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Cultivating A Trade Secret Mindset: Risk Mitigation, Reasonable Measures, and Internal Awareness To harness and optimize Trade Secret IP value, organizations must foster a robust trade secret risk mitigation mindset. In this enlightening session, the panel will explore three pivotal pillars: risk...
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to developments during the second quarter of 2024. If you would like to discuss...
On July 17, 2024, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law the 2024 amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “LLC Act”), the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “LP Act”), the Delaware...
The National Venture Capital Association (“ NVCA”) has recently (but without any fanfare) released substantively important revisions to its model legal documents, specifically, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement, and the Certificate of Incorporation. These changes address...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its proposed final rule (the “Rule”) banning the use of future noncompete agreements for all workers, including senior executives, 89 FR 38342. Noncompete agreements have long been a valuable tool in a company’s toolbox to mitigate the...
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to developments during the first quarter of 2024. If you would like to discuss...
Maryland’s intermediate court created new and binding precedent for cases related to misappropriation of trade secrets under the Maryland Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“MUTSA”). In the reported opinion of Ingram, et al. v. Cantwell-Cleary Co., Inc., the Appellate Court of Maryland held that customer...
"Innovation continues across industries at a rapid pace. Many companies maintain highly valuable trade secrets and private data that provide them with a competitive market advantage. The rapidly evolving technological landscape, however, leads to new and more sophisticated threats to a company’s...
Welcome to Saul Ewing’s Public Companies Quarterly Update series. Our intent is to, on a quarterly basis, highlight important legal developments of which we think public companies should be aware. This edition is related to developments during the fourth quarter of 2023. If you would like to discuss...
Overview (Program Summary) Alexander (Sandy) R. Bilus, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP, Cybersecurity and Privacy Co-Chair, will be the speaker. This session, sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel, will focus on the state privacy laws that are going into effect in 2023 as well as current...
We Lead Companies to Capital Investors want to find deals and close them. Companies need capital to keep moving their businesses forward. Both seek opportunities to connect with each other. Once they match their interests, they need experienced legal counsel who possess strong business acumen, who...
Jim Taylor is a trial lawyer with first-chair experience handling complex litigation in federal and state courts. A significant portion of his practice uses that litigation experience and perspective to counsel clients in managing high-profile crises, minimizing financial and reputational risks...
Sherry Flax concentrates her practice on matters dealing with intellectual property law, with an emphasis on trademarks and copyrights. She assists clients in securing and protecting their rights in commercially valuable property through U.S. and international trademarks and copyrights, domain names...
Protecting the Rights of Corporate Clients Companies generally enjoy a fruitful relationship with their shareholders, but disagreements about management, perceptions of minority shareholder mistreatment, or concerns over executive compensation may arise. No matter the cause of shareholder...
Brian Meltzer advises businesses in the technology, retail, and life sciences sectors on legal issues connected with transactions that facilitate their strategic growth. Companies ranging from start-ups to established enterprises operating as public and private companies rely on his counsel in...
Peter Zlotnick is a complex corporate and commercial, real estate, construction and health care litigator. He has more than 25 years of legal experience advocating on behalf of and advising high net worth individuals, as well as public and private business entities, private equity firms and...
James Chou is a litigator and trial lawyer with nearly three decades of experience representing clients in commercial and business litigation matters. Clients including hedge funds, private equity firms, independent investment banks, insurance carriers, manufacturers and distributors of consumer...
Michael Petrizzo brings nearly 30 years of experience to his work guiding clients through mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and corporate formations, reorganizations and restructurings. Public and private companies, private equity and venture capital firms, and high-net-worth...