PodcastAll About Term Sheets: What Are "Dirty" Terms? (Podcast)The eleventh episode of Closing Time is Part 2 of Halle Tecco and Michael Esquivel's series on term sheets.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFenwick
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ArticleAliceStorm Update February 2017As many of my readers noticed, I didn't publish any of my own blogs in January and February.United StatesIntellectual PropertyFenwick
ArticleIs Demanding License Fees For A Free Image Against The Law?Carol Highsmith is a nationally known photographer who famously donated photographs to the Library of Congress for free use by the public. United StatesIntellectual PropertyFenwick
ArticleTrade Secret Protection Elevated To Top Of National Policymakers' AgendaFollowing the publication of a Virginia-based cyber security firm's report accusing the Chinese military of stealing significant amounts of data from U.S. companies through widespread and "sustained" hacking efforts, the resulting media firestorm has propelled trade secret protection to the top of national policymakers' agenda.United StatesIntellectual PropertyFenwick
ArticleYour DMCA Safe Harbor Questions AnsweredDo you need the answer right now to one particular question about the DMCA and its (so-called) "Safe Harbors"? United StatesIntellectual PropertyFenwick
ArticleGoogle Play Now Requires Disclosure Of Loot Box OddsGoogle's latest update to its Google Play policies now requires app developers to disclose the odds of receiving virtual items United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentFenwick
ArticleThe California Attorney General Investigates CA Employers' CCPA ComplianceOn July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an "investigative sweep" through inquiry letters sent to large California employers.United StatesPrivacyFenwick
ArticleWyoming's "Crypto-Bank" CharterAt the end of February 2019, the governor of Wyoming signed into law a series of bills aimed at making Wyoming a friendly jurisdiction for blockchain innovation.United StatesTechnologyFenwick
ArticleFrom A Safe Harbor To A Privacy ShieldDetails and the actual text of the Privacy Shield agreement between the EU and U.S. were not immediately available, but regulators on both sides have confirmed that the parties have reached an agreement...GlobalPrivacyFenwick
ArticleDual-Class Landscape Shifting For Tech CompaniesFenwick securities co-chair James Evans talked to The Information about the growing trend of startup tech companies setting limits on founder power, partially as a response to investor and regulatorUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFenwick
ArticleWhat's Going On With Securities Class Action And Derivative Litigation?Fenwick securities enforcement co-chair Susan Muck talked about the latest in securities class action and derivative litigation at the 2019 PLUS D&O Symposium in New York.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFenwick
ArticleWhat Private Companies & Investors Should Know About Qualified Small Business Stock (Video)Only certain types of companies qualify under the QSBS rules which are laid out by a statute that aims to encourage entrepreneurial venturesUnited StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFenwick
Article409A Guidance On Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans For BeginnersSection 409A penalizes certain compensation structures where a service provider receives a right to payment of compensation in a later taxable year.United StatesEmployment and HRFenwick
ArticleEmployment Alert: Federal Court Halts Implementation Of New Overtime RulesOn November 22, 2016, a federal district court in Texas preliminarily enjoined the DOL from enforcing portions of its rule increasing the federal minimum salary for exempt executive...United StatesEmployment and HRFenwick
ArticleEquity Compensation Rules Continue To Change In Latest Proposed Tax Reform BillThe tax reform bill passed by the Senate early Saturday morning, December 2, in a 51-49 vote contained a number of last-minute amendments which, among other things ...United StatesEmployment and HRFenwick
ArticleTRO Blocks State Of California From Enforcing New Arbitration LawU.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller, in Sacramento on December 30, 2019, issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the state of California from...United StatesEmployment and HRFenwick
PodcastClosing Time: CEO Pitches Eye Care On Demand With Kindred's Kanyi Maqubela (Podcast)In the second episode of Closing Time, CEO Sonali Bloom shares how her company is addressing a crucial gap in eye care accessibility in the United States. With a fleet of mobile care clinics, 2020 Onsite...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFenwick
ArticleClosing Time Podcast: Building Your Startup BoardIn episode 25, Halle and Michael discuss the process of building a board for a startup. They cover topics such as the importance of board structure, when to formalize the board...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFenwick
ArticleClosing Time Podcast: Startup Incorporation 101: Everything You Need To KnowYou only get to incorporate once, and you want to get it right. In this episode, co-hosts Halle Tecco and Michael Esquivel dive deep into the process of incorporation for startups.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFenwick