There are certain actions that clients cannot take without court permission, and if done, these clients will be sanctioned by the court. But explaining these ground rules to a client often creates an adversarial relationship between the client and his or her attorney.
Highlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
Highlights of the latest franchising cases from around the country.
In a recent presentation, Nixon Peabody LLP attorneys Gregg Rubenstein and Diana Vilmenay discussed arbitration-related litigation in light of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion and Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp., decided by the Supreme Court in April 2010.
Joint tax returns, while financially beneficial from a tax perspective, may lead to significant problems once litigation ensues. Here's why.
Drafting the right franchise agreement for your client starts with the development of a franchise plan that establishes the framework of the franchise system. This article sets forth key considerations for such a plan.
On June 17, Gov. Rick Perry, R-TX, signed into law two bills of keen interest to family lawyers in that state. They address spousal maintenance and fraud on the community estate.
When a Supporting Spouse and a Creative Spouse divorce, the question may arise as to how to distribute the value of the intellectual property or "celebrity status" that the Creative Spouse created during the marriage.
Most law firm marketing focuses on a tiny slice of the market, on companies with 500 or more employees. Yet, these large companies comprise a mere 0.31% of all companies in the U.S.
Part One of this article listed the nine components of the How best practices. It then went on to describe the first four; the remaining five are described herein.
