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Hiring Right in Hospitality: Immigration Compliance Isn’t Optional—It’s Essential As recent high-profile ICE investigations in Los Angeles and Southern California have shown, hospitality businesses are under growing scrutiny. Whether you run a restaurant, hotel, catering company, or food truck, understanding your obligations under federal immigration law is a business imperative. Join us for our July
Registering a Trademark in the UK in 2025: What Global Brands Need to Know Navigating UK trademark registration in 2025 means understanding a legal system that has fully diverged from the EU model post-Brexit. Whether you’re filing through the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) or leveraging the Madrid Protocol, protecting your brand in the UK
Investing in U.S. Real Estate: The West Coast The United States remains one of the world’s premier destinations for foreign direct investment, with its real estate sector—particularly high-end residential and commercial properties—historically functioning as a safe haven during times of global economic instability. While certain sectors continue adjusting to post-pandemic realities, the U.S. West Coast
Trademarking Pitorro: A Real-World Example I know from my LinkedIn feed that I’m not the only trademark lawyer who slips into Trademark Lawyer Mode™ while shopping or just driving around. Sometimes we wonder whether a particular mark is registered, or we instinctively spot potential issues that could arise if someone applied to register the mark,
Oregon Eviction vs. Ejectment: A Guide for Property Owners Evictions may seem straightforward, but informal living arrangements, handshake deals, or poorly written agreements can quickly spiral into legal complications. In Oregon, a routine eviction can escalate into a far more complex ejectment lawsuit—especially when the person in possession of the property claims an ownership interest.
Foreign Investment in US Real Estate: A Legal Guide for International Buyers A Chinese tech entrepreneur loses $1 million on a Seattle condo deal after 6 months of negotiations when he’s unable to transfer enough money out of China to complete the purchase, leading to a forfeiture of his earnest money. A Vietnamese developer acquires
How to Settle a U.S. Litigation Matter: A Guide for Foreign Companies A few years ago, a Chinese manufacturing company received an $850,000 settlement offer just two months into a U.S. breach of contract dispute. The offer seemed premature—they hadn’t even started discovery, their engineers were confident in their position, and the CEO insisted they
Oregon Landlords Can Now Evict Squatters with a 24-Hour Notice: What HB 3522 Means for You Until recently, Oregon property owners faced a frustrating dilemma when dealing with squatters. The only legal pathway for removal involved filing a time-consuming ejectment lawsuit, a process that could drag on for months or even over a year. That
The Bank Account Switch Scam: What to Do Before and After It Happens to You The bank account switch scam is one of the fastest-growing and most damaging forms of wire fraud and business email compromise (BEC) facing businesses today. This payment fraud scheme typically involves a supplier—or someone impersonating your supplier—requesting that payments be
A Practical Guide to Trademark Registration in Spain: Protecting Your Brand for the Spanish Market and Beyond This is the latest post in our global trademark series. Having covered Australia, Brazil, and Türkiye, we now turn to Spain—a key jurisdiction in the European Union, with a dynamic consumer market, strong IP enforcement culture, and seamless
