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| 07/23/08 | "Workplace Addicted: The Perils and Pitfalls of E-mail" |
| 07/09/08 | "Implementation of the Texas Concessions Initiatives" |
| 07/08/08 | "San Francisco's Congestion Pricing Initiatives: Variable Tolls, Parking Management and More" |
| 07/07/08 | "Minnesota DOT Design-Build Program and I-35W Replacement Bridge" |
| 07/01/08 | "Water For a Thirsty Federal Brother? Sharing the Canteen in the East" |
| 07/01/08 | "Peer Review Hearing Officer Training Program" |
| 06/17/08 | "California’s Water Woes: The Bay-Delta and Climate Change" |
| 06/12/08 | "Local and National Statutory Perspective" |
| 06/03/08 | "Bearing the Bad News: Handling Layoffs and Reductions in Force" |
| 05/15/08 | "Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Regulations and Expanded Leave Benefits for Military Families" |
| 05/14/08 | "2008 Land Use Legal Update: Changing California's Landscape" |
| 05/14/08 | "Risk Allocation & Bankability for Transportation Infrastructure Projects" |
| 05/14/08 | "MS 1.20" |
| 05/08/08 | "Eminent Domain 101: Where Are We and What Does the Future Hold?" |
| 05/02/08 | "Public-Private Partnerships: Managing Risks, Unlocking Rewards" |
| 04/28/08 | "Find it Free & Fast on the Net: Finding Free Legal Research Sites & Free Case Law" |
| 04/18/08 | "Beauty Contests, RFPs, and Your Best Friend's Cousin: How NOT to Choose a Lawyer (or a Prom Date)" |
| 04/17/08 | "Differing Site Conditions and Design-Build Transportation Projects" |
| 04/11/08 | "What's New in Managed Health Care? Discount Plans? Not Really: A Quarter Century of Statutory Divination, or, the Birth of a Reg" |
| 04/06/08 | "Green Building 101" |
| 04/02/08 | "Does Your Arbitration Clause Have Claws?" |
| 03/25/08 | "What to Do When Attacked By a Nutrient TMDL: A Regulatory Survival Guide" |
| 03/11/08 | "The Intersection of AB 32, CEQA, Land Use Planning and Industrial Land Use" |
| 03/07/08 | "Quality as a Financial Imperative: How Can Improving Quality Also Improve Your Bottom Line?" |
| 03/06/08 | "Case Law Update: Recent Developments in the Court" |
| 02/20/08 | "The Role of Insurance Policies and Insurance Coverage in a Successful Brownfields Development" |
| 01/15/08 | "Back to Basics: Exempt or Nonexepmt" |
| 12/11/07 | "Selected Current Legal and Practical Issues in Dealing with Disruptive and Impaired Physicians" |
| 12/03/07 | "Contractual Risk" |
| 11/15/07 | "New Developments in Employment Law: Are You Making the Right Moves in 2008?" |
| 11/05/07 | "How Transportation Will Meet the Air Quality & Climate Change Challenges" |
| 11/05/07 | "MS4 Storm Water Permits Update" |
| 11/02/07 | "US PPPs: What Flavor Do You Want?" |
| 11/01/07 | "PPPs - The Laboratory of the States" |
| 11/01/07 | "Global Warming and Land Use Issues: Avoiding Lawsuits While Preparing for the Future" |
| 10/18/07 | "HR Challenge – Reduce Risk & Manage Electronic Data" |
| 10/17/07 | "Navigating the FMLA and CFRA: A Practical Guide For Compliance" |
| 09/26/07 | "Ethical Issues In-House Lawyers: Traps for the Unwary" |
| 09/20/07 | "Ethical Dilemmas Facing In-House Counsel in Light of Sarbanes-Oxley and Other Recent Developments" |
| 09/20/07 | "Climate Change and the Impact on Land Development" |
| 08/17/07 | "Directors & Officers and Employed Lawyers Liability Insurance: Your 2007 Guide to More Comprehensive Coverage" |
| 08/07/07 | "Case Law and Legislative Update, Subdivision Map Act and Special Land Use Issues" |
| 07/25/07 | "Your Liability Policies – Air Bag or Hot Air?" |
| 07/20/07 | "Comprehensive Development Agreements in Texas" |
| 07/10/07 | "Managing Disruptive Physicians" |
