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Legal Profession Blog
License Renewal Statements Draw Proposed Sanction
The District of Columbia Board on Professional Responsibility recommends a nine-month suspension with fitness for false statements in federal court licensing Respondent Kevin J. McCants was admitted to the District of…
California Corporate & Securities Law Blog
Faeneratores Caveant! The Ides Of March Are Nigh!
For lenders in California, the Ides of March of March is a date worth calendaring. All lenders licensed under the California Finance Lenders Law as of the end of the…
DEA Chronicles
Losing Your DEA Registration – No Actual Diversion Required
I know it can be said about many areas of the law; however, the statue, regulations, and administrative caselaw governing controlled substances is truly a different animal. I frequently get…
Consumer Financial Services Review
New Issue of Licensing Link
Mayer Brown has published a new edition of Licensing Link, a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide…
China Law Insight
食系列之第三方品牌运营模式：品牌授权和特许经营孰美？（上篇）
By King & Wood
作者：陈兵 戴恩潮 不论选择哪种经营模式，被授权人/被特许人都需要关注一些共性的问题。 商业层面，针对品牌的选择，引进国外品牌通常比经营国内品牌更为复杂，不仅对品牌方的尽职调查更费时费力，还面临品牌的本土化、消费者接受度、文化差异等问题。品牌方能否通过持续开发系列品牌、关联品牌从而整体提升品牌的规模和影响力，对被授权人而言休戚相关，这一点在特许经营领域，显得尤为关键。 法律层面，各方对相关合同尤其是关键条款要有足够的重视。不论何种经营模式，合同都是确定双方权利义务的根本性文件。实践中，尤其是从我们切身经验来看，平衡商业紧迫性和法律权益保护至关重要。没有绝对最好的合同，但仓促签订或过度妥协的协议，往往隐患无穷。 阅读更多
Regulatory Oversight
Virginia’s Path to a Regulated Marijuana Market: Legislative Advances and Political Hurdles
By Jean Smith-Gonnell, Chuck Slemp
The Virginia General Assembly has once again advanced legislation to establish a regulated market for recreational marijuana sales. Virginia is unique in that it allows personal possession of cannabis but…
Consumer Financial Services Review
Update on Maryland Licensing for Loan Assignees
By Kris D. Kully, Krista Cooley, Francis L. Doorley, Steven M. Kaplan, Michael McElroy
There were positive developments last week in connection with the recently announced licensing requirements for assignees of residential mortgage loans and installment loans in Maryland -- a proposed legislative fix,…
Legal Profession Blog
Oversight Explanation Rejected
An application for admission has been denied by the Ontario Law Society Tribunal Hearing DivisionIn 2001, the applicant was charged with assault arising out of an incident that took place…
BioSlice Blog
New Year, New UK-Wide Licensing Regime
By Arnold & Porter, Libby Amos-Stone
On January 1, 2025, new UK-wide arrangements for the supply of medicines came into effect on account of the “Windsor Framework.” The overarching aim is to secure the long-term stability…
Dollars & Sense
Gray Reed Partners Brian Clark and Joshua Smeltzer’s Article on IP Monetization and Tax Efficiency Featured in The Licensing Journal
By Admin
Monetizing intellectual property (IP) presents complex tax challenges, particularly in determining whether proceeds are taxed at favorable capital gains rates or higher ordinary income rates. Sales of IP assets must…