Severson and Werson

PUBLICATIONS

• Andrew Noble participated in the Fall Roundtable: Mortgage Litigation in California Mortgage Finance News, Fall, 2011.
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• "Musical Chairs: Managing and Mastering Multiple Models of Project Delivery" September 2012
  
• "PowerPoint: A/E World: Trends of 2012" September 2012
  
• Voluntary Contributions in Short Sales: Potential for Anti-Deficiency Violations by Lenders? CALIFORNIA MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION LEGAL NEWS, Fall 2012
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• Defining "Supervisor" Under Title VII, Daily Journal (Jul. 17, 2012)
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• "Underwriting Intellectual Property Risks for Architects & Engineers" June 2012
  
• "Protocols and Pitfalls for Leveraging Technology: Assisted Review in the Da Silva Moore Era"
  May 2012
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• Andrew Noble wrote an article entitled "Recorded Assignments of Deed of Trust are Misused and Misunderstood in 'Stop Foreclosure' Lawsuits" in CMBA Legal News, Spring 2012.
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• Andrew Noble wrote an article entitled "Promises, Promises" in CMBA Legal News, Winter 2012.
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• "In the Wake of Baker and Townsend" The Supreme Court’s Holdings in Exxon Shipping v. Baker and Atlantic Sounding v. Townsend, Fall 2011.
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• "The Increasing Unfairness of the Unfair Competition Law in California" CMBA Legal News, Fall 2011.
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• Mr. Shaham addressed the Orange County Bar Association’s Banking and Lending Section on the topic of “Implementation of the Dodd Frank Act: Progress, Obstacles, and Predictions." (Irvine, California 2011)
  
• "Get Efficient Results Through Efficient Review" EMC-Connection, June 2011.
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• LPL/Legal Malpractice: ACI, NYC, January 2010; BASF, June 2011.
  
• Buell-Wilson (I) – "Uncertainty in Admissibility of Comparative Product Evidence Under California Law", Product Liability Law & Strategy, April 2011
  
• "EDRM Checklist For Cost-Effective Electronic Discovery Review and Production" (San Francisco, California, April 2011)
  
• USFN March 2011 e-Update: California: The Decision in the Aceves Case re: Promissory Estoppel
  
• "16 Contract Provisions You Need to Know" Published by National Society of Professional Engineers, March 2011
  
• "How Design Firms Can Effectively Organize and Manage Electronic Data" (San Francisco, California, February 2011)
  
• “Class Action Update” (CMBA 2010 Legislative, Regulatory, QA and Compliance Conference, Irvine, California, December 2010).
  
• "Skating on Thin Ice: Surviving and Succeeding on Projects with Precarious Contract Terms" December 2010
  
• “Do Top-Up Options Violate California’s 50/90 Rule?”
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• Association of Defense Counsel Northern California/Nevada 2010 Annual Meeting on the subject of “The Future of Discovery-Ethically Mining the Web for Evidentiary Gold".
  
• “Expedited Jury Trials in California: An Overview and Discussion of Strategic Considerations” (November 2010).
  
• "The PC Storm: Public Construction Projects & Design Professional Liability" November 2010
  
• "Does the "As Is" Clause and California's Disclosure Exemption Protect an REO Sale From Non-Disclosure Liability?" REOMAC Update, September/October 2010, pp. 25-26.
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• “Analyzing Borrower Behavior: Why Strategic Default Isn’t Going Away” at the Five Star Default Servicing Conference in Dallas, Texas on September 21, 2010.
  
• Are Schools Legally Responsible for Your Child's Sports Injuries?, Ohio State Bar Association, Law You Can Use (Sept. 7, 2010)
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• Mr. Shaham addressed the Orange County Bar Association’s Financial Practices Section on the topic of “The Consumer Finance Protection Agency: A Discussion of How the Agency’s Objectives and Obligations May Affect You and Your Clients.” (Irvine, California, September 2010).
  
• USFN July/August 2010 e-Update: CA: Appellate Court Clarifies Scope of Private Right of Action re: Nonjudicial Foreclosure Statute
  
• "Current Topics on Securities Litigation," 42nd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation Handbook, Practicing Law Institute, 2010.
  
