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Legal River's Business Law Podcast

Covers intellectual property law, technology, and business law issues.

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Jan 13
How To Deal With Cyber Squatter

How To Deal With Cyber Squatter

How To Deal With Cyber Squatters- By Cliff Hyra
Jan 6
Cyber Squatters – By Cliff Hyra

Cyber Squatters – By Cliff Hyra

Issues with Cyber Squatters – By Cliff Hyra
Dec 30
Steps To Getting A Patent – Part 2

Steps To Getting A Patent – Part 2

Steps To Getting A Patent – Part 2 – By Cliff Hyra

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Small Business and Solo Law…

Small Business and Solo Law Practice Blog

Offers tips for running your own small business or solo law practice. By Victor Medina.

http://victormedina.typepad.com/lpmblog/

Sep 18
Clark Grading Grading Contractor

Clark Grading Grading Contractor

Clark Grading is a top quality Grading Contractor. Being in the business for over 30 years there experience will speak for them selves. Clark Grading as a Grading Contractor services the Inland Empire Grading, Grading Riverside, Grading…
Apr 29
MILO Chat Weekly - Ep. 11 - "Bringin' the Funny Today"

MILO Chat Weekly - Ep. 11 - "Bringin' the Funny Today"

MILO Chat Weekly - Episode 11 - "Bringin' the Funny Today" Regular crew: Ben Stevens, Finis Price, Victor Medina We ran a little long on this one, but we think it's entertaining. As usual, let us know what you think by clicking…
Mar 24
MILO Chat Weekly - Ep. 10 - "I'm the Mac Lawyer, lowercase 't'"

MILO Chat Weekly - Ep. 10 - "I'm the Mac Lawyer, lowercase 't'"

MILO Chat Weekly - Episode 10 - "I'm the Mac Lawyer, lowercase 't'" Regular crew: Ben Stevens, Finis Price, Victor Medina The show is shorter in length, easier to digest. Let us know what you think by clicking email link below…

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China Business Law Blog…

China Business Law Blog ä¸åœ‹å•

Covers Chinese franchise, torts, contracts and labor laws. By Brad Luo.

http://chinabusinesslaw.blogspot.com/

Sep 13
US-China Trade War Begins!

US-China Trade War Begins!

In response to President Obama's decision to impose Section 421 tariffs on Chinese tires, the Chinese government took a short two days to retaliate. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it will initiate the necessary proceedings…
Aug 10
Forced Confessions to Be Inadmissible for Death Penalty in China

Forced Confessions to Be Inadmissible for Death Penalty in China

Over the past two and half months, I had devoted my every waking moment into studying for the Texas Bar Examination (TBE), which FINALLY took place on July 28-30. This should explain the absence of any posts for the last several months.
Apr 10
China's Jury System

China's Jury System

"I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by which a government can be held to the principles of its constitution."--Thomas JeffersonTwo days ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Hon. Duan, a senior justice on…

Rank this Week: 3198

The Datakos Blawg

Covers compliance, records management, and legal service provider relations. By Rick Wolf.

http://wolfs2cents.wordpress.com

Sep 4
The Limestone Cops — Tips on Madoff Red Flags Never Escalated at SEC

The Limestone Cops — Tips on Madoff Red Flags Never Escalated at SEC

It’s hard to believe that with all the resources poured into government following the adoption of Sarbanes Oxley Act in 2002, the escalation process in the SEC failed in the Madoff case. New reports show that junior SEC staff neglected to…
Mar 10
Whither Cloud Computing?

Whither Cloud Computing?

If you’ve heard of cloud computing and all the security issues that surround it, and if you’re wondering if you should trust the security of your sensitive and confidential data to a third party service provider, well, all I can say is…
Feb 27
Protecting Privilege — New Rule 502 mitigates the risk of inadvertent e-discovery disclosure

Protecting Privilege — New Rule 502 mitigates the risk of inadvertent e-discovery disclosure

By Michael Kozubek Published in the 2/1/2009 Issue of Inside Counsel. Privilege review has been a major culprit in the skyrocketing cost of e-discovery. With hundreds of thousands of documents subject to discovery in numerous cases,…

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Attorney R. Tamara de Silva's Blog

Features a skeptical lawyer's take on financial reform, Wall Street and white collar crime.

