Contingency Fee Counsel in Forfeiture Proceedings
Private counsel hired by a government entity to pursue litigation are often referred to as “special assistants” or “special attorneys,” therefore, like government attorneys, they are bound by the ethical goal of making sure...
IP Practices Growing
Patent law's staid, yawn-inducing stereotype has flipped on its head in recent years as economic globalization and other trends have turned many U.S. business into producers and stewards of intellectual property that requires vigorous...
Debtor-In-Possession and Exit Financing
Below is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of Debtor-In-Possession and Exit Financing: Leading Lawyers on Securing Funding and Analyzing Recent Trends in Bankruptcy Financing, written by Elizabeth L. Thompson, a Member in the firm's...
Q&A with Stites & Harbison's Michael Risley
Attached is an Question & Answer session of Michael D. Risley done by Law360. Mike is located in the firm's Louisville office and is co-chair of the firm's appellate advocacy group. A seasoned litigator...
States starting to require architects and contractors to design and construct
While many local jurisdictions and cities across the country have started passing regulations which implement and require sustainable design and construction practices, relatively few states have taken steps to mandate that certain public buildings...
Pro-IP Grants: Where are they and who can get them?
A little-publicized provision of the recently enacted Pro-IP Act authorizes $25 million per year in grants to state and local government agencies for four years, beginning in 2009. The author describes how to secure that funding.
Trademark Dilution Inches Backwards
Famous trademark owners are finding it difficult to obtain relief against parodying uses even under the expanded federal trademark dilution law. On November 13, 2007, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a case...
Federal Jurisdiction Based on Removal: A 50-State Survey
It has long been recognized that "there is no other phase of American jurisprudence with so many refinements and subtleties as removal and remand." Familiarity with the timing, grounds, and procedural steps of removal...