Features

Among U.S. businesses, Voice over Internet Protocol ('VoIP') is growing in popularity and will continue to do so. In-Stat predicts that two-thirds of U.S. businesses will have some form of VoIP service by 2011. When deciding to use this powerful technology, organizations should look for VoIP providers that offer specific security measures within their product to ensure that the technology is used most effectively ' and virtually without any security concerns.

Features

Having a tenant in bankruptcy can be one of the most frustrating ' and costly ' experiences that a commercial landlord endures. This article presents the landlord's various options, explore its options and provide guidance on protections and rights that landlords possess.

Distressed companies and those in bankruptcy nearly always require some amount of loans to fund their recovery, exit from bankruptcy, or sale. What happens when those loans are not available, too expensive, or too risky in the eyes of the capital market? Combine that with volatility in The London Interbank Offer Rate, 'LIBOR,' the rate at which money is lent to other banks, and the terms, in particular, interest rates, that are offered to these distressed borrowers, are constantly in change.

Features

In August 2006, after some 12 years of preparation, the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law ('EBL') of the People's Republic of China ('PRC') was signed into law by President Jintao Hu. The new law went into effect on June 1, 2007. The EBL supersedes the 1986 Interim Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, as well as all or a part of a variety of other regimes and statutes, including the People's Republic of China Company Law and the Foreign Invested Enterprise Liquidation Procedure. This article is a consolidated analysis of some of the significant features of the EBL.

Features

You're probably tired of hearing the phrase 'think outside the box,' but that's an accurate characterization of 'software-as-a-service' ('SaaS'). The 'box' is the computer that sits on your desk; and SaaS is an innovative way to deliver software applications to that computer over the Internet.

The use of a trademark in computer code words, called 'metatags,' by a competitor to boost its position in Internet searches infringes under the Lanham Trademark Act, according to the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. But the decision, which conflicts with a Second Circuit holding, has touched off criticism that the Eleventh Circuit panel and federal courts generally don't understand the uses of metatags, and that this has resulted in rulings that muddle infringement law. <i>North American Medical Corp. v. Axiom Worldwide Inc.</i>, 522 F.3d 1211 (2008).

Features

As discussed in the previous two articles in this series, having the smallest possible litigation team in place and having a person with adequate litigation experience to monitor the team effectively are two important elements for any general counsel intent on keeping litigation costs in check. This is particularly so if you insist upon working under the old paradigm of paying your outside counsel on an hourly basis. But believes in adopting or least considering a different fee arrangement ' contingency. Here's why.

Features

Many global firms that provide transaction support services for law firms are exceedingly worried about the 2008 deal season. But is the anecdotal evidence of a drying pipeline true? A quick look at the data suggests that law and accounting firms are right to be worried about a decreased deal flow, with only a few highlights in sight.