Having explored the uses of the em-dash and the en-dash, we now come to the most commonly known of the dash punctuation marks: the hyphen. The hyphen’s main job is to connect two or more things that are closely…
Ben Riley Ranked By Chambers Among Top 12 Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret Litigators in California
BASF member Ben Riley, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, was recently named one of the twelve top litigators in California in the category of Intellectual Property Litigation: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, in Chambers 2019 rankings of lawyers around the world. For 30…
Guy O. Kornblum Receives Peter Perlman Service Award for 2019
BASF member Guy O. Kornblum, Kornblum, Cochran, Erickson and Harbison, was recently selected to receive a Peter Perlman Service Award for 2019 from the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA). Guy O. Kornblum received the award for his outstanding efforts in community service at…
How a Late Rock Star’s Trust-Fund Baby Worked Through Her ‘Inheritance Guilt’
Frances Bean Cobain says she feels guilty about the millions she’s inheriting from the father she barely remembers. “My relationship to money is different because I didn’t earn it. And so it’s almost like this big, giant loan…
Dad’s Intent Overruled Greedy Kid
Before Arthur Blech died in 2011, the man who once handled Richard Nixon’s income taxes detailed how he wanted his $65 million estate divvied up. Yet his intentions for what his children were to inherit were found to…
Karen Johnson-McKewan Named to Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyers List For Second Consecutive Year
BASF member Karen Johnson-McKewan, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, was recently named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2019 Power Lawyers List. This is Karen’s second consecutive year on the list, which spotlights the 100 most influential lawyers in the entertainment industry.
Hearts on Fire: The Humanitarian Crisis at our Border
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…