CLA eNews

The 2023 Intellectual Property in Entertainment and Media Conference, sponsored by CLA’s IP Law Section last month, was hugely successful. We want to thank all our attendees for joining us! After a forced hiatus from a conference with such a long history, it was so exciting to see attorneys passionate about the entertainment industry and entertainment law come together again in sunny Los Angeles. We also want to thank our amazing speakers, true visionaries of the industry, and experts on the cutting edge of thought when it comes to entertainment law issues. Read more

London is one of those special international cities that is timeless and modern at the same time. It brings together history, culture, and people from across the globe, sharing the present and eagerly anticipating an exciting future. Read more

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the May/June issue of NALP Bulletin+, a monthly digital magazine by the National Association of Law Placement Inc. It is reprinted here with permission. By Patrick Krill As we near the halfway point of 2023, I have both good news and bad news related to mental health and well-being in the legal profession. The good news is that over the last eight years, meaningful efforts to prioritize mental health have been underway… Read more

It’s hard to believe, but my law partner and I have had our small practice since 2005. We did not come by our firm in the typical fashion, hanging up our shingle from scratch. Instead, we inherited our firm from a preeminent trial attorney who decided to retire from private practice to public service. So we had a lease, office furniture, computers, and even a few clients, along with a large amount of debt on the books. It was a fair trade-off, but we still had our work cut out for us. Read more

Remember when you were a child? You had passions and dreams. Just because you have a career does not mean you have to give up on those exciting endeavors. Set goals and combine your career with those aspirations. Your career is best when it reflects your passions and dreams.  Read more

Some F-words get a bad rap, if you know what I mean. But I am here to tell you about one of the best F-words that I know. It’s foundation, as in the California Lawyers Foundation (CLF). Read more

The month of May invites many reasons to celebrate—Mother’s Day, graduations, warmer weather, and summer vacations knocking at the backdoor. May also invites the opportunity to celebrate personal wellness—something that many of us forget, let alone celebrate.  Read more

Attorneys, more than any one group of professionals or section of the American workforce, understand that it is not always the best argument, legal standard, or fact that wins out. In life, this principle of “best does not always win” applies as well. Often, it is not the smartest, most attractive, or even the most prepared person who wins. It is the person who is most consistent and stays the course. It is also the one most willing to be responsive to a change in circumstance or circumstances in general. Read more

CLA’s Real Property Law Section held its annual Real Property Law Retreat in Sonoma, California, the weekend of March 24-26, 2023. For the first time, this retreat was co-hosted with the Women in Commercial Leasing Law Symposium.  Read more

This Ethics Spotlight highlights attorney obligations with respect to client trust accounts in light of recent concerns with respect to bank stability.  Read more