Securities, Corporate
California adopts equity crowdfunding exemption for seed capital
By Mark T. Hiraide
Beginning next year, a new state securities law will significantly reduce the out-of-pocket cost of raising up to $300,000 in ...
Technology, Corporate
DAOs present interesting opportunities and challenges
By Stuart D. Levi, Mana Ghaemmaghami
In recent months, there has been a marked increase in the number of decentralized autonomous organizations, known as DAOs, tha...
I am convinced there are other more pervasive causes of what I see as a troubling phenomenon, the students running the agenda.
Torts/Personal Injury, Entertainment & Sports
Alec Baldwin shooting: What we know and what we don’t
By Michael E. Rubinstein
In the aftermath of the October 21 shooting on the set of filming “Rust,” there are a few facts that we do know. But there is...
Data Privacy, Corporate
DOJ turns to familiar tool to address cybersecurity threats
By Jim Zelenay Jr., Eric D. Vandevelde
As part of the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to modernize and bolster the nation's cybersecurity practices, last mont...
Law Practice, Appellate Practice
My Most Memorable Client Part II: The Trial
By Myron Moskovitz
This is the second installment of a 4-part (true) story that began with my last column.
Torts/Personal Injury, Law Practice
Give more money to clients, limit contingency fees
By Fred J. Hiestand
California voters will likely have a chance in the November 2022 general election to enact a long-overdue consumer protection ...
Labor/Employment, Civil Rights
30 years after Anita Hill's testimony, how can employers finally address the problem?
By Leonid M. Zilberman
Three decades later, has anything changed? The short answer: no really.
Our country has built a system of mass incarceration in the decades since Sirhan was arrested. In 1969, the year he was convic...
Insurance, Health Care & Hospital Law
Providers, insurers: What to know about the No Surprises Act
By Kenneth Yood, Theresa Thompson
Starting Jan. 1, 2022, patients will no longer be at risk for one of the most detested practices in health care: surprise out-...
Law Practice, Environmental & Energy
St. Francis Dam: California's worst civil engineering disaster
By John S. Caragozian
The 1928 collapse of the dam unleashed a flood that killed almost 500 people in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. It is regula...
Law Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution
'My Cousin Vinny' in Arbitration? (Part II: discovery and hearing)
By Fred Bennett
My September column focused on how the extraordinarily funny litigation antics of six-weeks-since-passing-the-bar Vinny might ...
State Bar & Bar Associations, Letters, Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Column critiquing Paraprofessional Program unfairly characterizes IAALS
By Jeremy D. Fogel
Danny Abir’s recent column unfairly characterizes an organization and individuals with a proven record in expanding access to ...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th Circuit helps clarify employer willfulness under FLSA
By Eric M. Lloyd, Andrew McKinley
A recent ruling suggests that prior audits — even audits applying an appropriate legal standard — may be of limited usefulness...
Securities, Corporate, Banking, Administrative/Regulatory
Decade in the making: CFPB proposes Dodd-Frank Section 1071 Regulations
By Moorari Shah, A.J. Dhaliwal
On Oct. 8, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published for public comment an expansive 918-page notice of proposed rule...
Government, Criminal
A glimmer of hope in California for accountability in law enforcement
By Julia N. Quesada
California has taken an encouraging leap in the right direction on law enforcement accountability with the signing of Senate B...
Environmental & Energy, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Economic impacts are valid basis for Clean Water Act relief
By Andre Monette
A recent 9th Circuit ruling upheld the EPA’s discretion to consider economic impacts when determining whether the grant a vari...
Judges and Judiciary, California Supreme Court
Calfornia’s courts need updating
By Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
As Americans question the capacity of their institutions to serve them effectively and people around the world voice doubts ab...
U.S. Supreme Court, Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports
Lawyers can help level the playing field for college athletes
By Frank N. Darras
Any honest, objective review of how our college athletes historically have been treated would certainly reveal flagrant, unfor...
The moral of this little story should not be lost on regulatory bodies: Be fair. Enact general ordinances that apply across th...
Lawyers tend to discover that their reputation plays a significant role in how their lawyering career progresses. This is not ...
Law Practice, International Law
Court interpreting lesson from Nuremberg: 75 years later
By Hiram Torres
The tribunal had the colossal mission of bringing to justice a total of 199 accused war criminals during a series of 13 trials...
Government, Criminal
Policing reform legislation will impact public agencies
By David G. Ritchie
Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on a package of peace officer reform bills will significantly affect and create additional r...
Letters, Law Practice, Criminal
Justice follows when empathy is evenly distributed
By Mark B. Baer
In his Oct. 20 column, “Our justice system must become more victim-centric, retired Judge Eugene M. Hyman argues that “the sys...
The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the rules applicable to the appointment of conservators and the...
Environmental & Energy, Civil Rights
Joshua tree ruling prevents agencies from ignoring climate change impacts
By Sunjana Supekar, Douglas P. Carstens
Last month, a U.S. district court granted summary judgment to environmental plaintiff WildEarth Guardians in its suit challeng...
Government, Constitutional Law
Bannon can’t hide behind executive privilege
By John H. Minan
Stephen K. Bannon, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for defrauding investors in a border wall fundraising scheme, is...
Environmental & Energy, Administrative/Regulatory
Competition and collusion on the road to clean cars
By Peter Damrosch, Matthew Zinn
The historic pattern has been for the manufacturers to work together to derail the development of environmental regulations an...
Labor/Employment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
9th circuit finds ‘paramour preference’ does not violate Title VII
By Kacey R. Riccomini
The court recently determined that “paramour preference” — an employer favoring a supervisor’s sexual or romantic partner over...
Labor/Employment, Corporate, Civil Litigation
‘Women on boards’ law headed to trial
By Virginia F. Milstead, Kasonni Scales
On December 1, after much delay, trial will begin in a lawsuit challenging the validity of Senate Bill 826, California’s law m...