Employment, Litigation
Denis Shmidt
Who Can Courts Hold Responsible For ...

Under current California law, while Uber cannot escape the judicial consequences for its employees' discriminatory actions, the managers and HR staff who actually discriminated or retaliated against Uber’s employees will likely walk away unscathed.

Who Can Courts Hold Responsible For Discrimination Claims?*

Crisis Management

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Contracts and COVID-19: Between an Impossible Rock and an Impracticable Hard Place

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Contracts and COVID-19: Between an Impossible Rock and an Impracticable Hard Place

An unprecedented worldwide pandemic is impacting contractual relationships across the world. What happens when a party cannot perform his or her obligations under a contract as a result of COVID-19? Read on to find out.

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Solving Pied Piper’s Legal Woes: Season 4, Episodes 7-10

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Solving Pied Piper’s Legal Woes: Season 4, Episodes 7-10

HBO’s Silicon Valley ends with more twists and turns than a roller coaster, with the team facing patent troll, breach of data and incomplete mergers, to name a few.  Here is our legal advice to the Pied Piper team.

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Solving Pied Piper’s Legal Woes: Season 4, Episode 2

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Solving Pied Piper’s Legal Woes: Season 4, Episode 2

If you thought episode 1 of HBO’s Silicon Valley had a lot of legal issues, episode 2 will blow you away.  Titled “Terms of Service,” the show continues its downward progression into becoming a legal dramedy.  Privacy, IP, corporate espionage and "gross" violation of a federal law are just a few of the legal issues discussed inside.