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2020 Articles

Intellectual Property How will Brexit impact your trademarks and other IP rights?

How will Brexit impact your trademarks and other IP rights? What you need to know before December 31, 2020 The United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020. The UK is presently in a Brexit transition period, during which it has remained within the EU’s legal framework with regard to many issues, including […]

Taxation and Trusts & Estates Trusteeships in an Election Year: Time-Sensitive Planning, Fiduciary Selection Considerations, and Drafting Solutions During COVID-19

Trusteeships in an Election Year: Time-Sensitive Planning, Fiduciary Selection Considerations, and Drafting Solutions During COVID-19 By: Megan Ferkel Earhart, Esq. and Ryan Shumacher, Esq. We live in strange and unprecedented times, both from an estate planning perspective and globally. The combination of COVID-19 and a particularly tumultuous election year have led to a spike in […]

White Collar Defense & Investigations California Targets Financial Services Industry With New Enforcement Agency

California Targets Financial Services Industry With New Enforcement Agency by Vince Farhat After months of back and forth, Governor Gavin Newsom’s state version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, often referred to as California’s “mini-CFPB,” is finally a reality. In late August, the California Legislature passed AB 1864, which creates the Department of Financial […]