Artists are constantly weary of having their work product used without permission but have been limited to lengthy federal cases when they have found violations. The federal trial system can take a very long time and can be expensive. To make access to justice more readily available Congress recently enacted the CASE Act.

For those of you who have not hired an attorney before, the idea of having an attorney review a contract may seem expensive and intimidating — it shouldn’t be. ‍The purpose of this article is to shed some light on the process of contract review.

A business that has a near-permanent relationship with its clients, such as physicians or insurance companies, has an interest in protecting their continued business with the client and may restrict an employee from attracting their clients to their new employer. Similarly, if an employee has learned trade secrets or confidential information, their employer may restrict their freedom to work for a competitor in order to protect this information.