July 23, 2015

By: Michael J. Cavaretta In a merger or acquisition in which a technology company is the target, the target company’s software is often a material — and perhaps even the principal — asset of the deal. Often, this software was developed using open source software (OSS). While there are several advantages to using OSS, including lower…

MBBP Partner Carl Barnes was recently quoted in a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article written by Patrick Murphy, entitled “Survivor of Merger Controls Attorney-Client Privilege.” The article discusses Novack v. Raytheon, a recent Massachusetts Superior Court decision holding that, under Delaware law and the terms of a merger agreement, control of the attorney-client privilege relating to pre-merger communications between BBN Technologies Holding…

It’s MBBP’s first issue of 2015 and we’re providing plenty of news to start the year off right! Open the PDF. This newsletter is packed with articles, such as: ◾TAX: Treasury Announces New Restrictions on Inversions – Robert Finkel ◾IP: Scrutinizing Biotechnology & Software Patent Eligibility in M&A Deal Valuations – David Fazzolare ◾TECHNOLOGY: Open Source Issues in…

EXIT  Should you sell your business? How? And then what? By Patrick M. Foley, CFP®, QPFC  Synopsis Should you sell your business? is a big question. It can be up there with Is she the one? or Should we have one more baby? Maybe it’s not that big, but it can certainly change the direction…

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Last month, the Boston Regional Office of the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”) ruled that members of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team are employees and as such have the right to unionize. Wasting no time, yesterday, the Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted 13-2 to unionize.  Many educational industry onlookers saw this as the necessary…

On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruled that Home Depot violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by terminating an employee who refused to remove the hand-drawn letters “BLM” (Black Lives Matter) from their work apron. This employee was one of several employees who concurrently drew BLM on their work aprons….

Program produced by XPX South Florida. Our Speaker: James F. Higgins, Jr.Managing DirectorPilot Hill Advisors LLC Jim Higgins is a co-founder of Pilot Hill Advisors LLC where he specializes in designing, financing, and executing internal buyout transactions for privately held companies utilizing an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) structure. Jim has advised over 175 companies…

In our prior article, the details of the new test for determining who is an employee and who is an independent contractor was laid out click here. As of last week, that rule is effective. Now clients are asking how we got here and what comes next. Here are our thoughts.   Effective March 11,…

Starting with the End in Mind – webinar for business owners and buyers May 16 at 1PM (EDT) If you have the following questions, this webinar is for you! How do I strategically think about my end game? In other words, how do I figure out what game I am playing? What makes a business…

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