Advocates. Dealmakers. Litigators. Innovators.
We protect your rights internationally, whether in intellectual property law or business law!
Our in-depth knowledge and experience uniquely qualify us to handle any complex IP acquisition, licensing, post-grant process and litigation situations.
We adapt our approach and focus on customer needs. We begin by understanding the activities, goals and objectives of our client and work closely with the client to develop a strategy tailored to their specific objectives. We are developing a legal strategy that is tailored to our clients' resources, their risks, and their overall business objectives. Our lawyers in intellectual property and business law focus on quick resolution strategies. These strategies include early mediation, settlement through direct negotiations during the pre-discovery phase of the litigation, summary judgment and binding arbitration.
AWARDS
California Appellate Court Clarifies the Standard Necessary for Modification of Parenting Or Visitation Arrangement
On October 30, 2017m the 2nd District Court of Appeal in the case of In re Marriage of Furie 2017 Cal.Ap.. LEXIS 946 held that a “change of circumstances” is not necessary to modify a parenting or visitation arrangement not amount to a change of custody. Although the requested modification in that case involved was…
Deduction Denied – The Two-Way Effect of a New Tax Provision for Payments Related to Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse
The year 2017 saw a significant amount of attention paid to allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace, and the recently passed U.S. tax bill attempts to address some of those issues. But the bill itself is not without controversy. One provision in the bill, for example, will make sexual harassment settlements non-deductible for employers…