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Post date: Posted on: December 3, 2013

Berger Harris is pleased to announce that Christopher L. Messa has joined the firm as a partner.  Details at bergerharris.com.

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Commercial Transactions, Corporations, Legal Opinions, Limited Liability Companies, Mergers and Acquisitions
Post date: Posted on: November 20, 2013

Lawyers drafting contracts (including operating agreements for LLCs and other business entities) often use "notwithstanding anything to the contrary" clauses to lend preclusive effect to a particular section.  For example, an agreement might contain a provision that "notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this agreement, any Member may engage in other business without the permission of the Company or the other Members."

Tags: Alternative Business Entities, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Contracts, Equity / Chancery, Limited Liability Companies
Post date: Posted on: November 19, 2013

Adam Mossoff offered testimony on November 19, 2013 before the Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Subcommittee of the Senat

Tags: Intellectual Property, Law & Economics, Legislation
Post date: Posted on: November 14, 2013

[UPDATE: At the Volokh Conspiracy blog, Ilya Somin posted this past August a lengthy post on the intersection between constitutional law and asset forfeiture.]

Tags: Administrative Law, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Post date: Posted on: November 4, 2013

Freakonomics links to an intriguing 30-minute presentation by Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Ass

Tags: Commerce, Comparative Law, Law & Economics, Technology & Law
Post date: Posted on: November 4, 2013

The UK-based Independent (among others) reports that world-renowned magazine National Geographic is under investiga

Tags: Business Ethics, Commerce, Comparative Law, Criminal Law, International Law
Post date: Posted on: October 30, 2013

A Rhode Island attorney has been censured after his following a client's instructions facilitated the illegal transfer of funds to offshore accounts.

Tags: Business Ethics, Consumer Protection, Fiduciary Duties, Legal Ethics, Legal Industry, Technology & Law

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