Bankruptcy courts typically scrutinize transactions that attempt to shift the jurisdiction or activities of a debtor, prior to filing for bankruptcy, on the basis that such actions may thwart creditor expectations or accomplish other improper objectives.
The Supreme Court’s unanimous 2023 decision in Amgen v. Sanofi reshaped enablement analysis for broad genus patent claims. In the wake of Amgen, broad functional claims have been scrutinized rigorously for sufficient disclosure. This article summarizes key post-Amgen decisions, which illustrate how patent drafters and litigators must navigate the fine line between claim breadth and disclosure depth in the post-Amgen era.
The harboring provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act criminalizes the act of “concealing, harboring, or shielding from detection” any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States. This article examines a few federal cases to illustrate the doctrinal contours of harboring — drawing a clear distinction between active concealment and passive accommodation.
Buying distressed real estate from a receiver presents unique opportunities and challenges. A court-appointed receiver manages and preserves assets for creditors, investors, or other stakeholders, typically in cases involving financial distress or mismanagement. Because of these circumstances, purchasing real estate from a receiver requires a strategic approach. Below are key considerations for successfully acquiring real estate in a receivership sale.
When first practicing law, most lawyers think they need to sound like a lawyer. Not just any lawyer, but the kind of lawyer who uses words like "heretofore" and "whereas" in casual conversation. But somewhere between their first set of discovery requests and their hundredth client meeting, good lawyers often reach the same conclusion: no one actually likes talking to a lawyer who sounds like a lawyer.
The contrast between the Trump Administration’s ostentatious embrace of cryptocurrency and the prior administration’s chilly skepticism has led some to suggest that the multi-billion-dollar industry is at the dawn of an enforcement-devoid free for all. A more recent, lower key announcement, however, indicates that enforcement still has a pulse.
The vast majority of commercial real property is valued for tax assessment purposes primarily based on the income approach to valuation. However, it is common to find that the assessor has entirely omitted or overly minimized the costs associated with getting the tenant in the first place.
Last month, a flood of whimsical, dreamlike portraits in the style of Studio Ghibli (the Japanese animation studio) swept across social media. What began as a playful social trend quickly raised legal concerns. Within days, users began reporting that OpenAI had restricted prompts referencing specific artistic styles. This trend offers a live case study of how generative AI may implicate core doctrines of copyright law, including derivative works, substantial similarity, and fair use.
Big Law firms have stepped into a whole different world of partner compensation in the last year, by stretching their spreads, increasing bonus pools, moving to “black box” systems, adding nonequity tiers, and implementing “super” points, among other changes.
Some of the biggest guns in commercial real estate have spoken in the wake of President Trump’s tariff announcements, and their views of the impacts on CRE financing and the economy are bleak.
