Doing business outside the United States? Protect your intellectual property by Ann M. Gynn A U.S. company outsources its fashion accessories production to a manufacturer in China. The products are imported and sold in the United States. After several years of production in China and importation to the United States, the company decides to expand...Read More
Lawyer Limelight: Louis R. “Skip” Miller By John Ryan With a successful new firm staffed in part by his two lawyer sons, life is sweet for Louis R. “Skip” Miller. At 61, the hard-nosed litigator is as happy as he’s ever been. Miller has always had a rewarding, high-end litigation practice. He has worked on...Read More
Alert: Double-Check MSB Licensure Status — Unregulated Entities Can Catch You In The Regulatory Crossfire The fluidity of Internet-based payment tools makes it hard to track online funds transactions, which means criminals can launder money more easily — sometimes even anonymously. While most banks have mastered the AML routine in the nearly seven years since...Read More
By Melissa Maleske, InsideCounsel Magazine – August 1, 2008 – David Dunn recalls a classroom scene from his first year of law school. The students were discussing a 1930s case involving a railroad company, and the professor asked them to name the rule of the case. “People came up with all sorts of exotic answers,”...Read More
Clipping Coupons From Inside Counsel Magazine July 2008 Issue By Melissa Maleske July 1,2008 When Ford Motor Co. offered a coupon to settle claims related its Explorer, commentators in the media latched onto the story as another example of unfair coupon settlements. Class members claimed that reports of rollovers had negatively impacted the retail value...Read More
Opinion: Bust-out schemes are a fraud designed to make you go bust By A. Sasha Frid June 06, 2008 Increasing globalization is proving to be a boon for perpetrators of a type of fraud known as a “bust-out scheme.” This kind of fraud, commonplace in the computer and electronics industry, victimizes legitimate manufacturers and retailers....Read More
Los Angeles Business Journal August 20-26, 2007 SPECIAL REPORT: WHO’S WHO IN L.A. LAW THE BEST OF THE BAR Louis (Skip) Miller Firm: Miller Barondess LLP Clients: KB Home, SunCal Companies and Elton John. Reason I’m a Lawyer: I really enjoy courtroom work, especially trying cases and jury work, and helping clients solve problems. Most...Read More
Teed Off: Membership spat lands Connery, Murdock in the rough By Drew Combs July 23, 2007 Sean Connery, the acclaimed actor, has played many roles over his career, including an aging Robin Hood who returns to Sherwood Forest to fight old battles and challenge injustices. Connery, the accomplished amateur golfer, is currently fighting what he believes...Read More