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A perfect storm? Are bankruptcy filings about to skyrocket?
May 09, 2022 - By Hon. Catherine Bauer (Ret.) Bankruptcy attorneys joke that business is good for them when things are bad for everyone else. Assuming this is tr...
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Groundwater adjudication cases are best resolved through mediation
April 26, 2022 - By Hon. Patrick Walsh (Ret.) You don’t have to be a water lawyer to know that California is finding it increasingly dif- ficult to find enough w...
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What Does it Mean to Apologize in Employment Mediations?
March 08, 2022 - ing to acknowledge the process could have been handled better. Perhaps, the employer should not have escorted the person out of the office after ...
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Are Cryptocurrencies the kryptonite of the SEC?
September 30, 2021 - in the world of cryptocurrency it’s better to ask forgiveness than seek permission. But, in fact, SEC enforcement activities have a legit- imate...
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A Deep Dive into Senate Bill 724, the New Conservatorship Bill
June 03, 2021 - By Clifford L. Klein A deep dive into Senate Bill 724, the new conservatorship bill Notwithstanding the dangers of celebrity-legislating, the a...
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Are Mega Attorney Fees in Mega Chapter 11s Unavoidable?
May 25, 2021 - By Catherine E. Bauer Are mega attorney fees in mega Chapter 11s unavoidable? T he recently reported mega attorney fees in the mega NRA and Boy Sco...
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2021 Real Estate Trends and ADR
March 08, 2021 - By Mark Loeterman WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021 www.dailyjournal.com LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO 2021 real estate trends and ADR The impact of th...
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New Homestead Exemptions, Personal Guarantees: Time to Negotiate?
March 08, 2021 - By Catherine E. Bauer THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 www.dailyjournal.com LOS ANGELES & SAN FRANCISCO New homestead exemptions, personal guaranties: Tim...
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Edison to pay $1.16B for Thomas wildfire
September 24, 2020 - Last November, Edison reached settlements with 23 public entities affected by the Thomas Fire and the Montecito debris flow. With Wednesday’s ...
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The wisdom of kindness in negotiations
June 10, 2020 - Margaret Mead also famous- ly said, “[n]ever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the...
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Family Law and Resilience: A time to carry on
May 21, 2020 - Some litigants may resort to a form of self-help. If they don’t like the order, they just won’t comply, because it would be difficult for the...
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Zooming to a brighter future
April 24, 2020 - comfortable with the technology, assure that it will work, and be ready to hit the ground running. Now, and perhaps in the future, the pre-mediat...
