Trial lawyers always look for that "gotcha" moment. Those of a certain age will understand when I recall a law professor who would scream "Perry Mason!" if you tried to suggest something could happen at trial that is unexpected (normally it's not supposed to, but...
This week the House Financial Services Committee appeared to approve a bunch of bills designed to help small companies and create a logical follow up to the Jumpstart our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012 which got the ball rolling. The final vote tally will...
Your business has gotten started. Maybe even gotten through a few years. Or more than a few. Then it happens. The next great idea hits you. You know it's a winner. But you have this business going. How do you find time to pursue the...
Men: Man Up! In March I started this series on women in business from what is apparently a rare male perspective. In this post we talk about how men and women alike can be aggressive, goal driven and successful in business without undue sacrifice of personal...
I'm off to the City of Lost Wages to speak at the Growth Capital Expo (www.growthcapitalexpo.com) this week. It's the first conference from this group which includes some experienced folks who have run many conferences in our space over the years. There are lots of...
Unless you've been under a virtual holographic rock, you know that Google is later this year to widely market Glass, a pair of glasses with a built-in computer that you direct with voice commands to check your email, go on the Internet and take photos...
In a sign that we are still not out of the woods in either the US economy or the law business, BigLaw firm Brown Rudnick last week told 10 of 23 law students who were to join the firm in the fall that their offer...
According to a recent report from the New York Stock Exchange, IPOs are back. The year 2013 saw the most IPOs since 2007, at 200 (this did not include SPACs). This in the first full year after passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS)...
She has been in "Grey's Anatomy" and movies like "27 Dresses" and "The Ugly Truth." Emmy award winner Katherine Heigl now has new headlines - suing drug store chain Duane Reade last week for $6 million over a Twitter post including a paparazzi picture of...
In this continuing series on the benefits (and challenges) of flat fees for transactional legal services, here we focus on the way it changes the relationship between lawyers and their clients. Imagine the following really happens: you call your lawyer as much as you want...