New York Business Lawyers for Small and Large Businesses

JOBS Act Passed, Now What? 5 things Mature Biz + Entrepreneurs Need to Think About

By: Kaiser Wahab and Lauren Mack On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), which makes substantial changes securities laws by making it easier for startups and ...

The Ten Minute #SocialMedia Insurance Coverage Primer

By: Olivera Medenica Originally Given as part of a lecture to the New York State Bar Association on Friday, May 20, 2011 This outline was provided to the at the New York State Bar Association as a ...

FTC’s New Consumer Report Doesn’t Buy In to “Death” of #Privacy

Just last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its much anticipated final report on consumer privacy protection: “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change”. Those who ballyhoo the death of privacy as we ...

Live from NYC, It’s #SocialMedia Friday–Employer Questions on Employee Online Conduct Answered

Top Employer Questions on Employee Social Media Conduct Answered By: Kaiser Wahab and Lauren Mack Employers are now on full alert that employee’s online activity in the office and in the home has a direct, often beneficial ...

Raising $$ for Your Business? SEC Considers Relaxing Ban on General Solicitation

By: Simon Riveles As Congress grapples with ways to kick start the economy and spur small business formation and growth, one proposal it is considering is relaxing the long-standing ban on general advertising or solicitation imposed on private ...

Top 5 Ways to Help Ensure Your Business has Click-Wrap Agreements that Work

The bedrock of nearly any online business operation, from e-commerce sites to social media outlets is the mighty “click-wrap” agreement (a digital extension of the equally mighty but very 20th century shrink-wrap agreement). These agreements ...

#Cloud Service Contracts: Breaking Down the all Important Service Level Agreement (SLA)

For many businesses, storing company and customer information in the cloud may seem like the cheapest and most convenient option. Too often however, businesses rarely realize that with one-click ease they are putting critical data ...

Why Register a #Copyright? Top 5 Reasons for New York Businesses & Everyone Else

In nearly every business operation, there are manifold reasons to get a copyright registration. However, against the din of the great multitasking war, many businesses lose sight of the basic “no brainer” points behind getting ...

Live from New York it’s #SocialMedia Friday: NY High Court on Online Defamation & Immunity

Six Months after New York Spoke on Defamation Immunity for Online Service Providers, Analysis & Thoughts By Lauren Mack & Kaiser Wahab The New York Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, handed down an opinion ...

Limiting Legal Exposure for Online Platforms with a Preliminary Legal Audit

Any online operation should periodically assess its legal exposure to better calibrate its contractual, technological, insurance, compliance and other liability minimizing measures. The following is a multidimensional checklist in plain English designed to help these ...