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Movers & Shakers
Atlanta-based Kilpatrick Stockton LLP and San Francisco-based Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP will be merging effective January 2011, with the combined 640-lawyer firm to be known as Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. It will have offices in 14 U.S. cities, as well as in Stockholm, Dubai and Tokyo. “This is very exciting. It's a great opportunity that broadens the platform for both firms,” said Rupert Barkoff, head of the franchise practice at Kilpatrick Stockton and a member of this newsletter's Board of Editors. Townsend has a very strong reputation for its work in intellectual property, trademarks, and patents, and Barkoff observed that “a trademark license is usually no more than one step from being a franchise.” Geographic reach is a motivation for the merger, as Townsend is focused on major U.S. cities in the West and Tokyo, whereas Kilpatrick Stockton is strong in the U.S. East Coast. The full-service practice depth of Kilpatrick Stockton will enable Townsend to retain franchise work that had previously been farmed out to other firms, Barkoff added. The combined firm will rank among the 70 largest law firms in the United States.
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.