May 2020

Avoiding Unintentional Relationships When Representing Corporate Entities

An attorney who represents companies, particularly small companies, must take care not to unintentionally create an attorney-client relationship with individual shareholders or partners. The consequences of creating a relationship can be serious if the attorney unknowingly assumes a competing fiduciary…

June 2020 Members in the News

BASF Members Recognized by Chambers USA Congratulations to all BASF members who were ranked as top lawyers in Chambers USA 2020, including the following members who were recognized as leaders in their field:Anthony J. Barron and Jeffrey M. Tanenbaum, both…

Boilerplate Provisions in Family Law

In order to craft strong, enforceable family law agreements, attorneys must consider incorporating certain provisions. This article sets forth a small selection of important provisions to consider. Governing Law If the agreement is drafted in California, include a provision that…

US Sanctions and New Anti-Money Laundering Legislation: What It Means for the Art Market

On February 26, BASF’s Art Law section, along with the Criminal Justice section, hosted its first panel. The evening was sponsored by Ropes & Gray. Attendees engaged with a panel of skilled attorneys on U.S. sanctions and new anti-money laundering…

Video Conferencing: Five Tips to Help You Show Your Best Side

Video conferencing platforms have been active for a few years, but legal staff rarely needed to attend one nor know how to use them. Mid-March 2020, however, with the spread of COVID-19, work life as we knew it had changed.…

Life Planning for Life Savers: BASF and JDC Lead Pro Bono Initiative for COVID-19 Frontline Medical Workers

While much of the world shelters in place, our medical frontline workers—the nurses, EMTs, and custodial staff maintaining our hospitals—are putting their lives in danger every day as they go about taking care of our communities and saving lives. To…

Grandson Had a Right to Notice That He Got the Heave-Ho

McKie Roth died in 1988 with a will that established a trust for his wife, Yvonne. Upon her death, the trustee was to distribute twenty-five percent of the trust assets to her son from a prior marriage and twenty-five percent…

Joining Forces for Justice in Times of COVID-19

Here at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC), we continue to provide the essential legal services, advocacy, and support that more than 9,000 people in San Francisco rely on each year. In the ten-plus weeks since we have been sheltered-in-place,…

State of the Court: COVID-19 Q&A Presentation with San Francisco Court Leadership

On April 21, the Litigation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco hosted a virtual State of the Court presentation and Q&A with San Francisco County Superior Court leadership. Presiding Judge Garrett L. Wong, Assistant Presiding Judge Samuel K.…

Join With the Justice and Diversity Center on #GivingTuesdayNow

Today is #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of generosity in response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Here at the Justice & Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), we continue to provide the essential…

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