KYL joins Shell, Gap, Ingersoll Rand and our Partner Mitratech for CLOC Co-Innovation Session
Legal Ops 2.0 – How Co-Innovation was a Hit at CLOC 2019 The Mitratech Team At this year’s CLOC Vegas Institute, we had the privilege of not only being a sponsor but also a presenter at a key session, Legal Ops 2.0: How Co-Innovation is Driving the Industry’s Future,...
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dutra Group v. Batterton that a seaman may not recover punitive damages on an unseaworthiness claim, overruling the Ninth Circuit and resolving a split between the Fifth and Ninth Circuits. Plaintiff Christopher Batterton was...
KYL’s Bentley Stansbury Featured in Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Bentley Stansbury is a shareholder in the Long Beach office of Keesal, Young & Logan, where his practice centers on financial services litigation. Each year from 2007 to 2015, Stansbury was recognized by Law & Politics Magazine as one of Southern California’s...
Maritime Alert: Supreme Court Rules that State Wage-and-Hour Laws do not Apply to Drilling Workers off the Coast of California
On Monday, the Supreme Court held in Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton that state wage-and-hour laws do not apply to drilling workers off the Coast of California, overruling a Ninth Circuit decision and resolving a split between the Fifth and Ninth...
Employment Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rules Title VII’s Charge-Filing Requirement Is Not Jurisdictional
On June 3, 2019, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the charge-filing requirement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requiring a complainant to first file a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) before...
KYL’s David Piper Featured in Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Keesal Young & Logan shareholder David Piper, or “trail boss” as his brothers called him growing up, is a problem-solver by nature. That’s what drew him to Keesal Young. The firm is built on finding practical, business-minded solutions to client matters, and Piper...
Employment Alert: D.C. Court Rules: Large Employers Must Submit Equal Pay Data by September 30, 2019
On April 25, 2019, a United States District Judge in the District of Columbia ruled that large and mid-sized employers will have until September 30, 2019 to inform the EEOC how much they paid workers of different sexes, races and ethnicities in 2018. The Equal...
Daily Journal Article “Social media discovery: 20 commonly asked questions” by KYL’s Peter Boutin and George Croton
The outcomes in litigation increasingly turn on evidence obtained from social media, such as photos, posts or direct messages. As social media technology and privacy rights constantly evolve, so do the practices and procedures for obtaining these non-traditional forms...
KYL’s Paralegal and CEDS Jennifer Clamme Contributing Author for New TAR Guidelines
KYL eDiscovery Specialist, Jennifer Clamme, honored to serve as a contributing author of the Duke Law-EDRM Technology Assisted Review (TAR) Standards Project. As a contributing author, Jennifer, along with other legal experts and the EDRM Team, developed TAR...
KYL receives a defense award in a whistleblower retaliation claim in which the Claimant requested over $7 million
In a recent FINRA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to a former financial advisor’s claim for wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation, defamation, and related claims. The former employee of our financial services client sought over $7...
KYL’s Julie Taylor Featured in Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Julie Taylor thrives in the “emotion-based practice” that is employment litigation, a specialty she developed after a period focused on securities litigation. Taylor represents a wide range of employers as a San Francisco-based shareholder at Keesal Young & Logan,...
Lenders and Servicers Beware – You Are at Risk of Having to Pay Attorneys’ Fees to Borrowers Who Obtain TROs to Hold Up Trustee’s Sales
Hardie v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC is a significant decision out of the Fifth District Court of Appeal holding that a plaintiff/borrower may obtain attorney’s fees under CC 2294.12(h) after prevailing at a TRO hearing. It relies heavily upon the Third District’s prior...
KYL Shareholder Julie Taylor has been invited to speak at the 2019 SIFMA Compliance and Legal Society Annual Seminar
Keesal, Young & Logan Shareholder Julie Taylor has been invited to speak at the 2019 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance and Legal Society Annual Seminar. Julie will be participating in the "Avoiding Pitfalls in the Recruitment...
Employment Alert: DOL Proposes Update to FLSA Exemptions
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a long-awaited rule proposal to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) “white collar” overtime exemptions. The proposed rule would increase the currently-enforced salary thresholds set in...
KYL Shareholder Lisa Bertain has been invited to speak at the 2019 SIFMA Compliance and Legal Society Annual Seminar
Keesal, Young & Logan Shareholder Lisa Bertain has been invited to speak at the 2019 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance and Legal Society Annual Seminar. Lisa will be participating in the "Litigation with Current Employees -...
KYL’s Chris Stecher Featured in Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Chris Stecher thrives on the rush of arguments and examinations at trial as well as the satisfaction of finding a solution before a case escalates – the paradox that he says has helped define his career at Keesal Young & Logan. The San Francisco-based shareholder,...
Securities Alert: Today’s NYDFS Deadline for Vendor Security Assessments
Third-party service providers (“vendors”) with lax security controls can pose a significant threat to a financial institution’s security, and that same risk can even cascade to the institution from their vendor’s vendor. Understanding and controlling those risks is...
Privacy Alert: SB 561 Could Turn the CCPA into Consumers’ Ultimate Weapon
On February 25, 2019, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced Senate Bill 561, legislation intended to strengthen and clarify the new California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). If passed, the bill will...
Recent result: KYL Obtains “Zero” Award on Behalf of a Financial Services Client
In a recent AAA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to a former mortgage specialist’s claims for disability discrimination, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive process, retaliation, and wrongful termination. The former...
KYL’s Elyse Whitehead Featured in Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
For Elyse Whitehead, Keesal Young & Logan is all about “the people” – the unique collegial environment that makes the firm a great place to build a career. Within her practice, the San Francisco-based attorney enjoys the ongoing challenge of helping clients piece...
Employment Alert: Protect Your business in 2019 — Prepare for Changes in California Employment Law
As always, the changing of the calendar year triggers the arrival of new laws with important implications for California employers. Many new laws stem from the #MeToo movement, and most expand protections for employees in 2019 and beyond. Additionally, several laws...
Recent Result: KYL Obtains Dismissal of 1933 Act Securities Class Action
Keesal, Young & Logan attorneys Peter Boutin and Chris Stecher, in collaboration with Texas counsel, recently obtained the dismissal of a Securities Act of 1933 class action pending in Texas state court. The dismissal is one of the first dismissals of a ’33 Act...
The Daily Journal Selects Keesal, Young & Logan as a Top Boutique Law Firm in California for 2018
LONG BEACH, CA – November 8, 2018 – The Daily Journal has selected Keesal, Young & Logan (“KYL”) as one of the Top Boutiques in California for 2018. Founded in 1970 by Samuel A. “Skip” Keesal, KYL has a robust practice handling securities, employment, business...
SEC: Victims of Cyber Scams May Also Face Enforcement Actions
Savvy companies know that one of the most effective ways to protect themselves against cyber-related fraud is to train employees to recognize signs of cyber scams and avoid falling prey to them. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has added one more reason...