Features
Stan Soocher
The U.S. Tax Court decided that fees received by international pro-golfer Retief Goosen for so-called "on-course" endorsement deals constituted both personal service and royalty income.
Michael I. Rudell
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Neil J. Rosini
This article discusses how, in the wake of changing economic and industry conditions, new business structures have evolved to bolster the production and exploitation of cast albums while shifting the risk and reward from large labels to the authors, investors and producers of the shows themselves.
Features
Bennett B. Borden
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Shannon Smith
Information governance policies and procedures can be developed to reduce the risks and realize the benefits of cloud computing.
Steven B. Corenblum
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Barry Marks
This article examines some of the key issues involved in a successful mediation. The article is framed as a conversation between lawyer and mediator.
Features
Alan M. Christenfeld
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Barbara M. Goodstein
In early 2009 we reported about the formation by the Uniform Law Commission and the American Law Institute of a drafting committee to consider the first comprehensive set of changes to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code since the amendments approved in July 1998. Given that approximately six months have elapsed since the launch of the legislative approval process for the 2010 amendments, we thought it an opportune time to review the progress of adoption of these amendments.
Features
Stanley P. Jaskiewicz
Intellectual property rights, such as a domain name, and trademarks and copyrights, can far outweigh an e-commerce enterprise's (and other types of businesses') tangible assets in value — and must be covered in the checklists that loan officers and outside counsel review to complete loan documentation.
Features
Brendan Pierson
Attorneys may monitor jurors through online social networks as long as they do not contact the jurors or in any way make their monitoring known to them, the New York County Lawyers' Association said in a recent ethics opinion.
Adam Schlagman
<i>The Corporate Counselor</i>'s editor-in-chief recently had the pleasure of attending the Dealmakers' Summit, a unique private event dedicated to the discussion and analysis of hot-button topics currently facing equity investors, advisers, and their bankers. He reports on the lively debate.
Kimberly Taylor
A well-crafted arbitration clause, written before a dispute arises and trust has broken down among the parties, can effectively address the concerns that have been expressed about arbitration. This article tells you how to draft one.
Michael Miller
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and Karin Retzer
Complying with U.S. discovery demands can involve enormous effort and expense, even in the best of circumstances. But the process can become even more difficult when EU data protection laws prohibit the disclosure of the requested information.
