011
	Obtaining Removal of an Objectionable YouTube Video	March 2011
	Using A Neutral Facilitator in Making Difficult Business Decisions	March 2011
	The Interplay Between Legal and Business Coaching Services	May 2011
	Maintaining Positive Relations Among Board Members	June 2011
	The Standard of Review for Vacating an Arbitrator's Award	June 2011
	Distinguishing Economic Distress from Economic Duress	October 2011
	Distinguishing Between Litigation and Arbitration	November 2011
	The Emergence of Online Dispute Resolution	November 2011
	Arbitrator Bias under the Federal Arbitration Act	January 2012
Privacy		back to top
	Disclosure of Social Networking Postings	October 2010
	The Constitutionality of Background Screening of Federal Employees and Contractors	February 2011
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule	December 2011
Real Estate		back to top
	Is Your Home Suitable for a Home-Based Business?	January 2012
Risk Management		back to top
	Transferability of Licenses	August 2010
	Rejection of aTrademark Infringement Claim	September 2010
	The Impact of the Death or Disability of a Key Employee or Subcontractor on a Company's Contractual Liability	October 2010
	Do You Do Due Diligence	December 2010
	The Benefits of Transparency in Business	January 2011
	Delegation of Signature Authority to Subordinates	March 2011
	The Interplay Between Legal and Business Coaching Services	May 2011
	Key Legal Issues for Start-Ups	June 2011
	Adequate Assurances of Future Performance	July 2011
	Are Your Job Descriptions Doing Their Job?	July 2011
	Rethinking the Neutral Reference Policy	August 2011
	The Importance of Doing Due Diligence on One's Customers	November 2011
	The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule	December 2011
	Is Your Home Suitable for a Home-Based Business?	January 2012
Strategic Alliances		back to top
	Legal Issues in Buying a Franchise	August 2010
	The Myth of the Silent Partner	September 2010
	Incentivizing Collaboration	December 2011