Apr 28, 2017 | Agreements, Contract, Cybersecurity, data security, information security, Medium-sized business, Small business
Your vendor contracts and cybersecurity: how to protect yourself In a previous post I talked about how your contracts with vendors and other third parties can increase your cybersecurity risk. A vendor may hold valuable data for you, such as consumer information or...
Dec 15, 2016 | Agreements, business attorney, Contract, Corporation, Limiting liability, Medium-sized business, Small business
Limitation of Liability In previous posts in this series, we talked about the “boilerplate” provisions that you see in many contracts. As we discussed, while these provisions may seem to be run-of-the-mill, they do have meaning and can affect the parties’...
Nov 17, 2016 | Agreements, Contract, Corporation
The Indemnification Provision In this blog post I want to discuss a provision that is in many contracts, but is easy to skip over. This is the indemnification provision. Indemnification is a big topic, far too big to discuss in detail in a blog post. However, I...
Nov 9, 2016 | Agreements, business attorney, Contract, Corporation, Transactions
Paragraphs at end of contract In my last post we reviewed a number of provisions that are found in many commercial contracts. This post will define and discuss several more “boilerplate” provisions, as they can have an impact on your business relationships....
Nov 2, 2016 | Agreements, business attorney, Contract, Small business, Transactions
“Miscellaneous”, or “General” Provisions You’ve read and signed lots of contracts in your business, either your own company’s or ones sent by the other side to a transaction. Maybe you’ve been puzzled by those provisions that seem to be at the end of every contract,...
