Corporate Counsel | Commentary
By Noel Elfant | September 27, 2018
Dear full service law firms: This is an intervention. I am concerned about your health. I am a general counsel, an in-house lawyer. If you want to stay viable, put me out of business. That is, give your clients a reason not to hire me. This is not a joke. Hear me out.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Fara A. Cohen | September 27, 2018
Due to the popularity and appeal of college sports, sports-related scandals are usually the ones making the headlines. For example, in May 2016, Art Briles was dismissed as head football coach of Baylor University for mishandling sexual assault allegations against his student-athletes.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | September 27, 2018
I have been writing this monthly column for well over a decade now, and each month I have provided what I believe to be answers to questions brought into the legal realm by the ascendance of digital media and communications.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carolyn R. Mirabile | September 27, 2018
Discovery in divorce is an important tool for attorneys that are often underutilized. Practitioners overlook the discovery process and often do not know what they are looking for or how the discovery process works.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew J. DeFalco | September 26, 2018
To many businesses, so-called “noncompetition” agreements are essential, particularly where employees or independent contractors will have access to confidential or proprietary business information during the course of their employment.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Dena Lefkowitz | September 26, 2018
October is pro bono month and the Pennsylvania Bar Association will observe the National Celebration of Pro Bono Week from Oct. 21-27. The Rules of Professional Conduct encourage, but do not require, attorneys to offer pro bono representation or to financially support organizations that do.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence E. Ashery | September 25, 2018
The Kit Kat bar is an international sensation, and as a result, Nestle has been trying to protect the candy bar's shape throughout Europe. A trademark application for its appearance was filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in 2002, and a trademark registration was granted in 2006, but earlier this year, the EU's General Court declared the registration invalid.
By Jenna Greene | September 25, 2018
Troutman Sanders lawyer Ryan Strasser says the 4-carat diamond ring was a conditional gift that must be returned if the marriage failed to occur.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham J. Gafni | September 24, 2018
It is well-recognized that arbitration is a matter of contract, and that courts will rigorously enforce arbitration agreements in accordance with their terms. Yet, often, ambiguities require that courts apply basic principles of contract interpretation to ascertain the intent of the parties as to matters unclear in the agreement itself.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter F. Vaira | September 24, 2018
This column discusses the major differences in state and federal grand jury procedures. This is especially important as Pennsylvania state prosecutors have increased their use of the investigating grand jury over the past five years.
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