IP's Impact on M&A and Corporate Values
June 24, 2009
In this far-ranging interview, Susan Perng Pan, Washington, DC-based patent attorney and partner of the intellectual property firm SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, discusses best practices and strategies for in-house counsel to assess, protect, and evaluate the worth of their portfolios, both domestically and globally.
In the Spotlight: Commercial Tenant Considerations in a Troubled Economy
June 23, 2009
This article addresses certain terms, provisions and concerns that should be covered in a tenant's lease transaction, which will not only be important if the landlord experiences financial difficulties, but will also assist the tenant if it should confront a difficult financial situation on its own account.
Trouble in Lease Land
June 23, 2009
Part One of this article in last month's issue discussed a variety of methods to keep the tenant operating. The article herein continues the discussion.
On the Move
June 23, 2009
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Chinese Manufacturers
June 23, 2009
With the recent financial crisis that has affected many American importers, wholesalers, and retailers, Chinese manufacturers should be prepared to deal with financially distressed U.S. customers that seek to rehabilitate their businesses through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Seventh Circuit Vindicates Secured Lenders' Right to Full Payment
June 23, 2009
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held on May 5, 2009, that two secured lenders were fully secured, "entitled to a full recovery" from the debtor ("UAL") despite the bankruptcy court's improper valuation of the collateral (improved airport terminal space) securing the lenders' underlying $60 million loan.
JOHN WAYNE ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS
June 15, 2009
JOHN WAYNE ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS - That great American philosopher, John Wayne, may have been speaking to his fellow cowboys when he said "Round 'em up and move 'em out", but he very well could have been talking to law marketers. After all, the three components of the cattle business. . . . GET 'EM - Find good cows and bring them back to your corral KEEP 'EM - Take care of the…
How to Start A Practice <i>What Do I Do Next?</i>
June 02, 2009
Every legal and accounting publication ' in hard copy or on the Internet ' is loaded with advice about how to start a practice. But what seems to be missing is realistic guidance on the practice ' the practice, not the theory ' of practice development: Not what you should do, but what you could do.
Back to the Future: Alternative Fee Structures Revisited
May 29, 2009
With the application of non'legal-industry business principles to relationships with their law firms, clients are directly affecting alternative billing structures. And innovative law firms are rising to the occasion.
