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The number of ways that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected how companies do business has been a hot topic in the business world since 2020. We’ve even covered it before on our blog. Businesses have scrambled to figure out safe and economical ways to keep their employees busy – sometimes through remote work – while… Read More »
There often comes a time during the lifespan of a business where the owner has decided to pass it off to another. Maybe the stress of running a business is too great, maybe they’ve accomplished everything they hoped to accomplish and are ready to move on to another phase in their career, maybe things just… Read More »
A crucial aspect of successfully managing a business is by staying within the boundaries of employment law. One key component of this compliance is closely following the titles and regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. Our partner Ben Hathaway discusses below how you can deal with and prevent legal action… Read More »
The cryptocurrency market, along with its related intellectual property, has seen harsh growing pains in 2022. In May, the crypto coin Luna crashed into irrelevance when its blockchain known as Terra – which was ostensibly tied to the US dollar – became untethered and lost well over 99% of its prior value. Bored Apes, the… Read More »
It’s a Friday afternoon and you’ve finished your workday. As you begin to close your laptop, you see one last email pop up with the headline: ‘Cease-and-Desist Letter.’ You open the attachment to the email and it’s a demand from a lawyer requesting that you stop selling your product immediately. Naturally this type of communication… Read More »
The Texas Super Lawyers selections for 2022 have been announced and Richards Rodriguez & Skeith is very pleased to announce that five of our partners have been chosen as 2022 Texas Super Lawyers award recipients. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high… Read More »
A peculiar dispute involving NBA superstar Luka Doncic, his mother, and his logo have legal experts scratching their heads over what appears to be a glaring legal loophole in trademark rights. How it is ultimately resolved may affect not only intellectual property law, but contract law as well. Wearing #77 for the Dallas Mavericks, Doncic… Read More »
The decision to start a business is exciting. You have a great new strategy, a new idea, or a new product and you’re dreaming of ways to make it a reality. It’s at this stage that many entrepreneurs make the mistake of only focusing on their dreams of success and envisioning the good times in… Read More »
In the course of doing business, any number of situations may arise – whether they be contract disputes, partner disagreements, or unscrupulous competitor activity – that may prompt you to contemplate beginning a dialogue with an attorney. So how do you know when that step should be taken? The answer may very well be “sooner… Read More »
A partner at Richards Rodriguez & Skeith since early 2021 and a native of Austin, Albert Carrion is RRS’ inaugural Featured Attorney of the Quarter! Albert has quickly become an integral part of the RRS team through his interdisciplinary skills and wealth of legal experience. Albert’s fields of expertise include intellectual property, business transactions, technology… Read More »
Many industries have cause to hire people to handle ‘on call’ work on an occasional or semi-regular basis. Whether the company is part of a seasonal industry or a particular person’s special talents are only needed now and then, a business may decide that such workers are not needed on a routine basis and elect… Read More »
Over the last two years, there have been a significant increase in the use of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). SPACs, also sometimes known as ‘blank check’ companies, are a way for private investors to take a company public without the wild price swings that may occur during an initial public offering. Even though SPACs… Read More »
Representation and Warranty insurance, often colloquially shortened to Rep & Warranty insurance, is a type of insurance policy purchased in connection with corporate transactions, which covers the indemnification for certain breaches of the representations and warranties in the transaction agreements. This is designed to provide additional flexibility in addressing these obligations, for example, by reducing… Read More »
Disclaimers be damned. A Texas pop-up bar has lost an intellectual property suit against Viacom – the owners of the SpongeBob SquarePants brand – for copyright infringement, despite numerous posted warnings throughout the temporary establishment that the bar was in no way affiliated with the character, Nickelodeon, or any related IP. Rusty Krab v. Krusty… Read More »
Prospective business owners have a variety of options when it comes to choosing how their business will function and operate. Whether your business is a sole proprietorship, general partnership, or corporation, several factors can come into play, including taxation, investing, and even privacy. One of these options is to incorporate your business as a C-Corporation… Read More »
