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• Employment Law Advisor
  Sexual Harassment Policies in Massachusetts
  September 09, 2011
  
• Sales and OID – A Primer
  A brief summary of the original issue discount rules of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations as they apply to sales of non-publicly traded property for non-publicly traded debt instruments.
  April 18, 2011
  
• LLC Formation Checklist
  April 05, 2011
  
• Enhanced Whistleblower Provisions Under Dodd-Frank Act
  December 14, 2010
  
• Tax FAQ for U.S. Inbound Transactions
  Understanding US Persons, Non-US Persons and issues related to doing business in the United States
  November 01, 2010
  
• National Venture Capital Association Modifies Documents in Response to In Re Trados Case
  October 11, 2010
  
• Generic Terms Are Not — and Can Never Be — Trademarks
  April 01, 2010
  
• Venture Capital Transactions:
  Caps on Participating Preferred and the "Zone of Indifference"
  December 16, 2009
  
• Fiduciary Duty Obligations to Common Stockholders:
  Management Carve-out Plans
  December 15, 2009
  
• Fiduciary Duties of Directors to Creditors
  October 06, 2009
  
• The True Scope of a “Make-Use-Sell” License
  October 01, 2009
  
• Disclosure Obligations for Stockholder Notices
  September 09, 2009
  
• Agency Contracts Declassified
  How to negotiate terms that will benefit your writing and make your agent work for you
  September 07, 2009
  
• No Escape From Release Forms
  August 18, 2009
  
• Trademark Use in Clinical Trials: Use in Commerce?
  July 16, 2009
  
• CAFC Split on Product-by-Process Claims Finally Resolved
  July 16, 2009
  
• Extending the Deadlines for Filing Quarterly and Annual Reports
  FAQs about Rule 12b-25
  June 15, 2009
  
• Planning for a Liquidity Event
  Choosing the Correct Exit Strategy
  April 28, 2009
  
• Client Alert
  Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth
  March 17, 2009
  
• Responding to Personnel Record Requests in Massachusetts
  March 02, 2009
  
• IP News
  DDB Technologies: Beware the IP Assignment Clause
  January 21, 2009
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Final Wages Upon Termination
  The Obligation To Pay Final Wages Upon Termination
  January 12, 2009
  
• The Down Round Financing
  What Every Officer, Director and Investor Needs to Know
  December 17, 2008
  
• Founders’ Representations and Warranties in the Venture Capital Transaction
  July 07, 2008
  
• New Treble Damages Requirement Makes Compliance with Wage/Hour Laws Even More Critical
  July 01, 2008
  
• Should Employers Require that Workplace Disputes Be Arbitrated?
  June 24, 2008
  
• IP News
  Patent Licensing Strategies After Medimmune
  May 26, 2008
  
• Double Trigger Acceleration:
  Neat in Theory, Messy in Practice
  March 03, 2008
  
• Attorney-Client Privilege Waived as a Result of Special Committee Investigation Report to Full Board
  February 20, 2008
  
• Proper Notice and Conduct of Board Meeting Necessary To Ensure Valid Corporate Action
  February 05, 2008
  
• The Making of a Winning Term Sheet: Understanding What Founders Want
  Part II. Vesting Acceleration, Reallocation of Founder's Stock, Option Pool Dilution, and Founder Liquidity
  December 12, 2007
  
• Founders’ Equity
  October 10, 2007
  
• The Making of a Winning Term Sheet: Understanding What Founders Want
  Part I. The Special Founder Liquidation Preference
  June 07, 2007
  
• Bridging the Option Pool Gap
  June 06, 2007
  
• Data Mining the Venture-Backed Company Charter
  An underutilized tool for ascertaining pre-money valuations and other key terms
  February 19, 2007
  
• The Liquidation Preference of Non-Participating Preferred
  What's "The Deal" with NVCA Escrow Provision?
  February 15, 2007
  
• The Nuts and Bolts of Publishing Contracts
  May 05, 2006
  
• The Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law
  Serious Problems and Difficult Choices for Businesses in Massachusetts
  October 05, 2005
  
• Protecting the Legal Interests of Founders in a Startup Emerging Technology Company
  August 08, 2005
  
• Common Publishing Legal Issues and How To Avoid Them
  January 05, 2005
  
• Motivating Employees in the Face of Substantial Liquidation Preferences
  The Overhang Problem
  April 13, 2004
  
• A Rose By Any Other Name
  Pros and Cons of Pseudonyms
  June 23, 2003
  
• Biotech Patent Licensing:
  Key Considerations in Deal Negotiations
  January 15, 2003
  
• Special Contractual and Intellectual Property Rights Considerations
  Sponsored Research Agreements, University and Government Licensing, and Clinical Trial Agreements
  January 13, 2003
  
• Material Transfer Agreements
  August 12, 2002
  
• Basics of Copyrights and Copyright Clearance
  February 20, 2002
  
• The Low Down on Start-Ups
  September 04, 2001
  
• Protecting Your Ideas
  Copyright Boundaries
  May 15, 2001
  
• Online Contracts:
  Book Publishing in the Age of the Internet
  May 15, 2001
  
• A Writer’s Guide to Fair Use
  January 18, 2001