For now, Bruce Klores isn't giving up his day job. But the Washington, D.C., lawyer is planning to wind down his practice as he ramps up a new business in the nation's capital.
In the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, Congress required the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt a rule requiring transparency and disclosure regarding the use of “conflict minerals” sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....
A few months ago I addressed a large group of lawyers about building their online presence. I explained the importance of demonstrating what Aristotle called “ethos” — strength of character and authority as tools of persuasion. In social media, this...
In a move that should make successor agencies to redevelopment agencies happy, a new law was passed and approved by the Governor on February 18, 2014 (AB 471) that, among other things, amends Section 53395.4 of the California Government Code to allow...
On January 2, 2014, the Mayor of Washington, DC signed into law the Earned Sick and Safe Leave Amendment Act of 2013 (ESSLA), which expands several aspects of the District of Columbia's Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act (ASSLA). ASSLA provides certain...
In Huff Fund Investment Partnership v. CKx, Inc., Civil Action No. 6844-VCG, 2014 WL 545958 (Del. Ch. Feb. 12, 2014) (Glasscock, V.C.), the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a request by respondent CKx, Inc. (“CKx”) to compel the petitioning...
In the 1985 film “Lost in America,” starring the comedian Albert Brooks, a high flying advertising executive loses his job and finds himself (after several mishaps) broke and working as a school crossing guard – his only revenue stream. It appears...
On February 12, the CFTC and the European Commission announced jointly that the two agencies have made significant progress in their collaboration on the regulatory frameworks for CFTC-regulated swap execution facilities (SEFs) and EU-regulated...
On January 20, 2014, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and U.S. Department of State issued guidance implementing the Joint Plan of Action (“JPOA”) entered into by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, the People’s Republic of...
Although 2014 has thrust Justin Bieber into the legal spotlight for a variety of reasons, the most interesting Beiber-related legal question surrounds a party he threw at his California home in November, 2013. While the party was probably memorable...
