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The Cuban Economy: An Overview
The study of the economy of Cuba can be divided into four phases. The first phase consists of the occupation of the island by the Spanish, which led to the extinction of the aboriginals and the bringing of African slaves to work on the sugar plantations. At this point of time, Cuba provided for the […]
A Primer on Selling Your Business–12 Tips for Maximizing Value
When selling a business, the seller will naturally try to increase the company’s value and reduce its post closing risks or losses. These need to be accomplished, of course, without causing any disruption to current operations. Before putting the business up for sale, the seller must first identify areas of concern. This way the seller […]
What Employers Need To Know About Employee Blogging
With the convenience of the internet, most employers enjoy quick and effective communications with their employees. But lately, many employers are expressing some concern with employees who have started “blogging.” This concern stems from the fear that some of these employees may be disclosing company matters or worse, criticizing the employer online. Because of these […]
Hedge Funds Under Increasing Scrutiny in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The hedge fund industry in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will come under greater regulatory scrutiny according to Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, who is the chief securities regulatory. This past January Glavin filed a civil complaint against Bulldog Investors and Phillip Goldstein, among other connected parties (collectively, the Respondents’). The civil complaint […]
“Domain Name Spying”-The Latest Technique In Domain Name Sabotage
If you are a new business owner, you likely have spent a good deal of time trying to determine what domain name will be best for your operations. To this end, you may have taken the steps necessary to determine the availability of a particular name. In fact, finding that it is available […]
Justice and SEC Clamping Down on Corrupt Practices: Beware of the Conduct of Strategic Partners
Today’s state of affairs for private equity sponsors in the arenas of public relations and politics is challenging at best, and a private equity sponsor who is exposing itself to corruption or corrupt partners are inviting criticism and worse. Private equity firms should be aware of actions the U.S. Department of Justice (”DOJ”) and the […]
SEC Proposes Anti-Fraud Rules to More Closely Regulate Hedge Funds & Certain Venture Capital Funds
Recently, the SEC proposed changes that would affect the investment in hedge funds as well as other pooled investments. On December 27,2006, Release No. 33-8766 (the “Release”) proposed an anti-fraud rule that would be new under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). This new rule revised criteria for admission for individuals that […]
Clamping Down on the Use of Trademarks as Key Words
When Internet users search online for information, they use search engines like Yahoo, Google, and MSN. Because some page owners have paid for some of its links to the search engine websites and the links come up whenever the website owners results appear as a search result, there have recently been conflicts between the owners […]
Bloggers Need to Beware of Violating FTC Deceptive Practice Standards When Making Endorsements
The Federal Trade Commission (”the Commission or FTC”) has handed down an advisory opinion that may have dire consequences for companies that employ individuals who are involved in blogging and promote those companies products or services while blogging. According to the Commission, this may hold true even if these employees are undertaking this blogging […]
Combating Cyber-Squatting and Other Domain Name Maladies: An Overview of UDRP Proceedings
Businesses that are working to establish an easily identifiable Internet presence oftentimes utilize their trademarks in their domain names in order to better direct customers to their website venues. Unfortunately, disputes many times occur when a business learns that some other individual or entity is using that enterprise’s trademark or something very similar in […]
