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Missed in Translation: Bringing Your U.S. Franchise Agreement to Canada
With a diversified consumer base, a stable economy, and a well-established legal system, Canada is a receptive jurisdiction for expanding U.S. franchise systems, as long as the U.S. franchisor plays by Canada's rules.
Several Canadian provinces have franchise-specific legislation imposing obligations not usually found in the U.S.; other provinces rely on the common law or the civil law to regulate the franchisee-franchisor relationship. Although Quebec is the only province in Canada that requires a franchisor to translate the language (i.e., English to French) of its franchise agreements and related documents, in all provinces a U.S. franchisor must translate the legal terms of its franchise agreements and related documents into the Canadian legal context.
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.