Retailers appreciate that their brands are among their most valuable assets. But it can be challenging for them to know how current trademark law will affect their selection, registration, and enforcement of those brands.

Last week a significant progress was made in the strategic collaboration commercial agreement between the European Union (EU) and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur).

Tariffs – and the threat of new tariffs that would be levied against some $300 billion in Chinese imports – are expected to dominate much of the discussion at this week’s G-20 Summit.

If you haven’t eaten at a food hall yet… it is likely only a matter of time before you do. They are popping up all over the country and are gaining popularity.

In recent years, the extensive disruption to the retail real estate landscape caused by the expansive growth of e-commerce has been well-cataloged and analyzed both within the commercial real estate industry and, more broadly, by mainstream media.