Law Lessons

Law Lessons2016-12-11T18:00:09-05:00

A Fresh Start: Agency Legal Protection at the Center of Your New Year Planning

’Tis the season where our feeds are flooded with planning posts to help drive your strategy for the year ahead. While inherently insightful or inspirational, these articles have one thing in common: they often disregard [...]

By |December 22nd, 2016|Categories: Ad and Marketing Regulations, Agency-Client Relationships, Agency-Freelancer Relationships, Content Marketing Law|Comments Off on A Fresh Start: Agency Legal Protection at the Center of Your New Year Planning

Got Freelancers? Why Your Agency Needs an Independent Contractor Agreement

By: Sharon Toerek, Principal, Toerek Law and Author, the Agency Protection System It’s a modern reality for all agencies that engaging freelancers and independent contractors is necessary from time to time to meet your clients’ [...]

By |October 1st, 2016|Categories: Agency-Freelancer Relationships|Comments Off on Got Freelancers? Why Your Agency Needs an Independent Contractor Agreement

Legal Terms and Conditions Clauses in Agency Proposals or Statements of Work

By: Sharon Toerek, Principal, Toerek Law and Author, the Agency Protection System One challenging legal issues all agencies face is documenting their business relationship with the client. Agencies struggle at this stage for a number [...]

By |September 26th, 2016|Categories: Agency-Client Relationships|Comments Off on Legal Terms and Conditions Clauses in Agency Proposals or Statements of Work

Trademark Law and Brand Protection: The Agency Quick Guide to Trademarks

By: Sharon Toerek, Principal, Toerek Law and Author, the Agency Protection System If your agency performs a lot of branding assignments, it’s very likely that at some point you’ve dealt with a trademark law challenge [...]

By |August 25th, 2016|Categories: Trademark Law|Comments Off on Trademark Law and Brand Protection: The Agency Quick Guide to Trademarks

10 Legal Points Your Agency Needs to Include in Every Client Service Agreement

By: Sharon Toerek, Principal, Toerek Law and Author, the Agency Protection System One of the most challenging times for agencies is the first business relationship or project with a client. It’s exciting to land new [...]

By |July 21st, 2016|Categories: Agency-Client Relationships|Comments Off on 10 Legal Points Your Agency Needs to Include in Every Client Service Agreement

The Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement: How to Protect Your Agency

By: Sharon Toerek, Principal, Toerek Law and Author, the Agency Protection System One of the areas where agencies are the most vulnerable, and about which I get the most questions from my agency clients, is [...]

By |June 15th, 2016|Categories: Agency-Client Relationships|Comments Off on The Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement: How to Protect Your Agency