Commercial
Free CPE Seminar: Planning for Business Owners, Including Medical Professionals
EVENT, Nov. 4, 8 a.m. EST
A program planned by Farrell Fritz will cover trusts and estates, labor and employment, estate litigation and healthcare topics.
Incentivizing Performance in Cloud and Outsourcing Contracts: Key Points
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Defining and incentivizing high-quality performance is often key to the structure of complex service or technology-oriented agreements, writes Steve Gold, a McGuireWoods LLP partner in a legal alert from the firm.
Joseph Ceccarelli Joins Wilson Elser’s NYC Office
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National law firm Wilson Elser announces that Joseph J. Ceccarelli has joined the firm’s New York City office as a partner.
California Upholds Controversial Arbitration Clause Within Consumer Contract
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The California Supreme Court ruled recently in a case involving an arbitration clause in a consumer contract that because the buyer could not negotiate the provisions of the sales contract, he had established ‘”ome degree of procedural unconscionability.”
Stradley Ronon Lands Commercial Litigation Partner From McCarter & English
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Stradley Ronon announced that commercial litigation and insurance attorney Mark D. Villanueva has joined the firm as a partner in its Philadelphia office. He was most recently a partner with McCarter & English.
Closing a Facility? Dig Deep to Avoid Contractual Issues
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Myriad legal considerations accompany a decision to close a facility, but in many cases, issues can arise from provisions in unseen depths of contracts.
Manufacturer’s Corner: Breach of Warranty Claims and CGL Coverage
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Although a commercial general liability insurance policy typically doesn’t cover breaches of contract, there are exceptions to that rule, and according to one recent decision those exceptions include breach of warranty claims.
Latham & Watkins Advises Nord Anglia Education on Acquisition of Six Schools from Meritas
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Nord Anglia Education, Inc. announced that it completed its acquisition of six schools from Meritas, LLC and certain affiliates for net cash consideration of $534 million.
Airlines Accused of Price-Fixing Conspiracy in Dallas Class-Action Lawsuit
NEWSA group of airline customers has filed a federal class-action lawsuit in Dallas accusing four major U.S. airlines of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to artificially inflate airfares in order to reap huge profits.
8 Tips For China Licensing Agreements
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Dan Harris in the Above the Law blog lists eight tips to assist American companies looking to secure royalty payments by licensing their IP to Chinese companies.
Webinar: Risky Business? Top Four Risks that Online Marketplaces Must Consider
EVENT, July 15, 1 p.m. EDT
The webinar is designed for finance, legal, risk and compliance professionals from all types of online marketplaces, regardless of the products or services they provide.
AZA Again Ranked Among Top Commercial Litigation Firms in Chambers USA
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Chambers USA says one client describes AZA as a “very results-driven law firm, and the results they’ve given us are outstanding.”
Insured Contract: Coverage for Breach of Warranty Claims
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The court addressed one of the most misunderstood issues in the commercial general liability policy: Does an obligation to indemnify trigger insurance coverage?
Coats Rose Welcomes Associate Matthew Simmons to Houston Office
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Matthew L. Simmons has joined Coats Rose as an associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group in the Houston office.
Latham & Watkins Represents KKR in Sale of Capital Safety to 3M
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3M has entered into an agreement to acquire fall protection equipment manufacturer Capital Safety from KKR.
Passenger Railroad Facility Safety Audit As Revenue Protection
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While there few fatalities or injuries per year for passengers on trains, there are several hundred fatalities and many thousand injuries per year associated with rail transportation in general, other than with passengers.
Bell Nunnally Grows Corporate Practice
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Adam A. Litwin and Van S. Wiltz have joined Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP’s growing corporate practice.
AZA Again Ranked Among Top Commercial Litigation Firms in Chambers USA
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Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C. was named one of the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
Latham & Watkins Advises Extra Space Storage in Acquisition of SmartStop Self Storage and Pricing of Public Offering
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Latham & Watkins LLP advised Extra Space in the acquisition and offering with a corporate team led from the firm’s San Diego office.
Latham & Watkins Advises LifeStorage in Financing from Consortium
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Latham & Watkins LLP advised LifeStorage, L.P. and its affiliates in securing a new $300 million acquisition facility & term loan from a consortium.
