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Can a certificate of insurance convey coverage under the New York state law? The answer depends on the venue in which coverage is sought. This question often arises when an agreement between a property owner and a contractor includes an insuring clause, requiring the contractor (and its subcontractors) to provide insurance to the owner by way of the owner being named as an “additional insured” on the contractor’s insurance policy. Read the full article here.

As a lawyer, occasionally you may find yourself with examinations for discovery that are being held over multiple days with months in between. Such is the reality of complex matters and full schedules. What are you permitted to discuss with your client to prepare them for their continued examination for discovery? Read the full article here.

When a USPTO patent application is examined, the Office issues one or more office actions that are either signed by a single examiner or a second examiner with authority to sign. My experience as a former Primary Examiner at the USPTO gave me a unique insight into what this signatory distinction means and why it affects patent prosecution strategy. Read the full article here.

International families are a common feature of the London landscape; a couple may have started a relationship whilst working or travelling here, or they may have moved here together to take up employment opportunities or for personal reasons, having already married in another country. If the relationship breaks down, the question of whether the divorce can be dealt with in England and Wales arises. Read the full article here.

Many companies are considering an IP strategy in which they seek to treat as a trade secret the "best mode" of practicing an invention for which they’re seeking a patent. Procopio IP litigator Raymond Chan suggests that may not be a great idea. Read the full article here.

One of the issues contributing to an increasingly volatile construction space for owners and developers is the cost and availability of insurance during and after construction of a project. As a result of accelerated climate change, projects in areas prone to wildfires, storms and flooding are becoming particularly difficult and expensive to insure. Read the full article here.

Employers seeking to impose restrictive covenants upon employees will face substantial new hurdles beginning January 1, 2022. Previously, the Illinois Freedom to Work Act barred employers from requiring “low wage” workers earning $13.00 per hour or less to sign a covenant not to compete or covenant not to solicit agreement. The original Act was inspired by cases like the one brought by the Illinois Attorney General against Jimmy John’s, which prohibited employees from working for any sandwich maker within 2 miles of any Jimmy John’s for two years. Read the full article here.

New York State passed a law in April 2019 that requires many food scraps generators to donate and recycle excess food waste; the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently issued regulations implementing this law. The Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law becomes effective January 1, 2022, and mandates a designated food scraps generator (DFSG or “generator”)—that produces an annual average of at least two tons of organic waste per week—must donate excess edible food “to the maximum extent practicable.” Read the full article here.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced that the next digital sector it will investigate as part of its five-year Digital Platform Services Inquiry is the provision of online retail marketplaces. Read the full article here.

Rainway CEO Andrew Sampson doesn't have a conventional path. He's been underestimated throughout his life, has experienced overt racism, been told no more times than he can count, and his doubters continue to believe that he can't. And yet, he's been through Techstars, grown his team to 15+, successfully achieved funding, and built Rainway to revenues over $10M. Listen to the full podcast here.

Those hoping to enter New York State’s emerging cannabis industry will likely have to navigate an obstacle that many other businesspeople do not face: the reluctance of banks to deal with proceeds from the sale of goods that are legal under state law but illegal federally. Read the full article here.

David Rose, Partner in our Commercial Property team, says new developers are watching closely as gasworks transformation adds to string of significant schemes Read the full article here.