In a time of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, it is easy for employees to forget that every post shared has the potential to go viral and draw attention not only to the employee but also their...
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Cyber is for Everyone
Cyber is for Everyone, written and presented by Carver Darden partner, Jacqueline M. Brettner, discusses best practices and cyber risk management strategies that companies of all sizes and industries...
Continue reading →The Practical, Regulatory, and Legal Hurdles for Businesses Joining the Bitcoin Revolution
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Continue reading →Who’s Checking your Bank Statements? The Effect of the UCC on Fraud and Embezzlement Claims
Lost in the shuffle of spam mail, coupons, and wrongly addressed envelopes is a document critical to your business—your bank statement. Failure to review your bank statement might seem a small...
Continue reading →Changes in the “Wild West of Estoppel Certificates”
There has been a flurry of legislative activity pertaining to estoppel certificates in the last few years. After many failed legislative efforts, Senate Bill 398 pertaining to estoppel certificates...
Continue reading →Copyright: Do You Have the Rights You Think You Do?
In my practice, I often come across situations where a business derives value from copyrightable materials, but that business may not necessarily have all the rights they think they do. If your...
Continue reading →New State Lease Form
The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”) has been working on a new form for state mineral leases. In August of 2016, DNR released for public comment the most recent version of its...
Continue reading →"Right to Yelp" vs. Website Terms of Service
Are your website Terms of Service (TOS) compliant with the new federal Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA), colloquially the "Right To Yelp" act? Although parts of this act became effective in March,...
Continue reading →Legal Update: Northern District of California Upholds Open Source Software License
Continue reading →Social Media and Risks in the Workplace
Social Media and Risks in the Workplace, a downloadable presentation written and presented by Jacqueline M. Brettner, outlines the best practices and risk management strategies for business-related...
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