We are all looking for ways to save our clients money. One way global companies might save money is to file foreign trademark applications through the Madrid system, rather than filing separately in each country.

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For the second time, Massachusetts lawmakers have taken up the question of whether to overhaul existing non-compete laws that allow employers to prevent former employees from working against them after their employment ends.

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Over the years, Massachusetts employers have wondered: “What can I deduct from an employee’s paycheck?”

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A lawyer’s duty to maintain client confidences is a bedrock principle of the legal profession. But what happens when a lawyer feels she must reveal those confidences in order to stay out of jail?

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In 2010, the innocuous-looking one page Form I-9 led to record penalties, criminal charges, and federal-contract debarments against employers. All indications are that federal immigration-law enforcement focused on I-9 audits is likely to be even more aggressive in 2011, as ...

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What do “common law private placements” of corporate equity and pornography have in common? No one can define either, but people spend endless hours attempting to describe their characteristics.

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Despite the snowstorm delaying flights and causing havoc on the roads, lawyers and technology experts flocked to LegalTech 2011 to check out the latest services and products for in-house counsel.

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In 2010, two longstanding clients completed their first employee stock ownership plan transactions. These also happened to be my first ESOP transactions, so I thought I would share some of the lessons I learned on these transactions with corporate counsel ...

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In the wake of a landmark Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling in 2005, an employee’s severance pay must be included under the state’s Wage Act, a state Superior Court judge has found.

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Sanction motions and awards for e-discovery violations across the country have climbed dramatically in recent years and have now hit “historic highs,” according to a study published in the Duke Law Journal.

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