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Selling Your e-Commerce Company in 2011
There can be no clearer sign that the dot-com era is over than the results of the 2010 elections. The resounding defeats of tech icons Meg Whitman (of eBay) and Carly Fiorina (of HP) ' despite spending (Whitman spent more than $141 million of her own money on her campaign) ' showed that our society no longer believes (if it ever did) that the stars of Silicon Valley, self-styled modern-day “masters of the universe,” could solve all our problems (at least until the next revolution, because they come so predictably in the tech world).
Another sign of how times have changed for tech entrepreneurs hit much closer to home with the release of the 2010 SRS M&A Deal Terms Study by Shareholder Representative Services, “an analysis of deal terms in private target M&A transactions” from 2007 to 2010. (SRS assists firms in managing such post-closing processes.)
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Transfer Tax Implications on Real Property Leases
The real property transfer tax does not apply to all leases, and understanding the tax rules of the applicable jurisdiction can allow parties to plan ahead to avoid unnecessary tax liability.