'Cause We Are Living in a Digital World …
October 01, 2018
As with traditional branding, a digital brand is simply the perception individuals have of a business or organization online. Digital branding is a brand management technique that uses a combination of Internet branding and digital marketing to develop a brand over a range of digital venues, including Internet-based relationships, device-based applications and media. The objective is to establish and build trust with potential clients, especially while they are in the decision phase of the selection process.
Law Firm Leaderships' Biggest Challenge: Equality of Outcome
October 01, 2018
<b><i>Aggressive Poaching In the Market Is Forcing Leadership to Contend With the Delicate Balance of Equality, Culture and Compensation In their Firms</b></i><p>Many leaders are no longer focused just on business development but are also trying to figure out how to continue making money and structure their firms in a way that allows them to spend the requisite money to pay top talent.
Real Property Law
October 01, 2018
Neighborhood Garden Users May Establish Adverse Possession Claim<br>Purchaser Entitled to Return of Down Payment Upon Revocation of Mortgage Commitment After Expiration of Contingency Period<br>Law Firm Not Liable to Non-Client for Turnover of Escrow Funds<br>Law Firm Not Exempt From Claim Under RPL 265-B<br>Presumption of Due Execution Rebutted<br>Title Insurance Regulation Annulled
Non-Traditional Trademarks: The Elusiveness of Branding a Trend
October 01, 2018
A look at several unique trademark cases where the plaintiff fashion brand proactively sought to invalidate a competitor's non-traditional trademarks, an action which reflects a push back on increasingly aggressive litigation tactics by fashion brands seeking to blur the lines between a non-protectable fashion trend and a protectable trademark.
Sales Speak: Grow Your Clients: MLF's Challenge
October 01, 2018
As you approach your clients during the upcoming holidays and new year, think creatively. This Q&A with Aon COO Audrey Rubin provides more than a dozen examples of ways to add value and build stronger relationships with our clients. The <i>MLF</i> team challenges you to undertake one or two of these in your next go-to-market strategies.
Store Closing Lease Rejection in 'Shiekh Shoes'
October 01, 2018
Store closing or liquidation sales are a routine part of Chapter 11 cases involving retail debtors. These sales are consistently authorized by bankruptcy courts, despite lease provisions purporting to forbid them.
Inside the New Tax Act's Changes to Carried Interest
October 01, 2018
Phil Jelsma, a partner and chair of the tax practice team at a San Diego-based commercial real estate law firm talks about the changes to carried interest, how this will impact commercial real estate investment and what investors should do now to comply.
Inside the New Tax Plan's Changes to Carried Interest
October 01, 2018
Phil Jelsma, a partner and chair of the tax practice team at a San Diego-based commercial real estate law firm talks about the changes to carried interest, how this will impact commercial real estate investment and what investors should do now to comply.