The BLR Buzz Blog
Comfort versus Fashion: How Hermès is Profiting Off Skecher’s Copyright
By: Sarah Benjamin Many shoe companies, famously including Nike and Adidas, are continuously ripping off designs from…
ESG Backlash
By: Catrina Crittenden While environmental, social, governance (“ESG”) investing is seemingly on the rise, so is anti-ESG…
Sale or Loan? Revenue-Based Financing and Recharacterization Risk
By: Elizabeth Sloop In a revenue-based financing (“RBF”) transaction, a business raises capital by paying investors a…
“Haters Gonna Hate”: The Extent of Copyrightable Material in Lyrical Compositions
By: Isabel Thelen Copyright infringement in song lyrics and composition has started to become ever-present in…
Re-Balancing the Books: Biden Directs CFIUS’s Focus to Tech and Supply Chains in Recent Executive Order
By: Magdalene Eallonardo On September 15, 2022, President Biden issued Executive Order 14083 on “Ensuring Robust Consideration…
Luka Magic: How Luka Doncic’s Trademark Battle Can Change the Name, Image and Likeness Landscape Going Forward
By: Rafael Andino As of the beginning of September 2022, NBA superstar Luka Doncic has been in…
15c2-11’s Pending Application to 144A: Transparency for Transparency’s Sake
By: Cooper D’Anton In a discrete no-action letter last fall, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) staff…
SEC to Amend SPAC Regulation Enhancing Disclosures
By: Scarlett Keane SPACs are the hottest IPO tool available for corporations today.[1] SPACs, or special purpose…
To Be or Not to Be Liable: the NLRB Changes its Mind About Joint Employment Liability Once Again
By: Annie McEnaney Two weeks ago, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) released a Notice…
Pouring One Out for the Great Recession: Should the Name ‘Lehman Brothers’ Live on in Whiskey?
By: Isha C. Biswas The Great Recession of 2008 still influences jurisprudence in a myriad of…
