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03 Apr All I Want To Do Is Zoom-a-Zoom-Zoom-Zoom, Carefully: Confidentiality and Privilege Traps for Attorneys.

Posted at 15:55h in Law Practice by Dalmacio Posadas

In the last two weeks, Zoom has abruptly rescued many of us from social isolation by providing a relatively easy to use web-based video platform that facilitates digital face-to-face interaction.[1] Zoom’s daily active users has skyrocketed by 67% since January 1, 2020, in direct correlation to the spread of...

27 Mar Continuity of Government During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted at 19:12h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

Brown White & Osborn LLP partner Ken White was a guest on the National Constitution Center's podcast "We The People," which addressed continuity of government during the pandemic and how various branches of government are adjusting to social distancing. The podcast is here. ...

26 Mar Changes to Federal Family Medical Leave and Paid Sick Leave in the Wake of COVID-19

Posted at 23:54h in Employment by Brown White & Osborn LLP

Most employers are familiar with the Family and Medical Leave Act (the “FMLA”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601, et seq.. Pursuant to FMLA, an eligible employee is entitled to take unpaid leave for up to 12 weeks for specified family and medical reasons without fear of...

24 Mar Force Majeure And Entertainment Work In The Time of Coronavirus

Posted at 17:55h in Employment, Litigation by Dalmacio Posadas

A performance contract is a written agreement—entered into between a performer like Billie Eilish or Donald Glover and a production company or event presenter like Live Nation or AEG—for a performance to take place at a public or private venue. Like most contracts, performance contracts contain material terms like...

01 Mar Mediation Confidentiality Rules Amended

Posted at 16:42h in Mediation by Jean-Paul Menard

As most lawyers know, mediation proceedings are confidential, and California statutes govern their confidentiality. (See Cal. Evid. Code, §§ 703.5, 1115-1128.) Some lawyers, however, may not be aware of recent amendments to those confidentiality rules imposing obligations upon lawyers before the client agrees to participate...

06 Dec Taking A Punch

Posted at 18:30h in Securities Litigation & Regulation by Ron Wood

What do you get when you combine a celebrity boxing champ, a popular DJ and an executive who rents out exotic cars? If images of a lime green Lamborghini and diamond-encrusted platinum bling come to mind, you’re a bit off base, though no one would...

04 Dec Media Round-Up

Posted at 18:45h in Criminal Defense by Brown White & Osborn LLP

Brown White & Osborn LLP partner Ken White wrote several columns, and appeared on several news programs, based on his expertise with federal criminal law in the past week: "Three Remarkable Things About Michael Cohen's Plea," November 29, 2018 in The Atlantic. "Why Did Manafort...

04 Dec He’s Baaaaaaaack .. Raymond J. Lucia Returns To Challenge SEC

Posted at 18:39h in Securities Litigation & Regulation by Ron Wood

Raymond J. Lucia, who in 2017 challenged the constitutionality of the SEC’s process for appointing administrative law judges (“ALJs”), a challenge the Supreme Court ruled in his favor earlier this year, is back at it. On November 28, 2018, Lucia filed a second case against...

05 Nov Brown White & Osborn LLP Prevails: Los Angeles Jury Finds Edward Biggs Liable for $8.9 Million For Fraud Involving Owners Of Three Manufactured Homes In His Pacific Palisades Mobile Home Park

Posted at 17:10h in Litigation by Brown White & Osborn LLP

P R E S S R E L E A S E LOS ANGELES JURY FINDS EDWARD BIGGS LIABLE FOR $8.9 MILLION FOR FRAUD INVOLVING OWNERS OF THREE MANUFACTURED HOMES IN HIS PACIFIC PALISADES MOBILE HOME PARK Los Angeles, CA, November 5, 2018. Attorney Tom Brown from Brown...

26 Jul BWO Partner Ken White On “All The President’s Lawyers”

Posted at 19:48h in Criminal Defense, Litigation by Ken White

KCRW -- which produces the popular weekly political news show "Left Right and Center" -- has launched a popular new podcast "All The President's Lawyers," co-hosted by BWO partner Ken White. Every week, KCRW's Josh Barrow and Ken White discuss the many legal issues and...