New England Biz Law Update

Recent studies indicate over 92 percent of all business information is stored electronically. It’s no surprise then that companies invest heavily in network security to guard against outside threats.

The letter usually begins with “Dear Vendor.” It goes on to explain how, as a result of circumstances beyond its control, Smith Corp. failed to thrive and its assets were sold off. The letter may also inform you that Jones ...

Here’s a scenario that an in-house attorney might very well face. Your CEO calls to explain he has decided to amend the company’s existing credit facilities in connection with a transaction set to close in a few business days, and ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission last month revised its tender offer rules by eliminating a significant impediment to mounting friendly tender offers for public companies. The revisions eliminate the risk that compensation arrangements entered into with target company executives, who ...

From law school graduation in 1981 until 1999, Christine Ciotti practiced as a corporate and securities lawyer at two large law firms and then in-house at Lotus Corporation, where she focused on software licensing and employment law. In 1999, three ...

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently overturned a court-ordered buy-out of a minority shareholder’s interest in a closely held business, saying it was not an appropriate remedy for a “freeze-out” by the controlling shareholder group. The trial court’s equitable “buy-out” ...

Buy one company and get the legal services for the second acquisition at 50 percent off! Get the first 10 hours of legal services free! Each bargain, of course, comes with the typical catches. You know, stuff like, the 50 ...

Although a large-scale corporate fraud invariably raises numerous “red flags” of wrongdoing within the affected company, management’s failure to stop a fraud sooner is not necessarily the result of corruption or incompetence.

Whether your company is a multi-billion dollar corporation or a start-up venture operating on a shoestring, the receipt of a cease-and-desist letter from a soon-to-be plaintiff or a served complaint from an actual one should invoke concern and attention from even the most seasoned of corporate counsel.

Okay, it’s that dreaded time of year when we make many promises to ourselves that we have no intention, or perhaps ability, to fulfill. However, it is also the time of year when we more realistically reflect on the last ...