Alaina Lancaster

June 11, 2019 | The Recorder

The officers claim lower-scoring black and female officers get promoted over white and male contenders because of the department's race and gender quota system, creating a “pernicious atmosphere of confusion, obfuscation and blatant discrimination.”

By Alaina Lancaster

3 minute read

June 07, 2019 | The Recorder

A Superior Court of Santa Clara County judge denied Google's request for demurrer in a case brought by job applicants who say they were discriminated against due to their conservative beliefs and status as a racial majority.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

June 05, 2019 | The Recorder

"The term has no objective legal meaning, and instead begs a case-by-case analysis of the political views of every Google applicant over the past four years,” wrote Google's lawyers, who are set to argue a demurrer in Santa Clara Superior Court Friday in a case brought on behalf of engineers claiming bias against political conservatives.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

June 05, 2019 | Law.com

Everyday livestreamers on YouTube and other services keep running into copyright law roadblocks.

By Alaina Lancaster

10 minute read

June 04, 2019 | The Recorder

Unlike many companies sued by the SEC, Kik has been looking forward to court in order to set a new standard that excludes cryptocurrency from securities law. “This is the first time that we're finally on a path to getting the clarity we so desperately need as an industry to be able to continue to innovate and build,” said Ted Livingston, Kik's CEO.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

May 30, 2019 | National Law Journal

Last year, Hogan Lovells' Neal Katyal had to solve what he calls "a classic law school problem." In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, Katyal's team…

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

May 30, 2019 | The Recorder

"The remedy here—I think it's a good remedy—is remove those two counsel,” said Judge Edward Davila of the Northern District of California.

By Alaina Lancaster

5 minute read

May 24, 2019 | The Recorder

Keker, Van Nest & Peters partner Ben Berkowitz says it's a really alarming time for journalists in this country, which is why he's defending journalist Bryan Carmody, whose home office was the subject of a police raid earlier this month.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

May 24, 2019 | Legaltech News

The Securities and Exchange Commission claims Daniel Pacheco offered investors an opportunity to speculate in cryptocurrency when he was operating a fraudulent pyramid scheme.

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read

May 23, 2019 | The Recorder

The Securities and Exchange Commission claims Daniel Pacheco offered investors an opportunity to speculate in cryptocurrency when he was operating a fraudulent pyramid scheme

By Alaina Lancaster

4 minute read