20Sep
Negotiating Contracts: 12 Key Terms in Negotiating a Software as a Service or Cloud Service Agreement
Stephen F. Pinson, The Licensing Journal, June/July 2017 Software as a Service and Cloud Service offerings have become ubiquitous digital platforms for many enterprises and small businesses in their quests to provide a single unified platform...
9May
Considerations for IP Liability Regarding M&A Transactions
Keli Johnson Swan, The Licensing Journal, April 2017 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) typically require extensive financial and legal disclosures, due diligence, and complex contract language to protect buyers from legal issues that may arise from the...
19Jan
Negotiating Software Contracts: Successfully Negotiating an Indemnification Section
Stephen F. Pinson, The Licensing Journal, November/December 2016 Indemnification is a very important provision in a software agreement. It transfers legal risk between contracting parties, and the indemnification provision acts like an insurance policy for future lawsuits where a...
9Jan
How to Assist Clients with Estimating Expenses
Julie Machal-Fulks, Texas Lawyer, January 2017 Helpful Tips to Manage the Cost of Annual Budgets and Corporate Transactions For many corporations, the end of the year signifies that it is time to look to the coming year and identify...
5Oct
3 Backup Tips to Protect Your Firm’s Data
Julie Machal-Fulks, Texas Lawyer, 10/3/16 A law firm’s electronic data can be critical to the firm’s efficiency. If a firm’s electronic information were lost or otherwise unusable, it could hinder or even cripple the firm’s...
12Sep
Negotiating Software Contracts: Successfully Negotiating A Warranty Section
The Licensing Journal, August 2016 A warranty is one of the most important contract provisions in a software contract. The warranty section deals with the performance of the software and what the licensor promises the software will or will not do....
