A recent federal court decision from Wisconsin suggests that expansive and formal franchise agreements are a necessary evil. A look at Everett v. Paul Davis Restoration.
February 26, 2013Craig R. Tractenberg and Gregg Rubenstein
The the Rule Against Perpetuities is back in our lives. Here's why.
February 26, 2013Julian M. Wise, Daniel Martin and Justin C. ElliottThe ability of a developer to ultimately sell an outparcel for its maximum value often is dependent to a large degree on the legal status of the outparcel ...
February 26, 2013Michael Di GeronimoAnalysis of whether landlord's withholding of consent is unreasonable, absent a defining statute.
February 26, 2013Melissa A. Semidey and Donna Hoelscher SuchanWhat happens when a counterparty seeks protection from the risks in continued performance under a contract with a debtor in bankruptcy.
February 25, 2013By Adam L. Rosen and Christopher J. RubinoThis article examines the typical DIP financing indemnification provision and the less frequently seen pre-petition indemnification provision, and discusses the effect of pre-petition indemnifications on the bankruptcy estate.
February 25, 2013Thomas Fawkes and Elizabeth L. JanczakTransactions that closed more than four or even six years post-transfer, nonetheless may be subject to an avoidance action for recovery of a fraudulent transfer.
February 25, 2013Amy TontiBaker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP recently welcomed John Salza as a principal in charge of tax accounting methods. In this role, Salza lends his expertise to tax engagements across Baker Tilly's industry practices.
February 25, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |A recent study published by Altman Weil listed the ways in which chief legal officers would like to see their outside counsel embrace service improvements and innovation. The top four responses were greater cost reduction, non-hourly pricing, more efficient project management and improved budget forecasting. To anyone paying even cursory attention to the legal marketplace in the last half decade, these should not come as a surprise.
February 25, 2013Timothy B. CorcoranWith proper planning, a pension can meet regulations, be funded to the acceptable green zone levels (80%) and reduce the annual net periodic pension funding requirement.
February 25, 2013Lawrence L. Bell