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"...take some action to prevent it from being discussed" This is where the researcher needs legal advice and a contract with the client. Sure, do the private p
by delinka 10y ago
"...take some action to prevent it from being discussed"
This is where the researcher needs legal advice and a contract with the client. Sure, do the private presentation, but make sure you have a contract that says the interaction with corporate staff in no way prevents the researcher from presenting the findings publicly.
- ChuckMcM 10y agoI certainly agree, but it the private presentation offer was predicated on understanding the risk so they could start an injunction process if necessary, then they wouldn't agree to a stipulation that they wouldn't file an injunction. That would defeat the purpose. That said, it might be a nice way to test the waters with them to understand their actual agenda. IF you said, "Sure I'll come and give you a talk but you need to all sign and say you will take no action to prevent my talk from happening in the future in public." And if they refuse to sign such a stipulation then you have your answer on their motives. Note that if that is in fact what they were trying to do, and you "gave away" that you knew what they were trying to do, it might just force them into action anyway even without a lot of evidence that the talk would harm them.
- Nomentatus 10y agoThat or they wanted to privately short a lot of stocks... Note that their promise not to push for an injunction holds little meaning, since if a transcript or recording was passed on to some corporation not so pledged, that corporation could still press for the injunction. The way to be discreet is to be discreet.