I read the interesting article appearing in the January 20, 2026 edition of Billboard Insider on A Way to Collect Old Out of Home Receivables.My law firm handles collections of all types, including for our billboard company clients. I wrote about our collection strategies in a couple articles Billboard insider […]
NEW YORK (January 20, 2026) – Barton LLP has added another former AmLaw partner to its ranks with the addition of Patrick J. Smith as a partner in its New York office. Pat is an experienced commercial litigator and regulatory attorney who represents clients large and small, with a particular […]
California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin comments on the Billboard Dispute in California article we published last Friday. It’s ironic. Development Agreements in California are governed by a specific Article in the Government Code. The first Section of that Article declares that “The lack of certainty in the approval of […]
LA Rams Owner Stan Kroenke is suing the city of Inglewood $400 million for failing to live up to a development agreement surrounding Hollywood Park mixed used development project which includes SoFi Stadium and Youtube Theater. The cause of the dispute was a 2025 deal that Inglewood signed with […]
Billboard Insider received a comment on Andy Goodman’s December 23, 2025 article entitled Not All Billboard Locations Are Created Equal, namely: Had a question on this comment in Andy’s article—How is this possible? Meaning, how can a city entity opt to give exclusive rights to one company without other companies […]
One of my favorite articles I write toward the end of each year (or when I’ve been unduly procrastinating around the first of the new year) for Billboard Insider is to recount the various news, developments, cases, and statutes involving billboard law from around the Country during the year. And, […]
Today, out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman of Age Advertising talks about how corporate landlords differ from individual landlords and what sort of lease terms you should seek. When it comes to securing billboard leases, not all landlords are created equal. One of the most significant distinctions […]
Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman of Age Advertising talks about the difference between municipal and corporate landlords. What’s it like working with a municipal landlord? One of the biggest advantages of city-owned property is long-term stability. Municipalities typically retain ownership of their assets, rather than […]
When I was in college, I took a class on debating. As an exercise, the professor set up a debate on the legalization of marijuana. He assigned the “con” side to me. I found that until the early 1900s, marijuana was legal (as was cocaine). Whatever the individual states have […]
I saw the article in today’s Billboard Insider, entitled “Ohio Bans Cannabis Billboards.” I see from the article that Ohio apparently allows the consumption of cannabis products, at least for medical purposes. However, the State has completely banned the advertising of the weed, including on billboards, as well as transit, […]
