Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

An interview with Jeff Tenenbaum, Managing Partner at Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, on avoiding antitrust liability. Russell, The Helen and William O’Toole Dean at Villanova School of Business, on developing discernment in assessing research.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2014

When the rules were enacted, in 1958, the goal was to prevent price-fixing, but the group says the efforts have gotten long in the too … er, claw, with a lawyer for the association, Mary Anne Mason, pointing out to the Portland Press Herald that antitrust laws have largely dealt with the issue. From Simmer to Boil.

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

An interview with Jeff Tenenbaum, Managing Partner at Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC, on avoiding antitrust liability. Russell, The Helen and William O’Toole Dean at Villanova School of Business, on developing discernment in assessing research.

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Associations Now

MAY 18, 2016

The right nonmember price for association products boosts revenue, makes membership more appealing, and steers clear of antitrust concerns. And so the small matters of antitrust law and tax-exempt status are also of concern. In other words, on most association matters, the law has plenty to say. And commonplace, too.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 21, 2015

A lower court had previously ruled that the ban violated antitrust laws. The ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s decision in 2013 that required AQHA to allow breeders to list cloned horses because, the trial court said, the association’s ban violated state and federal antitrust laws.

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Higher Logic

MAY 31, 2016

If you edit a member’s comment, you can be considered a collaborator, which is bad if it involves a copyright infringement or antitrust law violation. Don’t be afraid to pick one up and give the member a call. Remember: DO NOT edit a member’s comment. Don't hesitate to take action. Toxic behavior is contagious.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Leagues as Trade Groups While the NFL is organized as an exempt nonprofit under the current law, it isn’t the only one. So does a Republican senator who’s looking to change the law. If the law were to pass, the pain on the league might be less significant than it seems. Find that surprising, even as a sports fan?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The game is legal under federal law, because it is classified as a game of skill rather than of chance, but some states (including Nevada) have higher levels of scrutiny over what is considered gambling. The American Gaming Association, meanwhile, had a positive reaction to the gaming board’s ruling. Fantasy Flames Rising.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Authors of ASAE’s Association Law Handbook and its earlier incarnation, Associations and the Law , identify antitrust and due-process risks for an association that terminates an existing member for reasons beyond failure to pay dues.

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Associations Now

JULY 21, 2015

And earlier this month, the guild also joined the American Booksellers Association, the Association of Authors’ Representatives, and Authors United in writing letters to the Justice Department to request that it look into whether Amazon is violating antitrust law based on the strong hold it has on the book-selling market.

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

An article appeared recently in the ASAE Association Law and Policy section e-newsletter by Jefferson C. legal rights index score (0-10) – weaknesses in collateral and bankruptcy laws that can facilitate lending by protecting the rights of borrowers and lenders (versus 6.1). The good news is there is more and more help on the way!

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In the latest post in their series on chapters in crisis they explain how to handle and prevent chapter legal liabilities like antitrust, conflicts of interest, copyright and other depressing yet possible situations. managing partner, Tenenbaum Law Group PLLC. Can we talk about something nice now? Tenenbaum, Esq.,

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

And while data sharing among retailers and financial firms may help prevent breaches, it can lead to antitrust questions and can risk exposure of sensitive threat information that companies and law enforcement want to keep secure. To mitigate that, Rogers suggested that any updates to the EFT Act should be “technology-neutral.”

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Reid All About it

MAY 22, 2020

Steve Cernak at the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section took their conference from in-person to virtual in one month —slackers! Jessica Joseph describes how, in two weeks, her team at the National Kidney Foundation turned their annual conference into a virtual conference. Here’s another one. Just kidding.

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Associations Now

JULY 31, 2013

The verdict: On Tuesday, a 10-person jury in Amarillo, Texas, found in favor of the plaintiffs, agreeing that the association rule violated state and federal antitrust laws. The association countered that its rules require quarter horses to have a mother and a father—which is impossible with cloning.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 1, 2013

“Contracts, intellectual property, and corporate governance and antitrust laws are just some of the legal issues involved before the discussions even begin. Whatever course of action is chosen, legal counsel should be sought to assist in guiding your association leaders through the process.”

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Associations Now

JANUARY 5, 2015

In a letter to Sperry last month [PDF], AIA 2014 President Helene Combs Dreiling said that language barring members from designing specific types of buildings could create a slippery slope of demands for other limitations, and she cited antitrust and enforcement concerns. ” Meanwhile, Sperry has challenged the board to reconsider.

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2015

Discounts can only go so far, though; if nonmember fees are too high compared to member fees, your association can run afoul of antitrust laws. According to ASAE benchmarking research , the median markup on association products and services for nonmembers compared to members is 25 percent.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

After consulting with a lawyer, he filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, claiming that the NCAA violated antitrust law by prohibiting student athletes from entering into commercial agreements to license their own names and likenesses.

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Association Law

JULY 15, 2010

Antitrust – As noted above, certification programs almost always raise serious antitrust issues. I have my law degree as well as my masters in Business Administration. ADA compliance – Certifying organizations should consider the effect of certification of disabled persons. View my complete profile.

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Observations on Association Management

JULY 2, 2009

This information and knowledge ranges from leadership theory to antitrust law to financial management to risk management to strategic deployment of technology.and on and one. And, of course, the successful association executiev must maneauver around or re-educate the occasional board member who is politically or morally corrupt.

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