EMAIL, TEXTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES

All companies should have an appreciation of the issues associated with employee use of email, text messaging and social media. From acceptable use policies, to monitoring employee traffic to delivering effective training programs, we have the background and expertise to assist. Our goal is always to help our clients achieve best practice status.

Technology Licensing and Transfer

Our experiences and talented counsel represents clients in all facets of technology licensing and transfer—ensuring that all parties to these transactions have a clear understanding of the deal, and that it is properly documented.

Our representation spans the continuum of technology transfer transactions. We recommend early intervention to aid in developing an efficient and effective acquisition process. Well-defined objectives and expectations lead to full and accurate specifications. Full and accurate specifications lead to informed negotiations. Informed negotiations lead to comprehensive and unambiguous agreements. Comprehensive and unambiguous agreements lead to open and productive relationships. Open and productive relationships lead to deal satisfaction for all parties.

Our lawyers have practiced this philosophy in hundreds of technology transfer transactions. Our collective experience includes:

We represent clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to start-ups. We understand our clients’ businesses and the language of technology, and how the laws and regulations, new and old, apply to those businesses.

11 Strategies for Keeping Your Health Data Secure

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Chris Mann connected with U.S News & World Report health and wellness reporter Ruben Castaneda to discuss strategies for keeping your health data secure. Chris' tip: Know your physician's medical information retention policy. Physicians aren't [...]

Untangling the corporate knot: How to prepare for and resolve corporate deadlocks

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By Ryan Olson When it comes to dispute resolution, few circumstances are as complicated as a corporate deadlock. The professional consequences are potentially profound, with financial implications that could affect the lives and livelihoods of [...]

Kylie Bergmann Receives Up & Coming Lawyers Recognition

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Kylie Bergmann has been recognized as a 2017 Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Up & Coming Lawyers are legal practitioners who are establishing a name for themselves, go above and beyond, and display the [...]

Observing the Niceties of Using Social Media to Evaluate Current and Potential Employees

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By Randal Cole The explosion of social media over the past decade has been one of the most consequential developments in history. Emerging platforms and evolving practices have profoundly changed the way we connect and communicate with each [...]

Avoiding Cash “Boot” in a 1031 Exchange

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By Kylie Bergmann, associate at Dawda. Section 1031 tax-deferred exchanges have become common with taxpayers who intend to reinvest the proceeds from the sale of an investment property into another investment property to defer capital [...]

Chris Mann Appointed to Community House Foundation Board of Directors

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Chris Mann has been appointed to The Community House 2017-2018 Foundation founding Board of Directors. The Community House Board of Directors is a separate organization from The Community House created to foster, lead, encourage, promote and [...]