By: Jonathan R. Mook DIMUROGINSBERG PC It has been more than three years since COVID-19 changed not only the way in which we work, but our entire lives as well. The lockdowns have ended, and we now are venturing into uncharted waters in what has been termed the...
In its ongoing effort to support the rule of law worldwide, the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation has established the Ukraine Legal Aid Portal to aid members of the Ukrainian legal community affected by the war in Ukraine. ESTABLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE...
LexisNexis Legal & Professional (LNLP) CEO Mike Walsh recently announced several efforts undertaken by LNLP and the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation to support the people of Ukraine in their struggle against invasion by Russia. ON THE FINANCIAL FRONT, WALSH...
By: Genevieve Ng A few hundred people demonstrated at Michigan State University (MSU) on April 20, 2018, calling on the Michigan State University Board of Trustees to resign. They were joined in the call by the editorial board of the Michigan State University...
By: Patrick Yingling and Aleksandra Kopec King & Spalding What is the “middle market” of the U.S. leveraged loan market? While there is no checklist for what constitutes the middle market, the two basic parameters are that the borrower has between...
By: Devika Kewalramani MOSES & SINGER LLP Lawyers are prohibited from sharing legal fees with non-lawyers unless an exception applies. The issue of fee sharing infrequently arises for in-house counsel as they are typically salaried employees who usually do...
By: Abram Ellis , John Terzaken , and Jonathan Myers , Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP This article addresses the extraterritorial reach of U.S. antitrust laws—that is, their application to international trade or commerce—specifically discussing...
By: Jim Wagstaffe and The Wagstaffe Group This article discusses how to negotiate and finalize a settlement in a federal case and covers topics such as pre-suit settlements, settling after a complaint is filed and after entry of judgment, releases and interpreting...
By: Frank DeLucia and Luciano Ricondo , Merchant & Gould After a patent application is filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and during the stage in which the application is being examined by a patent examiner, it can often be helpful to...
By: Jim Wagstaffe And The Wagstaffe Group The article discusses the various types of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) for a federal case and covers topics such as the courts’ requirement to develop ADR procedures and their power to require parties to...
By: Richard Lieberman , Dykema Gosset PLLC This article addresses fundamental considerations in structuring equity compensation for general and limited partnerships, as well as limited liability companies (LLCs) that are classified as partnerships for federal...
By: Scott Anthony, Eric Blanchard, and Matthew Gehl , Covington & Burling LLP The clean and renewable energy industry focuses on alternative energy solutions to traditional fossil fuels, which currently dominate the supply of energy across the world. Unlike...
By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis. SECTION 2-207 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC) was supposed to resolve these questions: (1) Is a contract formed when parties exchange forms that contain nonmatching terms and the parties don’t sign off...
By: Roberta Jacobs-Meadway and Roger LaLonde, ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC BEFORE SENDING A TRADEMARK CEASE AND DESIST LETTER on behalf of a client, it is imperative to conduct due diligence and to carefully consider the content and tone of the letter...
Q&A with Michael Labriola , Michael Nordtvedt , and Megan Baier , Partners at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP. What is an Emerging Growth Company (EGC)? Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act) (112 P.L. 106, 126 Stat. 306)...