The State of Women in the Legal Workplace and Advice for Young Female Lawyers—Victoria Pynchon [Video] by LXBN on 5/15/2012 Everyday, I look over countless posts on LXBN written by talented female lawyers at prominent AmLaw 200 firms. But as our guest on LXBN TV explains, the number of female lawyers in large law firms doesn’t tell the whole...more
Avoiding Law Firm Implosions by Mandating Firms to Undergo Annual Stress Tests by Jerome Kowalski on 5/13/2012 Good Lord! Please make it stop. We can’t take witnessing any more carnage or scandal from the Dewy & LeBoeuf front! The worst part, in some respects, is that clients, laterals and law firm lenders are now looking past...more
Dewey, Sex, Lies and Videotape by Jerome Kowalski on 5/3/2012 We are still sitting and gawking unabashedly at the awful train wreck that is now the fate of Dewey & LeBoeuf. The human carnage is unspeakable, yet we can’t stop staring. The pundits are rapidly offering their own...more
FTC v. BurnLounge: Lessons Learned for MLM/Direct Selling by Babener & Associates on 4/5/2012 1. FTC stated policy has been to prosecute egregious pyramid schemes as opposed to mainstream direct selling. By and large, this has been the case since the famous 1979 FTC Amway unsuccessful prosecution. 2. FTC and major...more
AJM Packaging Corporation, et al, 59 Fed. Reg. 23718 (May 6 1994) AJM Packaging Corporation, et al by Babener & Associates on 3/30/2012 AJM Packaging sold "Nature's Own Green Label" paper plates, and represented that the paper plates and packaging were recyclable and biodegradable. However there were no collection facilities in existence that could deal with...more
Agel Enterprises, LLC v. Schroeder, Case no. 2:08-CV-673 TS (2008) Agel Enterprises, LLC v. Schroeder by Babener & Associates on 3/30/2012 Plaintiff Agel Enterprises, LLC's confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement and Policies and Procedures manual both established Plaintiff's team lists as proprietary trade secrets. Defendants, who had signed both documents,...more
Adell v. Quixtar Inc. et al, Case No. BC 405420 (2009) Adell v. Quixtar Inc. et al by Babener & Associates on 3/30/2012 Quixtar marketed and sold "Ribbon" gift cards. The cards had a "Redeem By" notice printed on them that was less than a year from the purchase date. 26 states have laws prohibiting gift cards from expiring, or forbidding gift...more
The New FTC Business Opportunity Rule MLM/Direct Selling Exemption Recognized by Babener & Associates on 3/16/2012 The Direct Selling Industry Scores a Win In March 2012, the direct selling industry has occasion to celebrate what a united industry, companies and distributors, can achieve if everyone pulls oars together in the same...more
ClynsBrands: MLM Company Profile by Babener & Associates on 3/15/2012 Editor's Note: Welcome to MLMLegal.Com Company Profiles at www.mlmlegal.com. Here you will find brief summaries of pertinent information about hundreds of MLM, Direct Selling, Direct Sales, Network Marketing and Party Plan...more
FTC v. BurnLounge FTC v. BurnLounge: Final Press Release by Babener & Associates on 3/14/2012 FTC Action Leads to Court Order Shutting Down Pyramid Scam Thousands of Consumers Burned by BurnLounge At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court judge has ordered the operators and top promoters...more
How to Find a Community of People to Link to Your Law Blog by Jack Falconberg on 3/13/2012 I wrote recently that most law firm blogs fail because the bloggers don’t ask the right questions before they start. Specifically, you should ask yourself: 1. Whether there is a linking community that will bring...more
Independence Energy: MLM Company Profile by Babener & Associates on 3/12/2012 Editor's Note: Welcome to MLMLegal.Com Company Profiles at www.mlmlegal.com. Here you will find brief summaries of pertinent information about hundreds of MLM, Direct Selling, Direct Sales, Network Marketing and Party Plan...more
How to Succeed in BigLaw While Really Trying: A Four Act Unfinished Play, Now Playing at a Law Firm Near You by Jerome Kowalski on 3/12/2012 The numbers for 2011 for law firms are dribbling out as they inevitably do at this time of year. The reports are fairly consistent all across the board: Gross revenues up at about 3 or 4%; net profits increased at double...more
Krysalis FIT: MLM Company Profile by Babener & Associates on 3/1/2012 Editor's Note: Welcome to MLMLegal.Com Company Profiles at www.mlmlegal.com. Here you will find brief summaries of pertinent information about hundreds of MLM, Direct Selling, Direct Sales, Network Marketing and Party Plan...more
Greenfoot Global: MLM Company Profile by Babener & Associates on 3/1/2012 Editor's Note: Welcome to MLMLegal.Com Company Profiles at www.mlmlegal.com. Here you will find brief summaries of pertinent information about hundreds of MLM, Direct Selling, Direct Sales, Network Marketing and Party Plan...more