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A Conversation with Matthew Longley, Co-founder and CEO of Visable About Startups & Entrepreneurs
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantClick here for Part 1, Part 2 Building recruitment pathways between students and employers to improve hiring outcomes Matthew Longley is the CEO and co-founder of Visable, a hiring platform that helps companies better target and recruit college students. Visable was one of six startups…
M & A Nuggets: Indemnification
To a seller, the most important part of a business sale is receiving the purchase price. Conversely, to the purchaser, one of the most important parts of the transaction is the ability to recover part or all of the purchase price from the seller, if the seller breaches the purchase agreement and causes losses to…
Read | Delete: Do Your Employees Expect a Raise This Year?
One of the most common ways by which small businesses can reward employees’ hard work is through the quarterly performance review. Depending on each employee’s role and contribution, those with the higher positions and responsibilities usually expect a regular pay rise. Here in the United States, workers may expect to see a wage increase of…
Telebriefs®: HIV Accommodations at Work
Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two documents addressing workplace rights for individuals infected with HIV under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The documents, entitled “Living with HIV Infection: Your Legal Rights in the Workplace Under the ADA” and “Helping Patients with HIV Infection Who Need Accommodations at Work”, discuss…
IP Alert: Registering an Offensive Term as a Federal Mark May Be a Constitutional Right
Late last month, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which bans the registration of disparaging trademarks, violates individual’s right to free speech under the First Amendment. In re Tam, the dispute before the Court, involves The Slants, an Asian-American rock band. Slants frontman Simon Tam…
A Video Conversation with Shelly Blake-Plock, CEO of Yet Analytics on Building a Strong Team
Click here for Part 1 Uncovering and analyzing big data to improve individual and organizational performance Shelly Blake-Plock is the CEO and Yet Analytics. Based in Baltimore, Yet builds software that allows decision makers at major businesses and organizations to improve their human capital through big data analysis. The company’s technology has been applied to…
A Video Conversation with John Lin, President and CEO of CapStar Commercial Realty on Getting into Real Estate
Click here for Part 1 One of the East Coast’s most successful and diverse real estate and business acquisition firms John Lin is the president and CEO of CapStar Commercial Realty. Based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, CapStar is one of the largest commercial real estate and business acquisition firms in the region. John founded the company…
Friday Factoid: YouTube To Defend Users in Support of Fair Use Doctrine
Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, copyright owners can demand that websites such as YouTube remove postings of videos that contain their copyright protected material. Many of the videos that are the subject of such “takedown” notices are being used lawfully under the “fair use” doctrine, which allows people to display portions of another’s work…
Offit Kurman Principal, Bernard Denick Moves To Retired Counsel
Offit Kurman today announces that business and real estate attorney Bernard S. Denick has decided to change his position at the firm from Principal to Retired Counsel. Effective January 8th, Mr. Denick’s new status begins a transition phase in a long and respected career of legal accomplishments and generations of service to members of Maryland’s…
Double Coverage, Off the Field: Prenups and Asset Protection Plans For Athletes
What are prenuptial agreements? What can and can’t they do for your family? And where do asset protection plans come in? In this three-part series I’ll address these questions, as well as more information about protecting your assets and choosing a legal advisor. You’ve probably heard the statistic: in the United States, as many as…
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