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Congress took a giant step to “jumpstart” businesses in the US by enacting the JOBS Act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act). This is good news for entrepreneurs; it is intended to eliminate costly and burdensome SEC regulatory barriers to accessing capital markets and make it easier for middle market, small and start-up businesses to raise capital through initial public offerings, private placements and internet "crowfunding" investments. Let us help you navigate through this new legal regulatory framework to successfully "jumpstart" your business. Full Article Intellectual Property
Dickinson Wright's intellectual property attorneys are here to provide sound legal advice and counsel that looks at all of your options when it comes to trademarks, patents and copyrights. Recently, we helped O.C. Seacrets win a trademark and unfair competition dispute in front of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The court ruled that the defendant must stop using their trademark, effective January 1, 2013, protecting our client's brand and identity. North American Solutions
With businesses operating in multiple countries, it helps to have a legal advisor that understands the laws governing both sides of the border. Dickinson Wright's experienced attorneys, in the U.S. and Canada, can offer assistance in the matters of cross-border real estate, banking, intellectual property and more. Our firm provides innovative legal solutions to help your company bridge the cross-border differences in laws, that will allow your business to flourish in a global economy. Litigation eDiscovery (Part 3)
The rising discovery cost associated with electronically stored information has given rise to US and offshore "Legal Process Outsourcing" firms (LPO) providing independent contractor attorneys at extremely low hourly rates. If well designed and managed, the collaboration of client, law firm and LPO firm can provide substantial cost savings while achieving effective results; but if that collaboration is poorly executed, the client faces increased costs of cure, possible court-imposed sanctions and merit-based litigation risks. What are the specific issues? Read More
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