Kristie Rearick

October 31, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Hurricane Irma has come and gone. Unlike Hurricane Wilma in 2005, it did not leave a sea of blue tarps in its wake. Nonetheless, many homeowners sustained water damage and the question becomes, is there insurance coverage.

By Reid A. Cocalis

4 minute read

October 30, 2017 | The Recorder

Most employers of California employees must change key hiring practices in order to comply with new state laws effective Jan. 1, 2018. These laws impact job applications, interviews, background checks and compensation.

By Wendy Lazerson and Alison Hong

6 minute read

October 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Before you hit “send” on your next content marketing piece—whether it's a blog, email, alert or newsletter—take a moment and ask yourself a few questions.

By Meg Charendoff and Adrienne Matt

9 minute read

October 30, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

When hearing the words “talent development,” thoughts may first drift to the job of the Human Resources department. But in reality, talent development is the responsibility of the entire management team and the board of directors—and an area in which general counsel can add significant value.

By Andrea Bricca

7 minute read

October 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

By its 1291 law, the Republic of Venice moved all its glassblowers to the nearby island of Murano, ostensibly to protect Venice's wooden buildings from catching fire from the trade's furnaces. But a subsequent 1295 law preventing them from leaving Murano confirmed the authorities' real concern: to prevent the glassblowers from disclosing the trade secrets of their lucrative business outside the republic.

By Jonathan S. Cohen

10 minute read

October 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 21, there was a news report that Donald Trump would be personally providing a legal defense fund of several hundred thousand dollars for White House staffers and campaign aides in need of legal representation.

By Ellen C. Brotman

14 minute read

October 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review

The hits keep coming and we are not talking about box office bonanzas at Weinstein Pictures these days.

By Paul O. Lopez

5 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

White collar defense attorneys and accountants engaged to assist in investigations conducted by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division are familiar with these words: “… the tax loss … is … $550,000 to $1,500,000 …”

By Edward M. Waddington and Ricardo J. Zayas

10 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Oct. 23. Both houses of the General Assembly are in recess and scheduled to return to session on Nov. 13.

By The Legal Intelligencer

9 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Do you think franchisees ought to have Miranda-type warnings before buying a franchise? Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida suggests so in the case of Tim Hortons USA v. Singh, (No. 16-2304, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law after Bench Trial, Oct. 25).

By Craig R. Tractenberg

6 minute read