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What In-House Counsel Should Know About the New Lease Accounting Standards
New accounting laws are in the final stages of being enacted. What does this have to do with in-house counsel? An explanation of the new standards and why they matter.
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10 Tips for Helping Corporate Legal Departments Demonstrate Value
It is no longer enough to simply be a great lawyer and risk manager; corporate counsel must be effective business managers and be able to demonstrate the value they create for their companies in order to be considered successful.
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Implementing Change in a Franchise System
franchisors should examine their existing franchise agreements and cultures, to make sure that when the time comes for a change to be made expeditiously, the franchisor will have the mechanisms to meet the changing market conditions.
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Storage Space in a Retail Facility
This article addresses suggests some ways in which a tenant can be certain that its storage space agreement works in concert with its retail lease.
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Overview of 2011 Food Safety Legislation
Although the FSMA has been heralded as bringing about an overhaul of the U.S. food system, questions remain as to its full force and effect.
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<i>En Banc</i> Rehearing Demanded on Facebook-ConnectU Settlement
When the Ninth Circuit denied Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra's request to have their settlement with Facebook overturned last month, it made headlines, most likely due to the depiction of the legal battle in the Academy Award-nominated film, <i>The Social Network</i>. But despite being told by the court to be happy with the "quite favorable" settlement amount, the attorney leading the fight isn't ready to give up.
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Mixed Summary Judgment Ruling in Ringtones Litigation
Record labels have taken a lot of heat for being slow learners when it comes to profiting from Internet-era trends like downloads of mobile ringtones, but the labels haven't been shy in one area: copyright litigation against online purveyors of their artists' music. Musicians, meanwhile, have targeted the labels for allegedly stiffing them on royalties when customers pay for their music online.
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Charlie Sheen's Trademark Counsel
Wilmington, DE-based Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz has ventured into the world of pop culture through its Los Angeles office. Records on file with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show that partner Grant T. Langton is helping Charlie Sheen, the former star of the CBS sitcom <i>Two and a Half Men</i>, with a trademark endeavor. Sheen is trying to trademark 22 catchphrases, as well as his name and signature.
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Strategies for Using the IFTA Arbitration Process
More film productions have become international affairs, with shooting in faraway exotic locations, post-production in still other foreign countries, production funding from international sources, and sales in both foreign and domestic markets. The question then is how best to resolve disputes arising among the vast cast of characters in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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Online Behavioral Advertising
The first quarter of this year has been marked by a rise of awareness and legal activity surrounding the question of behavioral, or targeted, advertising ' a significant area of operation and interest for e-commerce firms.
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