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• For the New Year, Copy High Growth Firms By Prioritizing Marketing Investment

  Bill Josten

  In the chaos of this past year, it is easy to lose sight of long-term priorities for the sake of addressing short-term crises. Firms must be cautious as they re-examine budget priorities to not underestimate the harm that can be caused by failing to consider the long-range damage that can be done to a firm’s brand by cutting back too much on their marketing efforts.

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• The Small Business Reorganization Act: How It Started. How it’s Going. Where to Next?

  Jack O’Connor

  By further expanding access to a streamlined Chapter 11 process, the SBRA will ensure that a wider array of debtors have the ability of reorganizing themselves, when Chapter 11 was previously too cost-prohibitive for such debtors.

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• Exercising Restraint: Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Declaratory Judgment Action Under Abstention Doctrine

  Rudy Kim and James Hancock

  The Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a declaratory judgment action based on the “abstention doctrine,” despite the declaratory judgment plaintiff’s insistence that the underlying contract dispute required resolution of patent validity and claim scope that were within the federal courts’ exclusive purview.

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• Not-So-Incidental Byproducts of 'Kelly'

  Gary Stein

  Early returns are in, and they indicate that the Supreme Court’s decision in the so-called “Bridgegate” case will be an effective tool for pruning the wild overgrowth that has built up around the federal fraud statutes.

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• The NY Court of Appeals Provides Important Guidance for Lease Surrender Agreements

  Bruce H. Lederman

  At a time when the COVID-19 crisis is causing an unprecedented number of lease defaults, the recent Court of Appeals decision, The Trustees of Columbia University v D’Agostino Supermarkets, Inc., provides both guidance and warnings to attorneys asked to negotiate and litigate leasehold surrender agreements.

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• COVID-19: Economic Stimulus and SBA Loans

  Jacob Weichholz, Daniel Mayo and Chris DeMayo

  A summary of information on the various Small Business Association (SBA) loans that are available under the new federal economic stimulus package. Continually updated; last update December 29 with an update on the new stimulus bill.

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