From the Blog of Phyllis G. Pollack. Influencing and persuading people are keys to any successful negotiation and/or mediation. Each party to a dispute uses persuasion to convince the other...
By Managing EditorOn September 11, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 954 which (when it takes effect on January 1, 2019) will require attorneys to inform their clients of the confidentiality restrictions...
By Phyllis PollackWhere there is construction, there are contracts. Typically, these contracts are obtained through a competitive, hard-bid process, which is often criticized for causing adversarial relationships and driving continuous change orders...
By Peter Kamminga
