Happy Holidays! Looking at the opportunities ahead and strategic planning for 2019, I strongly encourage you to include a legal checkup as part of its first quarter 2019 ‘housekeeping.’ Think of the legal checkup as being similar to one that you would have with your personal physician. Our view is that with a legal check-up,…
With Hurricane Florence blowing into the Carolinas today, this storm is a good reminder about the importance of force majeure provisions in contracts. For those that are in the way of hurricane (including as far inland as Atlanta where we are based and expect to see some tropical storm effects), please follow the local authorities’…
Sales teams and legal (whether in-house or outside counsel) don’t always get along. With legal often viewed as “standing in the way” of closing deals and earning commissions, it’s no wonder some sales people feel this way. However, it’s worthwhile to bridge the gap between these two important areas of a business. Pausing to…
Happy New Year! If you’re like me and countless others, the New Year is a time to reflect on where you are and where you want to go in the coming year. Just as 2018 offers a fresh start to achieve your personal resolutions, the same holds true for your business goals and aspirations. In…
On October 17, 2017, SoftBank and Lendlease announced in a press release their plans to form a joint venture in the wireless industry that will “develop and own infrastructure assets in the United States.” The new venture – to be named Lendlease Towers – is poised to manage approximately 8,000 cellular sites, with an…
Disruption has made its way to in-building wireless leases – meaning cellular voice and data, not WiFi. Unlike most industry disruptions, there are upsides for all the players involved, including property owners, tenants, carriers, and third parties. Rather than a change to the technology itself (although that is starting to evolve as well), the key…
Happy New Year! My best wishes to you for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2017. A quote that I like a lot is “[a]n ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” I understand this quote has been attributed to Benjamin Franklin. I often use this quote in the context of a business…