JMBM Articles

White Collar Defense & Investigations Compliance & Ethics Professional: High-Stakes Corporate Compliance: Reducing Risk and Managing Potential Sanctions

An article by Vince Farhat titled “High-Stakes Corporate Compliance: Reducing Risk and Managing Potential Sanctions,” was published by Compliance & Ethics Professional (September/October 2013).

Litigation Orange County Business Journal: Employers (and Employees) Beware: Defamatory statements on the internet can be actionable in a court of law

by Mark Adams Download the PDF: Orange County Business Journal: Employers (and Employees) Beware: Defamatory statements on the internet can be actionable in a court of law Social media is big and getting bigger by the minute. Although this form of communication is new, the risk of defamation liability to employers and employees is as old […]

Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Online: Abu Dhabi Fund Buying 3 Editions from Marriott. What Does this Mean to Marriott & the Edition Brand?

Jim Butler’s blog article, “Abu Dhabi Investment Fund buying 3 Editions from Marriott. What does this mean to Marriott and the Edition brand?” was picked up by Hotel Online and Hospitality Net.

Global Hospitality Group® Hotel Online: The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego — a condo hotel — did NOT offer “securities” according to new appellate court decision in Salameh v. Tarsadia Hotel. Lower district court dismissal upheld

Jim Butler’s blog article, “The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego — a condo hotel — did NOT offer “securities” according to new appellate court decision in Salameh v. Tarsadia Hotel. Lower district court dismissal upheld,” was picked up by Hotel Online and Hospitality Net.

Litigation Law360: California Mortgage Seizure Plan Faces Uncertain Outcome

Matt Hinks’s article titled, “California Mortgage Seizure Plan Faces Uncertain Outcome,” was published by Law360.

Labor & Employment and Litigation Enforcing California Professional Services and Employment Contracts: Tips on Bypassing the Statute of Limitations

The California Court of Appeal’s decision in Zamora v. Lehman, 214 Cal.App.4th 193 (March 7, 2013), offers a useful roadmap for drafting an enforceable provision in a professional services or employment contract that cuts short by years the applicable statute of limitations. Zamora involved a bankruptcy trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty claims against three former […]

Cybersecurity and Privacy Group Sprinklr: Privacy and Security: A Primer for Ensuring Your Customers, and Your Company, Are Protected

Sprinklr: Privacy and Security: A Primer for Ensuring Your Customers, and Your Company, Are Protected

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Orange County Business Journal: Can Your DNA Be Patented? The Supreme Court Draws A Delicate Balance

By Stan Gibson and Greg Cordrey Download the PDF: Can Your DNA Be Patented? The Supreme Court Draws A Delicate Balance This article was originally published in the Orange County Business Journal. In Ass’n for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., the Supreme Court held that a naturally occurring, isolated segment of DNA is a product […]

Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions Corporate Governance: a Primer on Board Member Evaluation

Reproduced with permission from Corporate Accountability Report, 11 CARE 667, 06/24/2013. Copyright © 2013 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) http://www.bna.com Download a PDF of this article: Corporate Governance: a Primer on Board Member Evaluation By Bill Capps The heightened focus on corporate governance by regulators, stock exchanges, and investors over the past decade […]

Real Estate Real Estate Finance Journal: Opportunities Moving from Distressed Properties to More Normalized Real Estate

Jim Butler, Seth Weissman and Ben Reznik’s article, “Opportunities Moving from Distressed Properties to More Normalized Real Estate,” was published in the Summer 2013 issue of the Real Estate Finance Journal. The article discusses the results of JMBM’s 2013 Real Estate Survey.