http://attyrtamaradesilva.wordpress.com

Aug 19
Fat Tail and the Bail Out

Fat Tail and the Bail Out

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain
Aug 19
Market Transparency

Market Transparency

Market Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009 Misses the Mark R. Tamara de Silva February 22, 2009
Aug 19
Proposed Regulation

Proposed Regulation

Proposed Regulations, If Needed, Ought to Value Assets Better R. Tamara de Silva August 19, 2009 Are the United States Treasury, along with the Executive and Legislative branches looking everywhere but at the causes of the financial crisis…

Rank this Week: 2368

You and Yours Blawg

Covers business law, elder law, estate planning and tax law. By Deirdre R. Wheatley-Liss.

http://youandyoursblawg.blogspot.com/

Aug 6
You and Yours Blawg is Moving

You and Yours Blawg is Moving

Category: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Estate and Inheritance Tax, Business Law and Planning, Tax Law and Planning, Probate and Estate Administration, Financial Planning, Miscellaneous Musing
Mar 20
Haven't Paid NJ Taxes? Now Might Be the Time

Haven't Paid NJ Taxes? Now Might Be the Time

Category: Tax Law and PlanningCourtesy of JH Cohn:New Jersey Enacts Tax Amnesty Program"New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has signed a bill creating a 45-day New Jersey state tax amnesty period that will end no later than June 15, 2009.…
Mar 16
Lets get Banks Lending - SBA Loan Guarantee Amount to 90%

Lets get Banks Lending - SBA Loan Guarantee Amount to 90%

Category: Business Law and Planning

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Business Law Blog

Covers business operations and real estate. By McKee Law Office.

http://mckeeoffice.com/blog/

Jul 29
Seminar: Doing Business with the Commonwealth

Seminar: Doing Business with the Commonwealth

Event/Workshop Title: Doing Business with the Commonwealth Location: Doylestown Address: 252 W. Swamp Road Doylestown, PA 18901 Event Description: Free Contracting Workshop for Small Business! Hosted by Economic & Business…
May 15
How a member can force a nonprofit to involuntarily dissolve

How a member can force a nonprofit to involuntarily dissolve

The Court of Commonwealth issued a ruling in April that should serve as a warning to nonprofit boards in Pennsylvania. Did you know that Pennsylvania law allows a member of a nonprofit to petition the court to involuntarily dissolve the…
May 14
Hot Issues in Business Law: Patent Troll

Hot Issues in Business Law: Patent Troll

Hot Issues in Business LawTechnology giants have formed a new group to protect themselves from patent trolls. Patent trolls are businesses who business model is to purchase key intellectual property then collect royalties from companies…

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Ky Commercial Litigation Blog

Comments on procedural and substantive law affecting the planning of transactions and the litigation of business and commercial matters. By Buechel & Conley.

http://kycommerciallitigation.squarespace.com/kycommerciallitigationblog/

May 11
Arbitration Can Be Compelled by Non-Parties to Agreement

Arbitration Can Be Compelled by Non-Parties to Agreement

The Supreme Court has once again firmly planted itself on the side of enforceability of arbitration agreements. We have previously written about this tendency (here) -- prohibiting parties from changing the scope of review of awards,…
Feb 28
Class Action Waivers Redux -- American Express Loses Again

Class Action Waivers Redux -- American Express Loses Again

It has been a few bad weeks for American Express. We wrote a couple of weeks ago about the Second Circuit's decision invalidating class action waivers in arbitration agreements with it merchants. Now the Third Circuit has piled on. In a…
Feb 21
COBRA ARRA TARP YIKES

COBRA ARRA TARP YIKES

In the lagniappe within the in the Stimulus Package passed last week in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (with the pork, the special causes, the non-stimulating stimuli), was something employment and benefit lawyers will have…

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Proxyland

Covers corporate governance.

http://proxyland.blogspot.com/

Mar 6
One Blog Closes, Another Open

One Blog Closes, Another Open

Big news, dear readers.
Feb 17
Stimulus Plan Attacks Executive Compensation: Stay Tuned

Stimulus Plan Attacks Executive Compensation: Stay Tuned

Everyone knows about the freaky fireball that plummeted through the Texas sky last weekend. In an unrelated development, a fireball suddenly appeared in the skies over Proxyland on Friday. That one, however, has been identified: it’s Title…
Feb 11
Geithner's Financial Stability Plan, Or Whatever

Geithner's Financial Stability Plan, Or Whatever

C’mon now, everyone. Cheer up. At least Tim Geithner is easier on the eyes than Hank Paulson, whose face seemed to have the words “we’re all gonna die” written on it no matter what he was saying.

