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- 2 common reasons for business disputes or litigation
- 3 effective methods of preventing contract disputes
- 3 fast facts about proprietary information
- 3 tips to avoid a business dispute
- 3 tips to avoid facing civil suits as a business owner
- 3 types of commercial property title disputes
- 3 Ways Companies Can Handle Debt
- 3 ways cybersecurity breaches invite legal action
- 4 essential elements of a breach of contract
- 4 possible defenses against breach of contract
- 5 tips for when your business partner is suing you
- A closer look at the condemnation process
- A commercial lease may include a force majeure clause
- A company may sue for breach of contract over nonpayment
- A data breach may lead to a legal action
- A quick look at CEQA and Environmental Impact Reports
- Accessing landlocked property when the previous owner didn’t record an easement
- Addressing unfair trade practices in your business
- American Coatings Association, Inc. v. South Coast Air Quality District
- An About-face on Teacher Tenure
- Are oral agreements always bad?
- Are You Set Up to Protect Your CEQA Exempt Project?
- BDG at Purple Line Extension
- BDG Law Group – “Public Construction Projects – How to Get it Right”: ACWA Fall 2012
- BDG Law Group ~ Mackrell International
- BDG Law Group Announces 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers
- BDG Law Group Announces 2015 Super Lawyers
- BDG Law Group Announces 2016 Super Lawyers
- BDG Law Group Announces 2018 Rising Stars
- BDG Law Group Announces 2018 Super Lawyers
- BDG Law Group Announces Best Lawyers 2018
- BDG Law Group ANNOUNCES BEST LAWYERS 2019
- BDG Law Group Announces California Super Lawyers 2011
- BDG Law Group Announces California Super Lawyers 2012
- BDG Law Group Announces Super Lawyers 2017
- BDG Law Group Attorneys to Present at ACWA’s 2013 CLE Workshop on 10/4/13
- BDG Law Group Chosen as 2011 California Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
- BDG Law Group Honored as a 2023 “Top Boutique” in California by Los Angeles & San Francisco Daily Journal
- BDG Law Group Honored by the African American Male Educational Network & Development with Educational Corporate Award
- BDG Law Group Honored by the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
- BDG Law Group IN AWARD WINNING INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NETWORK
- BDG Law Group named as California Employment Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year
- BDG Law Group Of Counsel Kristi Sjoholm-Sierchio joins the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- BDG Law Group Proudly Announces 2012 Rising Stars
- BDG Law Group Proudly Announces 2013 Rising Stars
- BDG Law Group Proudly Announces 2013 Southern California Super Lawyers
- BDG Law Group Salutes its 2021 Super Lawyers Honorees!
- BDG Law Group SECURED REDEVELOPMENT LAND FOR LA COUNTY
- BDG Law Group Selected as California Employment Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year 2014
- BDG Law Group Selected as Industry Choice – Complex Litigation Law Firm of the Year in California by Corporate INTL
- BDG Law Group shareholder Brian J. Bergman will be featured speakers at the Appraisal Institute’s 55th Annual Litigation Seminar
- BDG Law Group SUPPORTS HOLLENBECK YOUTH CENTER 2018
- BDG Law Group Welcomes Matthew Hicks as Of Counsel
- BDG Law Group, A Professional Law Corporation
- BDG PROUDLY ANNOUNCES 2023 SUPER LAWYERS
- BDG Proudly Announces 2024 Super Lawyers
- Breach of contract, negotiation and your response to a suit
- Brian Bergman Named “Top 100 Lawyer” by Los Angeles Business Journal
- Brian J. Bergman has become a shareholder
- Brian J. Bergman named 2014 Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine
- Brian J. Bergman Speaker at “Important Developments in Environmental Law 2015”
- Calif Supreme Court Extends Exercise of Jurisdiction of Calif Courts, Out of State Consumers get California Jurisdiction in drug case.
- CALIFORNIA COVERED – LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
- California Covered: Litigation Capabilities
- California Covered: Transactional Practice Areas
- California employers may have to reevaluate worker classification
- California employers need legal protection more than ever before
- California Fellow Gregory Bergman Actively Supports the West Los Angeles Symphony
- California Green Chemistry Initiative effective October 1, 2013
- California Real Estate Legal Services
- Can a business dispute be mediated without litigation?
- Can companies terminate contracts simply at their convenience?
- Can you recover damages from contract breaches?
