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This Ain't Your Average Hamburger Joint: Making a Mountain Out of a UFOC Designed to Fit a Molehill
What happens when your client wants to build a mountain? Literally. And franchise the concept. That's exactly the challenge presented by the WaterSnoGo proposed franchise under development by M-O-H INCORPORATED.
The WaterSnoGo franchise is a massive family entertainment complex that includes a 200-foot, man-made ski mountain, a 600,000-plus square foot water and adventure park, more than 50,000 square feet of retail space, and an optional hotel and conference area. Each franchise site will require a minimum of 52 acres to accommodate the 1/4-mile-long WaterSnoGo complex that is also 27 stories high, and carries a price tag of $170 million.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.