LeClairRyan

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At LeClairRyan, we go beyond basic legal advice to practical solutions that make business sense. Our attorneys know that understanding a client's goal is fundamental to providing effective counsel. We work toward not only the best legal solutions, but also the best business solutions for each client.

Established in 1988, LeClairRyan serves its dynamic client base with more than 300 attorneys in 21 offices in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

General practice, including Administrative, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Banking and Financial Institutions, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Business law practice, including Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions. Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Discovery and E-Discovery Solutions, Employee Benefits, Employment, Energy, Entertainment and Art, Environmental, Estate Planning, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Internet and Biotechnology Development, Labor (Management), Land Use, Legislative Representation, Mass Tort Defense, Medical Malpractice, Patents, Products Liability, Public Finance, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Sports, Taxation, Telecommunications, Venture Capital and Zoning.

Second Circuit Holds Unauthorized Removal of UPC Labels May Be Trademark Infringement
Nicole H. Brakstad, David J. Sensenig, Tara A. Branscom, August 10, 2009
A defendant may be held liable for trademark infringement - even though it may be selling genuine goods manufactured under the authority of the trademark owner - if those goods are sold with altered or removed UPC labels. Recently, in Zino Davidoff, SA v. CVS Corporation, No., 07-2872-cv (June 19,...

Swine Flu - Seven Practical Tactics of Prepared Employers
Joan C. McKenna, June 4, 2009
With the recent national concern over a possible pandemic of the swine flu (influenza A virus subtype H1N1) this spring or next fall, it is clear that the potential impact of a widespread outbreak on employers and their employees could be monumental.

Virginia Retroactively Overturns Virginia Cellular LLC
N. Pendleton Rogers, Scott D. Smith, October 10, 2009
In Virginia Cellular LLC v. Virginia Department of Taxation, 276 Va. 486, 666 S.E. 2d 374 (2008), the Virginia Supreme Court held that Virginia's minimum tax on telecommunications companies (the "Minimum Tax") did not apply to non-corporate entities, such as limited liability companies,...

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