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We're Hiring! Legal/Executive Assistant
Res Nova Law is looking for a part-time Legal/Executive Assistant to help the owner of our small (but growing) Portland law firm keep her sanity, manage her time, and help more innovative business and creative clients prosper and thrive. The position will require that the candidate perform at lea...
Transition to Adulthood: The Legal Impact of Your Child Turning 18
Soon after the challenges of puberty and the excitement of high school, an even larger milestone looms: the 18th birthday. It marks your child’s transition from childhood to adulthood, and with it, new responsibilities and rights. From a legal standpoint, this milestone also brings significant changes that every parent should be aware of.
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Supply Chain Interruption: Force Majeure Clauses and COVID-19
As business has slowed due to the coronavirus pandemic, anxiety about supply chain disruption has increased. One step any company struggling to meet its obligations under contracts can take is to review its distribution, event and supply contracts for a clause known as the Force Majeure Clause. T...
Business Interruption Insurance Coverage and the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the economic stress of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to increase daily, lawmakers around the country are coming under increased pressure to shift economic losses onto the insurance industry, much as was done after the September 11th attacks. Many businesses carry Business Interruption (“BI”)...
Cease and Desist Letters Relationship to Establishing Personal Jurisdiction
If you own Intellectual Property and find out that someone is using it without your permission, your first instinct would be to send them a cease and desist letter to end the infringing use, right?. But, what happens when that infringing user brings a lawsuit against you in a court far, far away?...
5 Tips for Successful Business Planning in the New Year
As the holiday season approaches, it is a good idea to assess your company's performance over the last twelve months and think about your business goals for the upcoming year. Taking some time to reflect on what has gone well and what improvements you would like to see can help you start the new ...
Lessons from Dr. Dre About Drafting Settlement Agreements (and Other Contracts)
Beats Studio 3 headphones.
A Partnership Gone Sour:
Last month, a California jury awarded $25 million in damages to Steven Lamar ("Lamar") in his lawsuit against Dr. Dre ("Dre") and Jimmy Iovine ("Iovine"). Steven Lamar, a former business partner of defendants and Beats co-founders Dre and Iovi...
Drafting & Negotiating Contracts: 5 Tips for Small Business Owners
As intellectual property and business attorneys, we help our clients draft, review, negotiate, and litigate all kinds of contracts—from independent contractor agreements to trademark licensing agreements to commercial leases. And, as experienced litigators, we're able to spot the hazards and pi...