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How to Create Common and Uncommon Assignment/Subletting Problems Image

How to Create Common and Uncommon Assignment/Subletting Problems

Ira Meislik

Under common law, absent a lease restriction, tenants had been free to assign their leasehold interest to others or to sublet all or part of their leased space. That rule of law is of little consequence today because virtually all leases restrict assignment and subletting rights, often in excruciating detail.

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In the Courts

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Analysis of recent high-profile cases.

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Business Crimes Hotline

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent national cases of interest.

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Off-Label Promotion of Drugs and Medical Devices

Michael Kendall & Nicole Colby Longton

A spate of billion- and hundred-million-dollar settlements with the Department of Justice (DOJ) illustrates how the investigation of off-label promotions of drugs and devices has emerged as a predominant theory in pharmaceutical and medical-device prosecutions.

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From Booker to Spears

Stuart Chanen & Chris Stetler

Chief Justice Roberts commented in a recent dissent that the Supreme Court's sentencing rulings "have given the lower courts a good deal to digest over a relatively short period." Indeed. Since its landmark holding in United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), that the Sentencing Guidelines were simply advisory, the Court has swiftly and significantly diminished the relevance of the Guidelines and increased the discretion of district court judges in sentencing defendants. As a…

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Pre-Trial Detention and White-Collar Defendants

Steven F. Reich & Arunabha Bhoumik

This article reviews how courts assess the right to bail in cases where the defendant allegedly has inflicted massive economic harm on the public.

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What's New in the Law

Robert W. Ihne

Highlights of the latest equipment leasing law.

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Developments, Risks and Advanced Structures in the Lease Syndication Market

Mark D. Kohler, Barry S. Marks & Alan J. Mogol

Lease syndications have enjoyed a significant rise in popularity in recent years. This rise in popularity has brought about an evolution in the commonly used structures, leading to additional complexity and confusion in practice. In this article, we provide a framework for analyzing syndications and addressing the practical needs of originators and funders.

<B>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Second Circuit: Google Must Face Trademark Suit Involving Keyword Ads Image

<B>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Second Circuit: Google Must Face Trademark Suit Involving Keyword Ads

Zusha Elinson

In a long-awaited opinion, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Google must face a trademark infringement lawsuit for selling keywords that trigger ads.

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<B>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Supreme Court Strengthens Arbitration in Labor Case Ruling Image

<B>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Supreme Court Strengthens Arbitration in Labor Case Ruling

Tony Mauro

The Supreme Court's growing embrace of the virtues of arbitration continued on April 1 with a 5-4 ruling endorsing labor contracts that send age discrimination claims to arbitration rather than to federal courts.

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