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TOPICS FOR 2002
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Arbitration      Join Group!      Ask a Question
Judge Lawrence Waddington
Update on Arbitration Agreements since the Landmark Decision in Armendariz
Corporate       Join Group!      Ask a Question

Allen Sussman (High Tech companies) Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP

(January) - 10 Steps for Financing Your Company in the New Economy
John Bogush & Stan Anders
KPMG
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Entertainment   Join Group!     Ask a Question
John Genga (Copyright/Trademark)
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

(March, 2002) - How to Deal with IP & Privacy Issues on the Internet

(December) - How to Protect Yourself from Others Who May Steal Your Name or other Intellectual Property

Robert Marshall
Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger LLP
(March)  - What You Need to Know About Executive Entertainment Compensation Agreements
Schuyler Moore
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

(February) - Straightening Out Copyright Preemption

(June) - Split-Rights Transactions

(September/October) - Topic to come.

Pierce O'Donnell & John Shaeffer
O'Donnell & Shaeffer LLP

(January) - Everything You Need to Know about Product Placement
(April) - Topic to come or suggest a topic
(July) - Topic to come or suggest a topic
(November
) - Topic to come or suggest a topic

Environment     Join Group!            Ask a Question
Jennifer Hernandez
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

(November- December, 2001) - A Practical Guide to Implementing the Polanco Act for Redevelopment Area Brownfields

(March, 2002) - The Basics You Need to Know on Enviromental Insurance

(July, 2002) - SB 32 - New Standards on CEQA

(November, 2002) - National Survey of How Clean is Clean

Robert Wyatt & James Burroughs
Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory LLP


(April) -
What You Need to Know about Mold
(August) - - Suggest a Topic
(October) - Suggest a Topic

Michael Durkee & David Blackwell
Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory LLP
(February - March) - The Drastic Effects of Senate Bill 497 on the Subdivision Map Act

Stephen Kostka & Marie Cooper
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP

(January - February) - New Water Supply Laws -
Do They Affect CEQA Analysis?
(October) - Trial Court Invalidation of CEQA Guidelines
David Moser
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP
(September) - Suggest a Topic
(December) - Suggest a Topic
Immigration     Join Group!      Ask a Question
Carl Shusterman
Law Offices of Carl Shusterman

(March) - Essential Tips To Become A Permanent Resident Of The U.S
(May) - How To Become A Citizen Of The U.S.
Ronald Zisman & Terry Preshaw
Preshaw & Zisman
(February) - How to Avoid Uncertainty in Implementing Cross Border Immigration Strategies between Canada and US
(August) - Suggest a Topic
Insurance   & Risk Management  Join Group!    Ask a Question
James Bruen
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

(January) - Crisis Management -- Lessons in Handling Environmental Disasters

(March) - Risk Management – Lessons Learned Avoiding Environmental Litigation

(June) - Risk Avoidance - Lessons Learned from Product Stewardship

Jennifer Hernandez
Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

(November) - The Basics You Need to Know on Enviromental Insurance
Kirk Pasich & Linda Kornfeld
Howrey Simon Arnold & White
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Intellectual Property      Join Group!    Ask a Question
John Genga & Victoria Cundiff
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

(February - March)  - Steps For Protecting Trade Secrets in The Internet Age

(June) - What You Need to Know about Using Names & Likeness in Entertainment and Advertising Mediums

(August) - How to Deal with IP & Privacy Issues on the Internet

(November) - How to Protect Yourself from Others Who May Steal Your Name or other Intellectual Property
Labor      Join Group!    Ask a Question
Nancy Abell
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
(March) - Update on Arbitration Agreements since the Landmark Decision in Armendariz
Jon Meer
Catherine Conway & Brett Thomas

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
(May) - 10 Things to Do When Served with an Employment-Related Lawsuit or Claim
Law Practice Management   (MCLE Required)     Join Group!    Ask a Question
David Roberts, CPA
RBZ, LLP

Analysis of Compensation Trends in the Legal Community (Click Here To Get This Discussion NOW for MCLE Credit)

(July) - Partner Compensation - What You Need to Know

(August) - Maximizing Profit for your Law Firm
Legal Ethics   (MCLE Required)     Join Group!    
Robert Kehr
Kehr, Schiff & Crane, LLP
Conflict of Interest, Part I-- How to Protect Yourself
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Real Estate - Construction      Join Group!    Ask a Question
Richard Holderness
Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson
and
Ron Shumway & Steve Walker
Bechtel Corporation

(March, 2002) - Delays: Contractor caused delays, owner caused (compensable) delays, and excusable delays

(July, 2002) - Acceleration: Actual acceleration, constructive acceleration, and acceleration costs

(November, 2002) - Differing Site Conditions: Definition, Type 1 and Type 2

Gordon Hunt
Hunt Ortmann, et al, a Professional Corp.
(March) - California Supreme Court Holds That Theory Of "Abandonment" Of Contract Does Not Apply To Public Works Contracts

(July) - Topic to come or suggest a topic

(November)
- Topic to come or suggest a topic
Ken Gibbs
Gibbs, Giden, Locher & Turner LLP

(April) - The "Death Penalty" for Unlicensed Contractors: The New Amendment to Business & Professions Code §7031

(September-October) - Single Biggest Mistake an Insured Can Make at a Construction Defect Mediation

(December, 2002) - How to Recognize & Protest an Irregular or Non-Responsive Bid

Charles Sink
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

(October) - Negotiating Consequential Damages Waivers (February, 2001) - Ten Ways to Improve the Contracts Claims
(June, 2001) - Process The A201 Deskbook: Understanding the Revised General Conditions

Real Estate - Land Use      Join Group!   Ask a Question
Michael Durkee, David Blackwell
Jeff Walter, Tom Carey
Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory LLP
(March, 2002) - Timing is Everything! When to Bring Challenges to Land Use Initiatives and Referenda
Dan Curtin, Jr. & Cecily Talbert
McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, LLP
(April) - How To Protect Your Development Approvals
if New Growth Regulations
(June, 2002) - Affordable Housing
Steve Weston & Paeter Garcia
Weston, Benshoof, Rochefort, Rubalcava MacCuish LLP
(January-February) - SB 221 And SB 610: Still Not The Last Word
Real Estate - Leasing      Join Group!    Ask a Question

Tony Natsis
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP

(March) - Addressing Security Concerns in Commercial Office Leases in the Wake of 9/11

(June)
-Bankruptcy & State Law Limitations Affecting Landlord Recoveries

(November) - Tips on Credit Enhancement Instruments You Should Use with High-Tech Tenants
Rick Mallory
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP

(March) - Addressing Security Concerns in Commercial Office Leases in the Wake of 9/11

(July) - Working With The American Industrial Real Estate Association Standard Forms of Lease

(November) - Sublease Negotiating Issues and Techniques; Now More Than Ever

Mike Meyer
Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP
(October) - Letter of Intents
(February, 2002) - Letter of Intents
(June, 2002) - Assignment & Subletting
Tax      Join Group!    Ask a Question
David Roberts, CPA
RBZ, Inc.
Topic to come or suggest a topic
John Bonn
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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