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Movers & Shakers
Four attorneys from Venable LLP have joined the Towson, MD, office of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. Two of the attorneys, Charles E. Rosolio and Theresa J. Withers-Williams, have franchise experience. Rosolio represents both private and publicly held companies that operate as franchisors, sub-franchisors, multi-unit franchisees, as well as other companies engaged in the national distribution of products. Withers-Williams represents franchises and other businesses on a diverse range of corporate and transactional matters.
Steven Feirman has left DLA Piper after 18 years of practicing franchising, distribution, and competition law, and he has taken his practice to the Washington, DC, office of Nixon Peabody LLP. Feirman will serve as co-chair of the firm's Franchise & Distribution Group.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee
Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC The question is whether a debtor's rejection of its agreement granting a license "terminates rights of the licensee that would survive the licensor's breach under applicable nonbankruptcy law."