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Franchising in Asia
The new, three-towered Marina Bay Sands Resort looms over downtown Singapore like a giant Chinese character. It is a vast, eye-popping Las Vegas-style property with 2,500 rooms, daring architecture, a casino (controversial for Singapore), an enormous convention center, and a shopping mall for which the term “upscale” would be too timid. The hotel is topped by an outdoor Sky Park sporting an infinity pool that seems to threaten a 200-meter plunge to swimmers who venture too near the edge.
As a symbol of Southeast Asia's brimming economic confidence, the Marina Bay Sands was the perfect venue for the Franchising Licensing Asia 2010 (“FLAsia 2010″) exposition, held on Oct. 21-23, and a concurrent International Symposium on Franchising organized by the International Franchise Association. FLAsia 2010 and the International Symposium both showcased the vibrancy of Asian franchising. Despite a modest number of exhibitors compared with franchise expos in the United States, one could not escape the impression that much of franchising's future lies in Asia.
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.
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.