Below are 5 tips we use to control litigation costs, which in-house counsel may wish to discuss with their outside counsel in order to weed out unnecessary charges.

It has been a turbulent few weeks for businesses assessing whether to apply for funds under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and if they have received funds, whether to keep them.

As we noted in our prior blog post, the SEC has been busy responding to different issues arising as a result of the pandemic. 

Three key considerations relevant to serving foreign defendants for California State Court practitioners.  

Ellen London talks Financial Crises and Government Fraud

The SEC has wasted no time in outlining new enforcement priorities in the era of Covid-19.  In guidance that was updated on April 8, the SEC has warned that investors…

The ink has hardly dried on the pages of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), and there is already heated debate about whether some businesses improperly took advantage of the government aid. 

Gone are the days when business deals were made only between regional or national partners.  An increasing number of U.S. companies are the product of foreign investment or leadership.

Until recently, the California Code of Civil Procedure provided that parties responding to inspection demands could produce documents either “as they are kept in the usual course of business” or “organized and labeled to correspond with the categories in the demand.”  

Proposed three-year “safe harbor” from application of the federal securities laws for cryptocurrency offerings and trading.

Alto Litigation has been named to Benchmark Litigation's 2020 US Awards West Coast shortlist.

Bahram Seyedin-Noor has been named to the 2020 Benchmark Litigation US Awards West Coast shortlist.

Alto Litigation, PC is proud to announce that Alto attorneys Bahram Seyedin-Noor and Daniel Sakaguchi were recognized as 2019 Super Lawyers.

Alto Litigation was ranked a Recommended Firm in California and a Tier 1 Firm in San Francisco.

This May marked the three-year anniversary of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. While the prohibitions against trade secret misappropriation created by the DTSA have been well vetted since the Act’s inception, less frequently discussed is the immunity granted under the Act to certain individuals who might expose trade secrets: whistleblowers.

Alto Litigation is pleased to announce that Josh Korr has joined the firm as a senior associate.

Alto Litigation’s Bahram Seyedin-Noor has been selected as the 2019 San Francisco Attorney of the Year by Benchmark Litigation.

Alto Litigation’s Bahram Seyedin-Noor has been selected to Benchmark Litigation’s 2019 US Awards West Coast shortlist.

Alto Litigation has been selected to Benchmark Litigation’s 2019 US Awards West Coast shortlist.

“We are excited for the added firepower Monica brings to our IP and commercial litigation practice,” commented Alto Litigation CEO, Bahram Seyedin-Noor.