Although federal and state corporation, securities, antitrust, and tax laws governing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are complex and nuanced, and the structure of a given transaction is usually...

The older I get the more interest I have in exploring what motivates people. I want to know why someone gathered all the possessions they did verses simply being shown their vast collection of stuff. I share this because I...

Despite Zuckerman’s decision to go it alone on the Instagram deal, intellectual property counsel play an increasingly important role in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). M&A used to ...

A common response by an attorney, when first learning about a malpractice claim, is one of shock, anger, or outrage. “How dare my client do this to me! How dare someone question my abilities!” The situation is viewed as a...

In this video, attorney and author Micha Liberty not only explains why client communications are so important, but also describes the most common errors attorneys make in client communications and ...

Another sad family drama is playing out in public because of its connection to a celebrity: Forbes.com reports that actress Reese Witherspoon’s mother is suing to annul the bigamous marriage e...

The federal minimum wage was first set in 1938, at 25 cents an hour. Here's a decade-by-decade look, starting in 1950, at the buying power of minimum wage.

A lottery win has spawned a financial elder abuse claim: A mother is accusing her son of stealing her $51 million lottery jackpot. As ABCnews.com reports, financial elder abuse is a growing problem...

Structured settlements — under which a plaintiff compromises a personal injury claim in exchange for a promise of periodic payments for a specified period — are very common in personal injury a...

The much-anticipated California Supreme Court’s decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum) (Apr. 12, 2012, S166360) came down largely on the side of employers: Among ...

The following is a guest blog post by Alan D. Weinfeld of Parker, Milliken, Clark, O’Hara & Samuelian in Los Angeles. Roommate listings often express a preference for a person of a certai...

Your client is denied coverage under a property insurance policy and is seeing red, or more accurately, seeing a lawsuit. It’s your job to lay out the facts about suing the insurer to help yo...

Employees beware: Employers can really make a federal case out of  computer tampering. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) makes it a federal crime to knowingly access a protected computer wi...

Some cases sound good at first but less so after you’ve gotten a closer look. How do you extricate yourself from a case you don’t want to take; in other words, how do you dump a dog? I...

We have all made referrals. For some, making a referral is almost a daily occurrence. Lawyers often make referrals after work is declined. Staff may make them in response to cold calls or to clients who need a service that the...