Rank this Week: 3315

California Business and Employment…

California Business and Employment Law

Covers employment and business law in California. By Sayer Fausto LLP.

http://sflegal.wordpress.com

Jan 29
Ledbetter Equal Pay Act Passes Congre

Ledbetter Equal Pay Act Passes Congre

In response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (2007) 550 U.S. 618, Congress passed Senate Bill 181 (the “Lilly Ledbetter Fairy Pay Act of 2009?). There have been a number of attempts to…
Jan 27
Opposing Sexual Harassment

Opposing Sexual Harassment

The United States Supreme Court clarified what it means to “oppose” sexual harassment. in Crawford v. Metropolitan of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Crawford was asked questions during a sexual harassment investigation. In…
Dec 31
Statutory Immunity No Bar to Liability for Public Entity

Statutory Immunity No Bar to Liability for Public Entity

When 69-year-old Theodore DeJung was rejected for a full-time commissioner position for the Sonoma County Superior Court in favor of a person 26 years his junior, Mr. DeJung sued the court for age discrimination in violation of the Fair…

Rank this Week: 226

Corporate Law and Democracy

A repository of ideas, comments and papers on a range of issues related to corporate law and democracy. By Boston College Law School Professor Renee Jones.

http://reneejones.wordpress.com/

Nov 18
Whither State Securities Enforcement?

Whither State Securities Enforcement?

Susan Antilla of Bloomberg news published a recent column revisiting the question of the continued viability of state securities regulators’ enforcement authority. I spoke to Susan about my research on the issue and I am quoted in…
Sep 19
Bailout-palooza

Bailout-palooza

The federal goverment’s proposal for a bailout of the financial industry sounded somewhat familiar to me. I remembered that I had blogged about a similar proposal about a year ago on Conglomerate.
Sep 17
What a Difference a Year Make

What a Difference a Year Make

One year ago discussions surrounding corporate law policy were driven by the Sarbanes-Oxley ‘backlash.” The Paulson Committee and others were warning about how excessive regulation and litigation would lead to the ruin of Wall Street. …

Rank this Week: 5266

The Wine Lawyer

Covers local, state and federal wine laws for wineries in Temecula, California. By Brian Pedigo.

http://www.wine-lawyer.com/

Nov 5
Reporting to the TTB

Reporting to the TTB

All Bonded Wineries and Bonded Wine Cellars must complete and submit the Report of Wine Premises Operations Form
Oct 21
Assembly Bill 2004 Legalizes Picnic Wine

Assembly Bill 2004 Legalizes Picnic Wine

Assembly Bill (AB) 2004, also known as the "winery picnic bill", makes it lawful for visitors to consume a bottle of wine they've purchased on winery premises. Even though this practice had become commonplace, the regulations regarding the…
Oct 5
Wine Law: What is it?

Wine Law: What is it?

Wine law encompasses more than what most people realize. Here is a sampling of what a wine lawyer may do for a winery:Assist in land acquisition: land acquisition can be a complex process. The process can be made much more smooth with the…

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China Law & Business Podcast

China Law & Business Podcast by Lehman, Lee & Xu.

http://www.llxpod.com/?cat=all

Jun 26
Doing business in China - Q & A session

Doing business in China - Q & A session

Lehman, Lee & Xu associates R. Alex Clar, Aldo Settimio Boni de Nobili, Daisy Xu, Marisa Planells and David Wang and managing director Edward E. Lehman presented to students of the Center for International Business and Commercial Law¡¯s…
Jun 26
Doing business in China - Aldo Settimio Boni de Nobili

Doing business in China - Aldo Settimio Boni de Nobili

Lehman, Lee & Xu associates R. Alex Clar, Aldo Settimio Boni de Nobili, Daisy Xu, Marisa Planells and David Wang and managing director Edward E. Lehman presented to students of the Center for International Business and Commercial Law¡¯s…
Jun 26
Doing business in China - Marisa Planell

