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Ninth Circuit Upholds Most FCC Restrictions on Local Government Review of Wireless Installations

Steven M. Silverberg & Katherine Zalantis

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' recent decision in City of Portland v. Unites States significantly affects the ability of local governments to regulate the installation of so called "small cell" wireless facilities and addresses the ability of wireless providers to utilize utility poles.

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COVID Shutdown Orders v. Statutory Rent Obligations

Brett S. Theisen & Mark B. Conlan 

Even though payment of post-petition rent under a nonresidential lease (prior to rejection) has historically been an absolute requirement, bankruptcy courts, as courts of equity, have the ability during these extraordinary times to take a more flexible approach.

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Landlord & Tenant Law

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MCI for New Carpeting Upheld Tenant Breach by Making Renovation Without Permit Entitles Landlord to Possession Issues of Fact Preclude Summary Judgment on Subtenant's Succession Defense

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Global Perspective On Filing Trademark Registrations

Peter E. Nussbaum & Neha Bhalani

The entertainment industry is a global business, but many U.S. brand owners do not realize that their valuable trademark rights stop at the U.S. border.

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Communicating During the COVID-19 Crisis

John J. Buchanan

The COVID-19 pandemic has likely changed how law firms operate from now on, and it has affected all areas, from client service and IT to business development and attorney recruiting and advancement. One area that has been especially hit hard is the communications function.

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Redefining Law Firm Financial Management In an Era of Unprecedented Economic Uncertainty

Ari Kaplan

The pandemic has forced law firms to reevaluate their expenses, refine their budgets, and review their overall operations to adapt to an environment of perpetual uncertainty. To understand their approach, options, and considerations, LSQ engaged Ari Kaplan Advisors to benchmark a range of metrics and perspectives from leaders at an array of organizations

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Year End Is 90 Days Away, Make Every Day Count.

J. Mark Santiago

We are now into the sixth month of the COVID-19 pandemic and law firms across the country are entering the critical last quarter of the year. Historically, law firms collect between 30% and 50% of their annual revenues in the final 90 days of the calendar year. This year will be more challenging than prior years for a number of reasons.

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Deciphering the USPTO's Material Alteration Standard for Amending Marks

Chris Bussert

As brands mature over time, their owners often seek to update marks that are subject to a federal registration or registration application. In some cases, the impetus for the amendment may be deliberately to freshen, tweak, or otherwise modernize the subject mark. In other cases, brand owners may recognize after the fact that their current usage of a mark does not match the mark as originally registered or applied for.

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Testing for Genericness After USPTO v. Booking.com

Alex Simonson

In the recent U.S. Supreme Court case of USPTO v. Booking.com, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the term Booking.com is not necessarily generic merely because it is composed of two components, each itself generic. In so deciding, Justice Ginsburg averred that there is an appropriate metric to determine if such a term is indeed generic, that of consumer perception.

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Density and Dimensional Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code

Alan Nochumson & Clementa Amazan

Part One in a Series Over the years, the city government has amended the Philadelphia Zoning Code to include incentives to increase the amount of housing units as well as the size of such building structures. Over the course of several articles, we will be discussing the "zoning" bonuses a property owner can take advantage of when developing a property within city limits. This part delves into the Mixed Income Housing Bonus, Green Roof Bonus, and the Fresh Food Market Bonus.

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