Over the last year, market-wide uncertainty has swelled to levels not seen for over a decade. Market fluctuations now have investors increasingly searching for non-correlated returns across all asset classes in an effort to diversify away the risk brought on by this volatile market. Should investors turn to precious metals? Real estate? Emerging markets? There […]
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Impact of Emerging ESG Regulations on Valuation
Last month, I had the privilege of joining my colleagues Karyl Van Tassel, CPA/CFF, Richard Donohoe, and Nicole McTernan for a fireside chat regarding the expected impacts of looming Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosures from multiple perspectives – accounting, technical, intellectual property (IP), and valuation. In a […]
When Is It Time to Harvest Trade Secrets?
There are opportune times to “harvest” — meaning, identify and inventory — trade secrets. If a company recognizes and takes advantage of those opportunities, then developing a robust trade secret portfolio should become considerably more manageable. For example, suppose that a company develops a product. Consistent with company policy and practice, the employees who developed […]