News

• 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
  
• The Shy Writer’s Guide to Successful Negotiation
  February 16, 1998