• “Strategies for Defending Your Company Against Individual Litigation” (Mortgage Banker’s Association Legal Issues Conference, San Diego, California, May 2010).
  
• “Stopping the Assembly Line: Why Litigation is Not the Answer to the Foreclosure Crisis” published in the May 2010 issue of The OC Lawyer.
  
• "Retention, Recruiting or Raiding? The 3 R's of HR for A/E's" with David Ericksen and Verita Molyneaux (San Francisco, California, May 2010).
  
• "The Top Ten Things Every Manager Must Know About Employment Law" (CCI Financial & Insurance Services, San Francisco, California, May 2010).
  
• "Seven Key Provisions of Prime Design Agreements" May 2010
  
• "Seven Steps to Effective Risk Management for Design Professionals" May 2010
  
• "E-Mail as a Project Communication Tool: Loose Fingers Sink Ships" May 2010
  
• "The Collections-Claim Connection: Getting Paid Without Getting Sued" May 2010
  
• "California Design Professionals: Indemnity & Defense/The World After UDC v. CH2M Hill" May 2010
  
• "The Top Ten Things Every Manager Must Know About Employment Law" (The Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, April 2010).
  
• "Sustainable Innovation: Planning, Practice & Protection" April 2010
  
• “Curbing the Cost of Substandard Properties” published in the February 2010 issue of Servicing Management Magazine.
  
• "Protecting Your Intellectual Property" February 2010
  
• "Building Toward the Paperless Project: Risks, Rewards, and Safeguards" January 2010
  
• "Regarded As": Does The ADA Discriminate Between Real and Perceived Disability?, 39 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 883
  
• "Getting Paid: Strategies to Secure Payment for Services Delivered" October 2009
  
• "The Top Ten Things Every CFO Must Know About Employment Law" (Financial Executives International, San Francisco, California, October 2009).
  
• "A Sustainable Standard of Care? Managing Evolving & Innovative Products, Processes, & Performance Standards in Design Delivery" October 2009
  
• "Lessons from the War Room: Key Contractual Concerns for Engineering Service Agreements" September 2009
  
• "Does the Litigation Privilege Shield a Debt Collector From Liability Under California's Rosenthal Act?" UTA Quarterly, Fall 2009, pp.16-17.
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• "Project Management: Incorporating Best Practices" (San Francisco, California, August, 2009).
  
• “Do Not Ignore Web-Based Information That May Determine the Outcome of Your Next Case,” The Defense Comment, Summer 2009 (Vol.24, No.2).
  
• Kenneth S. Miller published, "Penn Central for Tomorrow: Making Regulatory Takings Predictable".
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• "Outsourcing Design Services Offshore: Opportunity, Necessity, or Blind Gamble?" May 2009
  
• "Latent Defects: Hidden Dangers & Exposures in Design Professional Mergers & Acquisitions" May 2009
  
• “Defending Your Company Against Individual Cases” (Mortgage Banker’s Association Legal Issues Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 2009).
  
• "Getting RIFs Right in 2009: Tailoring Your Workforce to Fit Tough Times" (San Francisco, California, April 2009).
  
• "Employment Law Case Update" with Kristine Kwong, Natasha M. Price and April M. Ramsey. (8th Annual CLE Expo, Chicago, Illinois, March 2009).
  
• Paul M. Lurie and Victor Gómez Frías, El Relevo Generacional en las Empresas de Ingeniería. Tecniberia (Jan. 2009)
  
• "Identifying and Addressing Bias Against Women and Minorities in the Legal Profession," (Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada's Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 2008).
  
• “Does the Consumers' Legal Remedy Act Apply to Financial Transactions” (The Corporate Counselor, Winter 2008).
  
• Mexico’s Supreme Court issues first binding precedent on an author’s right to royalties, citing international human rights law, International Bar Association Latin American Forum Newsletter (Nov. 2008).
  
• “Proposed 2009 E-Discovery Amendments to California Code of Civil Procedure: An Overview,” The Defense Comment, Fall 2008 ed. (Vol.23, No.3).
  
• “State Litigation Issues" at the Lenders One 2008 Summer Conference (Chicago, Illinois, August 2008).
  
• "Going Global: Planning and Contracting for Success Across International Borders" July 2008
  
• The Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum's Consumer Developments Program (San Francisco, California, April 2008).
  
