Legal Listening: The Fox Rothschild LLP Podcast

In this podcast, Robert Whitehill and Catherine Wadhwani discuss changes in Visa processes, employment-side fraud detection and federal court activity.

Franchisors often have IP rights in the areas of copyrights, trademarks, patents and trade secrets. A strong franchisor-franchisee relationship understands how these intellectual property elements play into the success of their business models. John Gotaskie and Brienne Terril outline the types of intellectual property affecting franchising issues.

In a recent case, the Supreme Court – by a vote of seven to one – held for the first time that a fraudulent conveyance scheme can be consistent with the requirements of “actual fraud.” We invite you to listen to our latest podcast in which John R. Gotaskie, Jr. discusses how the ruling creates a potential new exception to the discharge of debts under the Bankruptcy Code.

With the passing of the new Defend Trade Secrets Act, it is vitally important for organizations to update their form employee and independent contractor nondisclosure agreements to ensure they comply with the act’s “whistleblowers” requirements. In this podcast, John discusses the new act and its ramifications for nondisclosure agreements.

The data breaches experienced by major retailers and organizations remind us that our data security is constantly under attack. We invite you to listen to our latest podcast in which John R. Gotaskie, Jr. details lessons learned from large data breaches.

Securities - Customer Complaints by Fox Rothschild LLP

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Securities - Working with Elderly Clients by Fox Rothschild LLP

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Dalié Jiménez, a Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, and Scott Vernick, a partner at Fox Rothschild, discuss whether the Supreme Court will put limits on consumer lawsuits. It’s the case Spokeo v. Robins. They speak with June Grasso on Bloomberg Radio’s “Bloomberg Law.”

Litigation has unfortunately become a routine part of life – both corporate and personal – in today’s society. However, a trend has emerged to resolve litigious, often complex and highly charged legal disputes without going to court. Known as alternative dispute resolution (ADR), this process has advantages for corporate, family law and other types of matters. We invite you to listen to this podca...

We invite you to listen to this podcast in which Fox Partners John R. Gotaskie, Jr. and Elizabeth D. Sigety discuss the ramifications of the NLRB’s ruling on the franchise industry.

We invite you to listen to this podcast in which Fox Partner John R. Gotaskie, Jr. explains why periodically reviewing your franchise agreements is a best practice for risk management.

In this podcast, Ron discusses the nuances of the case and the contracts involved and highlights the impact the case may have not only for educational institutions engaged in campus construction but also for the professional, architectural and construction firms that perform the work.

With more than 200,000 complaints about robocalls and robotexts in 2014, the FCC has declared that texts are the same as phone calls under the law and tightened the rules and increased the penalties restricting telemarketers. We invite you to listen as John R. Gotaskie, Jr. details the specifics of this clarification in this podcast and explains why the FCC decided to further restrict the rules go...

In this podcast, Robert Epstein and Eliana Baer highlight the potential risks for family law litigants who use social media platforms and why it is so critical to apply a greater degree of caution when using such sites while involved in a family law dispute.

Partner Robert Whitehill highlights the legal issues and occasional risks that foreign medical residents pursuing their medical careers in the United States may confront on their pathway to permanent residency.

Bill Maruca provides insight into the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

John covers some of the basic legal aspects of franchising, including issues of control, trademark and tax concerns, fees and agreements between franchisors and franchisees, state regulation and oversight and the all-important Franchise Disclosure Document.

Consumers express great concern regarding their online privacy and what companies and other “aggregators” of information are doing with the information they collect on the web. The stakes are high and come with substantial risks -- including a loss of consumer confidence in the brand, investigations from state and federal authorities and lawsuits from aggrieved parties -- if franchisors and other...

Data breaches are on the rise for companies both small and large – and authorities in Washington, DC, such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), are taking action. One type of breach that has become particularly bothersome to the FTC involves peer-to-peer, or P2P, networks. Join John R. Gotaskie as he discusses this growing concern in his latest podcast. Using the recent example of Franklin Toyot...

In this podcast, John explains why organizations (including franchise organizations) should have a clearly articulated plan – one that includes full disclosure to customers – for the deployment of any software that can collect data on customers. The FTC is closely scrutinizing computer and data security issues, even in the absence of new mandates from Congress, which could put companies at risk.

Fox Partner Josh Horn, co-chair of the firm’s Securities Industry Practice, explains the real meaning of the “e” in e-mail, and the ramifications of this “email equation” for brokers, advisers and other financial industry professionals.

Tax and Gift Planning - Fluctuating Standards for Pennsylvania’s Charitable Property Tax Exemption by Fox Rothschild LLP

Immigration - Presidential Executive Action in resolving the nation’s immigration issues by Fox Rothschild LLP