Mass Transfers and Tenant Chain Sales: Advice for Landlords
April 28, 2005
The rumor that the retailing giant, Target Stores, may be taking over one of Canada's oldest and most venerable department store retailers, the 334-year-old Hudson's Bay Company ("The Bay"), and/or its junior department store discount division, Zellers, has left many Canadian landlords scrambling to review their leases in order to ascertain their rights. Many landlords will find that Target may be able to slip into The Bay's shoes without the necessity of having to obtain the landlords' consent to the transaction. Target's entry into Canada may prove to be as seamless and effortless as Wal-Mart's successful entry into the Canadian market a decade ago through its subleasing of stores from F.W. Woolworth & Company, a feat that was achieved for the most part without the necessity of landlord consent.
Assumption Of Software Licenses In Bankruptcy
April 28, 2005
Is a software license assumable by a licensee in the event the licensee seeks bankruptcy protection? <br>A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling has demonstrated the critical importance of this question to software licensees. The risk of nonassumption may prove quite significant. This article discusses this risk and suggests a potential license provision addressing the risk.
What Class Action Reform Means to the Franchising Industry
April 01, 2005
Franchise attorneys say that the new federal Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 ("CAFA") will be beneficial to franchisors, but they do not predict that the new law means the end of class action litigation between franchisors and franchisees, nor by consumers or employees against franchise systems. In fact, some attorneys suggest that CAFA might result in more litigation, as plaintiffs file lawsuits in individual states rather than seeking national class action status through a case brought before a state court.
Second Annual Best of Visual Identity Innovators
March 30, 2005
Once again this year Marketing The Law Firm is presenting its Best of Visual Identity Innovators. This competition was open only to law firms of all sizes. The graphic design firm or those responsible for the creative side of the project receive "honorable mention."
Is It Forgettable, Or Is It Memorable?
March 30, 2005
Memorability is what matters most in advertising. To be memorable, the advertising must be credible. Distinct. And most of all, relevant to the self-interest of the audience by which the advertiser wants to be remembered. <br>The question is: Why isn't most law firm advertising more memorable?
Lateral Partner Recruiting Effective Use Of Search Professionals
March 30, 2005
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, one of New York's elite law firms, recently hired its first lateral partner in over 60 years. While an exception at Cravath, hiring lateral partners has become an indispensable strategy for law firms in achieving important business objectives and in thriving in hotly competitive markets.
Men Report Changed Attitudes Toward Work And Life
March 30, 2005
Last month, Part One revealed some of the significant findings of a study released in October 2004 titled "Generation & Gender in the Workplace." The study documents many things that change the equation regarding workplace attitudes. It was conducted by the Families and Work Institute and sponsored and funded by the American Business Collaboration (ABC), a group of eight major businesses, including two accounting/consulting firms, that believe collaboration can accomplish more than working alone. In Part Two, we present results on ambition and taking on responsibility ' at work and at home.
