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Every once in a while something like this comes up in HN and the top voted answer is always “find a lawyer”. My 2 cents - don’t. You want compensation, you wa
by ronilan 7y ago
Every once in a while something like this comes up in HN and the top voted answer is always “find a lawyer”.
My 2 cents - don’t.
You want compensation, you want to direct the roadmap. Your employer wants ownership. Where is the conflict?
Why make one?
(P.S. - my legal experience “peaked” about a decade ago when I hired Andrew Valentine, managing partner of DLA Piper Palo Alto to help bridge what should have been an easy win-win. We ended with a whole lot of losers. I got a full refund, though, so yah.)
(Also - Andrew, in case you read this, you never sent me the invoice for the out-of-pocket expenses you paid to UPS documents to San Bruno. I’d be happy to pay those. Contact in profile.)
- faitswulff 7y agoLawyers don't necessarily mean conflict, just very specific agreements.
- ronilan 7y ago... just very specific norms FTFY
- charlesdm 7y ago^ Totally agreed. Key is to see them as a partner, not someone just handling the legal side. You actually want a lawyer who keeps the end goal in mind, and doesn't just want to protect their client at all cost. On some of the key terms in a contract: explain me the situation, give me the options and the associated risks, and then let me make the call on what I (as the client) find acceptable. I've never seen something blow up when operating in this way.
- heartbreak 7y agoThe broad spectrum of legal counsel available to OP includes far more than extremely expensive biglaw partners. And besides, if all of DLA Piper’s outcomes were poor, they wouldn’t exist. It’s remarkable that they refunded you.