Corporate and Securities
- Startup and business entity counseling
- Corporation and subsidiary formation, maintenance and dissolution
- Limited liability company (LLC) formation, maintenance and dissolution
- Board of Directors and member/shareholder matters
- Angel/seed round financing and initial capitalization of startups
- Debt and equity transactions for privately held companies
- Venture capital financing
- Stock compensation and option plans
Strategic Transactions and Contracts
- Technology and digital media development, services, outsourcing, licensing and distribution
- Domestic and international joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Website acquisitions and divestitures
- Supply, procurement, sales and service agreements
- Employment and consulting agreements, offer letters and separation agreements
- Confidentiality, invention assignment, non-competition and other IP-related agreements
- Employee policies and guidelines (e.g., social media policies and acceptable use policies)
E-Commerce, Internet and Privacy
- Website copyright, trademark and domain name counseling
- Social media/Web 2.0 user-generated content issues, including defamation/First Amendment counseling and risk assessment
- Terms of service, privacy policies and data protection for consumer Web businesses
- Compliance review of website functions and features
- International product launch support
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) compliance
- Electronic records retention and response to subpoenas and law enforcement requests
- Strategic IP counseling, strategic planning and portfolio management
- Employee policies and guidelines (e.g., social media policies and acceptable use policies)
- Social media/user-generated content issues
- Confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements
- Copyright and domain name registration and counseling
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) compliance
- Open source software licensing
- Global IP strategy and offensive/defensive planning
- European Union data protection compliance
Entertainment/New Media
- Digital media licensing and distribution
- Social media/user-generated content issues
- Event production agreements and rights clearance
- Location-based marketing and entertainment
- Online advertising and marketing: Network and agency agreements, affiliate marketing, lead generation, e-mail and search marketing, Web analytics, blogging and social network advertising
- Offline advertising: Agency agreements, script review, music licensing and rights clearance
- Review and clearance of advertising claims, PR and marketing materials
- Demographic and behavioral targeting, promotional pricing, discounting, renewals and refunds
- Contests, sweepstakes and other promotions
Government Affairs/Public Policy
- Legislative analysis
- Coordination with industry legal and government affairs executives
- Engagement and liaison with lobbyists and industry associations
Dispute Avoidance and Resolution
- Risk management and mitigation
- Litigation and alternative dispute resolution strategy
- Records retention and eDiscovery planning
- Local counsel selection, engagement and oversight
“Outsourced General Counsel” Services
- On-call advice to senior executives and Board members
- Strategic planning for growth companies’ legal needs
- Developing forms, templates and processes for legal workflow
- Recommendation, management and oversight of legal service providers and vendors
- Training sessions for employees and legal staff
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