Construction, Civil Procedure
There's the 5-second rule: Then there's the 5-year rule
By Garret D. Murai
Oswald v. Landmark Builders proves the 5-year rule waits for no one -- not even a pandemic.
Securities, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
SEC at the door? Mind your ethics - and your client
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair
When the SEC comes knocking, corporate counsel must call in reinforcements, guard confidences, spot conflicts and tread carefu...
Torts/Personal Injury, Evidence
Evidence Code § 801.1: Leveling the playing field in personal injury cases
By Robert S. Glassman, Joe O'Hanlon
California's Evidence Code Section 801.1 requires all medical causation opinions -- whether from plaintiffs or defendants -- t...
Construction, Administrative/Regulatory
California's bike lane boom is outpacing safety oversight
By Yosi Yahoudai, Stephen Lockard
California's infrastructure boom is delivering new bike lanes and roadways at record speed -- but oversight hasn't kept pace. ...
Corporate
DOJ's growing enforcement: Are tips and terror designations fueling cases?
By William Frentzen, Brian R. Michael
New DOJ policies and enforcement tools are shifting the legal landscape, exposing organizations to heightened investigation an...
Nonprofits, foundations, and sanctuary cities face intensified DOJ scrutiny as the Trump administration cracks down on progres...
Technology
AI and white collar crime yesterday, today, tomorrow
By Jennifer K. Park, Matthew M. Yelovich
DOJ's AI enforcement has shifted from broad fraud cases to targeting AI misuse that threatens U.S. competitiveness, while usin...
Evidence, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Why prosecutorial filter teams aren't allowed under California law for reviewing seized documents
By Benjamin N. Gluck
While common in federal investigations, "taint teams" have no footing in California law -- and the governing statutes, cases a...
Corporate, Business Law
Don't let your guard down: Changes in FCPA and crypto enforcement
By Jeremiah Levine
After an unexpected pause, the DOJ has resumed FCPA enforcement with renewed focus -- reminding businesses that this once-dorm...
Securities
SEC dials back 'Conflicts Everywhere' standard for investment advisers
By Lance Jasper, Peter I. Altman
After nearly a decade of treating every adviser conflict as material, the SEC may be changing course -- offering potential rel...
Technology
Mitigating insider risk: Legal leadership in a new era of threats
By Jennie Wang VonCannon
The rise of AI-enabled cyberattacks, exemplified by North Korea's fraudulent IT worker scheme, underscores the need for compan...
From Halloween to New Year's, America's four major holidays form a deliberate cultural scaffold that lifts a diverse nation fr...
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Legacies: Reclaiming civility and upholding the rule of law
By Brian M. Hoffstadt
The evolution of the legal profession over recent decades -- marked by gains in diversity and technology but a troubling decli...
Liability insurers' use of catch-all language in Intellectual Property and Habitability exclusions -- designed to eliminate co...
International Law
Visiting Chinese courts: Surprising parallels to U.S. proceedings
By Harold E. Kahn
Chinese court proceedings share fundamental principles with U.S. courts -- from presumption of innocence to contract law doctr...
Obituaries
Farewell to an appellate giant who never sought the spotlight
By Jennifer Hansen
Jonathan Demson, a quietly brilliant and fiercely dedicated solo appellate attorney who handled over 400 cases, argued four ti...
A year after California passed SB 976 to curb minors' social-media addiction, a wave of First Amendment lawsuits from tech gia...
Civil Rights
Trump administration elevates gun rights to top tier of civil rights enforcement
By William Slomanson
A new Second Amendment Rights Section within the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division marks a dramatic shift in federal ...
Technology
Why Generative AI inspires such passion: Classical wisdom for a modern anxiety
By James Mixon
A $10,000 sanctions case revealed how deeply generative AI unsettles the legal system. The passion it inspires isn't new. Plat...
Trump's drug war: Death for some, clemency for another
By John H. Minan
President Trump's pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of trafficking over 400 tons o...
Government
The 'No Kings Act' could hold rogue federal agents accountable
By Karis Stephen
California State Sen. Scott Wiener's proposed "No Kings Act" expands existing state protections and aims to hold government ag...
Technology, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Your new co-counsel? Like it or not, it's AI
By Caroline A. Yuen, Regina Wang
Lawyers can't ignore generative AI, but they also can't abdicate their professional responsibilities to verify accuracy and pr...
Insurance
Professional liability insurance options for California Lawyers: Considering international markets
By George Brandon
California's legal market presents complex risks, and some firms explore international insurers, such as Lloyd's of London, as...
Business cases turn on getting documents into evidence, so trial lawyers must beat hearsay objections by knowing what counts a...
Democracy depends on shared facts, fairness and the rule of law; when trust erodes, it falls to citizens and leaders to rebuil...
Intellectual Property, Art Law
The hidden hand of law in the life of art
By Simon J. Frankel
The law shapes every stage of a work of art's life -- from its creation and sale to exhibition, reproduction, donation, and ev...
Entertainment & Sports, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation in Hollywood: Knowing how to close the deal
By David R. Shraga
Negotiating Hollywood deals and mediating disputes rely on the same timeless principles: do your homework, build relationships...
Military Law
Military bases' new names sound like the old Confederate ones
By Eileen C. Moore
Military bases previously renamed to remove Confederate associations have been renamed again to their original surnames, now h...
Entertainment & Sports
Why now is the time for collaboration between sports and franchise lawyers in the NIL era
By Frank N. Darras
The NIL era has created a complex marketplace where college athletes, franchises and lawyers must collaborate across sports, f...
Legislative changes continue to clarify the right to access police officer personnel files
By Jason M. Ewert
Recent California legislation expands public and oversight access to peace officer personnel records while maintaining confide...
