Neill Brower’s article, “Reviving an Old Project,” was published in The Recorder. The article discusses key items to address when restarting dormant development projects.
Stan Gibson’s blog article, “Pre-Filing Investigation At ITC Protected From Discovery,” was republished by IP Frontline.
Multinational companies often face challenges in enforcing claims against their employees and agents located in foreign jurisdictions. In December 2012, a federal appeals court decision — MacDermid, Inc. v. Deiter, No. 11-5388-cv (2nd Cir. Dec. 26, 2012) — made enforcement a bit easier when a company goes after employees who commit cyber theft beyond U.S. […]
Recently, we’ve been seeing debtors try to confirm cram down plans of reorganization that are unfavorable to the secured creditor by “gerrymandering” the class of unsecured claims. The typical situation finds the secured creditor holding an undersecured loan. Under Section 506(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, the secured creditor’s claim is automatically bifurcated into a secured […]
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Hotel owner-operator disputes: Marriott v Eden Roc — what it all means for terminating hotel management agreements.” was picked up by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net and ehotelier.com.
Bob Braun’s article, “To Brand or Not To Brand (Your Hotel),” was published by Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog, and was picked up by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net, 4Hoteliers, ehotelier.com Hotel News Resource and the Calbar Business Law Section Newstand.
Jim Butler’s blog article, “Marriott loses appeal in Eden Roc case: Why all long-term hotel management agreements are now terminable,” was picked up by Hotel Online, Hospitality Net and Hotel News Resource. Click here to view the article.
There is no shortage of advice on how to secure electronic information. Companies can look to pronouncements by state and federal agencies (for example, the recent statements by the California Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on mobile application security), private industry (like the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standards) and foreign standards (like […]
Jim Butler & Guy Maisnik’s blog article, “The 10 biggest mistakes shopping centers make when adding a hotel,” was picked up by Hospitality Net, Hotel Online, Hotel News Resource and ehotelier.com.
Cathy Holmes, Victor Shum and Angelique Brunner’s article, “Protecting the integrity of the EB-5 investment market through the adoption and use of due diligence best practices,” was published by Jim Butler’s Hotel Law Blog, and was picked up by Hotel Online.