Setting Up an Escrow AgreementSubmitting Deposit Materials: “Send in the Code”Verifying the Deposit Materials
Basic Escrow Release Conditions

Now in our second decade in the business, we still receive calls from companies in all industries (retail, medical, government, energy, finance, etc.) who “have never had to deal with software escrow” before, but suddenly it’s an issue. The failures of many old and well established firms in the past few years have forced everyone to seek extra...

Once you have your escrow agreement in place and the initial deposit is made, you usually cannot just sit back and forget it. Very rare is the case where an escrow deposit is a static, never-changing item (but there are cases). Most commonly, software products evolve and change from time to time and when this happens, a copy...

Given an escrow agreement and a good deposit, clients may wonder: "If we have to rely on the escrow deposit materials at some point in the future, are we sure that everything is going to work?" Previously, we've discussed and described what makes a good escrow deposit and how often the deposit materials should be updated. However, incomplete files,...

"What has to happen in order for the escrow deposit materials to be transferred to a beneficiary?” This is the number one question in the minds of escrow beneficiaries everywhere. Most folks know, in general, that the escrow agreement provides for contingent access to the deposit materials, but the details are very important to both parties. While a...