Employment Contracts for Savvy Techies Who Want to Hit It Big Technology companies who want to make it in an already cutthroat industry can gain an edge by learning what to look for and what to include in employment contracts. Negotiating salary and starting a new position mean plenty [...]
A competitor is interfering with my business. What can I do? You have an idea for a tech startup and the software you’re developing is awesome. Founded along with a college buddy, the company grows quickly once you both graduate. You incorporate and secure an investor. You use some [...]
Dissecting the Software Licensing Agreement For those involved in the creation and distribution of software, the software license agreement plays a vital role in protecting the intellectual property rights of the licensor of the software. Failing to have an adequate agreement can, and generally does, lead to infringements into [...]
Some Suggestions for the San Diego Shopping Center Lease Shopping center leases are as varied as the locations in which malls are located and the type of tenant seeking to lease space within their boundaries. Is the mall an outdoor mall or an indoor mall? Does it currently have [...]
Include an Arbitration Clause in Your Contracts to Save You Money Arbitration has increasingly been used to resolve disputes over the past twenty years. In fact, some commentators and lawyers believe that alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) (meaning, among other used methods, mediation, arbitration, and the use of “private judges”) [...]
The Non-Solicitation Agreement; Why Use It? California has a strong public policy against restraining the ability of its citizens from engaging in their chosen professions. California Business and Professions Code Section 16600 essentially prohibits almost all forms of agreements between an employer and employee wherein the employee agrees not [...]
Should I Require Key Employees to Sign an Arbitration Agreement? Most employers, as well as other business people, have increasingly turned to arbitration agreements for a variety of reasons. Among the reasons most commonly cited is the avoidance of the cost of employment litigation and the amount of time [...]
Have You Considered Alternative Dispute Resolution? A key topic addressed in any commercial contract is how the parties will resolve any future disputes. For judicial remedies, the parties to a contract may specify the litigation venue, the choice of law to be applied, and limits to the time period [...]
