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Learn about how your business clients can plan for and manage a data breach, including best practices for creating data breach avoidance and response plans, the benefits of such plans, and the importance of promptly notifying individuals affected by a...

Gain knowledge about franchise whole business securitization, a form of financing that involves pledging a franchisor’s business revenue streams and offering notes backed by those revenue streams in return for borrowed funds. Learn how and why franchise...

Learn about piercing the corporate veil, a legal doctrine which provides for holding shareholders, owners, officers, directors, and affiliated entities liable for actions of a corporation, including the standards for piercing the corporate veil and measures...

If you have clients that are franchisors, learn about their obligation to update their franchise disclosure documents. Gain knowledge about required and permitted amendments to a franchisor’s disclosure document, including under the Federal Trade...

Is your client a potential victim of fraud in a commercial transaction? Learn about how to plead and establish a common law fraud claim in a commercial dispute. Gain knowledge of the elements of a fraud claim, available damages, the time period in which...

Learn about foreign trade zones (FTZs) in the United States, which are geographic areas close to a U.S. Customs Port of Entry in which companies can use special customs procedures and enjoy tariff relief. Gain an understanding of the eligibility criteria...

Acquire an understanding of a company's duty of good faith and fair dealing when negotiating and contracting with consumers for the sale of goods or services. Learn about the duty of good faith under consumer protection statutes and the common law...

Does your client do business in China? Typical non-disclosure agreements used in U.S. transactions will not adequately protect a client’s information in China, where the fundamental risk is that a Chinese counterparty will exploit a client’s...

Gain knowledge of the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010, a California statute which requires certain companies doing business in the state to make public disclosures regarding what they are doing to halt slavery and human trafficking...

Learn about the spoliation of evidence relevant to a commercial litigation matter, including the duty to preserve evidence regarding an existing or reasonably foreseeable litigation, the elements of a successful spoliation claim, obligations of third...

Learn about the False Claims Act, which applies to most submissions of claims made to the federal government for the payment or nonpayment of any money or property, including its applicability and scope, exclusions, and requirements and procedures for...

Learn about the distinction between puffery in advertising (i.e., exaggerating the quality of a product or service) and objective advertising claims that require substantiation, and the relevant federal statutes and regulatory authorities that govern...

Is your client a government contractor? Learn about the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires federal government contractors and subcontractors to pay prevailing wages and benefits to laborers and mechanics working on most public works contracts. READ NOW...

Used cars are in demand, and prices are at a high. Find information on lemon laws for new (and sometimes used) vehicles adopted in all 50 states, including guidance on adopting a compliance policy and responding to a claim. READ NOW » Related...

Does your client sell products in the U.S.? Obtain guidance about voluntary and mandatory product recalls, including the benefits of implementing a voluntary recall program and measures companies can employ if required to recall their defective products...

Gain an understanding of private labeling, including the benefits of private labeling, liability issues, selecting a private label manufacturer, and drafting a private labeling agreement READ NOW » Related Content Product Labeling Familiarize...

Learn about the doctrine of commercial impracticability under the UCC, including circumstances in which a seller’s delayed, partial, or nonperformance of a sale of goods agreement is excused, when parties can override the doctrine, and the obligations...

Acquire knowledge of federal laws in the United States regulating the use of small uncrewed aircraft systems (drones). READ NOW » Related Content Drones and Insurance Review developments on drones and related issues in the insurance industry...

Learn about common pitfalls companies should avoid when acquiring a federal government contractor, including issues that arise when structuring the transaction, conducting due diligence, and drafting an applicable agreement. READ NOW » Related...

Acquire an understanding of the assignability of commercial contracts, including situations where an agreement permits, limits, prohibits, or does not address assignment, and the enforceability of anti-assignment provisions. READ NOW » Related...

Learn about the use and legal importance of best, commercially reasonable, and reasonable efforts clauses in commercial contracts. READ NOW » Related Content Duty and Performance Requirements of Each Party Read about the duty and performance...

Gain knowledge on how trademarks and copyrights are infringed online and the measures your clients can take to monitor, protect, and enforce their trademarks and copyrights. READ NOW » Related Content Social Media IP Protection Read about...

Learn about important legal issues regarding big data analytics, including its benefits and risks, and federal laws addressing privacy and data security regulation. READ NOW » Related Content Data Breach Planning and Management Be aware...

Balance the scales with this guidance on investigating and preparing for—or defending against—various unfair business practices claims. READ NOW » Related Content Commercial Torts Fundamentals Gain an overview of main commercial...

Learn about the operation, benefits, and challenges of vendor managed inventory, a supply chain strategy pursuant to which the vendor, supplier, or manufacturer manages, monitors, and replenishes a customer’s inventory. READ NOW » Related...