When seeking preliminary injunctive relief to enforce a non-compete, the moving party is often focused on how obvious it is that the defendant breached the parties' agreement.

Many companies should be able to take advantage of new SEC rules that will permit them to sell up to $50 million of securities to investors in a 12-month period without "going public."

It is an unfortunate fact of life for those of us who represent lenders that our bills are paid by the people on the other side of the table — the borrowers.

In Be Clear if You Want to Have a "Third-Party Beneficiary" in Your Contract, I discussed that if in-house counsel wanted to ensure that a person or entity achieved the status of a third-party beneficiary, it was critical to have language in the agreement that plainly said this.

It makes perfect sense that when entering into a new business relationship the parties (and their counsel) are keenly focused on getting things started.

While no in-house attorney drafting a business contract wants to focus on being in litigation with her business partner, thinking like a litigator at the drafting stage is critical in order to avoid potential surprises.

As regular readers of this blog know, a day that is scheduled to be filled with relatively routine and non-controversial matters can get turned upside and require immediate action without any advance notice.

I've been involved in many cases where it is alleged that someone violated his or her non-compete agreement or misappropriated the company's confidential information or trade secrets.

Although summer has come to a close, lots of families continue to hit the roads (and even the seas and air) on vacation over long weekends, holidays and school vacations.

It's a rainy Monday, and Caitlyn Jenner is all over the place.

The ownership (homing) of a pet can be a hot-button issue in high conflict divorce cases.

During the dog days of summer, anything with the word "freeze" may sound appealing.

Two weeks ago, I posted Carefully Craft Your Arbitration Clause if You Want Some, But not All, Disputes Arbitrated.

As I have written previously, leveraging another to settle a dispute can violate Chapter 93A, as can exercising valid contract rights, if the motivation in doing so is ulterior.

Trademark owners are in the midst of another 'think' about the best way to protect and preserve their reputations online.

Convincing a court that a company has properly classified a worker as an independent contractor has become increasingly difficult in Massachusetts.

All too often after a divorce trial, one or both parties is unhappy with the decision reached by the trial judge.

Because over 95 percent of civil disputes are resolved without a final judgment, parties routinely enter into settlement agreements that include releases.

National Estate Planning Awareness Week, the third week in October, was adopted by Congress in 2008 to help the public understand what estate planning is and why it is a vital component of financial wellness.

A couple of words here or there in a contract can make a huge difference, particularly when those words relate to what happens if there is a breach or some other dispute between the parties.