Some of the articles or online activities that Geoffrey G. Gussis, Esq. has published or been involved with over the past years include (click to jump to Tech and Projects). Questions or comments? Questions or comments?
Business
How To Buy a Business:
Want to buy a business? Read about the process and some of the issues involved. Working with a business attorney can help you prepare for and close the transaction.
How To Prepare a Business For Sale:
Thinking about selling your business? Read about preparing a business for sale. This process should start early, so that when you decide to sell your business you are in the best position to maximize enterprise value.
How To Sell a Business – Tips on Selling Your Business:
If you are contemplating selling your business, planning ahead can save you significant time and expense. It can also help you avoid unnecessary hiccups that could delay getting to a closing. The article discusses some of the issues that may complicate a transaction if not planned for in advance.
Master Service Agreement Guide – MSA Template Preparation:
Whether you are a customer or a services provider, having a form of Master Service Agreement that matches your company’s needs and objectives is critical to your success. Building a Master Service Agreement template can make your company’s contracting processes more efficient.
Buyer Alert – New Jersey’s Bulk Sale Act (N.J.S. 54:50-38):
New Jersey’s Bulk Sale Act applies to many types of transactions. If you are a purchaser, transferee or assignee and do not comply with the Bulk Sale Act, you can become liable for all of the State tax liabilities of a seller, transferor or assignor.
Tech
Software License Agreement Checklist:
A checklist for a software license agreement can help simplify the process of drafting and negotiating a software license agreement. You can close your software license deals more quickly by anticipating and addressing common issues in advance. Preparing a software license agreement template can make your company more efficient.
Master Services Agreement Guide:
Whether you are a customer or a services provider, having a form of Master Services Agreement that matches your company’s needs and objectives is critical to your success.
SaaS Contracts – Software as a Service Agreements:
SaaS contracts, or Software as a Service agreements as they are sometimes called, come in different flavors and varieties. If you are a SaaS technology provider, make sure your SaaS contract addresses key legal areas to put you in a good position to close SaaS transactions.
Statement of Work Guide; Preparing a Statement of Work Template:
A good Statement of Work can make or break a project. Check out this guide on SOWs and review some points that you want want to consider when preparing or reviewing a Statement of Work.
Website Development Agreement Checklist:
A website development agreement checklist can help simplify the process of preparing a website development agreement. Drafting such an agreement involves planning for and addressing a wide range of technical, economic and legal issues.
Agile Contracts:
Using Agile development methodologies in your technology projects? If so, you should make sure your contracting processes are aligned with your development methodologies. With customer and service provider business, tech and legal teams on the same page, the parties can kick-start their development and collaboration.
Technology Contract Success – Legal Tips for Tech Developers:
This article will help technology development companies identify certain legal issues in potential technology development relationships with clients. By identifying issues in advance, developers can increase the speed at which they close technology deals.
Website Development Agreements: A Guide to Planning and Drafting
Originally published in 1998 as a “note” for the Washington University Law Review, this article was subsequently reprinted in several CLE publications, as classroom materials at a law school, and in Bowne Publishing’s “The Best in Ecommerce Law”. The article focuses on the issues that should addressed in a website development agreement and is written for practitioners as well as companies contemplating an online presence. The article is outdated, but check out the checklist as noted above.
Projects
InhouseBlog®: Jobs and News for Inhouse Lawyers:
Whether you are the General Counsel of a Fortune 500 company or the only lawyer at a technology start-up, InhouseBlog® has news, tips and information that will make you more efficient. I serve as the Managing Editor of the blog, which has a weekly newsletter reaching over 23,000 in-house counsel enthusiasts.
International Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policies
A study of the dispute resolution policies of numerous country-code TLD (Top-Level Domain) registrars around the world. Conducted in the late 1990s during the domain name debates and presented to the United States Congress by then CEO of Network Solutions, Gabriel Battista. (WL 697644 F.D.C.H.)
Shared by Geoffrey G. Gussis, Esq., a business lawyer and technology lawyer licensed in New Jersey and New York. Learn more about me, the legal services I provide, and articles I have written. Contact: geoff@gussislaw.com or (732) 898-0549 or (646) 389-2946 for a free consultation.
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