AI Lawyer Kristie Prinz will present a webinar on “Managing the Legal Risks of Artificial Intelligence on Intellectual Property and Confidential Information” for the Orange County Bar Association, Health Care Law Section on August 27, 2025 from 12-1 p.m. PT.  The presentation has been approved for 1.0 MCLE Credit.  To register, please sign up at www.ocbar.org. …

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Kristie Prinz discusses lessons to be learned from the FTC suit against Uber in this video recorded 5.15.25.

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The FTC has just sued a local Bay Area tech company over its deceptive subscription practices. The FTC sued Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC in the Northern District of California on April 21, 2025, alleging that Uber utilized deceptive billing and cancellation practices.  A copy of the FTC complaint is attached at this…

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Silicon Valley Business Law Blog is pleased to announce that the recording of the recent presentation by  Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz on “Best Practices for Launching a Software Development Project” is now available at this link:  https://theprinzlawoffice.vhx.tv/products/best-practices-for-a-software-development-project. 

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Tech Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz’s article on “Managing the Legal Risks of Artificial Intelligence on Intellectual Property and Confidential Information” has just been published online by the American Psychological Association’s Consulting Psychology Journal. Digital access is available for purchase at this link.

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has just announced the final version of its “Click to Cancel” Rule for consumer software subscriptions. The Rule will go into effect 180 days after it is published with the Federal Register.  This Rule will directly apply to all companies selling on a subscription or membership basis to consumers. Full…

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California has just adopted a new law that will apply to consumer subscriptions, along with memberships and other autorenewing or continuous service arrangements with consumers.   The “click to cancel” bill will impact not only the technology industry but also industries like gyms, telecommunications and streaming services providers, Internet businesses, and other services businesses selling on…

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I am pleased to announce that I am a new ProVisors home group leader in the Silicon Valley Region.  I will be leading a new Silicon Valley Virtual 1 Group, which will be an all-virtual home group for service providers engaged in Silicon Valley business.  The group will meet the first Friday of the month…

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Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz introduces The Prinz Law Office in this video recorded 8.20.24.

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Kristie Prinz explains why companies should audit their key customer contracts in a sluggish economy in this 8.16.24 recording:

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It has become increasingly clear over the past few months that businesses are in a cost-cutting mode, as the economy has become more and more sluggish.  While your Silicon Valley company is likely focusing on its own cost-cutting strategy, have you stopped to consider whether your most significant customers might be doing the same?   Is…

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The Prinz Law Office is pleased to announce that Silicon Valley Business Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz has been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers list.  Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.  Super Lawyers, part of…

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The Prinz Law Office has recently announced the launch of three new service offerings to our clients, which were effective August 1, 2024.  First, we have made available a new fractional counsel services plan for those of our clients seeking a recurring monthly arrangement with the firm based on an anticipated volume of work at…

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The Prinz Law Office will host a 30 minute webinar on Thursday August 29, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. PT on “Negotiating SaaS Contracts in an Uncertain Economy.” Silicon Valley Business Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz will be the presenter, and will address best practices in negotiating SaaS contracts when the economy is unpredictable. To attend, please…

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Kristie Prinz addresses the lessons to be learned from today’s worldwide technology breakdown over a software update in this video recorded on 7.19.24.

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Silicon Valley Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz recently addressed the FTC’s enforcement action against a software company over its annual-paid-monthly software subscription.

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This video was recorded by Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz on July 9, 2024.

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The FTC is seeking to amend its “Negative Option Rule” to add a new “Click to Cancel” provision, which would protect consumers from being forced to pay for unwanted subscriptions and memberships.  A copy of the FTC notice of proposal is linked here. Although adoption of "Click to Cancel" would obviously most affect technology and…

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The Prinz Law Office is pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription plan, which is intended to simplify the process of working with a lawyer for companies as well as individuals.  The firm’s subscription plans have been been designed to uniquely enable clients to hire and communicate with counsel without the fear or…

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Governor Newsom has just signed SB 54, which will require venture capital firms in the state of California to annually report the diversity of founders they are backing.  According to Tech Crunch’s reporting, SB 54 will result in amendments to the Business and Professional Code and also will amend part of the Government Code pertaining to venture…

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Silicon Valley Business Law Blog’s Kristie Prinz recently sat down for an interview with Beau Fernald, Fractional COO and Principal of Aware Insights LLC to discuss the topic of software implementation–a subject which is responsible for many business contract disputes across the software and digital health industries. Why does software implementation cause so many business…

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Kristie Prinz recently sat down for an interview with Fractional COO Beau Fernald on software implementation.

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Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz discusses the concept of “Digital Health.”

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I am excited to announce that my firm is adopting a number of new options for working with our clients. We received feedback asking for new fixed rate and subscription packages for specific business scenarios, and in response to that feedback we have designed a variety of new packages designed around those requests. These options…

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Business Lawyer Kristie Prinz explains why not to use the term “SaaS License.”

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