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Contract Terms Non-Disclosure Agreement Contract Drafting

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

The Devil's in the Definitions

One of the big differences between how most non-lawyers read a contract, and how most experienced transactional lawyers read a contract, has to do with the definitions....more

Winstead PC

Key Considerations in Review of NDAs as a Buyer

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When a company is in the process of pursuing a transaction involving the acquisition or merger of another company, one of the first negotiable documents encountered will likely be a non-disclosure or confidentiality agreement...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

IP and Commercial Contract Litigation Developments and Trends: What Transactional Lawyers Should Know

As part of our Spotlight series, we invited litigation partners Dana E. Becker (Philadelphia), Shon Lo (Chicago), and Krista Vink Venegas, Ph.D. (Chicago), to talk about recent trends and issues in IP-related and other...more

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New Jersey Appellate Division Declares Nondisparagement Provisions Valid Under State Law

In a decision that may be useful to employers drafting severance and litigation settlement agreements in New Jersey, a panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division found that provisions requiring parties not to disparage one...more

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Non-disclosure agreements: A word to the wise to entrepreneurs

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​​​​​​​As a startup, one of the most exciting moments in your company’s growth is receiving a proposal from a large strategic or market player who wants to engage in a technical interchange in support of a potential business...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Cracks in the Confidentiality Exception Boilerplate

Exceptions to confidentiality obligations are largely standardized, but in some contracts a copy-and-paste approach could, at best, lead to uncertainty and, at worst, undermine key aims of the transaction. ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Two Can Keep a Secret… If the Contract Holds Up: How to Use Non-Disclosure Covenants in the #MeToo Era

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The non-disclosure provision of a routine employment settlement agreement has typically been a common and easily agreed-upon term of resolution.  These provisions—where the employer and employee agree not to publicly discuss...more

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Defend Trade Secrets Act Signing Means It May Be Time to Update Form Agreements

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President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”) on May 11, 2016. With his signature, your company’s standard employee intellectual property agreements, third party non-disclosure agreements and other...more

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