Part One of a Five-Article Series on AI and the Law The short answer: AI does not change the fundamental dynamics of managing liability and discoverability. The duties of confidentiality, the rules of attorney-client privilege, and the work product doctrine all...
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Beyond the Light Bulb Moment: Why Your Company Needs an Innovation Disclosure Process
Every company wants to innovate. We have all heard the stories about the engineer who stumbles onto something remarkable in the lab, or the sales team member who devises an ingenious workaround that saves millions. But most companies have no systematic way to capture,...
Using AI in the Hiring Process: Legal Risks for Employers
Artificial intelligence is now embedded across the employment lifecycle, from recruiting and hiring to performance management, compensation and workforce planning. While these tools can drive efficiency and data‑driven decision‑making, they also can create legal risk,...
Once More into the Valley of Death: Navigating SBIR/STTR Funding for Tech Startups after 2025
With the standard April 5th National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR/STTR deadline officially in the rearview mirror, many early stage tech startups across the country, including university and academic medical center (AMC) startup teams, are breathing a collective...
MIT’s Top-10 Technologies: Closer to Ohio Than You May Think
The Ten Technologies Reshaping Our World MIT Technology Review recently unveiled its 25th annual list of breakthrough technologies, identifying ten innovations poised to fundamentally alter how we live and work. The 2026 list includes: Sodium-ion Batteries: Abundant,...
Ohio’s 2026 Venture Capital Gains Tax Deduction: A Catalyst for Investment
Ohio continues to solidify its position as a premier destination for innovation capital. Originally enacted in the 2021 state budget (H.B. 110), the Venture Capital Gains Tax Deduction officially becomes effective for tax year 2026. This forward-looking incentive...
Strategic Early-Stage Financing: Navigating SAFEs and Convertible Notes
For early-stage founders and investors attempting to structure investment in an early stage (pre-seed) company, the choice between a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) and a Convertible Note significantly impacts the capitalization table and future governance....
Ohio’s Energy Sector Gets Strategic: Matching Energy Supply with a New High-Tech Demand
Ohio has long enjoyed a competitive edge in the cost of commercial electricity. It’s deregulated market and plentiful coal and gas-fired generation keep commercial power rates near 11.25 ¢/kWh—below the national business average of 13.3 ¢—as of March 2025, giving...
Emerging Business Opportunities in Renewable Energy
The generators providing electricity to a 13-state grid stretching from New Jersey to Illinois, including Ohio, will get a record $269.92 per megawatt-day from utilities to provide capacity over a 12-month period, which is over nine times the $28.92 price from last...
Fair Use Doctrine Falters in Groundbreaking AI Copyright Decision
The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware delivered a watershed ruling in Thomson Reuters v. Ross Intelligence on February 11, 2025, providing clarity on an often-asked question: is the utilization of copyrighted subject matter covered by the fair use...