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2010

June KYL Interns help Rick Rackers with Operation School Bell

Update 2010: These are exciting times at Keesal, Young & Logan. A lot of good things have been happening, some of which we proudly report in the attached update. Thanks to all who have helped us in so many ways over the past 40 years.

KY&L’s co-sponsorship helps to make second annual Long Beach Green Festival! 2010 a success

May Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair Makes Impression on Long Beach

KYL partner, Lisa Bertain, will appear as a Speaker at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance & Legal Society 2010 Annual Conference, “Employment Litigation,” Washington, DC, May 5 - 7, 2010

April KYL throws another blockbuster Grand Prix party

January KYL Shareholder Peter Boutin among select group of lawyers named by corporate counsel as "Client Service All-Stars" for third year in a row in BTI Consulting Group survey

2009

December	KYL lawyers distinguished among their peers Skip Keesal and KYL will be receiving the John C. Wallace Dream Maker Award from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach at their annual “Youth of the Year” Award Dinner in December 2009. KYL Open House gives 500 a sparkling evening Keesal has roped himself into a successful career Leslie Jenkins, KYL Records and Office Services Manager, named Staff Member of the Year by the Long Beach Bar Association

November	Ninth Circuit affirms KYL's dismissal of multi-billion dollar federal court racketeering case Former Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice joins 2009 Boys & Girls Club Fundraiser at KYL Employment Alert: California Supreme Court holds that forfeiture provision in incentive compensation plan does not violate California Labor Code

October	KYL San Francisco office restoration recognized by McGraw Hill Construction as among the best in California Leadership Long Beach recognizes Skip Keesal for Excellence in Leadership, presenting him with the Beverly O’Neill Legacy in Leadership Award.

September	KYL Charitable Foundation and Summer Associates support Head Start Program

August	Newt Gingrich Honors Skip Keesal as Entrepreneur of the Year from California

July	Employment Alert: Ninth Circuit holds that class certification based primarily on employer's uniform internal exemption classification is reversible error

June	Employment Alert: California Supreme Court issues decisions regarding representative actions under UCL And PAGA Employment Alert: U. S. Supreme Court deals a blow to plaintiffs bringing "mixed-motive" age discrimination cases

May	KYL obtains Ninth Circuit ruling that a vessel sued in rem may invoke the forum selection clause of a bill of lading Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and KYL Founder Skip Keesal to be honored at Children's Health Fund dinner KYL's San Francisco office to host "Banking in 2009: Special Topics Update" Seminar

April	Founding Partner Skip Keesal featured on “Champions of Justice” radio show hosted by Thomas V. Girardi KYL's Grand Prix gala still in its prime KYL partner Lisa Bertain invited to speak at June 30, 2009 Practising Law Institute seminar "Internal Investigations 2009: How to Protect Your Clients or Company"

March	KYL Partner Peter Boutin to speak on the topic of Arbitration and KYL Partner Lisa Bertain to speak on Employment Issues at the annual SIFMA Compliance and Legal Division Conference held in Phoenix, Ariz. from March 22-25, 2009 Keesal Young & Logan makes a difference in El Salvador Employment Alert: DOL Issues Model Notices Relating to COBRA Subsidy Six KYL partners named among 404 of the world's pre-eminent Shipping and Maritime lawyers in 2009 Who's Who of Shipping & Maritime Lawyers Keesal, Young & Logan to host "Banking in 2009: Special Topics Update" seminar Keesal, Young & Logan hosts gathering during White Collar Crime Institute Conference

January	Peter Boutin was selected as one of only 29 lawyers in the nation to be named a BTI Client Service All-Star MVP two consecutive years in a row. BTI conducts interviews of in-house counsel at Fortune 1000 companies to identify lawyers who consistently deliver superior client service. Employment Alert: California Supreme Court Grants Review of Brinkley Employment Alert: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Enacted

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