Brand Protection Whether you are a small business owner or the head of an iconic fashion house, one of the most important parts of a business you must consider is brand protection. You take many steps to create the brand…
Breach of Contract One of the most important parts of conducting business is complying with the contracts you have signed. Included in these contracts are agreements and parameters that set out the exact expectations of the business. Therefore, a breach…
Should We E-File Our Taxes Or Not? One of the most basic and rather vexing questions confronting taxpayers – especially the affluent – might be the choice between e-filing or filing paper returns. The IRS has slowly but steadily promoted…
Broker’s Liability in Real Estate Transactions: Fraud or Lack Thereof Real estate brokers, generally, might be found liable on contract or tort basis. A broker is found liable on contractual basis for not specifically complying with provisions of the stated…
What Are SOME Tax Implications of Children’s Summer Jobs? If you are a parent and offering your child a summer job, despite the gloomy economic picture, both you and your child should, generally, be in a better position. In fact,…
What Are Some Salient Provisions of Commercial Leases? Commercial leases, understandably, are rather different from residential leases. In fact, while drafting commercial leases, counsel should consider points not necessarily deemed salient for drafting residential leases. Some of these points include…
Fundamentals of Contract for Sale of Business Like any other business transaction, sale of a business encompasses myriad of considerations. Such considerations often involve risk and its allocations to the parties involved. Parties often have to negotiate and agree upon…
What Are Liquidated Damages in California? Liquidated damages are referred to damages for breach of contract, except in consumer goods and certain real property transactions, determined in advance by parties to the contract. However, in California liquidated damages are unenforceable…
What To Look For In An Artist Personal Manager’s Contract Artists might elect to secure professional services of a personal manager (i.e. talent manager) to further organize their professional career and hopefully open new vistas of opportunities to themselves, to…
Nuts and Bolts of Copyright: Creation, Protection, Length and Ownership Copyright law today not only protects authors or publishers from making unauthorized copies, but also copyright law encompasses other rights including without limitation a “derivative work”, distribution of the copyrighted…