Client Alert: Silguero v. Creteguard, Inc.: Employer's Agreement to Enforce Previous Employer's Invalid Noncompete Agreement Gives Rise to Wrongful Termination Claim in Violation of Public Policy


Lender Alert: Los Angeles Foreclosure Registry Program


Immigration News July 2010


Recent Patent Updates July 2010


Client Alert: Top Ten Business and Tax Questions About the 2010 Health Care Legislation


Points & Authorities Spring 2010
Real Estate: It's Not Just Location Anymore


Client Alert: Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Held Unenforceable Under California Law

Client Alert: How 2010 Healthcare Legislation Impacts Employers


Client Alert: Got Cadmium? Next Trend in Proposition 65 Litigation


Client Alert: Use of Tax Credits Clarified


Dirt Report: Buyer's Part Performance Deemed Sufficient to Enforce Contract: Steiner vs. Thexton Reversed


Client Alert: Important Ruling: Municipal Residential Growth Caps Invalid If They Conflict With Fair Share Housing Allocations


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Recently Published

Richard Darwin's article, "Beware the Kitchen Sink: The Use and Abuse of Confidentiality Agreements," appears in the September 1, 2010 issue of TNLT.com.

David Kozak and Steven Fox's article, "Lapsed Federal Estate Tax Creates Couples Trap" appears in the July 21, 2010 issue of Forbes.com.

Stuart Simon’s article "Payroll taxes a dangerous trap for unwary employers," appears in the July 8, 2010 issue of CFOzone.

Paul Bressan and Jessie Reider's article, “HR and the Twitterverse," appears in the July 2, 2010 issue of CFOzone.

David Kozak’s article "Health-Care Legislation Creates a ‘Pay or Play’ Environment," appears in the July 2010 issue of Financial Executive.

Paul Bressan and Jessie Reider's article, "Social Networking by Employees: Is It Any of Your Company's Business?" appears in the July 1, 2010 issue of TLNT.com.

Sandra Thompson's article "Advanced biofuels, climate legislation, and the Obama Administration," appears in the June 23, 2010 issue of Industrial Biotechnology.

Media Mentions

Steven Spector provides commentary in the August 30, 2010 San Fernando Valley Business Journal article "Pentadyne Out of Business."

Richard Ormond provides commentary in the article "Take a Lease?" published in the July issue of the ABA Banking Journal.

Steve Brower provides commentary in the July 1, 2010 Security Magazine article "Whose Email Is It Anyway?"

Matteo Daste provides commentary in the June 30, 2010 Inc. article "Financial Reform and You."


Major Changes Are Coming to Minors' Cases
New statewide rules on a complex area of the law known as Minors' Compromises. To view the new rules, click here.

Kudos

Holly Fujie has been appointed 2010-2011 Vice President of the Chancery Club.

Karen Stevenson has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Arts and Sciences Foundation for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Holly Fujie has been nominated for the Asian Heritage Award in Legal Affairs, to be presented in July 2010 in San Diego, CA.

Larry Steinberg has been elected president of the Los Angeles Copyright Society for a one-year term beginning July 1, 2010.

Holly Fujie became President of the Boalt Hall Alumni Association for 2010-2011.

Rich Walton has been elected president of a local chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Karen Stevenson has been appointed as a Trustee to the Rhodes Scholar program for Oxford University in England.

Buchalter Nemer University 2010 Brown Bag Teleseminar Series

Event Date: January - October 2010

This free innovative series addresses legal issues that affect our clients and their businesses.

2010 TELESEMINAR PROGRAM

September 30 Karen Stevenson
Litigating in the Social Networking Era
Karen L. Stevenson will discuss the growing role of social media (think Facebook and Twitter) in litigation. Ms. Stevenson will offer effective strategies from both plaintiff and defense perspectives for using social media as a resource for discovery, witness preparation, and trial. She will also review recent national class actions developed through social networking sites.

William Schoenholz speaking at SAMA
Event Date: September 14, 2010

William Schoenholz will be speaking on
"Understanding UCC and UCC Foreclosures, Part I." Click here to register.

Holly Fujie speaking at Lawywers Club of San Diego
Event Date: September 16, 2010
Holly Fujie will be speaking on "Should I Stay or Should I Go? Women in the Legal Profession."

Barry Smith and Scott Smith speaking at California Independent Bankers
Event Date: September 21, 2010
Barry Smith and Scott Smith will be presenting a program on "The Ten Do's and Don'ts in Commercial Lending." Click here to register.

Carol Lucas and David Kozak to address CA Fashion Association
Event Date: September 22, 2010

Carol Lucas and David Kozak will participate in a panel discussion titled "Healthcare Reform...Get Ready," for members of the California Fashion Association.

Holly Fujie speaking at California State Bar
Event Date: September 25, 2010
Holly Fujie will be speaking on "Navigating Diversity." Click here to register.

Holly Fujie addressing Boalt Hall Alumni
Event Date: September 25, 2010
Holly Fujie will be addressing the Boalt Hall Alumni Association at the Alumni reception.

Karen Stevenson presenting at Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Event Date: October 25, 2010
Karen Stevenson will be presenting on "E-Discovery Training for Neutrals." Click here to register.

Buchalter Nemer Hosting 3-day CFA Workshop
Event Date: November 8 - 10, 2010
Buchalter Nemer will host the Commercial Finance Association's 2010 Inventory Valuation Workshop. Click here for more information. 

Sandra Thompson speaking at Pacifichem 2010
Event Date: December 15 - 20, 2010
Sandra Thompson will be presenting on "Biofuels Patents and Patent Applications:  A Review of the State of the Art and Identification of Trends." Click here to register.

Nicole Sahagen co-presenting seminar at LACBA
Event Date: January 27, 2011
Nicole Sahagen will be co-presenting a seminar on “Look Before You Leap – Strategies for Acquiring Existing Lease Portfolios.”

Jennifer Smith presenting seminar
Event Date: February 4, 2011
Jennifer Smith will be presenting an online seminar on "Judgment Enforcement in California."


Melissa Richards speaking at Western Independent Bankers' Conference
Event Date: February 27, 2010
Melissa Richards will be speaking on "Operating a Residental Mortgage Banking Platform." Click here to register.