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Law Firm Diversity Roundtable

Steve Salkin

Creating an Environment Attractive to Diverse Lawyers Where They Can Rise to the Leadership Level A roundtable discussion with four prominent leaders in law and recruiting who weigh in what firms are doing — and can do — to create environments that are attractive to diverse lawyers and enable them to rise to the leadership level.

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Real Property Law

ssalkin

Cancellation of Satisfaction Denied<br>Questions About Meeting of Minds<br>Statute of Limitations Bars Foreclosure Action<br>Merger Doctrine<br>Unjust Enrichment<br>Mortgage Acceleration Revoked<br>Deed Valid When Not Intended As Security for Mortgage Debt<br>Specific Performance Denied for Failure to Show Ability to Close

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Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee Image

Supreme Court Rules Rejection of Trademark License Does Not Rescind Rights of Licensee

Mark Page

Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC The question is whether a debtor's rejection of its agreement granting a license "terminates rights of the licensee that would survive the licensor's breach under applicable nonbankruptcy law."

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Voice of the Client: 9 Ways You Could Be Hindering New Business Efforts Image

Voice of the Client: 9 Ways You Could Be Hindering New Business Efforts

Mike Mellor

Nine ways you may be hindering your efforts to win new legal business, and a few ideas on how subtle improvements can maximize both success and overall win rates for firms and attorneys.

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Supreme Court Holds Bar Against Registration of Immoral or Scandalous Marks Violates the First Amendment Image

Supreme Court Holds Bar Against Registration of Immoral or Scandalous Marks Violates the First Amendment

Peter Kidd

Iancu v. Brunetti The Supreme Court held the bar against registration of immoral or scandalous marks "collided" with well-established free speech doctrine, namely, that laws disadvantaging speech based on the views expressed thereby violate the First Amendment.

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Eminent Domain Law

ssalkin

Award of Contingent Attorney's Fees

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Trustee Litigation Trend: Tuition Clawback Image

Trustee Litigation Trend: Tuition Clawback

Theresa A. Driscoll

With increasing frequency, Chapter 7 trustees are looking to insolvent parents as well as colleges and universities to avoid and recover for estate creditors payments made by insolvent debtors for the benefit of the debtors' dependents. These cases are premised on the theory that the tuition payments being made by insolvent parents for the benefit of their children are avoidable as constructively fraudulent transfers because the parents do not receive reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the payment of such tuition. Courts are divided as to whether the payment of a child's tuition provides reasonably equivalent value to the insolvent parents.

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9 Ways You Could Be Hindering New Business Efforts Image

9 Ways You Could Be Hindering New Business Efforts

Mike Mellor

Nine ways you may be hindering your efforts to win new legal business, and a few ideas on how subtle improvements can maximize both success and overall win rates for firms and attorneys.

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Players on the Move

ssalkin

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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