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Tech Spinoffs One Way Law Firms Can ‘Flip the Script’ on Disruption
In this Q&A for its Breaking Tradition series, Law.com catches up with Justin Hectus, CIO and CISO at Keesal, Young & Logan and CIO at its spinoff tech company KP Labs. Hectus explains why the firm separated KP Labs' distinct company, and the positives and...
5 Takeaways from California’s ‘Final’ CCPA Regulations
Last month—more than two years after the California Consumer Rights Act was signed into law by Governor Gerald Brown, Jr.—California's Office of the Attorney General has published the final regulations implementing the CCPA. Read full article here. – Keesal, Young...
Upcoming CLE Webinar 8/13: Capital Market Uncertainty in the Time of COVID-19 and the Potential Legal and Regulatory Impact
The first half of 2020 has been a very challenging time for the capital markets. With a global pandemic arising � the likes of which have not been seen in more than 100 years � U.S. economic activity has largely collapsed, and unemployment has risen to levels not seen...
5 Data Privacy Insights in the Time of COVID-19
As businesses around the globe prepared to meet the demands of new data privacy laws and regulations in 2020, the world was thrown a curveball in the form of COVID-19. At Mitratech’s virtual summit, The Future of Compliance, I sat down with Mitratech Managing Director...
Coping with the California Class Action Gold Rush
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been in effect since January 1, 2020, and it's packed a punch. Like prospectors who were drawn to California in 1849 with the hope of striking it rich, in the first five months of 2020, lawyers have filed at least 19...
Skip Keesal Named as an Honoree for Fathers and Men of the Year by Long Beach NAACP
Eighteen men were named as honorees for Fathers and Men of the Year by Long Beach Branch NAACP members from adult branch, young council, and branch supporters. Skip Keesal was one of those men. "Watching your kids grow up to be good, kind and caring" flows deep in...
KYL Recognized as One of Top Midsize Firms in the Country
Not down. Not out. Not even an endangered species. They punch above their weight. Clients – of their own volition – point to 37 midsize firms as bringing the same level of confidence and reliability as the big firms. They look to these firms for a wide variety of...
Taking Employee Temperatures Poses Hot Button Employment and Privacy Issues
Formulating a reopening plan raises many questions about how to ensure employees are healthy prior to reentering the workplace. Both the Center for Disease Control and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recommend that employers implement a strategy for...
KYL’s Skip Keesal Named to the 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
Keesal, Young & Logan is proud to announce that Skip Keesal has been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2020. Read the full post.
California Safer at Home Order and COVID-19 Resources
Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a California state-wide quarantine in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, the employees in our offices will be telecommuting in order to ensure the health and safety of our employees...
Employment Alert: New Paid Leave Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Late last night, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) (the “FFCRA”) to assist families and workers during the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to benefits relating to COVID-19 testing, food assistance, unemployment assistance...
Keesal, Young & Logan Business Continuity Plan and Coronavirus Monitoring
As you may have read, San Francisco has issued a city-wide quarantine in an effort to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Accordingly, our physical office in San Francisco has been temporarily closed in order to ensure the health and safety of our...
Keesal, Young & Logan Team Recognized in Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts 2019 in a Qui Tam Case
The Daily Journal has recognized Keesal, Young & Logan (“KYL”) in its 2019 “Top Verdicts” list for the firm’s role in a qui tam California False Claims Act case. This annual series highlights the most impactful verdicts in California courts for the entire year. In...
Employment Alert: Buying Peace? PAGA Plaintiffs Maintain Standing Even After Settling Individual Claims
This morning the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kim v. Reins Int’l. California Inc., holding that employees do not lose standing to pursue Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims even if they previously settled and dismissed their individual claims...
CCPA Proposed Regulations Modified — Again
On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General’s office published its second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act. The second set of modifications is available here. One of the major frustrations for...
KYL Shareholders Name Esther Cho as Chair of Executive Committee
Keesal, Young & Logan's Shareholders voted to name Esther Cho as the Chair of the firm's Executive Committee last week. A litigator with KYL her entire legal career, Esther has played an active leadership role in the firm with a particular focus on recruiting and...
“Professional Insights,” featuring Skip Keesal by Capital Forensics, Inc.
In 1970, Skip Keesal founded the law firm of Keesal, Young & Logan, which now has offices in Long Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, Anchorage, and Hong Kong; specializing across a very broad range of practice areas. Skip has tried more than 250 cases in 17 different...
Securities Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies “Actual Knowledge” in ERISA Statute of Limitations Decision
On February 26, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion holding that, for purposes of ERISA’s three-year statute of limitations for fiduciary breach claims, participants in a retirement plan have “actual knowledge” of information only if they...
Employment Alert: New District Court Decision Creates Split in AB 5 (Independent Contractor) Authority
Yesterday, the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied two employers’ motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the enforcement of Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”). AB 5, which pertains to the classification of employees and independent...
“10 Privacy Predictions for 2020” (February 6, 2020)
In the last two years, businesses have been catapulted into a dizzying new world, with privacy expectations and requirements that were unheard of just two years ago. As soon as the law seemed settled in in the European Union with the General Data Protection Regulation...
Privacy Alert: California Attorney General Issues Modified California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations
On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General’s office published its long awaited revised proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (available here). Here are 10 takeaways for businesses: 1. Guidance regarding “personal information.”...
Employment Alert: California District Court Halts Enforcement of AB 51’s Arbitration Ban
Today, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California issued an order enjoining the California Attorney General, California Labor Commissioner, the California Workforce Development Agency, and the California Department of Fair Employment and...
Privacy Alert: Suffering from CCPA Compliance Nightmares?
If the prospect of complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act is keeping you up at night, start by taking these manageable steps, outlined by Stacey Garrett, to keep your organization in compliance. Click here to read the full article. – Keesal, Young &...
Employment Alert: New Developments on New California Laws
On January 16, 2020, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California in California Trucking Association, et al. v. Becerra, et al., issued a preliminary injunction that will temporarily prevent the enforcement of Assembly Bill (AB 5) against...