By: Jessica L. Kerner IN 2007, A HOTEL ROOM SHORTAGE IN SAN FRANCISCO prompted two roommates to create a website to rent out air mattresses in their apartment. Less than eight years later, the company they founded, Airbnb, has been valued at more than $25 billion...
By: Elizabeth C. Rogers , Greenberg Traurig, LLP. While there is no universal legal requirement that every company have a published privacy policy, consumers have become increasingly sensitized to...
By: Jonathan R. Mook , DiMuroGinsberg, P.C. Given concerns over rising health care costs and missed workdays by employees suffering from various illnesses, many employers have implemented employee wellness programs and activities to promote healthier lifestyles...
By: Linda Curtis and Andrew Cheng , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Business acquisitions vary widely in terms of size and structure, the parties involved, and the nature of the financing involved. The parties typically involve one or more buyers, one or more...
By: Kimbely Metzger , Ice Miller. Medical identity theft, and incomplete patient disclosure due to cybersecurity concerns, can be dangerous—even deadly—to individuals and can compromise community wellness. Breaches of health information can have serious...
By: Heather J. Meeker , O’Melveny & Myers LLP. LEXIS PRACTICE ADVISOR RESEARCH PATH: Intellectual Property & Technology > IP Licensing > Patent Licenses > Practice Notes > University Technology Transfer Technology transfer is when...
By: Terrance Oben OBEN LEGAL THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES PRACTICAL STEPS THAT companies can take to successfully embed a positive...
By: Arthur D. Robinson and Jonathan Ozner SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND OWNERS OF PRIVATE COMPANIES considering an initial public offering (IPO), or of public companies considering a spin-off or carve-out IPO of a subsidiary, business...
By: Nicholas R. Merker and Blaine L. Dirker, ICE MILLER LLP As Internet-connected mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, laptops, tablets, wearables, smart appliances, etc.) have become seemingly ubiquitous, consumers now have more ways than ever to access...
By: Gary Deutsch M.B.A, C.P.A. AS COUNSEL FOR ONE OR MORE BUSINESSES TYPES (for-profit and/or non-profit), you...
By: Michael P. Pappas , Michael P. Pappas Law Firm, P.C. This article discusses ways to reduce the risk of litigation when hiring someone away from a competitor. Litigation involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, and other postemployment restrictive...
By: Trevor Norwitz, Sabastian V. Niles, and Jenny Lin THE CALIFORNIA STATUTE, CA S.B. 826, REQUIRES “a domestic general corporation or foreign corporation that is a publicly held corporation, as defined, whose principal executive offices, according to the...
By: Jim Wagstaffe and The Wagstaffe Group This article discusses how to file a motion for summary judgment in a federal case and covers topics...
Broader Implications of CALIFORNIA’S SWEEPING ONLINE DATA PRIVACY STATUTE THE SIGNING OF A WIDE-RANGING DATA PRIVACY LAW in California should serve as a signal to all businesses that collect personal information about state residents to review and update...
By: Devika Kewalramani, Moses & Singer With a changing legal landscape, increasing regulatory compliance, and global economic uncertainties...