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David Cahn, Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association's Franchise Law Committee of the Business Law Section, has invited Maryland Bar members and other franchise professionals in the Mid-Atlantic to participate in a task force for the purpose of comparing the revised franchise registration applications and FDD Guidelines (as modified by NASAA) to Maryland's franchise registration and disclosure law and related regulations. The task force also will identify inconsistencies and make recommendations to Maryland state officials as to how those inconsistencies might be addressed. The task force will begin meeting in May, after the 2008 franchise registration renewals deadline.
Dean T. Fournaris has joined Wiggin and Dana LLP as a partner in the firm's Philadelphia office. Formerly a partner with Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Fournaris will represent national and regional franchisors, manufacturers, distributors, and area developers. To a significant degree, Fournaris' hiring by Wiggin and Dana was precipitated by the decision of Joe Schumacher to leave Wiggin and Dana and join Goddard Systems, a franchisor in King of Prussia, PA. '[Joe] and I discussed who the firm should try to recruit to help fill his role in Philadelphia. This was a very important decision for the firm but also for Joe because he and others at Goddard would be working with this lawyer,' said Jack Dunham, partner at Wiggin and Dana and editor-in-chief of the ABA Franchise Law Journal. 'It took Joe and me about a minute to agree that Dean was the guy we wanted. Because Ballard is such a fine firm, it took us a lot longer to recruit him.'
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.
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.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
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.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?