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It's Going to Be a Green Year
Clean energy is a top priority for the Obama administration and the new Congress. The President's campaign pledges and post-election comments posit clean energy as a key element for advancing the nation's economic recovery, fostering energy independence, addressing climate change, and reinvigorating American leadership in innovation and manufacturing.
Private-sector investment in renewable energy and other clean technologies is driven by federal and state policies providing economic incentives and imposing regulatory mandates. The substantial capital investments needed for the next stage of technology innovation and project development will require increased government intervention, especially as oil prices have (at least temporarily) slumped. Although the Obama administration may ultimately employ both carrots and sticks, it will likely favor incentives to create green jobs over regulatory mandates in the near-term to stimulate the economy.
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."