| 06/26/07 | "Litigation and Emerging Contaminants" |
| 06/22/07 | "Real Estate Development From Beginning to End: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Water Quality, Wetlands and Endangered Species Regulations" |
| 06/19/07 | "General Construction Permit Update" |
| 06/15/07 | "Climate Change and the Practice of Environmental Law" |
| 06/08/07 | "Climate Change Litigation" |
| 06/06/07 | "Managing the Minefield - Employee Discipline and Termination" |
| 05/17/07 | "Find it Free & Fast on the Net: Finding Free Legal Research Sites & Free Case Law" |
| 05/15/07 | "Design-Build for Wastewater Projects: Legal Requirements and Limitations" |
| 05/09/07 | "Risk Allocation and Bankability" |
| 04/30/07 | "Why Do Performance Evaulations?" |
| 04/25/07 | "Current Issues Relating to Regulations Defining Screening and Treatment Mandates" |
| 04/20/07 | "California's New Law on Hospital Charity Care and Discount Payment Policies" |
| 04/20/07 | "Ports, Tunnels and Hurricanes – Managing Risk on the Port of Miami Tunnel Project" |
| 04/18/07 | "Clearing Up Confusion in the Marketplace: Difference Between Asset Leases vs. Development Concessions" |
| 03/30/07 | "NEPA and Permit Streamlining: The Quest for the Holy Grail" |
| 03/21/07 | "Public-Private Partnerships" |
| 03/21/07 | "Staying Ahead of the Curve: Updating the Project Schedule" |
| 03/06/07 | "Planning for the Future: Land Use Legal Issues for 2007 and Beyond" |
| 02/26/07 | "PPPs: Legislative Issues" |
| 02/21/07 | "Public-Private Partnerships Workshop" |
| 01/23/07 | "Risk Allocation / Surety / Insurance Issues" |
| 01/23/07 | "Public-Private Partnerships: Public Sponsor Decisions on Ownership and Project Delivery" |
| 01/23/07 | "Protecting the Public Owner in Public-Private Initiatives" |
| 01/16/07 | "Navigating the Uncharted Waters of Wage & Hour Law" |
| 01/11/07 | "Nuts and Bolt of Public-Private Partnerships" |
| 01/08/07 | "Online Accessibility for Visually Impaired Consumers" |
| 12/06/06 | "Early Lessons Learned from Implementation of the Western Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan" |
| 12/05/06 | "An Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships in California" |
| 11/29/06 | "New Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on 'Electronically Stored Information'" |
| 11/08/06 | "What You Need To Know In 2007" |
| 10/30/06 | "PPPs: Legislative Issues" |
| 10/09/06 | "Public-Private Partnerships: Legal Issues" |
| 09/29/06 | "The Anderson Initiative: Will California’s Eminent Domain Law Be Radically Changed?" |
| 09/20/06 | "What Strategy Will You Use If Your Company Makes a Claim and Your Insurance Company Tells You "You're Not Covered"?" |
| 09/13/06 | "A Hard Rain’s Gonna (Maybe) Fall: How the Anderson Initiative (Prop. 90) Could Radically Change Public Acquisitions" |
| 09/13/06 | "Design-Build Contracting and Legal Concerns for the Design Professional" |
| 08/30/06 | "Public-Private Partnerships: Public Sponsor Decisions on Ownership and Project Delivery" |
| 07/26/06 | "Protecting the Public Owner in Public-Private Initiatives" |
| 07/12/06 | "Navigating Day-To-Day Employment Issues" |
| 06/27/06 | "Unlocking Some of CEQA's Black Boxes" |
| 05/18/06 | "Navigating the Legal Maze - The Disruptive Physician" |
| 04/27/06 | "Action, Reaction, Overreaction? - The Kelo Fallout and The Legislative Responses" |
| 04/18/06 | "Coachella Valley MSHCP: How Could It Affect You And Your Development Plans" |
| 04/07/06 | "Achieving Innovation Through the SEP-14/SEP-15 Process" |
| 04/05/06 | "Public-Private Partnerships Procurement Structures and Issues" |
| 04/04/06 | "2006 Employment Law Update" |
