New England Biz Law Update

Words! Words! I’m so sick of words! I get words all day through; first from him, now from you! Is that all you blighters can do? Show me! (My Fair Lady). The problem with understanding how to comply with §404 ...

Federal prosecutors have recently conducted a number of high-profile investigations and prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq.), which prohibits U.S. companies from bribing foreign officials to obtain or retain business. Some examples ...

Recent decisions have weakened the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context, and serve as a caution that the privilege is not sacrosanct.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that a patent licensee need not have to breach its license agreement in order to file a declaratory judgment action for non-infringement, invalidity, or unenforceability (MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc.). The court’s decision in ...

Below are summaries of important opinions affecting in-house attorneys issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as the 1st and 2nd Circuits, the Delaware Supreme Court, and the Delaware Chancery Court from mid-January 2007 through early March 2007. Readers ...

Vaughn Liebowitz leaves her 9-to-5 job at ABC Corp. (ABC), a publicly traded company, and heads home to begin her non-paying job as “Vaughn at Night”, a blog enjoying over 10,000 hits per day. “Vaughn at Night” cover’s Liebowitz’s musings ...

Until 1991, Steven S. Fischman was a successful real estate partner and member of the executive committee at Boston-based Goulston & Storrs, representing developers and owners of all types of commercial real estate. Although the commercial real market 1991 was ...

Options for determining insurance coverage are varied in Massachusetts

As 2007 gears up, some intellectual property trends and hot issues are emerging across the country. The author describes some of the leading issues in-house counsel should know.

The Northeast Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel started off the year with two great programs for our members. The Jan. 24 seminar – entitled “Seismic Shift: Groundbreaking Changes in Patent Development, Licensing, and Protection – Key Concepts for ...