Nixon Peabody LLP

Nixon Peabody LLP is a general practice law firm that offers services in complex multijurisdictional and International matters involving antitrust, corporate and business law, bank regulatory law, bankruptcy, commercial lending, commercial litigation, employee benefits and labor and employment law, environmental law, estate planning and administration, franchising, healthcare law, housing and community development and syndication, loan enforcement, project finance, public finance, public utilities and energy law, real estate, securities law, tax law, and technology and intellectual property.

Massachusetts Passes Corrective Legislation Regarding Landlocked Tidelands
Ruth H. Silman, December 3, 2007
On November 15, 2007, Governor Patrick signed Chapter 168 of the Acts of 2007, an Act Relative to the Licensing Requirements for Certain Tidelands. The legislation corrects serious inconsistencies in the Massachusetts General Laws' Chapter 91 statute and regulations, and adds several permitting...

Open Source Software Now Comes with Patent Free Ride; Digital Rights Management also Affected
Donald L. Bartels, December 3, 2007
On June 29, 2007, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) announced that it would begin to use a new version of its General Public License (GPL), called Version 3.0. Previous versions of GPL licenses did not expressly grant a patent license to users of open source software. Under the terms of GPL...

SEC Adopts Rules Restricting Shareholder Proposals Relating To Director Elections, While Permitting Greater Use of Shareholder Internet Forums
Bradley T. Kamlet, December 3, 2007
Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted two rules relating to shareholder communications and influence on public companies.