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Hospitality Industry: Mediation of Golf Industry Disputes Alert - January 31, 2012

Golf clubs and their developers, owners, builders, operators, managers and members are still taking their disputes to court to duke, or "club" it out. This trend continues even when there are readily available options to full-blown litigation, such as alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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Trade Secret Litigation To Rise As Economy Dips

IP Law360

February 13, 2008

Paul Lannon - Boston

Paul Lannon was quoted in an article in IP Law360 about intellectual property and trade secret litigation increasing as the economy slows. "Although litigation budgets shrink during an economic downturn, which tends to discourage litigation, companies feel more desperate during those periods to protect their important assets, particularly key employees and trade secrets." He said in the article. "When there are layoffs, there's an opportunity for competitors to poach employees," Lannon added.

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