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May 21, 2002 |

So Your Client Wants to Buy a Franchise

Historically, when the economy turns downward and layoffs increase, the number of new franchisees also increases. As the ranks of new franchisees swell, some business issues should be considered in the counseling of a prospective franchisee.
7 minute read
October 18, 2013 |

Santa Clara Law Makes High Tech Mark

Grads populate the top ranks of Valley legal departments in part, says program director Eric Goldman, because technology is "everywhere they turn."
10 minute read
July 26, 2012 |

Senate committee gives DOJ antitrust nominee a friendly reception

Arnold & Porter antitrust guru William Baer told the Senate Judiciary Committee July 26 that not much would change at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division if he gets confirmed to lead it – and there seemed to be little opposition to that happening.
3 minute read
February 08, 2012 |

Malpractice Carrier Seeks Rescission For Nondisclosure of Charges, Suits

Michael Kwasnik, a former Cherry Hill and Philadelphia lawyer now in jail and charged with thefts of more than $1 million in client funds, is facing a fraud suit by his malpractice carrier.
4 minute read
January 16, 2007 |

Industry Attacks Credit Law at High Court

The business lobby says a law designed to protect consumers from identity theft is creating a plaintiff bar bonanza. The Supremes will listen in the coming week.
5 minute read
February 18, 2008 |

Joint Inspection

Whenever two large companies in a market with few players seek to merge, antitrust enforcers sit up and take notice. So Matthew Cantor and Mitchell Stoltz examine how a potential Microsoft-Yahoo merger would be reviewed.
8 minute read
August 26, 2013 |

Changes in E.U. Merger Rules Could Be Huge

The European Commission recently published a consultation paper that invites comments on a proposal to allow review of the acquisition of noncontrolling minority shareholdings. The proposed reform is the most significant in the last 10 years and could have a huge impact on many corporate transactions.
6 minute read
November 09, 2000 |

New Congress to Favor Business Interests

The apparent Republican sweep of the congressional election bodes well for business interests, but may not lead to an easing of antitrust scrutiny. Business leaders expect Congress -- even with a razor-thin Republican majority -- to embrace issues important to Wall Street, including tax cuts, deregulation, free trade and education reform. But the record for mergers and acquisitions is far more murky.
5 minute read
August 23, 2002 |

Proposed Notice for Class Action Gets Cold Shoulder

The class notification procedures proposed by plaintiffs and defendants in a class action against the manufacturers of Cold-Eeze brand zinc lozenges have been disapproved by a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge. Notably, Judge Albert W. Sheppard ruled that the defendant manufacturer is not required to post notice of the suit to potential class members on its Web site.
4 minute read
November 12, 2003 |

House of Cardboard

With a $92.5 million settlement by the final and largest defendant, a class-action antitrust suit against the leading manufacturers of corrugated paper products has now resulted in combined settlements of more than $210 million -- the largest ever in a price-fixing case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
7 minute read

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