by Carlton Fields
Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. Your best chance at survival and success is to plan out the life cycle of your company from the beginning and how you are going to exit at the end. The decisions you make when starting a business will be critical to the success you enjoy or the disadvantages you may suffer. Barry Weins, a member of the professional practices group at Cherry Bekaert, discusses the long-term tax and legal implications entity selection can have on your company.
The world is not the same since we left our places of employment in March at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As employees return to their workplaces or continue working remotely, employers should, of course, be thinking about their safety. But, there are other important things to consider such as brand and company reputation as well EEO considerations. Rae Vann, a labor & employment shareholder at Carlton Fields and vice president at Core Triangle, a Carlton Fields subsidiary that provides human resources and risk management consulting to private and public companies, will share what employers should be doing now and what has changed permanently as a result of the pandemic.
Former AUSA Jack Clabby, a litigator with Carlton Fields, describes his unique method for opening corporate internal interviews. The "Compass Rose" is designed to build rapport with the witness and elicit important background information in an organized, repeatable way.
Steve, Nick, and new player Charles explore how trade secrets impact the video game industry. They explain how trade secrets work, discuss recent esports litigation over trade secrets, and share some best practices for protecting trade secrets.
Join Steve and Nick as they dive into the complex and conflicting world of global video game regulations. They discuss various countries’ approaches to regulation, provide tips on how to enter coveted foreign markets, and peer into the future of video game and esports regulations in the United States and abroad.
In this episode, Steve and Nick interview John Kracum, a former lawyer and current vice president of Misfits Gaming Group, about the wide array of legal issues facing today’s top esports teams.
Since Steve and Nick first explored the issue of loot boxes on this podcast, the world has taken note, and the loot box debate has exploded. In this episode, we cover the ensuing twists and turns in the loot box saga and explain how their treatment and regulation have developed on a global scale.
The Carlton Fields webinar “COVID-19: What a Lender Can Do to Prepare for the Inevitable Defaults - Part 2” on March 31 covered a broad range of topics related to the coronavirus as it relates to the financial sector. If you were in attendance, we hope the program was both informational and helpful. In this webinar, Carlton Fields attorneys discuss issues facing the industry, including governmental takings of private property for public use during crisis and updates on the civil court system (state and federal, including bankruptcy), tools to use in crisis, labor and employment matters, and demands for forbearance.
Workplace issues stemming from the novel coronavirus abound, and many employers continue to seek practical and timely answers and solutions. In this podcast, Carlton Fields employment law attorneys Rae Vann and Quincy Bird answer many of the questions employers may have about the impact on COVID-19 in the workplace, including recent guidance from the Department of Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Steve and Nick discuss contractual considerations facing many esports and video game companies canceling scheduled events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They explain the importance of force majeure clauses in contracts, common-law defenses, and how some companies have shifted to offering digital events.