Business Law Breakdown: Intellectual Property Protection for Design
Protecting your intellectual property is critical to success in your business. Entrepreneurs and business owners should always consider necessary protections for products they create before making…
Business Law Breakdown: My Texas Business Had a Data Breach. Now What?
Almost every client with Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, LLP collects sensitive information about their customers. For a lot of business owners, one of their worst nightmares…
How RRS Represents Municipal Governments
With the number of lawsuits funneled through the justice system, it would seem that simply filing a lawsuit against an individual or an entity would not…
Business Law Breakdown: Earnouts in Merger and Acquisition Deals
What are earnouts in merger and acquisition deals? David Rodriguez, partner at Richards Rodriguez and Skeith explains: An earnout is a tool that parties use to…
Business Law Breakdown: How to Give a Deposition
It’s never an exciting moment when you’re subpoenaed to give a deposition in a lawsuit. In fact, the thought of might cause panic, stress or anxiety…
Business Law Breakdown: 5 Times You Need to Call a Patent Lawyer
Have you ever wondered at what point you should contact a patent lawyer to learn about your rights? Here are 5 examples of when you should…
Protect Your Business by Documenting Employee Performance and Discipline
As your business grows, it’s likely your business grows along with it. Whether you have five employees or 50 employees, it’s important to document administrative components,…
Business Law Breakdown: The Importance of Merger and Integration Clause in Commercial Contracts
Commonly in commercial contracts, there exists a clause called a Merger and Integration Clause. What is this particular clause and why is it so important in…
Business Law Breakdown: What businesses need to know about the Texas DTPA
What is the Texas DTPA? The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act is as its name suggests, a statute that is designed to protect consumers…