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• Working The Outside In - How The Role of Outside Counsel has Changed for Businesses
  Smart Business - 12/2/13
  Related to Enrique Marinez
  

  Partner Enrique Marinez discusses How the Role of Outside Counsel has Changed for Businesses, in the December issue of Smart Business. The article can be found below.

• Self-Insurance Retention - How to Weigh the Pros and Cons of SIRs vs. Deductibles
  Smart Business - 11/02/13
  Related to Michael T. Ohira
  

  Partner Michael T. Ohira discusses How to Weigh the Pros and Cons of SIR's vs. Deductibles in the November issue of Smart Business. The article can be found below.

• Trial Alternatives - How Civil Cases Can be Settled with Alternative Dispute Resolution
  Smart Business - 11/02/13
  

  Partner Brock R. Lyle discusses How Civil Cases Can be Settled with Alternative Dispute Resolution in the November issue of Smart Business. The interview can be found below.

• Effective Leadership: How to think like a leader and run a more successful business
  Smart Business - 10/18/13
  By Roger Vozar
  Related to Matthew D. Zumstein
  

  Matt discusses various leadership attributes which directly affect the business bottom line.

• Despite statute. ruling leaves question of billing for paralegal time unclear
  The Daily Journal - 10/11/13
  By Don J. DeBenedictis
  Related to Gerald G. Knapton
  

  Partner Gerald Knapton was quoted in an article regarding California Business & Professions Code Sections 6450 – 6456, which regulate the paralegal profession. In the article, Knapton discusses what happens when law firms bill for the time of staffers who don’t qualify as paralegals under the statute. He notes that there are “no real teeth out there to enforce” the statute’s certification requirements with regard to billing and that, in general, clients and attorneys can come to whatever agreement they decide is appropriate regarding what is included in bills for attorneys’ fees.

• Onetime motorcycle racer Edwin Medlin keeps moving as Maxim Integrated's general counsel
  The Daily Journal - 10/3/13
  

  The firm was noted for its representation of Maxim Integrated Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductors, in a profile of Edwin B. Medlin, the company’s general counsel and vice president. In the article, Medlin notes that Maxim Integrated Inc. uses the firm in many of its commercial matters. 

• Commercial Real Estate - How to Protect Yourself in the Booming Bay Area Marketplace
  Smart Business - 09/02/2013
  Related to John G. Dooling
  

  Partner John Dooling discusses How to Protect Yourself in the Booming Bay Area Marketplace in the September Smart Business Insights interview. The article can be found at the link below.

• "Bay Area People"
  San Francisco Business Times - 08/26/2013
  

  RMKB partner Brock Lyle has been added to the "Bay Area People" online section of San Francisco Business Times. Click on the link to view the announcement.

• "Bay Area People"
  San Francisco Business Times - 08/26/2013
  Related to Matthew D. Zumstein
  

  RMKB partner Matt Zumstein has been added to the "Bay Area People" online section of San Francisco Business Times. Click on the link below to view the announcement.

• "Bay Area People"
  San Francisco Business Times - 08/26/2013
  Related to Stacy Monahan Tucker
  

  RMKB partner Stacy Tucker has been added to the "Bay Area People" online section of San Francisco Business Times. Click on the link below to view the announcement.

• Proposition 65 - What You Do Not Know Will Hurt Your Business
  Smart Business - 08/02/2013
  

  RMKB Partner Thomas Clarke Jr. was interviewed by Smart Business, in the article "Proposition 65 - What You Do Not Know Will Hurt Your Business." Read Tom's full article below.

• Construction Contracts - How Contractors Can Comply with California Law
  Smart Business - 07/01/2013
  Related to Kevin P. Cody
  

  RMKB Partner Kevin Cody was interviewed by Smart Business: Insights' Roger Vozar on How Contractors can Comply with California Law. Read Kevin's full interview below.

• Trade Dress - How to Protect your Product from Unfair Competition, Counterfeiting
  Smart Business - 07/01/2013
  

  RMKB Partner Timothy Skelton was interviewed by Smart Business: Insights' Roger Vozar on How To Protect from Unfair Competition, Counterfeiting. Read Timothy's full interview below.

• Foreign expansion - How to protect your company's product when entering new markets
  Smart Business - 06/02/2013
  Related to Michael J. Ioannou
  

  San Jose Partner Michael Ioannou discusses How to protect your company's product when entering new markets in June's issue of Smart Business.

• David M. McLaughlin Has Been One of California's Best Commercial Litigation Attorneys for the Past Twenty-Six Years
  Law Crossing - May 20, 2013
  Related to David M. McLaughlin
  

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• "Bay Area People"
  San Francisco Business Times - 05/16/2013
  

  Ramon Miyar’s addition to the firm was featured in the “Bay Area People” column.

