21Dec
By
Erin E. Rome
Unfortunately, in today's business world, it is unusual to make it through your career without some sort of brush with the legal system. Maybe a former employee of your business starts a competing company, in violation of an employment agreement, and you are forced to sue to enforce the agreement.…
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23Nov
By
Kevin J. Palmersheim
A few years ago someone asked for my thoughts on buying a frozen yogurt franchise. Well, actually I was asked for my thoughts on a "Froyo" franchise, but I had never heard that term before. I developed this image of a hobbit throwing his ring into a volcano of frozen…
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27Jul
By
Firm
Among other things, a written contract serves to formalize the terms of an agreement between parties—clarifying the obligations of each party in order to reduce the risk of confusion, disagreement, or non-compliance. The desire to mitigate risk with a formal, written contract without incurring the cost of an attorney leads…
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