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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.

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A look at two important cases.

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In the Courts

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Analysis of a key ruling.

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The FCPA and Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Nationals Residing Outside The U.S.

Andrew M. Levine, Bruce E. Yannett, Steven S. Michaels & 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.

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Movers & Shakers

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John B. Sivertsen has joined Ranstad North America as its associate general counsel.

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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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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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FACE Act Introduced

Bradley S. Shear

The Forbidding Advertisement Through Child Exploitation Act (FACE Act) of 2013 was introduced in Congress on July 10, 2013 by U.S. Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-N) to help protect the personal privacy of children and teens.

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