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Licensing
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Municipal Minute
Food Truck Freedom Bill Introduced in General Assembly
The Illinois General Assembly recently introduced HB 3509, called the Food Truck Freedom Act. If passed, the bill would prohibit municipalities from requiring food truck businesses to obtain multiple licenses…
IAALS Blog
Expert Opinion: No Small Measures: We Must Radically Reconsider Lawyer Licensure and the Bar Exam
At this point, it’s fairly trite to begin writing with a comment about the impact COVID-19 has on our lives and our legal system. But it’s an inescapable truth that…
Broadcast Law Blog
Want a New Radio Station? FCC Proposes Procedures for a July 2021 Auction, Lists Channels to be Sold, and Imposes a Freeze on Certain Applications
The FCC yesterday announced plans to hold an auction to award construction permits allowing the winners to build new radio stations. The auction notice includes 136 FM channels and, in a…
Big Molecule Watch
Recent Biosimilars Deals
On January 13, 2021, EVOQ announced a license and collaboration agreement with Amgen for the development of new drugs for autoimmune disorders. According to the press release, Amgen and EVOQ…
Libation Law Blog
Winery raising funds without allegedly disclosing that it hadn’t received licensure yet nets ex parte cease-and-desist order from state regulators. A cautionary lesson for wineries, breweries, and distilleries raising start-up capital.
The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation recently issued an ex parte cease-and-desist order to a winery based on concerns that the winery’s SEC Regulation D, Rule 506(b) exempted offering failed…
IP Intelligence
Podcast: Assessing Risks in a Deal, How to Partner with Your Business Team
Businesses are not stagnant, and products change both in name and content. Brands are acquired as part of an acquisition, lines are extended in licenses, product lines are extended as…
Cannabis
Michigan Court of Claims Denies Request for Injunction Against State Over Local Licensing Decisions
By R. Lance Boldrey, Soujoud C. Hamade
On November 11, 2020, Attitude Wellness D/B/A Lume Cannabis Company (Lume), filed suit in the Michigan Court of Claims against the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA), the Village of Edwardsburg,…
Cannabis Law Blog
Marijuana Regulatory Agency Sets Process for Accepting an Adult Use License Application from Any Applicant
On October 6, 2020, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (“MRA”) announced that starting March 1, 2021 it would be removing the eligibility restriction on certain adult use license applications under the Michigan Regulation…
The Traklight Blog
Bill Murray and the Doobie Brothers Trade Jokes Over Licensing Dispute
By Mike Willee
If ever there was a boomer story, this is it. You might have taken some note of the names Bill Murray and the Doobie Brothers floating in the ether recently,…
Consumer Financial Services Review
Mayer Brown Announces Consumer Finance Licensing Team Transition
By Krista Cooley, Stacey Riggin, Dana Lopez
Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that Krista Cooley, a partner in our Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement group, has recently expanded her existing practice to take the lead in…