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The Essential Timing of Ethical Screens to Prevent Firm Disqualification

Oct 04. 2019

With increasing lateral movement, it is more important than ever that firms take a close look at who they are hiring and how to build an ethical wall around new hires to prevent disqualification of the entire firm by conflicts of interest. Stephanie Yee, Associate in Murphy Pearson’s San Francisco office examines this topic in her article “The essential timing of ethical screens to prevent firm disqualification,” published in The Daily Journal, Oct. 4, 2019 (subscription required).

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Employer’s Bid for Arbitration Denied Based on Unauthenticated E-Signature

Apr 29. 2021

The recent appellate decision on Griggs v. Guess?, Inc. provides us with important guidance on how courts will weigh evidence and determine the creditability of witnesses when deciding whether an electronic signature is valid or not. Read “Employer’s Bid for Arbitration Denied Based on Unauthenticated E-Signature” by Shareholder Patrick J....

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When Clients Attack: Legal options for responding to negative social media posts

Mar 16. 2021

Upset clients are an unfortunate reality of veterinary practices. No matter how experienced the veterinarian or how diligent the treatment, some clients still leave unhappy. In the age of social media, this unhappiness can lead to problems, even when the veterinarian’s care was entirely proper. Clients can use social...

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The impossibility of Brady: Compliance depends on imagination

Nov 27. 2020

Many know that lawyers are required to turn over non-privileged documents during discovery when the opposing party requests them to do so. Imagine, however, that the burden extends to proactively disclose information, even when there is no request and/or even when the lawyer is not aware of any evidence...

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