e-Commerce

The internet is a complex environment with lucrative opportunities for the business savvy alongside costly pitfalls for the unwary. In this day and age, the vast majority of companies have at least a portion of, or perhaps all of, their business involved in e-Commerce. While many issues for e-Commerce businesses are the same as those for non e-Commerce businesses, by engaging in transactions or merely advertising on the internet, unique issues arise.

Bean, Kinney & Korman has counseled businesses for fifty years, and our experience with traditional “brick and mortar” companies provides a strong foundation for addressing the emerging issues unique to e-Commerce clients. Through the past five decades, we have adapted and developed our practice to meet the needs of our clients in an ever changing business world. Through our e-Commerce attorneys' diverse areas of practice and experience, we remain ready to advise clients with a focus on the unique issues faced by our e-Commerce clients. For example, the mere operation of a website leads to concerns of intellectual property protection from online infringement, potential online defamation, contract issues with vendors who provide services such as web design and search engine optimization (“SEO”), engaging customers from various jurisdictions both foreign and domestic and processing payments across the globe, privacy issues and protection of sensitive information, online security, marketing and CAN-SPAM Act compliance, and tax matters. Bean, Kinney & Korman’s e-Commerce attorneys can effectively and efficiently advise on each of these issues.

Many businesses understand the value and need to maintain an online presence; however, deciding to establish operations on the web carries with it inherent risks along with potential rewards. Whether your business currently offers its products and services online or is contemplating expanding into the online world, our e-Commerce attorneys can counsel your business regarding the strategic decisions it will face as it seeks to hopefully minimize the risks and maximize the rewards of going online.