Doing business in China - Marisa Planell

Lehman, Lee & Xu associates R. Alex Clar, Aldo Settimio Boni de Nobili, Daisy Xu, Marisa Planells and David Wang and managing director Edward E. Lehman presented to students of the Center for International Business and Commercial Law¡¯s…

Rank this Week: 1919

LLC and Corporation Small Talk

By Nolo.

http://www.llccorporationblog.com/

Jun 4
Corporate Compliance Scams and Flimflam

Corporate Compliance Scams and Flimflam

Even Nolo, my corporate-law publisher -- a company loaded with lawyers and staff personnel who can easily separate legal wheat from chaff -- gets bogus corporate correspondence selling ersatz compliance services. One official-looking legal…
May 10
Converting an LLC to a Corporation - It's Not as Simple as It Seem

Converting an LLC to a Corporation - It's Not as Simple as It Seem

State entity-filing offices -- typically a division or department of the office of the Secretary of your state -- have made it simple to convert one type of entity to another. Many provide a simple entity conversion form for this purpose.…
Apr 28
Can Sole Owners Check the Corporate Tax Box?

Can Sole Owners Check the Corporate Tax Box?

After I read the new check-the-box tax regulations that provided default tax treatment for different types of businesses, I suffered the usual post-traumatic tax research distress: sinus pressure, slight dizziness, and irritability.

Rank this Week: 2970

The D & O Diary

Covers directors and officers liability. By Kevin LaCroix.

http://dandodiary.blogspot.com/

Feb 15
Subprime Litigation Wave Hits State Street

Subprime Litigation Wave Hits State Street

To see this page on The D & O Diary's new website, click here. To go to the homepage of The D & O Diary's new ebsite, click here.On January 3, 2008, State Street Corporation announced (here) that for the fourth quarter of 2007, it will be…
Feb 15
A Closer Look at the 2007 Life Sciences Securities Lawsuit

A Closer Look at the 2007 Life Sciences Securities Lawsuit

To see this page on The D & O Diary's new website, refer here. To go to the home page of The D & O Diary's new website, click here. In prior posts (most recently here), I noted that even during the two-year lull in securities lawsuits filings…
Feb 15
Tracking the Opt-Out Settlement

Tracking the Opt-Out Settlement

To see this page on The D & O Diary's new website, click here. To go to the home page of The D & O Diary's new website, click here.In prior posts (most recently here), I have written about the increasing importance of opt-out settlements in…

Rank this Week: 1340

Hellmuth and Johnson Law Podcasts

Information and commentary on a variety of legal and business topics. From the Minnesota law firm of Hellmuth and Johnson, PLLC and The Business Building Network.

http://www.hjlawfirm.com/newsroom/podcasts.php

Oct 19
FOIA- Freedom of Information Act

FOIA- Freedom of Information Act

Attorney Rachel Rosen discusses the Freedom of Information Act - how it might be utilized in light of the Minnesota 35W bridge collapse, and how businesses can use requested information for competitive advantage.
Oct 12
Home Mortgage Financing

Home Mortgage Financing

Attorney Nancy Polomis discusses home financing with other industry professionals in this BATC/Parade of Homes Radio Hour segment.
Oct 11
Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Couple

Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Couple

Non-traditional couples face unique challenges in terms of sharing and protecting assets, especially in the event of a breakup or death of a domestic partner. Hellmuth & Johnson attorney Timothy Davis discusses key estate and tax planning…

Rank this Week: 751

ByteLawyer Briefings

Covers current law and technology developments affecting business and society. By Nanyang Business School Professor Harry SK Tan.

http://bytelawyer.blogspot.com/

Aug 24
Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

Odex fails action against PacNet for disclosure of identity of downloader

In what appears to be a straightforward case of licensors of Animeware - ODEX - for illegal downloading of pirated copies by thousands, Odex filed suits against all the local commercial ISPs to obtain the identities of those who downloaded…
Aug 19
How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

How would the Singapore regulatory framework treat Eros LLC?

