LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Written by Daniel A. Lev
Editor

The Business Law News (BLN) is pleased to once again provide its Annual Review Issue which provides updates from a number of our standing committees highlighting important developments during 2023 affecting various industry groups.

This issue of our Annual Review includes submissions from the following standing committees:

• From the Agribusiness Committee: a review of recent NLRB decision and companion rule governing the formation of unions and two new California non-compete laws taking aim at employers.
• From the California Consumer Financial Services Law Committee: a review of recent developments in the areas of climate change, access to information on firearms, affordable housing, and digital financial assets.
• From the Insurance Law Committee: a review of decisions from the California Supreme Court, California courts of appeal, and the Ninth Circuit regarding insurance law developments.
• From the Insolvency Law Committee: a review of the diverse cases affecting a wide range of insolvency related topics.
• From the Non-Profit Organizations Committee: a review of a number of California legislative developments that affect nonprofit organizations.
• Paul J. Dubow’s legacy submittal providing a valuable update of last year’s developments affecting alternative dispute resolution.
• From Neil J. Wertlieb: a year-end update of ethics developments affecting business lawyers.