• “Construction Project Documentation Discussion” Updated April 2008.
  
• “Why Provide Construction Administrative Services?” Updated April 2008.
  
• “Seven Steps to Effective Risk Management for Design Professionals” Updated April 2008.
  
• “Construction Administration Services for Architects” Updated April 2008.
  
• “When Less Service Means More Risk: Managing Risk of Reduced Services” Updated April 2008.
  
• “Building Towards the Paperless Project” Updated April 2008.
  
• “E-Mail as Project Communication Tool: Loose Fingers Sink Ships” Updated April 2008.
  
• “Who Is Representing You In Sacramento While You Are Representing Your Clients,” The Defense Comment, Spring 2008 ed. (Vol.23, No.1).
  
• "Are You Up-To-Date For 2008?" Tracey K. Merwise. Severson Labor and Employment News Brief. April 2008.
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• “Opportunities of Innovation & Limitations of Reality: Providing Design Services in a World of Accelerating Changes & Restrictions” Updated March 2008.
  
• “Financial Institution Litigation” (41st Annual Bank Counsel Seminar, San Francisco, California, February 2008).
  
• Hedge Funds: The Case Against Increased Global Regulation in Light of the Sub-prime Mortgage Crisis, 5 B.Y.U. INT'L L. & MGMT. REV.99 (2008)
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• “Latent Defects: Hidden Dangers & Exposures in Design Professional Mergers & Acquisitions.” Updated December 2007.
  
• “Engineering the Service Agreement: Contractual Issues and Strategies for Engineers” November 2007.
  
• “Outsourcing and Other Hot Topics in Law and Technology” (Mortgage Banker’s Association, San Diego, California, November 2007).
  
• “Recent Developments Surrounding the Class Certification of UCL and CLRA Claims” (Bridgeport CLE Class Action Litigation Conference, Costa Mesa, California, November 2007).
  
• “Legal and Compliance Updates” (CMBA Western States Legislative, Regulatory & Compliance Conference, November 2007).
  
• "The Mold Menace: It's Here! Are You Ready? Strategies for Construction Professionals to Respond to and Avoid Mold Exposures" October 2007
  
• “Battling the Vexations Litigant,” UTA Quarterly, Summer Issue, 2007.
  
• "Bankruptcy Fundamentals for the Financial Services Industry A Handbook for Non-Lawyers," American Bankruptcy Institute (2007).
  
• “Can You Condo? Strategic Analysis for Design Professionals Evaluating the Risks and Opportunities of Condominium Projects” June 2007.
  
• The Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum's Consumer Bankruptcy Developments Program (San Francisco, California, April, 2007).
  
• “Lessons from the War Room: Key Contractual Concerns for Engineering Service Agreements” Updated April 2007.
  
• "12th Annual Consumer Financial Services Litigation Institute" (Chicago, Illinois, April 2007).
  
• Overview of California Indemnity Law: Indemnity Provisions in Construction Contracts, California State Bar Association, Real Property Law Section (April 2007).
  
• "The Kenneth Cole Decision: A Seismic Shift in California’s Wage and Hour Law." Tracey K. Merwise. Severson Labor and Employment News Brief. April 2007.
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• "Blackstone to Buzgheia: Law & Procedure in Assessing Special Damages," ADC Comment (vol. 22, no. 1, Spring 2007).
  
• "Partners in Excellence" conference, sponsored by Assurant (Kiawah Island, South Carolina, March 2007).
  
• "Managing the Construction Manager" March 2007
  
• Featured in "A Headache for S.F. Employers, Sick Leave Law Raises Legal Issues." Tom Hay, Daily Journal, January 30, 2007.
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• "Beware San Francisco’s New Paid Sick Leave Law!" Tracey K. Merwise. Severson Labor and Employment News Brief. January 2007.
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• "The Employer’s Right to Monitor Employees’ Personal Use of Workplace E-Mail, Voicemail and The Internet: An Overview." Tracey K. Merwise, Severson White Paper. April 2006.
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• "Wage and Hour Class Actions: Winning Strategies for Employers." Patricia K. Gillette, Tracey K. Merwise and Sabrina L. Feve. California Employment Law Council. November 2003.
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