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Commercial Law

  • The idea of growing internationally seems counterintuitive to what's going on in the current economy. Many organizations have scaled back or halted growth activities completely. While other companies are on the sideline, now is the right time to consider global growth and put yourself ahead of your competition.

    November 28, 2011Adrian Pang
  • Last month's installment of this article discussed preliminary issues to address in workouts and key provisions to include in workout agreements. This second installment discusses addressing potential future bankruptcy issues.

    November 28, 2011Frank Peretore
  • In mid-November, a number of corporations joined in the debate and lobbying over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a new piece of legislation introduced in October by House Judiciary Committee chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) that is being considered by that committee.

    November 28, 2011Brian Glaser and Steven Salkin
  • Retail e-commerce activity was up ' barely ' in the third quarter from the second quarter of the year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced in mid-November in its four-times-a-year report of total and electronic-commerce retailing.

    November 28, 2011Michael Lear-Olimpi
  • As social media and mobile devices and apps continue to proliferate in the corporate enterprise, and e-commerce firms rely evermore on these technologies to assist promotion and sales, these forms of collaboration and information-sharing are putting a new spin on compliance issues.

    November 28, 2011David White
  • Everyone in the tech economy mourned the recent passing of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. Even in an era of sweeping technological change, his innovations disrupted many business models well beyond Apple's own product markets. But only time will tell if he properly handled a challenge that faces every entrepreneur: succession.

    November 28, 2011Stanley P. Jaskiewicz
  • Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.

    November 28, 2011Cynthia M. Klaus
  • The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit again threw out a $550,000 fine against CBS Corp. for televising Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

    November 28, 2011Gina Passarella