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Movers & Shakers
The Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia has announced the establishment of its Insurance Law Forum. The co-chairs of the Forum will be Donna Wilson, a partner with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; Andrea Tecce, managing director with Navigant Consulting; and Laura Foggan, a partner with Wiley Rein LLP. Suzan Charlton, special counsel with Covington & Burling LLP, will serve as its vice-chair.
This new Forum will serve the large number of insurance coverage practitioners in Washington, DC, offering opportunities for policyholders and insurers' counsel to meet, discuss current insurance issues, and network. Events will include regular luncheons, a speaker series, and periodic evening events.
'The establishment of the Insurance Law Forum indicates that women are taking significant roles in insurance coverage litigation, a major specialty in the DC area,' said Lorelie S. Masters, president of the WBA and an insurance coverage attorney herself. 'The Forum is yet another way in which we can fulfill our missions of promoting improvements in the law and aiding the careers of women lawyers.'
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Anti-Assignment Override Provisions
UCC Sections 9406(d) and 9408(a) are one of the most powerful, yet least understood, sections of the Uniform Commercial Code. On their face, they appear to override anti-assignment provisions in agreements that would limit the grant of a security interest. But do these sections really work?