- Case Update-Farid Hedayatzadeh v. The City of Del Mar
- CCLI | Indemnities: Drafter Meet Trial Lawyer WEBINAR June 28, 2018
- CEQA, EIRs, and the “substantial impact”
- Common areas of business litigation in the U.S.
- Construction law and defects: Legal help for contractors
- Construction Law CLE – January 19 & 20, 2017
- Contamination, environmental due diligence and site assessments
- Contract terms may describe construction delays
- Corporation: Learn the pros and cons of this type of business
- Could California ban NDAs?
- County of Glenn v. Foley
- Court Decisions Limit Public Entity Liability for Inverse Condemnation and Dangerous Conditions of Public Property
- Daily Journal: “Dismissing a Teacher is Not Easy – the Process School Districts Must Follow”
- Decision could change contamination cleanup litigation
- Defending Damages Claims in Complex Litigation
- DEFENDING ECONOMIC DAMAGES IN COMPLEX LITIGATION SEMINAR
- Do easements transfer when property changes hands?
- Do you know these red flags when signing a commercial lease?
- Do you need a severability clause?
- Does a lawsuit make an impact on your company’s reputation?
- Employment contracts can clarify a business’s expectations
- Environmental and Natural Resources Litigation – What Works
- Examples of affirmative and negative easements
- Fake slip-and-fall claims costly to companies
- Family leave programs for California workers
- Four steps for dissolving a partnership
- Frustration of purpose and temporary closure
- G.I. Industries v. City of Thousand Oaks (Arakelian Enterprises) – CEQA Exemptions should be agendized to avoid Brown Act violation
- Give me Back my CEQA Exemption – Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Good contracts are vital to successful business transactions
- Gregory Bergman named One of the Top Ten Environmental Lawyers in the Country for 2012
- Gregory M. Bergman – United States Lawyer Rankings – Top 10 Environmental Lawyers 2013
- Gregory M. Bergman “One of the Top Ten Environmental Lawyers”
- Gregory M. Bergman named one of America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators for 2018
- Gregory M. Bergman Named Top 10 Environmental Lawyer by United States Lawyer Rankings 2017
- Gregory M. Bergman Named Top 10 Environmental Lawyer by United States Lawyer Rankings 2018
- Handling a class action lawsuit against your company
- Handling a lawsuit over allegations of harassment
- How can a successor company face lawsuits?
- How can I protect my business from liabilities?
- How can you avoid business disputes?
- How can you handle a contract breach?
- How can you prevent a cyber attack on your company?
- How can you prevent future litigation by protecting your company’s data?
- How can you protect commercial real estate investments?
- How can your business avoid a real estate dispute?
- How can your business prepare for litigation?
- How do NDAs work?
- How do residential and commercial leases differ?
- How does a rental situation result in unlawful detainer?
- How long do consumers have to file product liability claims?
- How restrictive covenants can impact real property
- How riparian, prescriptive and appropriate water rights work
- How should you handle a breach of contract?
- How smart businesses protect themselves against harassment claims
- How to strengthen your case in a property line dispute
- Improving the security of your trade secrets
- Infrastructure Projects presented by the Litigation Group of Mackrell International June 20 2018
- Is it important that my business contract contain a merger clause?
- Is suing for breach of a verbal contract possible in California?
