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Corporate, Administrative/Regulatory

Guidance for developing third-party messaging app policies

Dec. 11, 2020
By Jack P. DiCanio, Emily A. Reitmeier

In 2019, the Department of Justice announced an important change to its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Corporate Enforcement Po...


Just weeks ago, Tony Hsieh was a vibrant, fun-loving man worth around $700 million, with friends and family relying on him for...


Government, Criminal

Gascón commits to massive changes in criminal sentencing

Dec. 11, 2020
By Dmitry Gorin, Alan Eisner

Under the new policies, both defendants whose cases are pending in criminal court and those who have already been sentenced ca...


Government, Criminal

George Gascón was just sworn in on Monday as the new district attorney of Los Angeles, and he has already issued many sweeping...


Government, Administrative/Regulatory

Change in store for the FCC as the Pai era comes to an end

Dec. 10, 2020
By Scott Delacourt, Shawn Chang

Chairman Pai’s successor — whoever that may be — will wrestle with many of the same problems but is likely to pursue very diff...


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law

Labor laws and property rights at the Supreme Court

Dec. 10, 2020
By Bryan W. Wenter

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case dealing with the intersection of labor union organizing laws and property rights.


Technology, Law Practice

Getting AI to learn legal doctrines

Dec. 10, 2020
By Lance Eliot

Utilizing a popular and famous doctrine of the law, it is possible to mindfully consider how artificial intelligence might bec...


Real Estate/Development, Covid Columns

As the revenue-strained months march on, the pressure on budgets of law firms and other users of commercial real estate contin...


Tax, Law Practice

Year-end is always a stressful time, even in a normal year. Amidst year-end invoicing, collections, bonuses to consider, offic...


Real Estate/Development, Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary

Across the country, most judicial proceedings have ground to a halt. But not eviction cases.


Civil Litigation, California Supreme Court

A few 2020 California Supreme Court cases for civil litigators

MCLE
Dec. 9, 2020
By Gary A. Watt, Maribel Lopez

Three important decisions for California civil litigators to review.


Government

The act exists for a simple reason: To ensure a complete and accurate record of historically valuable presidential records.


Criminal, California Courts of Appeal

Legal pot isn’t probable cause for a vehicle search

Dec. 9, 2020
By Dmitry Gorin, Alan Eisner

An appellate court recently ruled that the plain language of the law prevents the presence of marijuana, by itself, from const...


Labor/Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Civil Litigation

On Dec. 1, the players and U.S. Soccer Federation — against whom the case is brought — agreed to partially settle the case so ...


Uncle Sam was a big client this year

Dec. 8, 2020
By Karl Olson

As year-end approaches, many law firms start crunching numbers and figuring out who their biggest client or source of revenue ...


Military Law, Law Practice

The grief they carry

Dec. 8, 2020
By Eileen C. Moore

We are becoming familiar with the terms post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma. But...


On Nov. 25, the Internal Revenue Service finalized its proposed Section 1031 regulations, issued on June 12.


U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory

High court should require agencies to be transparent about decision-making

Dec. 8, 2020
By Damien M. Schiff, Charles Yates

In a recent case the Supreme Court must grapple with a question of fundamental importance to any system of popularly accountab...


Corporate

Institutional investors’ role in diversifying boardrooms

Dec. 8, 2020
By Teresa L. Johnson, Amy V. Endicott

In the past three years, California has made headlines for requiring the boards of publicly traded companies headquartered in ...


Law Practice, Judges and Judiciary

301*

Dec. 7, 2020
By Arthur Gilbert

Granted, I made a big deal about my 300th column. When I brought it up in conversation, others would change the subject. I ack...


Law Practice, Appellate Practice

Starring ace trial lawyer Flash Feinberg and his trusty sidekick Professor Plato.


Government, Constitutional Law, Administrative/Regulatory

To ensure that agencies act within the law’s confines, courts, especially the Supreme Court, must hold those agencies accounta...


Immigration, Government

Over the last four years, the Trump administration has all but eliminated asylum protection in the United States.


Labor/Employment

Key COVID-19 points for employers to keep in mind in 2021

MCLE
Dec. 7, 2020
By Shaye N. Schrick

Employers must continue to navigate the various intertwining — and sometimes contradictory — employment laws affecting their w...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Catch the client’s eye: The evolution of trade names in the law

MCLE
Dec. 4, 2020
By Heather L. Rosing, David M. Majchrzak

A century ago, lawyer advertising was widely considered to be unprofessional and uncouth. In keeping with this, most law pract...


Government

Time to amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963

Dec. 4, 2020
By Mathew S. Rosengart

There are typically about 5,000 federal job openings that a new administration needs to fill; prospective Cabinet and sub-Cabi...


Civil Litigation

Mastering the use of special masters in complex civil cases

Dec. 4, 2020
By Daniel B. Garrie, Gail A. Andler

lack of proper judicial management could cause these cases to place unnecessary burdens on the court or the litigants, raise ...


Law Practice, Ethics/Professional Responsibility

One day in March, everything changed. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California and implemented a stat...


Law Practice

Thankfulness during the pandemic for California lawyers

Dec. 4, 2020
By Shari L. Klevens, Alanna G. Clair

Here are four ways that the legal profession has changed for the better this year.


Constitutional Law, Civil Litigation, California Courts of Appeal

A plea for publication: ruling on common takings issue

Dec. 4, 2020
By Michael M. Berger

The case warrants the publicity of publication because it discusses an issue that arises with some regularity, but does not us...