Credible Fraudulent Transfer Advocacy
Appellate courts continue to use common sense when disposing of constructively fraudulent transfer appeals, as recent decisions show.
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In the Spotlight: Options to Purchase in Retail Leasing
Scott A. Miskimon
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Michael R. Thornton
This article identifies issues to consider when dealing with options to purchase.
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Granting Expansion Options to Tenants
Matthew B. Mattingly
A prudent landlord must consider a number of factors when granting expansion rights to a tenant.
Features
The FCPA and Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Nationals Residing Outside The U.S.
Andrew M. Levine, Bruce E. Yannett, Steven S. Michaels
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Scott N. Auby
When may foreign nationals residing continuously outside the United States be prosecuted on civil FCPA charges by the SEC? Conclusion of last month's article.
Movers & Shakers
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
John B. Sivertsen has joined Ranstad North America as its associate general counsel.
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TexasBarCLE 23rd Annual Entertainment Law Institute
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Transformative Use Musings
Stan Soocher
The California Supreme Court has accepted "transformative use" as a First Amendment defense to a right-of-publicity claim for more than a decade. The issue recently came up before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in the class action suit by former college athletes who claim Electronic Arts (EA) violated their rights of publicity with the NCAA Football video game.
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Correction
ALM Staff
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Law Journal Newsletters
The Cameo Clips column in the August 2013 issue of Entertainment Law & Finance incorrectly reported the name of the deciding court in Faulkner Literary…
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Maddeningly Mismated Matches
Jonathan Moskin
In paired opinions rendered the same day by the same judge, the Ninth Circuit reached seemingly directly contrary conclusions in virtually identical cases concerning the balancing of intellectual property rights and First Amendment interests.
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