News & Resources
At Silicon Valley Law Group, we strive to keep current with legal and business developments — and share what we learn with our clients. We join, participate in and speak at relevant legal and business associations. We subscribe to, read and publish in your business publications.
In addition, our attorneys publish articles and newsletters that appear exclusively on our own web site. These appear below.
Current news and resources provide Answers @ the Speed of Business.
Entrepreneurs' Guides
- 5 Reasons Your Business May Want a Buy-Sell Agreement
- A Picture is Worth a Thousand Word Contract
- 5 Myths about Copyright
- Cybersquatting - What is it? What Can You Do About it?
- Read the Boilerplate - 5 Commonly Overlooked Provisions
- Invisible Infringement -Metatags and Keywords
- Licensing Agreements - 5 Common Pitfalls
- Limited Duties of Exclusive Licensees
- Looks Who's Talking....About Your Personal Data - Privacy Issues
- They Can't Tell Me What to Do! (can they?) - Pricing Policy Issue
- To Catch a Fake - Issues on Counterfeit Goods
- Yours, Mine or Ours? - Use of Public Domain works
- The Entrepreneur's Guide to Forming a High Technology Company
Legal Updates
- Buying Foreclosure Property? What Title Information Can You Rely On?
- Recent Climate Change Decisions Will Affect Your Project in California
- Sufficient “bargained-for” Consideration Will Render a Real Estate Option Irrevocable
- Hidden Environmental Pitfalls of Foreclosed Residential Properties
- Enforcing Loan Guarantees In An Anemic Economy
- Local Governments May Be Prohibited From Requiring Developers to Build Affordable Housing Units
- DRE Issues Revised Regulations for Disclosure of License Number on Solicitation Materials
- Landlords May Face Unexpected Costs When Leasing to Public Entities
- Buyers Can No Longer Rely on a "Free Look" at Property
News
- SVLG Attorneys Recognized as Northern California Super Lawyers 2010
- Attorney Michael W. Stebbins joins Silicon Valley Law Group as Of Counsel in the Areas of Employment, Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation
- Christopher Ashworth obtains judgment and an award of attorney's fees
- Watch Bernie Vogel on Financial Insider Weekly being interviewd by Mike Gray, a well know CPA about the various options and alternatives available to today's start up companies and entrepreneurs.
- Kathryn Barrett Obtains Judgment for Client Company in Discrimination/Retaliation Case
- Kathryn Barrett Successfully Defends Client in Employment Overtime and Rest Break Claims
- Venture Lender Acquires Assets and Restarts Software Business
- David Duperrault led the SVLG Team and Achieves Landmark Settlement
- SVLG Wins More Than $1,000,000 for Executive
- David Duperrault and Kathryn Barrett Acheive Large Cash Settlement in Stock Options/Executive Compensation Case
- Christopher Ashworth and Kathryn Barrett Obtain Favorable Settlement During Trial on Case Involving Struggle Among Members and Managers for Corporate Control of LLC
- Christopher Ashworth Obtains Favorable Settlement in Lawsuit for Consulting Fees
- Kathryn Barrett and Dawn Sweatt Prevail on a Temporary Restraining Order and Obtain a Quick Dismissal of Lawsuit Alleging Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
- Kathryn Barrett Obtained a Dismissal of a Trade Secret Lawsuit Against her Client Company a Day after it was Filed
- Karl-Heinz Lachnit Leads Transaction to Sell Club Sportiva
- Bernard Vogel Guides Sale of Raisch Products Plan Assets
- Lucy Lofrumento Honored with Tribute to Women TWIN Award
- Christopher Ashworth and Kathryn Barrett Achieve An Outstanding Settlement
Publications
Employment Law General Corporate- Compliance 2007: Executive Compensation Tips for Small and Mid-Cap Public Companies
- Directors Face Increased Scrutiny, Need To Stay Well Informed
- Director Liability Questionnaire
- Overview of California Partnerships, LLCs, and LLPs; Factors Impacting Choice of Entity
- Estate Tax Newsletter

