Author: Brown White & Osborn LLP

23 May BWO Represents Manhattan Beach Firefighters in Lawsuit against City for Violating First Amendment Rights

Posted at 16:21h in Litigation by Brown White & Osborn LLP

This week, Brown White & Osborn and Werksman Jackson & Quinn jointly filed a federal civil rights complaint in the Central District of California alleging that the city of Manhattan Beach violated the First Amendment rights of more than a dozen firefighters for the city...

04 Apr New York Times Publishes Op-Ed by Senior Counsel Greg Nolan about Voting Rights

Posted at 17:29h in Uncategorized by Brown White & Osborn LLP

In today’s New York Times, Senior Counsel Greg Nolan analyzes the effect that some prosecutions may have on citizens’ willingness to vote. The piece stems from Mr. Nolan’s authorship of an amicus brief on behalf of a bipartisan group of former state attorneys general, United...

04 Apr BWO Senior Counsel Greg Nolan Writes About Whistle Blower Program for White Collar Crime in Rolling Stone

Posted at 17:14h in Uncategorized by Brown White & Osborn LLP

Senior Counsel Greg Nolan analyzes a new whistle blower program that federal prosecutors in some localities are offering. It allows white collar criminals to avoid prosecution if they alert authorities to fraud that law enforcement does not already know about. Read his analysis in Rolling...

01 Feb BWO Partner Ken White Provides Expertise on Criminal Defense and the First Amendment for Frontline PBS Documentary on the Charges Facing Donald Trump

Posted at 22:11h in Criminal Defense by Brown White & Osborn LLP

Frontline PBS recently released Democracy on Trial, a special documentary examining the origins and key evidence in the upcoming trials against former President Donald Trump. BWO Partner Ken White features prominently throughout the documentary. Ken is a leading criminal defense attorney and First Amendment expert, who...

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...

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...

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...

12 Apr BWO Partner Ken White On The FBI Search of Michael Cohen’s Office

Posted at 17:48h in Uncategorized by Brown White & Osborn LLP

This week BWO partner Ken White, whose practice includes federal criminal defense, spoke extensively about the FBI search of the offices of President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen. Mr. White had a Op-Ed column in the New York Times on April 10 explaining the likely significance of the...

13 Feb BWO Partner Ken White On Fox News @ Night Regarding Special Counsel Investigation

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

BWO Partner Ken White appeared on Fox News @ Night With Shannon Bream last week to discuss why targets of investigations – in this case, the President of the United States – should be extremely wary of voluntary interviews with law enforcement....

08 Feb BWO Partner Ken White Published In Reason Magazine

Posted at 22:45h in Uncategorized by Brown White & Osborn LLP

BWO Partner Ken White, who is a Contributing Editor at Reason Magazine, has a new article published there explaining the perils of voluntary discussions with federal investigators....