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Strategic Sourcing
January 29, 2010
Law firms face an ongoing challenge to reduce costs. Proactive firms can reduce their recurring costs for goods, equipment and services while maintaining quality and service levels by developing and implementing strategic sourcing programs. Strategic sourcing involves systematically examining spending as a whole and developing a holistic strategy to achieve greater savings than could be gained by "one off" cost-cutting measures. While strategic sourcing does not include payroll costs, enhancing the quality of non-payroll services will indirectly help payroll cost management.
An Economic and Demographic Case for Alternative Fee Arrangements
January 29, 2010
We have known for some time that the law profession is aging. Until now, the effect that such aging could have on law firm revenues has been entirely masked by law firms raising hourly billing rates well in excess of general inflationary pressures, rising costs of operations and the increased experience of its practitioners. Now we are in an environment where competitive and market forces will almost certainly alter the ability to raise hourly billing rates consistent with historic patterns. The time has come to embrace alternatives to hourly pricing.
Bit Parts
January 29, 2010
Film Studio Wins Tax Credit Case<br>One-Second Sample Isn't Automatic Copyright Infringement<br>"Sham Affidavit" Rule Applied in Memorabilia Suit
Expert Witnesses
January 29, 2010
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California denied a motion to exclude the expert testimony of a witness who has worked in advertising and celebrity endorsements for more than three decades.
Representing Clients with Gambling Debts to Casinos
January 29, 2010
As a young associate at McManis Faulkner &amp; Morgan, Eric Sidebotham was put in charge of a $4-$6 million gaming dispute between a Silicon Valley executive and a New Jersey casino. Little did he know then that the negotiation skills and casino-related expert witness contacts he picked up at McManis Faulkner would help keep his own two-lawyer firm afloat through one of the deepest recessions in recent memory.
NY Appellate Court Dismisses <i>Star Trek</i> Memorabilia Suit
January 29, 2010
A <i>Star Trek</i> fan who claims he was humiliated after spending more than $24,000 on fake props at a Christie's auction has had his $7 million suit against the auction house zapped by the New York Appellate Division, 1st Department.
Examining 'Harmless Errors' Provision For Copyright Termination Notices
January 29, 2010
Part One of this article, last month, introduced the dispute between the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Warner Bros. and discussed the "harmless errors" clause itself. Part Two discusses the Register of Copyrights' regulations and delves into the Siegel heirs and Warner Bros. Entertainment arguments, as well as related court rulings
Personal Jurisdiction Determined in Suit for Legal Services
January 29, 2010
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California determined, in a case transferred to it from a New York federal court, that the New York court properly exercised jurisdiction over California defendants, who had hired the plaintiff, a New York lawyer, for entertainment matters.
The New Realities of Financing Film Productions
January 29, 2010
Reduced sales of DVDs and increased piracy of filmed entertainment are affecting the profits of studios and other financiers of motion pictures. To lessen this impact, changes are being made in deal terms offered to creative talent ' such as actors and creative producers ' and new relationships are emerging among such talent, financiers and distributors of theatrical motion pictures.
Registering Marks As Top-Level Domain Names
January 28, 2010
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") plans to issue generic top-level domain names ("gTLDs") beyond the current 21 top-level domain names ("TLDs") such as .com and .net. For the first time, trademark owners may use their marks as gTLDs; for example, .nike. The application process is complex, and trademark owners have no guarantee that they will secure gTLDs for their marks. e-Commerce providers, however, can use trademark-law strategy to gain advantages during the application process.

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