Beware Off-the-Shelf IP License Agreements for NFTs
Much has been written about the bourgeoning popularity of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and the opportunities they present to brands and creators. NFTs can offer an interesting new way to leverage a brand’s intellectual property portfolio and can ope...
UCC Financing Statement Mistakes Can Be Deadly
A creditor may protect itself against collection risks by having its customer grant the creditor a security interest in the customer’s assets to secure obligations owing to the creditor. The creditor perfects its security interest by filing a fina...
Doreen M. Edelman, partner and Chair of the firm’s Global Trade & National Security practice, tells Foreign Investment Watch that “the most significant development related to foreign investment and national security in 2022 was President Biden’s September 15 Executive Order” concerning CFIUS. She notes the novelty of using an executive order in this area, as well as the fact that CFIUS will now be more closely scrutinizing certain risk factors, such as supply chain security and third-party relationships, making the file/don’t file determination for cross border transactions more complex. (subscription required to access article)
Elie Honig leverages his SDNY trial and prosecutorial experience to discuss timely legal and government developments across multiple outlets, including: CNN (December 3, 2022; December 5, 2022; December 10, 2022; December 11, 2022; December 13, 2022; December 20, 2022), RawStory (December 7, 2022; December 8, 2022; December 16, 2022; December 26, 2022; December 29, 2022), Bloomberg, BollyInside, Mediaite (December 7, 2022; December 15, 2022; December 22, 2022), Newsbusters, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and Bloomberg Law Podcast.