What Is Legal Design Thinking?
September 01, 2018
Design Thinking — a creative process for innovation — has become a staple topic in MBA programs and tech companies, it is just now showing up in law practice management circles.
Opportunity Zones and Commercial Real Estate
September 01, 2018
One of the many provisions of last year's tax overhaul was the creation of a little-noticed program called Opportunity Zones, which was designed to give investors tax breaks for investments in designated areas. Now, attention is starting to pick up as the program takes shape.
Real Property Law
September 01, 2018
Temple Awarded Specific Performance of Agreement to Reconvey<br>Inadequacy of Sale Price Insufficient to Set Aside Foreclosure Sale<br>Questions of Fact About Purchaser's Ability to Perform<br>Knowledge of True Owner's Claim Does Not Defeat Adverse Possession Defense<br>Contract Vendee Entitled to Specific Performance<br>Land Seller Did Not Violate General Business Law Section 349<br>Statute of Limitations Bars Foreclosure Claim
Professional Development: Overcoming Business Networking Anxiety: It Just Takes Practice
September 01, 2018
Coffees, breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and receptions are all part of doing business; they are also essential to attracting business. These situations, however, can be uncomfortable. But there are ways to overcome the discomfort. The following are a few tips that will help you feel prepared and confident in networking situations.
Patent Eligibility of User Interfaces
September 01, 2018
<b><i>Advances in UI Design Can Provide Key Competitive Differentiation and Advantage, Which Makes Protecting Them Critically Important from a Business Perspective</b></i><p>Advances in UI design can also provide key competitive differentiation and advantage, helping to distinguish otherwise commoditized products and services such as computers, Web services, wearables, and appliances. Given this advantage, protecting advances in UI design can also be critically important from a business perspective.
Landlord & Tenant
September 01, 2018
Subletting Rent Stabilized Apartment for Short Periods Is Not a Curable Defect<br>Tenant May Terminate When Landlord Failed to Cure Landmarks Violation<br>Breach and Fraudulent Inducement Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss<br>Late Fees Not Enforceable<br>Subtenants Not Entitled to 30 Day Notice
The Bankruptcy Code's Inherent Limitations for Struggling Golf Courses
September 01, 2018
<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>A simple Web search will unearth countless privately-owned golf courses that have closed, are for sale, or have sought bankruptcy protection as an avenue toward a financial restructuring or redevelopment. However, there are limitations on what the owner of a golf course can accomplish in Chapter 11 when the property is burdened with restrictive covenants limiting the use of the property.