It is not often that I write what I have somewhat snidely termed a “Green vs. Brown” blog entry that focuses on case law. My primary reasoning is that lawyers and academics often care far more about the latest precedent than… Read More
Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
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If you don’t, why should I?
Over the past six weeks, I have been teaching a graduate level business law course for the Johns Hopkins University Carey School of Business. For three hours each Monday evening, I find myself explaining to 31 graduate students the legal… Read More
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The Conundrum that is Mike McQueary
Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the university. McQueary alleges that, rather than having been invited to interview to succeed Joe Paterno as Penn State’s head football coach, he was first placed on administrative… Read More
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The Baltimore Grand Prix and The Branding of a Great City
Unlike many, I don’t see the Baltimore Grand Prix as defined by a few races and the Labor Day weekend. The Baltimore Grand Prix, if we are determined to do it right, is about the branding of a still great city. It… Read More
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To Tweet or Not to Tweet? Larger Lessons in Business from Twitter
Guest Blogger: Michael J. Lentz, Esquire I’ll admit it – I used to be profoundly annoyed by, and more than a little bit uncomfortable with, the notion that Twitter could be a useful tool in the development of my commercial… Read More
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The Branding Effect
Guest Blogger: Adam Schechtman, VP of Business Development & Marketing, Eye Catching Creative To brand or not to brand? That is the question so many small and mid-sized businesses tend to overlook in the early phases of their development. The… Read More
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John Wooden’s Last Loss and the Power of Trademark
If you have even a remote interest in college basketball, you know the name John Wooden. In a society in which superlatives such as ”superstar” and ”awesome” are thrown around with such reckless abandon as to deprive them of meaning, John Wooden… Read More
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Marketing Momentum in the New Year
We all know the resolution drill. The new year marks the welcome of new beginnings and a commitment to resolutions focused toward adopting healthier lifestyles. Come the new year, gyms and fitness clubs across the country will be filled with… Read More
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Facebook and Fish Gills: The “Working” Part of Social Networking
Not long ago, I was on a plane, giving some serious thought to the business applications of Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and Twitter. I was thinking about business, but the subject I kept returning to was fish gills. It was my 12th grade… Read More
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Inventory Control Means Value at the Time of the Sale
The Letter of Intent (“LOI”) set the price at $22,000,000. The Asset Purchase Agreement, known as the “APA”, executed just six weeks later set the price at $21,750,000. At closing, the purchaser wound up paying $20,200,000. The sole reason for… Read More