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| The Value of Withheld Indemnifications |
Topic: Intellectual Property |
| A senior licensing executive from a prestigious technology transfer office recently posed the following question to me: “Our TTO is not willing to grant an indemnification to our licensee. In view of this position, to what extent should we discount the value of our licensing agreement? Should we red... |
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| How Sun Tzu Would Outflank Patent Trolls |
Topic: Intellectual Property |
| Much has been written about strategies employed by patent trolls. Many have opined about the tax they represent to operating companies. Others have lauded trolls for providing markets where inventors can sell their patents for reasonable returns. This article will focus on strategies—many from Sun T... |
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| Business Leaders Must Know Where to Seek Advice |
Topic: Leadership Lessons |
| Executives are often criticized for not being amenable to receiving advice. Indeed, everyone has his blind spots. A great executive is one who turns to someone who can challenge his assumptions and help him avoid falling prey to his blind spots. |
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| The Basics of M&A Due Diligence |
Topic: Mergers and Acquistions |
| In advising companies that are acquisition candidates, two of the questions that I most frequently receive are: 1. What should I expect from the due diligence process? and 2. How can I best protect my confidential information while still moving the process forward? Of course, the due diligence proce... |
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| Preparing for Growth: Making Your LLC a Corporation |
Topic: Strategy |
| In selecting a business entity, the focus is often on the limited liability, single level of taxation, and informality offered by a limited liability company (LLC). However, LLCs provide an additional benefit: relatively simple conversion to other business entities, especially the corporation. |
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| Eight Potential Pitfalls of Merger Transactions |
Topic: Mergers and Acquistions |
| A merger is a corporate transaction negotiated by two or more corporations which is effectuated in accordance with state statutory law and consummated by the adoption by each corporation of a plan of merger and the filing of certain documents with state officials. |
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| Strong Integration Prevents Deal Disintegration |
Topic: Mergers and Acquistions |
| Poor integration is typically the root cause of most failed M&A transactions. Companies often overlook or underemphasize the integration phase of a transaction, instead focusing their efforts on the diligence, negotiation and signing phases. |
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