Day 1 of State of Play Conference. Interestingly the latest case reported of the synthetic worlds is the case of EROS LLC suing Volkov Catteneo” who broke the sex program’s copy protection and sold unauthorized copies. So naturally…
Aug 19
State of Play Conference BEGINS

State of Play Conference BEGINS

Finally the long awaited conference has begun. Last night at the opening dinner for participants, meeting all the thought leaders, academics and businesses involved in the building and use of synthetic environments is exciting. There was a…

Rank this Week: 154

PSLBlog

Covers commercial law. By a UK-based professional support lawyer (PSL).

http://www.pslblog.co.uk

Jul 17
Protecting privacy - why bother?

Protecting privacy - why bother?

So many reasons… But companies frequently just want to know what the regulatory sanction will be if they don’t. And the Information Commissioner’s Office seems to be keen to show that it intends on keeping up momentum when it comes to…
May 20
The joy of conference call

The joy of conference call

Legal Village, over at Legal Week, has a useful article on conference call etiquette. It includes one of my personal bugbears - punctuality! It seems that there is an expectation that people will be late for conference calls and so the…
May 19
Update

Update

Just a quick update to say sorry for the lack of content on the blog recently. As you can see, it’s had a bit of a facelift (more may come until I find an appropriate “shop window” for my content, although I quite like the…

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Corporate Blawg UK

Covers corporate, company and commercial law in the UK.

http://corporatelawuk.typepad.com/corporate_blawg/

Jul 8
Blawg Review #116

Blawg Review #116

Always one to cut the mustard, Corporate Blawg has gone against the grain and spiced up the Blawg Review #116 with a shake of poetic sauce. The inspiration for this perspiration was found between a sesame bun on July 4th, that most celebrated…
Jul 2
No work no pay puts pay to play

No work no pay puts pay to play

Jeepers. Corporate Blawg is looking like he's about to enter his 3rd week in a row of 50+ hours in the office. In May 2005: "The European Parliament has voted to scrap Britain's opt-out from the Working Time Directive and to limit workers to…
Jun 26
Call it mid-life crises, call it what you will

Call it mid-life crises, call it what you will

Love makes you fat. Corporate Blawg loves his wife, but not his chub, so Corporate Blawg is trying to lose a little of his extra girth before it appears like he's about to give birth. This new momentim was prompted by Corporate Blawg…

Rank this Week: 2074

Franchise Asia…

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Covers legal issues related to the expansion of companies into Asia. By Mark Methenitis, John Vernon and Brad Luo.

http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/

Jun 12
Are Hotels Betting on Gambling in Asia?

Are Hotels Betting on Gambling in Asia?

Legalized hotel gambling in Asia is poised to create huge revenues and huge booms in tourism, which in turn means major development for the hospitality industry. The great success seen in Macau has caused the rest of Asia to re-think what was…
May 23
Commercial Franchise Information Disclosure Management Measures --Chinese Franchise Regulations (III)

Commercial Franchise Information Disclosure Management Measures --Chinese Franchise Regulations (III)

??????????????As discussed below, this law came out on the same date as the "Registration Measures", and it similarly contains a few areas of ambiguities, which I am in the process of writing.MINISTRY OF COMMERCEOFTHE PEOPLE’S RUBLIC OF…
May 23
Commercial Franchise Registration Management Measures--Chinese Franchise Regulations (II)

Commercial Franchise Registration Management Measures--Chinese Franchise Regulations (II)

????????????This new law, yet another importance piece of regulation in the Chinese franchise realm, came into effect on May 1,2007. It was signed into law on April 30, 2007, just one day before the effective date of the Regulations of…

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Tax & Business Law Commentary

Comments on tax and business law developments. By Stuart Levine.

http://taxbiz.blogspot.com/

Jan 19
Whips and Chains?

Whips and Chains?

The following question was posed on the Maryland State Bar Association's Small and Solo Practice listserv discussion group:Hello List,
Jan 13
Original Intent on Representing the Unpopular

Original Intent on Representing the Unpopular

In 1770, a prominent Boston lawyer represented the Capt. Thomas Preston and the British soldiers after the Boston Massacre. They were immensely unpopular. This account of that lawyer's recollection of his retention for the defense was…
Jan 11
Housekeeping

Housekeeping

This post is just to clear a problem between Blogger and Bloglines.

Rank this Week: 881

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