| 03/24/06 | "What the Public Sector Needs from PPPs" |
| 03/23/06 | "Regulation of Activities Affecting Endangered Species, Wetlands, and Water Quality" |
| 03/16/06 | "Hot Topics In Land Use: New Developments in Water Supply, Water Quality Permitting and Regulations, Air Quality Regulations and the Endangered Species Act" |
| 03/02/06 | "Help for Disruptive Physicians" |
| 02/23/06 | "Subdivision Map Act and CEQA Compliance: Mechanisms for Success Under the Subdivision Map Act and How to Streamline the CEQA Process and Minimize Litigation Risks" |
| 01/30/06 | "Managing Leaves of Absence: The Difficult Issues" |
| 01/30/06 | "An Update on Navigating the Disability Maze: Legal Developments in 2005" |
| 01/25/06 | "Advice to Owners and Proposers: How to Avoid Mistakes in the Request for Proposals Process" |
| 01/23/06 | "Recent Trends and Innovations" |
| 01/23/06 | "Capturing Equity Value Through PPP Procurements" |
| 01/19/06 | "Avoiding Entitlement Risk and Expediting Land Use Approvals: Mechanisms for Success Under the Planning and Zoning Law, Subdivision Map Act and Development Agreement Statute" |
| 01/04/06 | "Right-of-Way Acquisition for the Public Client" |
| 01/03/06 | "Public-Private Partnerships: Evaluating the Opportunities" |
| 11/11/05 | "Peer Review: The View from Sacramento" |
| 11/09/05 | "Pitfalls to Avoid in the Selection of Design-Builders" |
| 11/02/05 | "National Trends in Transit Capital Improvement Project Procurements" |
| 10/21/05 | "Cooper Industries v. Aviall Services – The Aftermath and the Implications" |
| 10/11/05 | "SAFETEA-LU: New Tools for Implementing PPPs" |
| 10/07/05 | "When Are You Done With CEQA And When Can The Lead Agency Require Additional CEQA Compliance?: Subsequent And Supplemental EIRs And Addenda" |
| 10/07/05 | "California’s AB 850" |
| 10/07/05 | "CEQA: Procedures, Defensible Analysis and Hot Topics in California" |
| 10/07/05 | "The Administrative Record: What Consultants Need to Know" |
| 10/07/05 | "Defensible Water Quality: CEQA Analysis" |
| 10/07/05 | "CEQA: Major Reform Efforts 2005-2006" |
| 09/29/05 | "Past Present Future" |
| 09/28/05 | "Proposition 218 Status Update: Where Are We Going and What Does it Mean for Special Districts in California?" |
| 09/08/05 | "The CEQA Administrative Record, What Consultants and Public Agencies Need to Know" |
| 08/30/05 | "Design-Build in CA: Myth or Reality?" |
| 08/22/05 | "Innovative Applications Across America" |
| 08/16/05 | "SAFETEA-LU: Innovative Finance" |
| 08/11/05 | "Public-Private Partnerships: A New Frontier?" |
| 07/27/05 | "Exactions, Dedications and Development Fees; Infrastructure Financing and Redevelopment; Vested Rights and Development Agreements" |
| 07/27/05 | "California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)" |
| 07/20/05 | "Confidentiality Under Fire: How In-House Counsel Can Survive the Onslaught Against The Attorney-Client Privilege and The Attorney Work Product Doctrine" |
| 07/20/05 | "From GCL to E&O, With a Bit of D&O: Getting the Most Out of Your Insurance Coverage" |
| 07/19/05 | "Concessions: A New Frontier" |
| 07/18/05 | "Concessions: A New Frontier?" |
| 07/07/05 | "An Institutional Framework for Project Finance" |
| 06/28/05 | "Introduction to Public-Private Partnerships, Project Characteristics, Project Sponsor Goals” |
| 06/28/05 | "Advanced Zoning and Land Use" |
| 06/27/05 | "Selected Issues in Employment Law: Employee Performance and Exempt vs. Non-Exempt" |
| 06/09/05 | "California Law: Alternative Project Delivery" |
| 05/27/05 | "Public-Private Partnerships" |
| 05/27/05 | "The Toxic Triangle Around Ground Water Agencies and Water Companies" |
| 05/27/05 | "Current Perchlorate Litigation" |