• "Bay Area People"
  San Francisco Business Times - 05/16/2013
  

  Justin Zucker’s addition to the firm was featured in the “Bay Area People” column.

• "Bay Area People"
  San Francisco Business Times - 05/16/2013
  Related to Nicole S. Healy
  

  Nicole Healy’s addition to the firm was featured in the “Bay Area People” column.

• "People on the Move"
  Silicon Valley Business Journal - 05/16/2013
  Related to Nicole S. Healy
  

  Nicole Healy’s addition to the firm was featured in the “People on the Move” column.

• "People on the Move"
  Silicon Valley's Business Journal - 05/16/2013
  

  Rachael Brown’s addition to the firm was featured in the “People on the Move” column.

• How to Protect Your Business in a Global Economy
  Smart Business - 05/01/2013
  Related to Lawrence Borys
  

  Partner Lawrence Borys discusses how to protect your business in a global economy in the May issue of Smart Business. The article can be found at the link below.

• How Well-Written Product Warning Labels Can Lessen a Company's Liability
  Smart Business - 05/01/2013
  Related to James C. Hyde
  

  San Jose Partner James C. Hyde discusses How well-written product warning labels can lessen a company's liability in May's issue of Smart Business. The article can be found at the link below.

• How Well-Written Product Warning Lables Can Lessen a Company's Liability
  Smart Business - 05/01/2013
  Related to James C. Hyde
  

  San Jose Partner James C. Hyde discusses How well-written product warning labels can lessen a company's liability in May's issue of Smart Business. The article can be found at the link below.

• Benefits of Mediation - How to Resolve Business Conflicts Without Costly Litigation
  Smart Business - 04/01/2013
  Related to Jennifer E. Acheson
  

  Partner Jennifer Acheson discusses how to resolve business conflicts without costly litigation in April's Smart Business insight interview.

• Hacking Law Still Buggy, Lawyers Say
  The Daily Journal - 3/26/13
  By Alexandra Schwappach
  Related to Spencer C. Martinez
  

  Spencer Martinez was quoted in the article “Hacking law still buggy, lawyers say.” In the article, Martinez discusses the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which has recently come under scrutiny for provisions that critics describe as overly broad and out-of-date. Martinez notes that he expects to see “a lot more prosecutions for CFAA violations” and that “by starting with shoring up their own protections, employers will be limiting their potential losses or liabilities in these cases.

• Game Changer - How Design Professionals and Contractors Can Limit Risk and Liability
  Smart Business - 03/01/2013
  Related to Stephen J. Erigero
  

  Los Angeles Partner, Steve Erigero was interviewed by Smart Business: Insights’ Leslie Stevens-Huffman on how design professionals and contractors can limit risk and liability. Read Steve’s full interview below.  

• Timing Matters: How to Protect Personal Assets With Timely Business Incorporation
  Smart Business Magazine - 03/01/13
  Related to François G. Laugier
  

  Partner Francois Laugier discusses strategies on How to Protect Personal Assets with Timley Business Incorporation in the March issue of Smart Business Insights. The article can be found at the link below.

• On The Move
  The Recorder - 02/11/2013
  Related to Blake J. Russum
  

  The addition to the firm of Summer M. Smith, Tino Xuan Do and Blake J. Russum was featured in the ‘On the Move’ column. The article’s full text can be found On The Move
  The Recorder - 02/11/2013
  

  The firm’s recognition by the San Mateo County Bar Association (SMCBA) with its annual Diversity Award was featured in an article.

• How Employee Handbooks Establish a Code of Conduct and Protect your Firm
  Smart Business - 02/01/2013
  

  Redwood City Partner Elise Vasquez was interviewed in the article "How Employee Handbooks Establish a Code of Conduct and Protect your Firm" The article can be viewed at the link below.

• Silicon Valley Business Journal
  People on the Move - 01/25/2013
  
• Silicon Valley Business Journal
  People on the Move - 01/25/2013
  Related to Blake J. Russum
  
• Silicon Valley Business Journal
  People on the Move - 01/23/2013
  
• Hassle-Free Battle Planning - How to Avoid a Legal Fee Dispute
  Smart Business - 01/01/2013
  Related to Kim Karelis
  

  RMKB partner Kim Karelis was interviewed by Smart Business: Insights' Leslie Stevens-Huffman on Hassle-free battle planning and how to avoid a legal fee dispute. Read Kim's full interview below.

• Prepare to prevail - How to successfully navigate the appeals process
  Smart Business - 01/01/2013
  Related to Susan H. Handelman
  

  Redwood City Partner Susan Handelman was interviewed by Smart Business: Insights Leslie Stevens-Huffman on How to Successfully navigate the appeals process. Read Susan full interview below.