- It’s Not Just Compensation: What Every Real Estate Professional Should Know About Eminent Domain Litigation – May 16, 2018
- John P. Dacey Honored
- John P. Dacey to Speak at CCFC’s 20th Annual Conference November 6 2013
- John P. Dacey, Esq. and BDG Law Group selected as Lead Construction Counsel for LACCD’s $6 Billion Building Program
- John P. Dacey, Esq. honored with “Service to Education Award”
- Join us for a Free CA Fellows MCLE and Reception
- Just compensation is not meant to be a windfall for landowners
- Kristi Sjoholm-Sierchio selected to join LCA
- Learn about California’s overtime laws to avoid legal trouble
- Litigation Counsel of America’s (LCA) Fall 2014 Conference in New Orleans
- LLC formation can protect your personal assets during a lawsuit
- Los Angeles jury sides with pepper grower in heated business dispute
- Mackrell Environmental Practice Group – 8/22/12 Webinar
- Mackrell Environmental Practice Group Webinar – 4/11/13
- Mackrell International member firms invite you to a complimentary accredited CLE panel discussion regarding Anti-Corruption Efforts in Latin America: A parallel between local regulation and FCPA
- Mediation can efficiently resolve business disputes
- Mercury Casual Co. vs. City of Pasadena
- Mergers: Know what they are and how they work
- New Case Update on the California Public Records Act
- New Case Update: Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian
- New Case Update: San Joaquin Regional Transit District v. Superior Court & Menges v. Department of Transportation
- New rent control laws could hurt both landlords and tenants
- Overview of a business’s right to goodwill compensation
- Pacific Shores Property Owners Association v. Dep’t of Fish and Wildlife, 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 40
- Preparing for litigation
- Property Reserve, Inc. v. Superior Court, 2014 Cap.App.LEXUS 237
- Questions employers may have regarding workers’ rights
- Recent 9TH Circuit opinions better define liability under Clean Water Act and CERCLA
- Recent Los Angeles cannabis lawsuit leads to settlement
- Reducing the risk of employee-involved business litigation
- Rein in the Reptile – Methods to Combat the Reptile Trial Strategy
- Retaining Momentum in Civil Litigation Despite the Pandemic
- Sara Menz joins BDG Law Group as Associate Attorney
- Senate legislation passes important changes to employment laws in California
- Shareholder Brian Bergman Named 2018 Ten Best Attorney in Real Estate Law
- Shareholder Brian Bergman Named Co-Chair of BHBA LITIGATION Section
- Shareholder Brian J. Bergman elected to Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
- Shareholder Brian J. Bergman Honored by Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Shareholder Brian J. Bergman Named 2015 RISING STAR by Super Lawyers Magazine
- SHAREHOLDER BRIAN J. BERGMAN NAMED 2016 RISING STAR BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
- Shareholder BRIAN J. BERGMAN Named 2017 Rising Star by SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
- Should you opt for an alternative dispute resolution method?
- Smart methods for small businesses to ramp up cybersecurity
- Taking steps to avoid a real estate contract dispute
- The basics of eminent domain law in California
- The benefits of mediation for business disputes
- The Impact of Policing on Voting and Other Forms of Political Participation
- The statute of limitations for breach of contract suits
- The valuation approaches in eminent domain cases
- Three ways to create an easement
- Tips for small businesses worried about legal disputes
- TSCA Webinar – Mackrell International Environmental Practice Group Webinar
- Types of business partnerships
- Uncertainty over unmanageability, Rule 23 PAGA defenses
- Understanding breach of contract in real estate
- Use of NDAs with employees
- Utilizing NDAs during a merger
- What agencies should know about California Senate Bill 1079
- What are alternatives to litigation?
- What are signs of a fraudulent conveyance?
- What are some defenses against construction defect claims?
- What are subsurface rights?
- What are the options for resolving a contract dispute?
- What are the types of commercial property easements?
- What are your alternate dispute resolution options?
- What can happen to cause inverse condemnation?
- What constitutes unfair competition?
- What could help avoid commercial property foreclosure litigation?
- What damages can you recover for a breach of contract?
- What do you need for business mediation?
- What factors go into a “just compensation” determination?
- What is a breach of fiduciary duty?
- What is a fraudulent conveyance?
- What is a merger clause?
- What is a non-disclosure agreement?
- What is a severability clause?
- What is a spite fence?
- WHAT IS A WRIT PETITION AND HOW TO GET ONE GRANTED
- What is arbitration?
- What is misrepresentation in California business negotiations?
- What it takes to defend against a class-action lawsuit
- What recourse exists when an employee shares private information?
- What Security Screenings Ruling Means for California
- What should I understand about a contract novation?
- What should you know about commercial leases?
- What should you know about leasing a commercial property?
- What steps are required to create an LLC in California?
- When can I arbitrate?
- When can I pursue a trade libel or commercial disparagement case?
- When can you appeal a civil judgment?
- When could an acquisition become unlawful?
- When does risk of loss pass to the buyer of real estate?
- When may businesses face liability for harm caused by employees?
- When unfair trade practices impact your business
- Whether privacy laws will lessen consumer concerns remains unknown
- Who should maintain an easement on your property?
- Why do construction projects run behind schedule?
- Why do contract breaches usually occur?
- Why should you notarize your business contracts?
- Why your professional reputation is important
- Will an NDA protect your business in a lawsuit?
- Words Do Matter – Especially in Your Public Works Contracts