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Steven K. Fedder and Julie C. Janofsky have opened a new firm, Fedder & Janofsky LLC, in Baltimore, MD. Fedder's 30 years as a trial lawyer include franchise litigation involving intellectual property, business fraud, professional liability, contract, and employment disputes. Janofsky has focused on employment lawsuits in her 25 years as an attorney, and she has been an AAA arbitrator for more than 10 years.
The New England Franchise Association announced its new Board of Directors: Suzanne Cummings, Cummings Franchise Law, P.C.; Donato Dandreo, Compete Now; Steve Dubin, PR Works (and president of NEFA); Kevin Dubois, Lapels Dry Cleaning; Evan Hackel, Ingage Consulting; Chuck Lynch, MaidPro; Murray Vetstein, Source4; Gina Weinstock, G. T. Reilly & Company; Bruce Wildes, Acadia Business Advisors, LLC; and Kim Woods, Franchise Solutions.
Charles Cannon, a former member of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising, died in December. Cannon was a former partner at both Jenkens & Gilchrist and Haynes and Boone, firms where he helped to establish their substantial franchising practices. He was best known for his work on using alternative dispute resolution to settle franchising disputes, and he was the founder of Bold Journeys Conflict Resolution Services.
Steven K. Fedder and Julie C. Janofsky have opened a new firm, Fedder & Janofsky LLC, in Baltimore, MD. Fedder's 30 years as a trial lawyer include franchise litigation involving intellectual property, business fraud, professional liability, contract, and employment disputes. Janofsky has focused on employment lawsuits in her 25 years as an attorney, and she has been an AAA arbitrator for more than 10 years.
The New England Franchise Association announced its new Board of Directors: Suzanne Cummings, Cummings Franchise Law, P.C.; Donato Dandreo, Compete Now; Steve Dubin, PR Works (and president of NEFA); Kevin Dubois, Lapels Dry Cleaning; Evan Hackel, Ingage Consulting; Chuck Lynch, MaidPro; Murray Vetstein, Source4; Gina Weinstock, G. T. Reilly & Company; Bruce Wildes, Acadia Business Advisors, LLC; and Kim Woods, Franchise Solutions.
Charles Cannon, a former member of the Governing Committee of the ABA Forum on Franchising, died in December. Cannon was a former partner at both
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
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
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.