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The Perfect Storm
November 24, 2008
Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) in August in response to a perceived product safety crisis arising from several recent high-profile recalls of imported children's products. This article provides an in-depth discussion.
<b>Special Issue:</b> The Fourth Annual MLF 50: The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications
October 30, 2008
Now more than ever, marketing should take center stage ' and for 50 firms it has ' I'm a believer!
Ethical Issues of the 21st Century
September 29, 2008
Why and how a "confidential e-mail" might not be so confidential--and what can ensue when it leaks.
Rules of Thumb to Rein in Litigation Costs and Optimize Results
September 26, 2008
This is the fifth and final entry in a series of articles discussing how in-house counsel can better manage litigation matters.
Understanding and Avoiding Preference Liability
September 26, 2008
In today's challenging economic environment it is a familiar story: After a protracted period of slow pay and then no pay, your customer (or borrower, joint venturer, counter-party, etc.) files a bankruptcy petition, leaving you holding the bag. And that's only the beginning.
Law Firm Leadership: Accessing the Inner Entrepreneur
August 27, 2008
Founding and/or senior partners are the finders, and they hire minders and grinders to do the bulk of the work. Then the day comes when these hires are instructed to go out and get new clients. Suddenly, a population trained to "succeed" in one way has to learn to survive in a vastly different environment.
Production Lawyer's Guide to Obtaining E&O Insurance, Preventing Litigation
August 27, 2008
Previous installments of this article discussed errors and omissions insurance coverage and clearance guidelines for vetting dramatic works. This final segment will wrap up the clearance guidelines discussion, including music and film clips.
Production Lawyer's Guide to Obtaining E&O Insurance, Preventing Litigation
July 30, 2008
Part One discussed what is and isn't covered by errors and omissions (E&amp;O) insurance and examined general clearance guidelines for film and TV. Part Two continues the discussion with specific clearance procedures for production counsel to consider.
The Need for New Policy and Business Paradigms
June 27, 2008
New products frequently give rise to new waves of product liability litigation. With nanotechnology-rooted innovation forecasted to account for upward of $1.5 trillion in global commerce by 2015, the stakes are high.
A Production Lawyer's Guide to Obtaining E&O Insurance and Preventing Litigation
June 26, 2008
Errors-and-omissions insurance (also known as 'E&amp;O' or producers liability insurance) is an inevitable part of every film and TV producer's life. It is required for the sale and distribution of virtually all film productions and television shows in North America ' and the requirement is becoming global. The goal of the article is to allow production counsel to spot the issues and to develop a sense of what is risky or not in the course of bringing a film or television production to fruition.

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