You Need to Protect Your Trade Secrets from Independent Contractors

A case recently decided by the Massachusetts Superior Court held that a company has no recourse against an independent contractor who made off with the company’s trade secrets, as the company did not have the contractor sign a confidentiality agreement.  The case is C.R.T.R., Inc. vs. Jimmy Lao, et. al. and can be found here.… Continue reading You Need to Protect Your Trade Secrets from Independent Contractors

Due Diligence for a Business Purchase

If  you are thinking about buying a business, you need to know what you are buying.  This means knowing what the assets of the business are, what it’s liabilities are (most of which you don’t want to purchase), what the business is all about (revenues, customers, finances).  In short, you don’t want to buy into… Continue reading Due Diligence for a Business Purchase