A member of Congress ought not to be able to wave the magic wand of “informal fact finding” or communications with private par...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Preparing yourself for trial
By Christopher C. Melcher
Being a trial lawyer requires more than knowing how to try a case.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Attorney-client privilege differing standards in state versus federal courts
By Benjamin Whittle
Attorneys should be aware of the discrepancy between California and federal attorney-client privilege standards when advising ...
SEC steps up enforcement in Activision Blizzard settlement.
Judges and Judiciary, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Well, Recu-u-use Me!
By Benjamin G. Shatz
Considering how basic the need for impartial judging is to the court system, it is surprising that the rule requiring parties ...
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
Private antitrust enforcement key to reining in Big Tech
By Joseph Tabacco, Michael Dark
Big Tech is employing the same lobbying playbook used for decades to stifle antitrust enforcement – and winning. Private antit...
Government
Extending renter protections won’t shield tenants from illegal evictions
By Ronald S. Flagg, Silvia R. Argueta
To combat illegal evictions, we need to ensure that people know their rights and have access to civil legal services.
Data Privacy
Did you suffer a data breach and what are your notice obligations?
By Edgar Vargas, Alexandria Pritchett
Because different states have different data breach notification requirements, an incident may not constitute a breach in all ...
International Law, Data Privacy
Compliance With the UK and EU Rules on Data Breaches: Do’s and Don’ts
By Robert Greene, Alistair Ho
Organisations are required to report notifiable personal data breaches to supervisory authorities within 72 hours of becoming ...
Data Privacy
The evolution of Florida’s Information Protection Act
By John Carlin, Katherine Fang
Several aspects of the FIPA distinguish it from similar laws in other states.
Data Privacy
You’ve suffered a privacy breach. Now what? Learn about breach reporting and notification obligations in Canada.
By Imran Ahmad, Travis Walker
If the organization elects to notify and report, the Privacy Commissioner’s guidance is that both take place “as soon as possi...
Even if notice is not triggered under the California data breach law, it does not mean you’re out of the woods.
Sometimes, judges bend or even ignore finding facts and applying the law in a quest to stick it to a party they see as a Bad Guy.
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
Five tips for reinventing yourself professionally
By Joan B. Kessler
How to navigate and embrace change.
The next generation of competing ChatGPT’s will be writing judicial opinions, and we probably… no, more likely, will not know ...
International Law
California International Arbitration Week - A hot ticket, high value, and free
By Giorgio Sassine
CIAW is set to take place March 13-17, with nearly all of the events in Downtown Los Angeles (and the events can also be watch...
Labor/Employment
Options for bypassing employment arbitration are changing
By Jonathan Andrews
So is this the end of the line for California’s efforts to limit or abolish mandatory employment arbitration? The state could ...
Judges and Judiciary, Government
Modeling justice in Georgia, New York, and California: Some contrasts
By George W. Nicholson
Perhaps now the story of these polar opposites may be seen as intellectual balm for the pervasively sour public and political ...
Wills, Estates & Trusts, Family
The increasing role of illiquid assets in divorce settlements (Part 4)
By Leslie L. Abrigo, Barry Levine
Article 4 of 4: Private equity and real estate funds and understanding the underlying structure of these investments.
Intellectual Property, Ediscovery
Florida sides with California on delayed discovery in copyright cases
By Douglas L. Johnson, Daniel B. Lifschitz
The decision, which favored California instead of New York’s delayed discovery approach, increases the likelihood that the Sup...
International Law, Civil Litigation
California's emergence as an innovator in international arbitration
By Peter A. Neumann, Peter Rosen
A key milestone on California's road to being an international arbitration innovator was a legislative breakthrough. On Jan. 1...
Using the ballot to attack California’s progressive worker’s rights agenda.
Law Practice, Labor/Employment, Appellate Practice
Be intentional in both the treatment and trajectory of women in law
By M.C. Sungaila
Women’s progress in the law: Three take-aways for women lawyers and law firms from The Portia Project®
Labor/Employment
Obey now, grieve later: Understanding the offense of insubordination
By Christopher David Ruiz Cameron
In employment litigation, whether contested in court or in arbitration, the question whether just cause supports the disciplin...
Wills, Estates & Trusts, Family
The increasing role of illiquid assets in divorce settlements (Part 3)
By Leslie L. Abrigo, Barry Levine
Article 3 of 4: Personal residences and reverse mortgages.
International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Losing sleep over the Midnight Clause: Drafting disputes provisions for cross-border technology agreements and foreign investments
By Sarah Reynolds, Yasmine Lahlou
Cross-border technology disputes typically are high value, and often involve trade secrets or other forms of proprietary infor...
Labor/Employment
Viking River PAGA ruling has no clear destination for employers
By Tal Burnovski Yeyni
A California court of appeal held it was not bound by SCOTUS’ ruling.
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Bias awareness and the motivation to be fair matter
By Mark B. Baer
Realizing and caring that our perception of fairness on any given issue is egocentric involves self-awareness, the very founda...
Wills, Estates & Trusts, Family
The increasing role of illiquid assets in divorce settlements (Part 2)
By Leslie L. Abrigo, Barry Levine
Article 2 of 4: Investment real estate that has been part of a 1031 tax-free exchange.