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Join Matthew Nolan for the 12th SIPS Symposium on Sustainable Development.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 121 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2023, with an additional six attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 40 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”
The Metaverse stands to disrupt nearly every industry – fashion, media and entertainment, real estate, sports, the list goes on – presenting immense possibilities and potential risks. We have created the ArentFox Schiff Industry Guide to the Metaverse to answer questions and anticipate concerns.
The Metaverse offers broad opportunities for trade associations to expand their reach and enhance member experiences like never before. These new and exciting possibilities, however, come with unique challenges. This alert gives a brief overview of the Metaverse and highlights a few key benefits.
The Metaverse is widely regarded as the next frontier in digital commerce, with organizations spending millions of dollars securing a presence by buying digital real estate and investing in platforms to be market leaders.
The Ohio State University has successfully obtained a trademark registration for the word “THE,” which has been the university’s moniker and rallying cry at sporting events for decades. The trademark registration covers “clothing, namely, t-shirts, baseball caps and hats.
If yours is one of the many companies considering new employment incentives, enhanced benefits, and retention bonuses, you should also consider taking another look at your non-compete covenants at the same time. They might already be outdated and unenforceable.
The US Supreme Court – once again – sided with advocates of the First Amendment in a decision striking an unconstitutional limit on campaign speech.
Directors owe fiduciary duties to the company. To make informed decisions and satisfy those fiduciary duties, directors generally have broad access to the company’s books and records, with a few exceptions.
Many brands have taken steps to proactively protect their intellectual property rights for use in connection with metaverse-related goods and services. This may include filing new trademark registrations or purchasing blockchain domains. But enforcing those rights poses a significant challenge.
To the extent a party believes it is disadvantaged by the Federal Law, the only alternatives are: (i) passage of ameliorating Federal legislation or (ii) modification of industry-standard contracts to address the adverse impacts of the Federal Law.
Associate Megan Daily will present as part of the DC Bar Pro Bono Center and the Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s online seminar series, “Understanding the Fundamentals of Nonprofit Organizations: An 8-Part Business Law Course For Nonprofit Leaders.”
Partners Derek Barella and Michael Stevens will present “Cultural Institutions and Labor Dynamics” at the Legal Issues in Museum Administration conference on March 23.
Partner Richard Newman is participating in the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers (GAIL) Launch Week, which will highlight the unique position law plays in creating a more equitable and sustainable system for people and the planet.
Arent Fox’s upcoming merger with Schiff Hardin, Bond Buyer reported, will serve as a “perfect pairing” for the firm’s Public Finance practice, offering clients national support and industry-focused service.
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New York’s Attorney General is suing to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA) based upon what the AG alleges are repeated violations of state laws regulating nonprofit corporations.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the DMCA) governs the protection of copyrighted material in the digital environment. Among other things, the DMCA criminalizes circumvention of digital rights management tools that restrict the use of copyrighted works and proprietary software.
According to government regulators across the globe, everyone should have been acting to slow USD LIBOR use for the next six weeks. Except, of course, for the next six weeks…
In this podcast, Brian Schneider and Megan Daily discuss frequently asked questions from small businesses and nonprofits about contract management.
Join us for a lively conversation with Former US Senator Doug Jones, Former US Congressman Philip English, and our Washington team as they address upcoming Congressional policy proposals with outsize impacts on the Health Care, Higher Education, and the Nonprofit Sectors.
Trade associations and other cooperatives should heed the warning implied by the US Department of Justice’s aggressive stance in a recent court filing
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its long-awaited emergency temporary standard (ETS) mandating that large employers require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain weekly tests and wear face coverings in the workplace.
Snidely Whiplash kidnaps Nell and, in the show’s opening, ties her to the railroad tracks to get even with his nemesis, Dudley Do-Right, of the famed Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Menacing music plays.
On October 13, 2021, the EEOC once again issued updated FAQs concerning the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, among others, to issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.