GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco presented a Webinar with Synopsys Covering Best Practices for Accelerating Software Due Diligence

GTC Law Group & Affiliates’ Tony Decicco, Principal, presented a webinar with Synopsys (Black Duck) on June 15, 2022. The webinar, titled “Best Practices for Accelerating Software Due Diligence,” addressed how expert software due diligence legal counsel strategically deploys software audits to accelerate due diligence. Topics covered included: Where audits come up Where audits fit into the M&A transaction process How to “right size” an audit

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GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates’ Leon Schwartz Presented at OpenChain Summit

GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates’ Leon Schwartz presented at an OpenChain Summit on May 1, 2022. Leon’s presentation, titled “An Overview of a Typical M&A Transaction with OpenChain” thoroughly covered the impact of open source on M&A transactions and the role the OpenChain Certification can play on both the sell-side and buy-side. The presentation can be accessed at this link: https://www.openchainproject.org/news/2022/05/01/openchain-ma-summit-2022.

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“Copyright and the Limits of Textualism” Article Published by GTC Principal Tom Hemnes

“Copyright and the Limits of Textualism” by GTC Principal Tom Hemnes was published in the Journal of the Copyright Society, vol. 68, issue 3. In the article, Thomas examines the precepts of Textualism and Originalism in the context of copyright law. He shows that definitions of and the precedential use of words in the Copyright Act are not always a sufficient basis for judgment.  He argues that “meaning” and “purpose” are two sides of the same coin. Copies of the article are available upon request by emailing Diane Spinale at [email protected].

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