California court provides important reminders regarding the enforceability of non-compete covenants in M&A transactions and employment agreements under California law *

USA - September 6 2012
The California Court of Appeal (Fourth Appellate District) recently addressed the enforceability of non-compete covenants in the context of purchase and employment agreements in Fillpoint, LLC v. Michael Maas et al., __ Cal. Rptr. 3d __, 2012 WL 3631266 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 24, 2012).

Co-authors: Robert L. Efthimos , Sara Harirchian , Robin J. Samuel.

ABC v. Aereo, Inc.: When is internet distribution a "public performance" under copyright law? *

USA - July 26 2012
On July 11, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the request of broadcasters and content owners to issue a preliminary injunction requiring Aereo to immediately stop providing its subscribers with access to copyrighted content over the Internet.

Co-authors: Daniel Brenner.

"Second Screens" unlock new business models *

Global - May 10 2012
Interactive television has finally arrived!

Business strategy - investment banking and the cloud *

USA - July 19 2011
To provide more commercial context for the legal and regulatory issues associated with cloud computing, we spoke to leading investment bankers to get their perspectives on cloud computing.