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Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Event] Workplace Horizons Extension: Bay Area - September 9th, Menlo Park, CA

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The leading educational and networking event — from the premier firm for employment + labor law — comes closer to you regionally and topically. The benefits of Jackson Lewis’ annual Workplace Horizons conference in New York...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

[Webinar] An Employer’s Playbook for ICE Audits & Workplace Raids - June 24th, 10:00 am - 10:45 am PT

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As we have all seen in the news, employers everywhere, and especially in California, are experiencing a marked uptick in workplace immigration enforcement activity. ICE audits and unannounced raids can occur without warning,...more

JAMS

California’s Global Rise: Insights From International Arbitration Week

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How California is shaping the future of cross-border dispute resolution and bridging legal traditions - During California International Arbitration Week (CIAW), JAMS and other leading arbitration institutions from around...more

Venable LLP

To Be or Not to Be...Discoverable: Third-Party Litigation Funders

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Should California courts permit litigants to conduct discovery into litigation funding, namely whether a third party is funding their adversary’s litigation efforts?...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

When Do You Need a Tax Attorney

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One of the most important indications of when you need a tax attorney is any dispute with or contact from the IRS or any California tax agency. This is especially true if the matter involves an audit (or questions regarding...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Clients Lose Some, Win Some – Two Courts Assess the Common Interest Doctrine on Same Day: Part II

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Last week’s Privilege Point emphasized the difficulty of successfully asserting the common interest doctrine’s application. But in the right circumstances, even litigation adversaries can successfully protect some of their...more

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Assessing Privilege Protection for Training Materials and Presentations: Part I

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Lawyers and non-lawyers frequently train their corporate colleagues. Determining any applicable attorney-client privilege or work product protections can implicate a number of variables....more

Allen Matkins

Does Combining Legal And Secretarial Roles Reduce Risk?

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The California General Corporation Law requires that a California corporation have a secretary.  Cal. Corp. Code § 312(a)(2).  The CGCL, however, says nothing about a chief legal officer.  Indeed, many corporations do not...more

Allen Matkins

California And Vice Chancellor Laster Are 180˚  Apart On The "Circle Of Confidentiality"

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In Hyde Park Venture Partners Fund III, L.P. v. FairXchange, LLC,  2023 WL 2417273 (Del. Ch. Mar. 9, 2023), Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster ruled that two investment funds were within the "circle of confidentiality" that...more

Allen Matkins

SEC Suit Against Covington & Burling Threatens More Than Attorney-Client Privileged Information

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Yesterday, I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission's attempt to force the prominent law firm of Covington & Burling LLP.  In some discussions about the case, some have assumed that the concern is about...more

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SEC Demands That Covington & Burling "Name Names"

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Earlier this week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against one of the country's leading law firms - Covington & Burling LLP.  According to the complaint, "threat actors" associated with...more

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