JDC’s Katie Kavanagh recounts her experience working with the Border Rights Project of Al Otro Lado There is a crisis at our southern border, but it is not a matter of national security. It is first and…
Farella Braun + Martel Named Among Best Places to Work in the Bay Area
BASF Leader Circle firm Farella Braun + Martel was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times / Silicon Valley Business Journal. Best Places to Work highlights Bay Area companies whose…
Queen’s Bench Bar Association Names 2019 Board of Directors
The following BASF members were named to the 2019 Queen’s Bench Bar Association board of directors: Holly Schaitberger, Hersh Family Law Practice, is the Immediate Past President; and Kimberly Wong, The Veen Firm; Jodie Smith, Moscone Emblidge & Otis, and Kimiko Akiya, Bledsoe, Diestel, Treppa & Crane, are directors…
The Northern California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice: The First Two Years
One of the clients represented by the Northern California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice (NCCIJ) came to the U.S. as a refugee when he was a toddler. He was born at a refugee camp in Thailand after his family…
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Nuggets of Wisdom: Perspective of Senior Small Firm Practitioner Charles Louderback
As a partner of a small firm, I am constantly searching for best practices and pieces of wisdom from successful attorneys and business owners I admire. This article shares some insight from Charles “Chuck” Louderback, a senior trial practitioner…
Legal Ethics: New Rule 1.15 and Safekeeping of Funds, Explained
New California Rules of Professional Conduct (“CRPC”), Rule 1.15, sets forth an attorney’s duties regarding safekeeping of funds and property of clients and other persons. For most attorneys, this Rule will be most relevant regarding management of an…
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Announces Best Places to Work
The following BASF Leader Circle firms were included on the 2019 list of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Alston & Bird Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Baker McKenzie…
Risk Management: Lawyers Facing Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Lawyers facing claims for breach of fiduciary duty, and the counsel defending them, should be aware of the Court of Appeal’s decision last year in Knutson v. Foster, 25 Cal.App.5th 1075 (2018). Plaintiff’s counsel is almost certain to bring…
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Announces Best Places to Work
The following BASF Leader Circle firms were included on the 2019 list of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Alston & Bird Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer Baker McKenzie…
Daily Journal Announces Top IP Lawyers in California
The following BASF members were recognized by the Daily Journal as 2019’s top intellectual property lawyers: Harper Batts and Lorna L. Tanner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton;Mike Bettinger, Sidley Austin; Daralyn J. Durie and Mark A. Lemley, Durie Tangri; Jeffrey M. Fisher, Farella Braun + Martel; Sarah J. Guske, Baker Botts; Susan E. Hollander, Venable; Randall…
Sign Up, Join the Competition: Food From The Bar Starts May 1
This year’s Food from the Bar campaign runs from May 1 through June 1. For five weeks every year, the legal community comes together for one purpose: to end hunger in San Francisco and Marin, where one in…