Helping Businesses Innovate and Grow
Starting, growing, and protecting your business are challenging endeavors. We support you and enhance the value of your products and services through effective contracts, trademarks, copyrights, licensing, and counsel. We also regularly educate business owners and other lawyers on legal issues concerning the internet and cyberspace, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the Internet of Things.
Practice Areas
Counseling Businesses
Serving as outside general counsel for many closely-held companies and start-ups, we answer your questions and help you address contracting and legal issues in a cost-effective manner.
Starting a Business
You have enough to worry about when you start a new business. We guide you through the formation process and help you make vital initial decisions.
Intellectual Property
Protect your valuable intellectual property through licensing, copyrights, trademarks, non-disclosure agreements, and trade secrets can position your business for long-term success.
Internet / Cyberspace
We know internet and cyberspace law and keep you abreast of the constantly-evolving laws and regulations, including those affecting privacy and e-commerce.
In The News
George Carlin Did Not Say the Four Words AI Generated
(January 30, 2024) Unlike the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” George Carlin never said nor preformed the comedy special “I’m Glad I’m Dead.” Those four words came from an artificial intelligence (“AI”) generated podcast on You Tube beginning in mid-January 2024. The hour-long fake George Carlin comedy special was created by […]
Canadian Court Says 👍 Emoji A Valid Signature
(July 10, 2023) Don’t replace the signature line on written contracts with a thumbs-up emoji 👍just yet. A Canadian court found a farmer entered into a valid contract to deliver flax at a fixed price by texting back a thumbs-up emoji 👍 to the buyer’s text that contained a photo of a written agreement. The […]
Chat GPT Said They Were Real Cases But the Court Found Otherwise
(May 31, 2023) A quick word of advice to attorneys who want to use Chat GPT to research and write their court filings—don’t unless you check every citation. A New York U.S. District Court Judge ordered the attorney filing the pleading, the attorney conducting the research, and their firm to show cause as to why […]