Members of the firm regularly consult with a number of software designers. This consultation covers the gamut of problems from litigation, business formation, contracting, risk management, employment agreements, copyright, licensing agreements, and issues of confidentiality, trade secret protection, and contract negotiation
Mr. Cottrell has authored articles in this area of the law for COMPUTERWORLD, P.C. Magazine, The Computer Lawyer, The Profit Center, and others. He has been an invited lecturer for meetings before user groups, CPCU seminars, industry and academic societies, the Society for Technical Documentation, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Companies. He taught the course "Computer Law" at the University of Delaware from 1988 to 1991.