| 05/27/05 | "Proposition 218: Why a Charge Levied on Ground Water Pumping May Not be a Tax, Assessment or Fee Imposed as an Incident to Property Ownership" |
| 05/11/05 | "Utility, Right-of-Way and Environmental Risk for Design-Build Transportation Projects" |
| 05/09/05 | "Legal Issues in Construction" |
| 05/03/05 | "Understanding The Ralph M. Brown Act" |
| 04/14/05 | "Consultant Conflicts of Interest" |
| 04/14/05 | "Risk Allocation / Surety / Insurance Issues" |
| 04/13/05 | "Concession Procurements and TIFIA Considerations" |
| 04/06/05 | "The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: The Issues in California" |
| 03/24/05 | "Utility Rights-Of-Way Over Indian Land" |
| 03/18/05 | "Managed Care: Back to Basics" |
| 02/05/05 | "Public-Private-Partnerships: Beyond Design-Build" |
| 01/24/05 | "Urban Water Management Plans - What Can Go Wrong? Some Case Studies" |
| 01/21/05 | "Easements Over Indian Land" |
| 01/12/05 | "e-ethics" |
| 01/06/05 | "Private Side-Impacts of the Public Transportation Project" |
| 12/08/04 | "Overcoming Legal Obstacles to PPPs" |
| 12/08/04 | "Assessing Risk and Determining Price Reasonableness for PPVs" |
| 11/09/04 | "South El Monte Operable Unit Litigation - The Attack on the Watermaster and the San Gabriel Judgment" |
| 11/04/04 | "Now What? New Managed Care Constructs for Workers' Compensation" |
| 11/03/04 | "California Entitlements: Summary From Due Diligence to Building Permit Issuance" |
| 10/29/04 | "The Future of CERCLA: Cooper Industries v. Aviall Services, Inc." |
| 10/29/04 | "Natural Treatment For Runoff and Stormwater: General Principles and a Case Study |
| 10/28/04 | "Valuation Issues in Eminent Domain" |
| 10/22/04 | "Physicians Impaired by Substance Abuse and the Law – Confidentiality of Treatment and the Medical Board of California" |
| 09/14/04 | "Rail: The Cure for Congested Airports" |
| 08/27/04 | "Physician Health and Well-Being Issues and Challenges" |
| 08/18/04 | "Separation Anxiety - What In House Counsel Needs to Know When the Employee Leaves to Join or Become a Competitor" |
| 08/11/04 | "Lessons to be Learned from the Tropicana Shopping Center, San Jose Parking and Other Recent Redevelopment Cases" |
| 08/07/04 | "Experts Need Your Expertise: Representing the Scientific Expert" |
| 08/04/04 | "Recent Legislation, Regulations and Legal Issues" |
| 08/01/04 | "Privatization of Infrastructure and Governmental Services - The U.S. Model" |
| 07/22/04 | "Assembling a Plan of Finance: The Legal and Institutional Framework" |
| 07/14/04 | "Design-Build Authority for Utility Projects in California" |
| 06/23/04 | "Overview of Pending and Current Legislation: Legal Issues" |
| 06/14/04 | "Challenges To The Right To Take: Theories and Practice" |
| 06/09/04 | "Bankruptcy Law and Practice" |
| 05/18/04 | "Risk Allocation and Performance Outcomes in Highway Procurements: A Comparison of the UK and US Experience" |
| 05/12/04 | "Professionalism in the Workplace: Sexual Harassment Prevention" |
| 04/17/04 | "The Challenges of Going Design-Build 'Down Under'" |
| 01/13/04 | "Truck Tollways" |
| 11/13/03 | "Systematic Risk Allocation and Incentives/Disincentives to Manage Costs of Design-Build Projects" |
| 10/21/03 | "Comprehensive Development Agreements: A New Approach to Developing Turnpike Projects and Corridor Facilities" |
| 09/05/03 | "Toll Revenue Project Financing: The Driver of Procurement and Contracting Strategies" |
| 06/13/03 | "Navigating the Entitlement Maze: From Due Diligence to Sticks In the Air, Twelve Key Steps" |
| 05/14/03 | "Innovative Financing Techniques In High Speed Rail Projects and the Role of the Private Operator" |