United States

It may seem counter intuitive to discuss channel conflict in a soft economy. When most of our clients think about conflict management, they assume they will need controls on the channel and/or a reduction in channel partners as the solution.

Both the federal and state governments have promulgated new laws designed to ensure that companies are taking serious steps to protect the privacy of personal data.

Litigation for the technology industry has long been mistakenly thought of as synonymous with intellectual property litigation.

Due to the unfortunate story of University of Notre Dame football star Manti Te’o’s "fake" girlfriend in late 2012, much of America is now familiar with the phrase "catfishing".

Manufacturers are facing an unnerving scenario—a large, important distributor has taken on a “private label” product as a direct competing brand.

The dental practice management ("DPM") model has become an increasingly popular investment vehicle with management companies and private equity firms.

This entry summarizes and discusses Book I of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, Antifragile.

Allowing the brain to do seemingly nothing is the ingredient without which insight or inspiration will not happen.

More and more businesses are making virtual currency part of their business model. While the use of virtual currency provides great opportunities, businesses need to be aware of the emerging legal issues before using it as a means to build customer loyalty.

A list comprising of the most recent updates in the space industry.

Since December 2003 when President Bush signed the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, many articles in the popular and legal press have reviewed the benefits and features of Health Savings Accounts ("HSAs").

It’s not just for M&A anymore. 50-year-old practices no longer meet the challenges of defining and running an organization. Due diligence methods must be revamped to serve in today’s fast-paced and perilous environment.

After 30 years, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has proposed regulations to incorporate concepts it has informally applied in the past to determine whether organizations are part of a "controlled group."

A company embarking on an outsourcing project will often identify cost reduction and value for money as key drivers for the outsourcing. Service providers will usually tout their value for money in their pre-sales materials.

A newly-released study by well-respected University of Alabama at Birmingham ("UAB") Marketing Professor Robert A. Robicheaux and his research staff provides statistical evidence of the substantial amount of sales and use tax revenue that the State of Alabama and its localities lose each year to e-commerce.

On April 18th, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC", and together with the CFTC, the "Commissions") adopted joint final rules further defining the terms "swap dealer" ("SD"), "security-based swap dealer" ("SBSD"), "major swap participant" ("MSP"), "major security-based swap participant" ("MSBSP"), and "eligible contract participant" ("ECP") (the "Final Rules").

On March 16, 2012, the Finance Minister of India presented the Finance Bill 2012.

This bulletin discusses the impact of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) final 408(b)(2) disclosure regulation on discretionary investment managers – that is, investment advisers with the authority to manage the assets of ERISA-governed retirement plans.

When two or more individuals start a new business venture, often the last thing they think about, or want to think about, is the day when they will no longer own the business together.