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In 1972, two lawyers a few years out of school opened a storefront office in Van Nuys and called it the Legal Clinic of Jacoby and Meyers. Leonard Jacoby and
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Taking Your Restaurant International: A Legal Guide to Global Restaurant Expansion
Taking Your Restaurant International: A Legal Guide to Global Restaurant Expansion
International restaurant expansion often generates legal problems before anyone believes there is much legal work to do. A team finds a location and negotiates the lease before confirming that…
Is the Global Shift to the Right Threatening International Cannabis Reforms?
With so much of my attention focused on U.S. rescheduling lately, I wanted to take advantage of the D.C. Circuit’s delay and the DEA ALJ’s delayed timeline. This gives me an opportunity to get back into some considerations on international…
Oregon Cannabis Roundup: Fall 2026
It’s been a while since we wrote a round-up post on Oregon cannabis. Here are some items of note, as we head into the fall. Gather ‘round!
Proposed THC cap and packaging requirements
On August 19th, the Oregon Capital Chronicle…
Do I Need a China NNN Agreement or a China Manufacturing Agreement? Usually Both.
By Dan Harris
Do I Need a China NNN Agreement or a China Manufacturing Agreement? Usually Both.
Most companies manufacturing custom products in China need both a China NNN Agreement and a China Manufacturing Agreement, at different points in the project. The NNN…
China’s New Overseas Investment Rules: Can Your Chinese Investor Actually Get the Money Out?
By Dan Harris
China’s New Overseas Investment Rules: Can Your Chinese Investor Actually Get the Money Out?
A Chinese investor agrees to put $10 million into your company. You negotiate valuation, board rights, closing mechanics, and exit provisions. Everyone signs. You start hiring…
Five Bills Every California Cannabis Operator Needs to Track in 2026
Five Bills Every California Cannabis Operator Needs to Track in 2026: AB 1826, AB 1965, AB 2249, AB 2532, and AB 2537
Five separate bills are moving through the California legislature at the same time, and together they touch nearly…
International IP Protection for Startups: What to Protect and Where
International IP Protection for Startups: What to Protect and Where
Startup companies often come to us wanting the full arsenal of intellectual property protection. They want trademarks in every country where somebody might someday buy their product, patents covering their…
Oregon State Court Civil Discovery: No Interrogatories, No Routine Expert Reports. Litigate Accordingly.
Oregon Civil Discovery: No Interrogatories, No Routine Expert Reports. Litigate Accordingly.
Some of the most expensive mistakes in Oregon civil litigation are made in the first sixty days, and good lawyers make them by waiting. They wait for initial disclosures…
China Supplier Fraud in Yiwu: Why We Recommended the Police, Not a Lawsuit
By Dan Harris
China Supplier Fraud in Yiwu: Why We Recommended the Police, Not a Lawsuit
We receive some version of this email nearly every week. A company finds a supplier or sourcing agent in China, pays for the goods, and then watches…