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...
Did You Ring in the New Year with Confetti…and a New CCPA Privacy Policy?
Californians spent January 1, 2020 like most other Americans: making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions, watching college football bowl games and saying farewell to 2019. But Californians also woke up that day to new privacy rights granted to them as a result of...
Privacy Alert: California Attorney General Issues Advisory Outlining New Data Privacy Rights for California Consumers
The New Year has arrived, and so has the California Consumer Privacy Act. On January 6, 2020, Attorney General Xavier Becerra kicked it off by issuing an advisory for consumers highlighting their new rights under the CCPA. (See the full advisory here.) Attorney...
Employment Alert: California District Court Temporarily Halts Enforcement of AB 51’s Arbitration Ban
Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) was set to take effect January 1, 2020. It prohibits requiring as a condition of employment arbitration of FEHA or Labor Code violations. (See KYL Alert dated December 18, 2019.) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, California Chamber of Commerce,...
Recent result: KYL Obtains Dismissal on Behalf of a Financial Services Client
In a recent FINRA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to an investor’s accounts with a major financial services client. The claimant had brought claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent...
Employment Alert: 2020 “Foresight”: New California Laws For A New Year
As another year draws to a close, new laws are set to take effect once the calendar flips to January 2020. The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is on the forefront of most minds, but that does not mean California employers should take other new laws any less...
KYL Preserves Win on Appeal
On behalf of a major financial institution, KYL attorneys Melanie Ronen and Valerie Holder prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in an action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Plaintiff alleged a number of claims against...
Recent result: KYL Obtains “Zero” Award on Behalf of a Financial Services Client
In a recent FINRA Arbitration, KYL obtained a complete defense award related to an investor’s accounts with a major financial services client. The claimant had brought claims for breach of fiduciary duty, negligent supervision, elder abuse and violation of the...
For the CCPA, New AG Regulations Are a “How-To” Manual
Yes, the California Consumer Privacy Act is really happening. As the clock ticks down toward the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act, many businesses are coming to grips with the fact that the CCPA is not going away. Click here to...
The CCPA: Why the Employee and B2B Amendments Do Not Eliminate Compliance Obligations
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act. Two of these amendments – commonly referred to as the “employee exemption” and the “business-to-business (B2B) exemption” – narrow the application of the CCPA....
KYL’s Stacey Garrett Discusses Impact of Two New CCPA Amendments
How Two New CCPA Amendments Impact Business Compliance Obligations By Stacey Garrett In June 2018, California broke new ground when it was the first state in the nation to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. The new law, called the California Consumer Privacy Act,...
KYL’s Esther Cho Leads Panel at Women, Diversity & Change Summit
KYL continues to show its support for and progress towards diversity and inclusion in the legal industry. On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Esther Cho was a guest speaker at the Women, Diversity & Change Summit in Los Angeles, CA. Esther's panel topic was...
THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT: Obligations, Risks, and What Businesses Should Do Now
The California Consumer Privacy Act goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Please join Keesal, Young & Logan as we break down the CCPA, the new rights it creates for consumers and the obligations it imposes on businesses. We also will discuss how to prioritize...
KYL Supports California ChangeLawyers
KYL helped sponsor the California ChangeLawyers Scholarship Reception at UC Hastings College of the Law on October 3, 2019. It was a terrific evening with a keynote speech by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, among other speakers. The organization awarded...
Countdown to California’s New Privacy Act
Reprinted with permission from Corporate Compliance Insights. Keesal, Young & Logan’s Stacey Garrett does a deep dive into how organizations can be preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), going into effect on January 1, 2020. In June 2018,...
Employment Alert: DOL Increases Minimum Salary Thresholds in Newly Released Final Rule
Yesterday, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final overtime rule. The rule, which takes effect on January 1, 2020: Raises the standard salary level from $455 to $684 per week (or $35,568 per year) for the executive, administrative, and...
Employment Alert: California High Court Rules That Underpaid Wages Not Recoverable Under PAGA
On September 12, 2019, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in ZB, N.A., et al. v. Superior Court (Lawson), Supreme Court Docket No. S246711. The decision was expected to resolve a split between the Courts of Appeal regarding the arbitrability...
KYL’s Stacey Myers Garrett Featured in Lawdragon Lawyer Limelight
Stacey Myers Garrett’s practice is focused on banking, securities and privacy laws. She has seen several dozen cases to completion through trials and arbitrations, including a recent $493 million defense win for Citigroup Global Markets and a $22 million defense win...
KYL’s Skip Keesal Named as Top 100 Lawyers’ Attorney of the Year
Keesal, Young & Logan is pleased to report that Samuel (“Skip) Keesal was named as Top 100 Lawyers’ 2019 Attorney of the Year. Mr. Keesal appears on the cover of this year’s Top 100 Registry magazine, which can be viewed here. KYL Shareholder Michael Gless was...
Keesal, Young & Logan Wins Third ILTA Distinguished Peer Award
Keesal, Young & Logan was honored with a third Distinguished Peer Award from the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), this time for Transformation Project of the Year (under 100 attorneys) in recognition of KYL’s successful innovation initiative,...
KYL’s Peter Boutin Honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Peter Boutin has been named The Best Lawyers in America’s© 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” in Securities/Capital Markets Law in San Francisco. This honor is based on an extensive peer review process. Peter is a partner in Keesal, Young & Logan’s San Francisco office,...
Recent Result: KYL Obtains Prehearing Dismissal of $113 Million Arbitration Claim With Prejudice
On behalf of a broker-dealer, bank, Chief Compliance Officer and Financial Advisor, KYL attorneys Ryan Lean and Bryce Cullinane recently obtained the prehearing dismissal of a $113 million FINRA arbitration claim in its entirety, with prejudice. The claimants, a real...
Ten KYL Shareholders Named to 13 Different Specialties in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers of America©
Keesal, Young & Logan is proud to announce that ten of its shareholders have been recognized as “Best Lawyers®” in the 2020 list of “The Best Lawyers in America©.” The Best Lawyers recognition is based on an extensive peer review process and is aimed at...