LJN Newsletters

  • The Unseemly Web of Keyword Advertising

    Despite the surface simplicity of keyword advertising disputes (typically entailing unwanted use of the exact trademark of a direct competitor promoting competing goods or services) the web the courts have spun addressing such Web-based advertising has been anything but. Fortunately, the Second Circuit's April 3 decision in Rescuecom Corp. v. Google, Inc.(on the one-year anniversary of oral argument), straightens at least some of the tangled seams by recognizing that keyword ads tied to a trademark do constitute a use in commerce of the subject mark.

    May 29, 2009Jonathan Moskin

  • Movers & Shakers

    Who's doing what; who's going where.

    May 29, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Back to the Future: Alternative Fee Structures Revisited

    With the application of non'legal-industry business principles to relationships with their law firms, clients are directly affecting alternative billing structures. And innovative law firms are rising to the occasion.

    May 29, 2009Stephen M. (Pete) Peterson

  • What Is the Value of Your Law Firm?

    This article summarizes the author's approach to law firm valuation, which has been tested in the contexts of law firm acquisitions and equity buy-outs.

    May 29, 2009Michael Roch

  • The Era of 'Busted Deals'?

    As the demand for exit and acquisition financing continues to exceed the supply, it is safe to assume we will continue to see a number of "busted deals.

    May 29, 2009Matthew J. Botica

  • Developments, Risks and Advanced Structures in the Lease Syndication Market

    Part One of this article provided an overview of the three common structures typically used in connection with syndication of equipment finance transactions, as well as addressed UCC issues and syndication of motor vehicle leases. This second installment discusses types of recourse to the seller; allocation of taxes, costs, and expenses; servicing; remarketing and residual support; and securities laws issues.

    May 29, 2009Mark D. Kohler, Barry S. Marks and Alan J. Mogol

  • Net News

    Houston Blogger Jailed in Anna Nicole Suit
    Judge Delays Craigslist Case

    May 29, 2009Samuel Fineman

  • Assessing Challenge To Damages in File-Sharing Litigation

    The recording industry estimates that music piracy has cost it billions of dollars during the past 15 years. Facing the potential for an industry-wide collapse, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) undertook its aggressive litigation campaign to protect itself and its constituents from copyright infringement by suing individual file sharers. After fighting a public relations battle over some of its tactics, the RIAA has chosen to temper its aggressiveness. The RIAA is instead forming relationships with ISPs that maintain the online accounts of the consumers.

    May 29, 2009Eric R. Chad and William D. Schultz