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Players on the Move

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A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Sales Speak: Relationship Building: Systemizing Prospect Engagement Image

Sales Speak: Relationship Building: Systemizing Prospect Engagement

Jennifer Bettencourt

Building rapport with prospective or existing clients and referral sources requires intentional ongoing communication and patience. When relationships fail to progress, it is most often due to a lack of follow-up.

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Case on 'Coolcore' Marks Settles a 34 Year Debate Regarding Bankruptcy and IP Law Image

Case on 'Coolcore' Marks Settles a 34 Year Debate Regarding Bankruptcy and IP Law

Charles A. Cartagena-Ortiz

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in <i>Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology </i>, ruling that a trademark licensee can retain its rights under a trademark license agreement that is rejected by the licensor as an executory contract in bankruptcy.

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Civil Contempt for Discharge Injunction Violations: A New Standard That Brings the 'Old Soil' with It Image

Civil Contempt for Discharge Injunction Violations: A New Standard That Brings the 'Old Soil' with It

Stephanie Lieb & Dana Robbins

In its recent opinion in <i>Taggart v. Lorenzen,</i> the Supreme Court decided that “[a] court may hold a creditor in civil contempt for violating a discharge order if there is no fair ground of doubt as to whether the order barred the creditor's conduct.” Although this standard appears to be new, it is more than a century old and “brings the old soil” from civil contempt with it.

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Let Freedom (of Contract) Ring: Yellowstone Waivers Are Enforceable

Joshua Kopelowitz & Richard Corde

This is the third in a series of articles exploring whether parties to a commercial lease can contractually waive a tenant's right to seek a Yellowstone injunction. In a recent ruling, the Court of Appeals, in 159 MP Corp. v Redbridge Bedford, LLC, left no doubt that a contractual waiver of a right to seek a declaratory judgment and/or a Yellowstone injunction in a commercial lease is enforceable.

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Co-ops & Condominiums

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Merger Doctrine Precludes Unit Owner's Action Against Sponsor

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Development

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Denial of Site Plan Upheld

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Landlord & Tenant

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Stay of Warrant of Eviction Constitutes Reasonable Accommodation Under Fair Housing Act

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Real Property Law

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Statute of Limitations Does Not Bar Foreclosure<br>Mortgage on Church Property Not Properly Authorized<br>Sale Contract Precludes Fraud Claim<br>Seller's Representations Did Not Survive Closing<br>Foreclosure Action Time Barred<br>Mortgagor Fails to Establish Forgery<br>Mortgagee May Bring Action on Promissory Note; Not Limited to Foreclosure Remedy<br>Summary Judgment Denied In Action to Set Aside a Deed for Fraud

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Key Ways to Avoid Negative Publicity 

David McCann

Marketing professionals have a responsibility to do their best to protect the brands of their employers. And part of that responsibility means avoiding, limiting or addressing, to the extent possible, any negative or damaging publicity. While there are nuances within each industry that determine what can and can't be done in this effort, there are some universal strategies I think work well.

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