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Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is seeking approval from the Chinese government to open a Hong Kong office, and has started recruiting lawyers there.
Leaders of the Chicago-based firm view the new office as one of a series of recent actions designed to strengthen Mayer Brown's position as a global competitor. Earlier this month the firm announced that its present chairman would be succeeded by an executive team consisting of a chairman and two vice chairmen.
Mayer Brown also aims to expand its New York office substantially, said its current chairman, Ty Fahner. “We have too many clients that use us in Chicago and London, but don't use us in New York,” he said.
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?