If you are delivering goods and services differently as a result of COVID-19, you should revisit your contract to make sure that the way you doing business now is reflected in the contract and vice versa. In this video, #MattTheLawyer explains what you should consider to...
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#mattthelawyer, Contracts / 30.05.2020
Force Majeure Clauses during COVID-19
One of the biggest concerns with contracts in the COVID-19 world is the force majeure clause. Many people have discovered how poorly written they are and didn't cover pandemic or government closures in light of a pandemic or a public health emergency. This video looks at three...
A couple of days ago, I settled a litigation that got to the core of two business partnership topics that aren’t talked about enough. One of the things that I constantly preach to clients is that if you are going into business with somebody, it cannot be based...
#mattthelawyer, Intellectual Property, Trademark / 27.11.2019
Contract Terms for Intellectual Property
This is the fifth, and final, post in a five part series on Essential Contract Terms for Consultants, Independent Contractors, and Freelancers. This post will focus on protecting your intellectual property. A contract is not only an agreement regarding the exchange of goods or services for...
This month we are looking at partnership agreements. We are doing our best to make sure these concepts are not scary for you. We want you to be a part of your partnership agreement and make sure your voice gets heard in these major business decisions....
In this post we are going begin to to dive into partnership agreements. If you’re interested in other partnership topics you can check out this post on communication and dispute resolution, this post on exit strategies, and this post on important questions to ask. This...
With this post and a series of post that will follow, we will be talking all about partnership agreements. What are they? Why are they important? What needs to be included? Before we get started, I’d like to make it clear what partnership agreements are...
Over the past several posts I’ve talked about some of the large scale things partners need to discuss before going into a partnership arrangement. We talked about things such as communication skills, exit strategies, who is bringing what to the partnership in terms of money,...
#mattthelawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Development, Small Business Advice / 22.10.2018
Resolving Partner Disputes
One of the listserves I belong to recently posted a very interesting question, and it is a question that comes up quite frequently in the small business world: How do partners resolve disputes? And, most importantly, how do partners resolve disputes when they are fifty-fifty...