Ethical Legal Practice in 2015: CLE Video

This presentation recaps some of the more “modern” legal ethics opinions of 2015 – those dealing with contemporary issues such as e-discovery, social media, lawyer-rating sites, virtual practices, and the representation of marijuana dispensaries. The presentation covers ethics opinions on these and other subjects issued by the State Bars of New York, California, Illinois and…

California and Federal Employment Law Primer for Small Businesses: CLE Video

This presentation covers the most recent developments in California and Federal employment laws that impact small businesses. Topics include the hiring process, including background checks; proper classification of employees, independent contractors, and exempt versus non-exempt employees; issues that arise upon termination of employees; and the potential penalties for failing to comply with these laws. This…

Bankruptcy and Real Estate Litigator Phillip Wang joins Rimon Law’s San Francisco Office as Partner

Mr. Wang joins Rimon from Duane Morris LLP, where he also served as partner. Mr. Wang’s bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice includes representing secured and unsecured creditors, commercial lessors, financial institutions, business debtors, trustees, and committees in nearly all facets of corporate bankruptcy reorganization cases. He handles complex litigation, workout, restructuring and insolvency matters for…

CLE Webinar – Ethical Practice in 2015

Presentation by Rimon Partner and COO Yaacov P. Silberman. This presentation will recap some of the more “modern” legal ethics opinions of 2015 – those dealing with contemporary issues such as e-discovery, social media, lawyer-rating sites, virtual practices, and the representation of marijuana dispensaries. The presentation will cover ethics opinions on these and other subjects issued by…

CLE Webinar – California and Federal Employment Law Primer for Small Businesses

Presentation provided by Rimon’s Jill Halley Penwarden and Natasha Dorsey. This presentation will cover the most recent developments in California and Federal employment laws that impact small businesses. Topics include the hiring process, including background checks; proper classification of employees, independent contractors, and exempt versus non-exempt employees; issues that arise upon termination of employees; and the potential penalties…

Rimon’s Stephen Trachtenberg quoted in Inside Higher Education and The Chronicle of Higher Education on Revoking Honorary Degrees

Rimon Partner, and former President of George Washington University, Stephen Trachtenberg was quoted in Inside Higher Education’s article Rush to Revoke (or Not) and in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s article The University Wants Back the Honorary Degree, Please. The articles explored the controversial question of whether the universities that granted Bill Cosby honorary degrees should now revoke them. “What…

Rimon Partner Stephen Trachtenberg Talks to ABC News About New Leader of UNC System

Stephen Trachtenberg told ABC News that Former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings “is smart, hardworking and an able administrator.” Mr. Trachtenberg went on to say that “One of Spellings’ missions will be building relationships with professors who probably think she was hired to make changes they won’t like. University leaders can get very, very little done unless…