QUESTION: I was appointed receiver for a business. Shortly after my appointment the owners put the business into bankruptcy and I turned over possession to the debtor. I was not discharged as receiver. I just learned that the bankruptcy was...
Dear Friends, There have been major developments in the trade, policy, US Exports to China, CFIUS, Chinese Antidumping, US/Chinese antitrust, and securities areas.... By: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
An influx of tech workers, new companies, and flourishing companies in San Francisco and Silicon Valley is pushing commercial real estate demands up and spilling over to other Bay Area markets. Look up, you'll see a lot of cranes in this city. Will...
Like Orange Country, San Diego suffered during the economic downturn. But according to the most recent Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Survey, that's all changing. Employment growth forcing new demand for office space. San Diego was not...
Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon division tried, as it had before, to have its upcoming federal transvaginal mesh case thrown out of court. The healthcare giant was unsuccessful. On July 8, Judge Joseph Goodwin, who is overseeing about 75,000 federal...
The Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Commercial Real Estate Forecast Survey is a survey of California real estate developers and their sentiment towards development over the next three years. Study surveys commercial real estate developers about...
When entering into contacts with vendors, school districts hope that 1) the vendor will comply with the law, and 2) in any event, the vendor will be responsible for its own employment-related disputes. In Varley v. Regional School District No. 4,...
State and federal law create an exemption from overtime compensation for employees engaged in sales who satisfy specific criteria. Although the requirements under each set of laws are not identical, each generally provides that the exemption applies...
The “Disrupting the Press Release” survey and report announcement has created quite the buzz within the PR community. We’re happy to have started a much needed dialogue on a fundamental tool that’s used by our profession to communicate our client’s...
