Topic
Escrow
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Tech Law Blog
Source Code Escrow – Case Law Developments
By John Whelan
Those involved in technology deals express differing views on source code escrow. These views range from resignation that the supplier won't agree to it to the view that even if…
Corporate and Securities Law
SEC Provides Guidance to Private Equity on Seller Escrows
M&A Viewpoints Blog
Escrow Allocation Among Stockholders in Marginal Private Deals
By Lior Zorea
Marginal deals, those deals in which the preferred stock does not convert (or does not automatically convert) to common stock, can create very different economic interests and cause tension among…
PropertyProf Blog
Professors’ Corner Call — November 14th
By propertyprof
Professors’ Corner is a monthly free teleconference sponsored by the ABA Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section's Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group. Each month’s call features a panel…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Reflexive Legal Malpractice Claims
It is often said (and sometimes sanctimoniously) that the legal malpractice claimant is simply trying to gain an advantage, or to avoid paying legal fees. Here, in Matter of Price…
Workforce Bulletin
Source Code Escrow When Entering into a Software License Agreement–Is it Necessary?
Our colleague, Hylan Fenster, shares his thoughts on source code escrow agreements: Despite the burst of the dot.com bubble, many companies, notably small and mid-sized businesses, continue to rely on…
Legal Profession Blog
The Broken Record
An attorney who became the subject of a bar investigation when he bounced a $1,000 escrow account check to himself was suspended for four years by the Alaska Supreme Court.…
Tobacco Law Blog
Nevada Nonparticipating Manufacturer Legislation
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
The Nevada legislature recently enacted a law addressing nonparticipating manufacturers' escrow requirements. Among other things, the new law renders distributors potentially liable for a nonparticipating manufacturer's failure to make escrow…
Tobacco Law Blog
New Mexico Governor Vetoes Nonparticipating Manufacturer Escrow Bill
By Troutman Pepper Locke Tobacco Practice
On April 5, 2011, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez vetoed a bill that would have imposed additional escrow requirements on nonparticipating manufacturers to the Master Settlement Agreement. Senate Bill 397,…
Legal Profession Blog
Equitable Considerations
The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department held that a law firm was not entitled to interest on an arbitration award and had acted in contravention of…