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Movers & Shakers
W. Michael Garner has opened a new firm, W. Michael Garner, P.A., with offices in Minneapolis and New York. Formerly a name partner of Dady & Garner, Garner said that the new firm's focus will be “on developing creative and aggressive solutions for franchisees, dealers, and distributors” to resolve their disputes with franchisors and suppliers. He cited project-based billing as one example of the innovations he is bringing to his franchise practice. Garner is the author of a three-volume treatise on franchise and distribution law.
John Baer and Beata Krakus, new additions to the Chicago office of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., are making presentations at the IFA Legal Symposium and IBA-IFA conference this month. In October 2009, Baer was the first recipient of the ABA Forum on Franchising's Lewis G. Rudnick Award for a “lifetime of achievement” in franchise law.
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?
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.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.