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Four New Awards to Recognize Forum Members
The Franchise Forum of the American Bar Association has created four awards, which will be awarded for the first time at the ABA Forum on Franchising in Toronto in October.
The Lewis G. Rudnick Award recognizes career achievements and the work of Lew Rudnick, who died earlier this year. Rudnick was one of the founders of the Forum on Franchising, served as the Forum's second chair, and trained and mentored several generations of franchise lawyers. The Rudnick Award will honor members of the Forum who have made substantial contributions to the development of the Forum and to franchise law as a discipline, while comporting themselves in accordance with Lew Rudnick's high standards of professionalism, decency, and collegiality.
The three other new awards recognize franchise lawyers at earlier stages in their careers and are intended to encourage them to become and remain involved in the Forum:
- Chair's Award for Substantial Written Work or Presentation. This award will recognize a lawyer who has published a scholarly article in the Franchise Law Journal or The Franchise Lawyer, or prepared a paper and presented a workshop at a Forum annual meeting.
- Chair's Future Leader Award. This award will go to a Forum member who has demonstrated a substantial commitment to the Forum by undertaking significant leadership efforts.
- Chair's Explorers Award. This award is designed for a relatively new Forum member, an ABA member interested in joining the Forum, or a law student currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and a member of the ABA Law Student Division. Nominees will be asked to identify any activities that demonstrate their commitment, including prior attendance at franchise-related conferences, contributions to the Forum, goals for future involvement in the Forum, and any recommendations for Forum governance.
To send nominations or to obtain additional information about award criteria and eligibility, contact Edward Wood “Jack” Dunham, partner, Wiggin and Dana LLP, at [email protected].
Four New Awards to Recognize Forum Members
The Franchise Forum of the American Bar Association has created four awards, which will be awarded for the first time at the ABA Forum on Franchising in Toronto in October.
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The three other new awards recognize franchise lawyers at earlier stages in their careers and are intended to encourage them to become and remain involved in the Forum:
- Chair's Award for Substantial Written Work or Presentation. This award will recognize a lawyer who has published a scholarly article in the Franchise Law Journal or The Franchise Lawyer, or prepared a paper and presented a workshop at a Forum annual meeting.
- Chair's Future Leader Award. This award will go to a Forum member who has demonstrated a substantial commitment to the Forum by undertaking significant leadership efforts.
- Chair's Explorers Award. This award is designed for a relatively new Forum member, an ABA member interested in joining the Forum, or a law student currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and a member of the ABA Law Student Division. Nominees will be asked to identify any activities that demonstrate their commitment, including prior attendance at franchise-related conferences, contributions to the Forum, goals for future involvement in the Forum, and any recommendations for Forum governance.
To send nominations or to obtain additional information about award criteria and eligibility, contact Edward Wood “Jack” Dunham, partner, Wiggin and Dana LLP, at [email protected].
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
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Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
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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 Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.