Herb Stapleton's FBI Experience Proves to be Asset to Dinsmore's Corporate Team
Former FBI Executive and Cybersecurity Leader Herbert Stapleton Joins Dinsmore’s National Corporate Practice
No Password Required: Former Lead Attorney at U.S. Cyber Command, Cyber Law Strategist, and Appreciator of ‘Mad Men’ Hats
A Counterintuitive Approach to Winning Without Litigation: One-on-One with Haley Morrison
Lawyers Beware: There Could Be Serious Ethics Issues With The New AI Browsers
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
Fox on Podcasting: Harnessing the Power of Niche
Navigating Employee Integration in Mergers and Acquisitions: Lessons From Pretty Woman — Hiring to Firing Podcast
FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025
Multijurisdictional Employers, P2: 2025 State-by-State Updates on Non-Compete/Non-Solicitation Agts
6 Takeaways | From Tension to Teamwork: Real Strategies for Legal Collaboration
Hsu Untied interview with David Cohen, General Counsel at Infinite Athlete
Hsu Untied interview with Brad Waugh, General Counsel at TP-Link
Compliance Tip of the Day – New FCPA Enforcement Memo – What Does it Mean?
Hsu Untied interview with D'Lonra Ellis, CLO of Oakland A's
Your Guide to Dealing with Subpoenas Effectively
Episode 371 -- DOJ's New Corporate Enforcement Program
Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 68 - Why Geopolitical Risk Matters to Compliance and Legal Staff with Mark Nuttal and Chad Olsen
Innovation in Compliance: Strategic Compliance in Regulated Industries with Kerri Reuter
In a real-life case of adding insult to financial injury, companies harmed by the disloyal actions of their former partners, officers, managers or employees (the “former insiders”) may also have to pay their legal fees when...more
According to a recent survey, artificial intelligence gained a significant foothold in corporate legal departments in 2025, where it is being used mostly for contract drafting and review, legal research, and document...more
It seems like every few months I hear about a situation where a company can’t enforce a forum selection clause as anticipated because of how it was drafted. Recently, an individual named Sidharth Lakhani fell victim to this...more
In line with the national trend making noncompetes more difficult to enforce, a number of Delaware courts have recently refused to “blue pencil” overbroad noncompetition agreements and have stricken them in their entirety. As...more
OpenAI has introduced its artificial intelligence (AI) language model, ChatGPT, to the world. ChatGPT interacts with users in a conversational manner to create human-like text in response to prompts. The use cases of this...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery (the Court) has raised eyebrows with a recent decision, in the case of Kodiak Building Partners, LLC v. Adams, to strike down a noncompetition covenant binding upon a seller in a sale...more
As Pete Seeger said, "Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't." As world events continue to have lingering impacts on the transaction of business, some companies are learning the...more
Overview- Earnout provisions give sellers of a company rights to additional consideration if the acquired business achieves certain financial goals or specified milestones post-closing. Earnouts are often used to bridge...more
Pharmaceutical giant Merck won a major victory over its insurance carrier in New Jersey Superior Court recently. Merck’s victory means its carrier is liable to pay out up $1.4 billion to Merck for alleged losses arising out...more
Holland & Knight recently advised on the use of the word "shall" in legal documents. If the authors' arguments in the June 6, 2021, blog post, "Canceling the Word 'Shall' in Leases, Contracts and Legal Forms," were not...more
Gerade für Juristen ist Begeisterung für und ein Verständnis von Branchen, Geschäftsmodellen und Technologien – gerade vor dem Hintergrund des Datenschutzrechts und des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes – unerlässlich und...more
In 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) heard arguments in Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Toronto Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 (Wastech) and C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 (Callow), both of which...more
During times of economic turbulence and commercial uncertainty, your business team and corporate counsel are well advised to undertake a more deliberate and thorough due diligence process when entering into contract and...more
What can we learn from past contracts, good and bad, and how they played out in the courtroom? In this presentation, seasoned-in-house counsel, trial attorneys, and a jury consultant will examine lessons learned in litigation...more
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has recently issued a half-dozen decisions addressing the lawfulness of employee arbitration agreements. Employers should not ignore this body of law, which applies to...more
As local and national regulations seek to “lower the curve” of infections of the COVID-19 illness, they have forestalled a host of consumer transactions, most notably those regarding travel, hospitality, and community...more
We focus on two H2 2019 rulings that could affect M&A transactions in the future. Genuine Parts: Acceptance of termination fee does not prevent further remedies - In September 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court refused to...more
Lawyers generally believe non-competes don’t apply to the profession. That’s mostly true, including for in-house counsel. A recent court decision calls this into question....more
Customers, trade secrets, and proprietary information are the lifeblood of any company. For this reason, companies routinely have employees sign confidentiality agreements and, to the extent they are enforceable,...more
When drafting restrictive covenants, employers face a common dilemma about the scope of activities to be restrained. On the one hand, highly focused non-compete language tends to be more enforceable but might not protect the...more
With the start of the new year right around the corner, it is the perfect time for employers to dust off their employee handbooks and consult with counsel on policy updates. Many policies remain the same year after year....more
Companies that use independent contractors (ICs) typically require ICs to sign a contractor agreement prepared by the company. But, if it is drafted like the one reviewed in late September by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...more
In what may be a trend, several courts around the country this year have embraced strict interpretations of non-compete agreements, refusing to blue pencil or equitably reform overbroad or unreasonable clauses in non-compete...more
The Pennsylvania Superior Court’s decision in Allen-Myland, Inc. will likely increase liability exposure for manufacturers. In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently rejected the...more
A decision allowing class-wide arbitration can transform a routine dispute into a “bet the company” problem. Who makes that decision: an arbitrator or a court? The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals answered that question...more