News

• When Nothing is Fair: In re Trados and the Fiduciary Duties of Investor Directors
  August 01, 2013
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Restrictive Covenant Law
  Recent Cases Clarify Issues In Restrictive Covenant Law
  July 01, 2013
  
• Wage & Hour Tip: Employee’s Exempt Status
  What Does Paid "on a Salary Basis" Mean?
  June 17, 2013
  
• Do You Deserve Better from Your Patent Attorney?
  June 10, 2013
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Personnel Record Law
  Employer Obligations Under the Massachusetts Personnel Record Law
  June 01, 2013
  
• On the Trail of Fairness: The Lessons of Bloodhound
  May 01, 2013
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Non-Compete Agreements Terms
  Important Terms to Include in Non-Compete Agreements
  April 06, 2013
  
• Does a Reverse Triangular Merger Constitute An Assignment by Operation of Law?
  March 18, 2013
  
• Avoiding Employee Claims of Unlawful Retaliation
  March 05, 2013
  
• Wage & Hour Tip: Payment Rules
  Understanding the Frequency of Payment Rules
  February 20, 2013
  
• Wage & Hour Tip
  Caution: Administrative Assistants Only Rarely Are Exempt From Overtime Pay
  January 15, 2013
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Commission Pay
  Payment of Commissions to Terminated Employees
  November 01, 2012
  
• The “Acqui-hire” Trend: Issues for Founders and Investors and Drafting Options
  October 22, 2012
  
• Employment Law Advisor
  Material Job Changes May Void Employee's Non-Compete
  October 01, 2012
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Social Media Policies
  September 01, 2012
  
• Wage & Hour Tip
  When Must Employers Pay for Employee Travel Time?
  August 08, 2012
  
• Employment Law Advisor
  Employment Applications in Massachusetts
  July 01, 2012
  
• Setting Values and Royalty Rates for Medical and Life Sciences Businesses
  June 18, 2012
  
• Hiring a Professional To Serve as Stockholder Representative
  April 24, 2012
  
• Seed Convertible Note Discounts
  Reconciling "Stock" and "Liquidation Preference" Premiums
  March 19, 2012
  
• The NVCA Venture Capital Forms: Will East Coast Meet West Coast?
  March 05, 2012
  
• Employment Law Advisor: The Wage Act
  Complying with the Massachusetts Wage Act as the Law's Reach and Impact Continue to Expand
  February 01, 2012
  
• Helping Smaller Public Companies Navigate the NASDAQ Delisting Process
  December 07, 2011
  
• Employment Law Advisor: Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act
  Employer Obligations Under The Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act
  November 14, 2011
  
• Leaving Your Mark
  Trademark Tips for Writers & Publishers
  October 18, 2011
  
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Right to Enforce Employment Arbitration Agreements
  September 19, 2011
  
• 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