LegalLiteracy.com
"The purpose of this blog is to make visible the links between business and law. It uses current events and stories to help you learn from others' mistakes and raise awareness of the legal environment of business — how it can help you, and how it can hurt you."
Author: Hanna Hasl-Kelchner is associate general counsel and national counsel for trademark enforcement at Lorillard Tobacco Co.
Blawg Related Categories: Corporate Law • Corporate Compliance • In-house Counsel • Intellectual Property Law • Trademark Law • Law Practice Management • In-house Lawyer
Recent Posts from LegalLiteracy.com
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Avoiding international legal headaches: 4 tips and an opportunity
If your business is engaged in international transactions you may be interested to know that law enforcement officials are increasingly collaborating across borders on investigations of a host of illegal activities ranging from the antitrust…
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Framed? Multiple perspectives.
Last week I wrote an article for my AllBusiness.com Business Law blog titled “How you frame the legal issue matters.” Yesterday, I read how Joe Halderman, the TV producer who allegedly tried to extort money…
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FCPA enforcement: 3 traps and 4 antidotes
If you conduct business internationally you may be interested in reading the new FCPA Digest: Recent Trends and Patterns in the Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act issued by the firm of Shearman & Sterling. …
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Worried about losing your job?
If you’re concerned about what to do or say if you think you might be terminated from your job you’ll want to attend a complimentary teleseminar by on October 29, 2009 at 8 pm Eastern…
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How mindfulness can help your business thrive
There was an interesting article in the New York Times recently titled “How Mindfulness Can Make for Better Doctors.” The piece describes how time pressures and multi-tasking is causing burnout. Burnout is problematical because it…
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Trademark literacy: no wine and cheese party
A trademark smackdown is reportedly brewing between World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and the Philadelphia Wine School over the word “smackdown.” Apparently the Wine School has been holding a competition for food and wine pairings since…
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No Nonsense Lawyer interviews “So Sue Me, Jackass!” author Amy Epstein Feldman
On October 29th at 8PM EST (5PM PST) I’m privileged to be interviewing Amy Epstein Feldman who is a nationally syndicated legal correspondent and the general counsel of the Judge Group, Inc. She is also the…
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5 free resources to help your business cope with flu season
The cold and flu season is upon us and this year it has more than a few employers nervous. That’s because the new wheezing and sneezing season promises to bring more than the sniffles. It…
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The psychology versus the economics of decision making: protecting your business from yourself
Economics tells us we should engage in rational decision making. We shouldn’t take irrational risks. Okay, then tell me why do so many successful, high-profile, and otherwise smart individuals take what appears to irrational risks that…
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Five critical legal literacy steps
[Editor's note: Today's guest blogger article is a follow-up on last night's Ask the No Nonsense Lawyer interview with Kathy Lang. Special thanks goes to Ms Lang and the firm of Dickinson Wright.] The Anticipation…