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Daliah Saper to speak at SCORE Workshop on July 23: Legal Guidance for Business

On July 23, Daliah Saper will be co-presenting at a workshop for small business owners at SCORE’s Chicago office.  Details below:
LEGAL GUIDANCE FOR YOUR BUSINESS:
Tips for Starting and Running Your Small Business
 
This workshop addresses the legal challenges that a small business person confronts when starting and expanding a business. Brian Fons will cover business [...]

Daliah Saper to present at City of Chicago’s Small Business Expo

On July 16, 2010 Daliah Saper will once again be a featured presenter at the City of Chicago’s Small Business Expo.  Daliah’s presentation is titled:
 
The Skill and Art of Negotiation: How to negotiate contracts and agreements on a win-win basis
For more information visit: http://chicagocitytreasurer.com/smallBusinessExpo/smallBusinessExpo.htm

Saper Law Attorneys draft Sweepstakes and Contest FAQ

Saper law’s Advertising and Media Law Practice has put together the following Sweepstakes and Contests FAQ to assist businesses launching a promotional campaign.  Both state and federal laws govern the use of sweepstakes and contests for advertising purposes.
 
Sweepstakes and Contest FAQ

 
While a contest or sweepstakes can be a great way to get word out [...]

Daliah Saper’s Legal Presentation for Small Business Owners is available for viewing and listening on SlideShare

Daliah Saper regularly presents to small business owners about the legal issues most affecting their start ups.  Daliah’s presentation covers selecting a strong legal and accounting team, choosing a business entity (Sole Proprietership v General Partnership, C Corp v S Corp v LLC ), filing a trademark or a copyright registration, and drafting important contracts.
Thanks to Grant [...]

Video from Saper Law’s Sales Rep Agreements Seminar Now Available for Viewing

January’s seminar at Saper Law focused on the topic of Sales Representative Agreements.  Daliah Saper, Principal Attorney at Saper Law, lead the presentation using case studies and sample contracts. Her discussion addressed payment and commission structures, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, territorial and geographical boundaries, intellectual property (ie trademarks, copyrights, patents) ownership, as well as the Illinois Sales Representative [...]

Piercing the Corporate Veil

In conjuction with our November Seminar at Saper Law, we have prepared this article explaining the importance of maintaining corporate formalities. Several demonstrative cases are highlighted. 

September Saper Law Seminar: “IP Valuation and Trade Secret Protection: What are your customer lists and ’special sauces’ really worth?”

If you missed the September Saper Law Seminar on IP Valuation and Trade Secret Protection, you can view and download Daliah Saper’s presentation below.
What is Intellectual Property, and how do I establish such rights?  How much is my Intellectual Property worth?  What steps must I take to protect my trade secret, copyright, patent, or trademark?  [...]

RSVP for August Saper Law Seminar

This month’s Seminar at Saper Law will feature two budding entrepreneurs setting out to create a couture hat business.
During the seminar, the business partners will “meet” with an attorney and an accountant to discuss issues pertaining to their start-up.  Seminar attendees will get to “sit-in” on these meetings and ask questions relevant to their own [...]

Daliah Saper to speak at SCORE Chicago Business Workshop

June 2, 2008 at 4:30 PM

Daliah Saper presents on “GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take the First Steps” to SCORE business workshop attendees on June 3, 2008.  SCORE is a division of the Small Business Bureau. Please visit www.scorechicago.org for more information or to register for the next workshop.

Keeping your recipe a secret

Saper Law counsels many clients in the food and beverage industry as they bring their products to market. One of the main challenges faced by these businesses is the need to comply with Food and Drug Administration rules of disclosure without revealing secret recipes. The following article provides answers to many frequently asked questions.