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How Has Trump’s Changes in Trade Impacted the US so far?

31st August 2018
We decided to catch up with Selwyn Whitehead, after her engaging article on if bankruptcy is truly the end for businesses. This month, she touches on America’s history with tax, why tariffs were first implemented and how tariffs today will impact her country’s future. Tariffs and trade: how has this affected (US) businesses so far? […]
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The Politics of Going Green: Law Needs to Change to Save our Globe

31st August 2018
In this insightful article, Laura Tainsh, Lead Partner in the Environmental & Waste Team at Davidson Chalmers LLP, Globalaw, and Sean G. Herman, Environmental Attorney, Hanson Bridgett LLP, Globalaw, speak on what laws need to change in order for people to seriously address environmental concerns. There has been a perceptible shift in the way that […]
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Do You Accept the Terms & Conditions… or Do They Need to Change?

31st August 2018
More than a small handful of Gmail’s 1.4 billion users went into panic mode last month, when the papers headlined that the widely accredited email server allows external companies to ‘read’ their users’ private emails. It was reported that users that connect to third party apps to their Gmail accounts, gave permission for their emails […]
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Arbitration or Mediation: What Is the Difference?

31st August 2018
Danielle L. Hargrove is the Owner of DLH ADR Solutions PLLC, proud United States Air Force veteran and independent provider of neutral services - solely as a mediator, arbitrator, facilitator and hearing officer. She speaks below on her decision to transform her practice and its impact on her life-work balance, as well as the different […]
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DocuSigned, Sealed and Delivered: How the Digital GC Works

31st August 2018
Reggie Davis is a very busy person. From advocating LGBT rights to keeping on top of all the latest technological advancements, Lawyer Monthly cannot help but wonder how DocuSign’s General Counsel (GC) does it. “I have a lot of smart people working for me, that really help me look good”, laughs Reggie. “They keep me […]
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Checkmate: The Grandmaster Behind Legal Victories

31st August 2018
Since forming, Darren W. Penn’s practice has exploded with a number of record setting case resolutions that will change the lives of his clients for the better. As a life-long Georgian, Darren began practicing law in 1994 as a trial lawyer for State Farm Insurance Companies, the largest auto, property, and casualty insurer in the […]
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Every Minute Counts: Should Californian Employers Record Every Minute Worked?

31st August 2018
The California Supreme Court limits de minimis off-the-clock work, expanding California employers’ duty to record time worked. Below, Kate Visosky and Christina Nordsten share what this means for employers in the respective state.   In July, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Troester v. Starbucks Corp., holding that the federal wage laws that […]
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