Publications

Clearer Guiding Principles Analyzed and Possible Future Best Practices Considered By: Richard M. Leisner PART ONE Note: The article is scheduled for publication in Securities Regulation Law Journal, Summer 2016 Edition, a Thomson Reuters Publication. For more information about this publication please visit www.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com. On August 6, 2015, without fanfare, the SEC Division of…

Clearer Guiding Principles Analyzed and Possible Future Best Practices Considered By: Richard M. Leisner PART TWO Note: The article is scheduled for publication in Securities Regulation Law Journal, Summer 2016 Edition, a Thomson Reuters Publication. For more information about this publication please visit www.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com. Should it Matter Who Makes the Solicitation? Before Citizen VC,…

By: Carl T. Berry For years now, conventional wisdom has been that, wherever possible, businesses should seek to operate as flow through entities (S corporations or partnerships) for income tax purposes. One rationale for this viewpoint has been, of course, that flow through structuring avoids the imposition of two levels…

By: Gary I. Teblum Most of us prefer to do those things that are fun and tend to procrastinate as to things that are the more mundane and that are not so interesting or exciting. Does that describe you? So are you one of those who, back in the 1990s said…

By:  Dean A. Kent Trade secrets are the oldest form of intellectual property and, unlike patents, trademarks and copyrights, the value of a trade secret arises from others not knowing the secret. Companies such as Coca-Cola, WD-40, Heinz 57, and Kentucky Fried Chicken rely on trade secrets including secret formulas,…