Corporate Law


Dissenters’ Rights in Georgia: Litigating “Fair Value”

There is a general feeling among transactional lawyers that corporate shareholders are becoming more and more likely to assert their right to “dissent” from a corporate transaction and liquidate their shares. While it is hard to prove or disprove whether this feeling is accurate, it is nevertheless useful to understand the nature of the right to dissent and to examine some of the issues these claims present in litigation.

Limiting Your Liability for Copyright Infringement Caused by Others: Important Steps You Need to Take Soon

If you are running a technology business that deals with content provided by users or other third parties—or even if your business simply has an interactive web presence that allows users to post their own comments or photos or contains links to other websites—there are important changes you need to know about to limit your liability for copyright infringement caused by your users and other third parties. Here’s what you need to know.

The Dispute Resolution Clause in Your Contract Should Be More Than An Afterthought

There is no such thing as a “standard” or “boilerplate” dispute resolution clause in a commercial contract. One size does not fit all, and a poorly drafted or incomplete dispute resolution clause can do more harm than good. Paying attention to dispute resolution issues at the time the contract is drafted can avoid costly surprises later on, when a dispute has arisen and the ability of the parties to agree on anything has diminished significantly.