Blogs
California Land Use Blog
Class Action Defense Blog
- Look Before You Leap: Practical Considerations Regarding Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
- Class Action Defense Cases: American Arbitration Association (AAA) Enforces Binding Individual Arbitration While JAMS Allows Plaintiff To Unilaterally Include Dozens Of Employees In Single Arbitration Proceeding (2015)
- Class Action Defense Cases – Williams v. Superior Court: California Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court Order Limiting Discovery re Putative Class Members To Store Location Where Plaintiff Worked
- Class Action Defense Cases–American Express v. Italian Colors: United States Supreme Court Reverses Second Circuit Refusal To Enforce Class Action Waiver Under Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)
- Class Action Defense Cases–Brinker v. Superior Court: California Supreme Court Affirms, Reverses And Remand Class Action Certification Ruling In Labor Law Class Action Clarifying Meal And Rest Break Requirements
Hotel Law Blog
- Meet the Money 2017 presentations now available for download!
- The Lodging Industry Investment Council's Top Ten: investment trends and challenges
- EB-5 funding for new development: JMBM has closed more than $1.5 billion of EB-5 financing
- EB-5 extended without change: President Donald Trump signs bill
- EB-5 Financing for Development — Update on EB-5 Extension
Natural Resources & Mining Law Blog
Patent Law Blog
- District Court Orders Search of Inventors Emails and Finds That Discovery Is Proportional to Needs of Case Because Search Terms Would Be Used
- Unwired v. Apple: District Court Sanctions Unwired for Failing to Produce Supplemental Information after Remand
- District Court Granted Voluntary Motion to Dismiss Against Named Defendant But Disallowed Reservation of Rights as to Unnamed Third Parties
- District Court Denies Motion for Exceptional Case and for Attorney's Fees after Trial
- District Court Denies Ex Parte Motion to Compel Third Party to Produce Documents Where Plaintiff Waited too Long to File Motion
Investment Law Blog
- Standards and Guidelines for Redeployment of EB-5 Investment Funds – A White Paper
- What to do if you suspect your EB-5 project is in trouble
- Using the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act for Minor Investors in EB-5 Investment Funds
- The EB-5 Securities Law Roundtable has released its recommendations to clarify and conform EB-5 integrity legislation to existing securities laws.
- Suggested Procedures and Possible Options for Accepting Minors as Investors in EB-5 Investment Funds
Cybersecurity Lawyer Forum
- Cybersecurity Lawyer — Beyond Tabletop Exercises: Running a Data Breach Drill
- Cybersecurity Programs and the FTC – Staying out of Harm's Way
- Professional Service Firms Ignore Cybersecurity at Their Peril
- Engaging Cybersecurity Counsel Early – It's the Right Choice
- Cybersecurity and Ransomware – It can get ugly when a hacker takes control of your smart building