by Jessica Hoyt | Aug 22, 2016 | Int'l Legal, North America, United States
While all businesses are unique in their legal needs and the costs associated with those legal needs, there is no way around certain legal costs of starting a business. There are however ways to control those costs. With hourly rates ranging from $50 – $1200 per...
by Jessica Hoyt | Aug 11, 2016 | Data Privacy, EU, Europe, North America, United States, US
On July 12, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, and as of August 1, companies can self-certify their compliance under the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is the successor to the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework, which was invalidated by the...
by Anke Corbin | Feb 6, 2016 | Accelerators/Incubators, Business Expansion, Startups, United States, US
TAKING THE PLUNGE: I left a great job at a technology company in the summer of 2015 to start my own company. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, and I did it to solve what has been a major pain for me at several companies where I’ve worked....
by Jessica Hoyt | Feb 2, 2016 | Business Expansion, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, EU, Europe, United States, US
A new transatlantic data transfer agreement was announced today between the EU and the US. The new EU-US Privacy Shield will replace the Safe Harbor agreement, which was invalidated by the European Court of Justice last October. This announcement came two days after...
