By Kevin Hylton When the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) was signed by President Obama on May 11, 2016, it codified into federal law the right of an owner of a trade secret to sue in federal...
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A disguised sale occurs when a partner intentionally "contributes" property with a built-in gain to a partnership and immediately, or shortly thereafter, receives a related "distribution...
State legalization of marijuana has created a budding market for marijuana-related businesses (MRBs). As MRBs seek locations to grow and sell their product, an increasing number of real property owners...
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When a seller has negotiating power over a potential buyer, the seller may capitalize on that advantage and use its leverage to serve up a short form stock purchase agreement. Buyers typically have the first crack at drafting a purchase agreement, but if the buyer is desperate to do the deal, the seller can propose a “take it or leave it” short form agreement with limited representations and warranties, pro-seller limitations on indemnification obligations, and an accelerated simultaneous sign and close timetable. Check out this pro-seller short form stock purchase agreement governed by Delaware law.
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