Firm Highlights

M.J. Bogatin

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

	California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies Personnel Handbook for California Nonprofits (1996) Legal Advisor and Editorial Consultant
May 2002	"Business Issues for Visual Artists Part 3", California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) Oakland, California
January 2002	"Business Issues for Visual Artists Part 2", CLA Oakland, California
November 2001	"Collaboration Agreements for Visual and Performing Artists", CLA Oakland, California
August 2001	"Visual Artists' Moral Rights", CLE International, Visual Artists' Rights Conference Taos, New Mexico
June 2001	"Transactional Practice", Golden Gate University Law Clinical Practice Program San Francisco, California
May 2001	"The Business of Emerging Artists", San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, California
July 2000	"Copyright and Contracts for Visual Artists", Arts Benicia Center Gallery Benicia, California
June 2000	"Authors, Literary Agents and Publishers", CLA Oakland, California
October 1999	"Artist Gallery Agreements", CLA Oakland, California
September 1999	"Copyright and Trademark", Golden Gate University Law Civil Practice Clinic San Francisco, California "Legal Issues for Art Preservationists", Art Conservation Guild of Northern California San Francisco, California
August 1999	"Visual Artists' Moral Rights", CLE International, Visual Artists' Rights Conference Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 1999	"Visual Artists' Moral Rights (CAPA and VARA)", Sacramento County Bar Association Intellectual Property and Real Estate Sections Sacramento, California
May 1999	"Art and the Law", Mission Cultural Center San Francisco, California
February 1999	"Publishing Contracts for Writers", CLA Oakland, California
November 1998	"Establishing an Entertainment and Multi-Media Practice", Hastings Law School San Francisco, California
August 1998	"Artists' Moral Rights", CLE International, Visual Arts and the Law Conference Santa Fe, New Mexico "The Business of Art", CLA Oakland, California
October 1997	"Legal Protection for Designers", Hospitality Industry Association (HIA) San Francisco, California
October 1996	"Visual Artists' Moral Rights (CAPA and VARA)", Sacramento County Bar Association Intellectual Property Section Sacramento, California
March 1996	"Visual Artists' Moral Rights (CAPA and VARA)", Bay Area Gastro Entertainment Lawyers' Society (BAGELS) San Francisco, California

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William Corman

SIGNIFICANT CASES AND PUBLISHED DECISIONS

Presley v. Carter Hawley Hale Profit Sharing Plan, Case No. C-97-04316 SC, Federal Court for the Northern District of California--Counsel to class in ERISA class action to recover losses from employee stock-option plan for 20,000 former employees of Carter Hawley Hale Corporation. Litigation resulted in $36 million settlement for class. Judgment entered on January 7, 2000. Voters For Responsible Retirement v. Board of Supervisors (1994) 8 Cal.4th 765 (Amicus Curiae)-Court adopted argument advocated in Amicus brief as majority opinion in case involving public employee retirement rights. Claypool v. Wilson (1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 646--Represented plaintiffs in litigation concerning pension rights of California public employees.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

	California Assembly of Local Arts Agencies Personnel Handbook for California Nonprofits--Legal Advisor and Editorial Consultant
April 2002	National Business Institute Oakland, California Seminar Lecturer on "Fundamental Issues in California Human Resources Law."
April 1999	State Bar of California, Labor and Employment Law Section, Public Sector Labor & Employment Program San Francisco, California Panelist and lecturer on topic: "From Negotiations to Arbitrations: Problems and Solutions."
December 1998	California School Employees Association/Associated Employees Union Los Angeles and San Jose, California Lecturer on topic: "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace."
September 1996	Northern California Public Interest/Public Sector Legal Careers Day San Francisco, California Panelist and lecturer on topic: "Public Interest/Private Practice."
1988-1996	San Francisco State University, Paralegal Studies Program San Francisco, California Instructor in Pleadings course emphasizing the drafting of pleadings and motions.
1987-1990	Chabot College Hayward, California Instructor in Labor-Management Relations; Arbitration-Grievance Procedures; and Business Law courses.
April 1987	Public Administrative Forum San Francisco, California Lecturer on topic: "EEO Complaints Involving Disciplinary Actions: Unique Aspects of Proof."

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Andrew M. Gold

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Over the years, I have given many presentations and talks to different groups on a variety of issues related to arts and entertainment and intellectual property law. In particular, I have given presentations on licensing art and design, artist gallery contracts and literary agent and publishing contracts. Many of these talks have been presented under the auspices of the California Lawyers for the Arts. I have also given presentations on general issues in copyright and trademark law to community groups and professional associations.

Several of my cases have received press attention, most notably the case of Starbucks v. Dwyer, in which Starbucks Corporation sued the cartoonist Kieron Dwyer for copyright and trademark infringement and trademark dilution arising out of a parody of the Starbucks mermaid logo created by Dwyer. A collection of links to articles on the case can be found at http://members.tripod.com/~LowestComicD/GREED.htm or you can do a Google search under "Consumer Whore."