News Type: Media Mentions

Mark Robinson has been extensively quoted in an article published by PropertyCasualty360 titled, “California insurance regulation reforms applauded as move in right direction.” The piece focuses on changes being offered up by California Department of Insurance to stabilize and strengthen the state’s home insurance network. Mark’s remarks cast the steps taken by the DOI as positive and much needed in order to allow insurance companies to get rate increases that they need in order to stay in the state and continue writing policies.

In its September issue, Mealy’s International Arbitration Report turned to Omer Er for comment on the practice of double hatting—where an arbitrator acts as counsel in other disputes that may or may not relate to claims they are arbitrating. Omer noted that while tighter restriction on the practice could be beneficial, as a more practical matter, double hatting is not serious concern impacting the reliability of the arbitration process.

Mark Robinson has been quoted at length in an article published by Insurance Business titled, “California’s Insurance Strategy ‘Long on Hope, Short on Details’.” In the piece, which covers California’s sustainable insurance strategy, Mark comments on the need for specificity and detailed regulations in the wake of the ongoing homeowners’ insurance crisis.

Sanford Michelman was extensively quoted in an article published in ALM’s Mid-Market Pro titled, “We Don’t Overbook the Airplane’: Why Pre-OCI Recruiting Hasn’t Taken Off at Midsize Firms.” The piece concerns the recruitment of law school talent outside the on-campus interview process.

Billboard has once again sought insights from Michael Poster—this time in support of an article published this week titled, “Concord’s Bid for Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Strikes Positive Chords for Music Assets Markets.” In the piece, Michael notes that the pending deal buoys the valuation methodologies that have been used of late for large music portfolios.

Billboard has turned to Michael Poster for comment on the efforts of Slacker to become the fifth music company to go public by merging with a SPAC. Both were quoted in an article published last week titled, “Can LiveOne’s Slacker Beat the Odds in the Increasingly Wobbly SPAC Market?”

Amanda Monroe’s insights have been featured in an article titled, “7 AI considerations HR leaders need to think about today,” published by Human Resources Executive. In the piece, Amanda urges employers to ensure that their internal forms, policies and processes are fully compliant, up-to-date and accurate such that the integration of AI provides reliable information and data.

Bryan Johnson provided comment to SHRM in the wake of two class action lawsuits filed against X (formerly Twitter) claiming the company failed to pay severance benefits after recent mass layoffs. In an article titled, “Workers Sue Elon Musk’s X for Severance Pay,” Bryan highlighted the importance of transparency on the part of employers when it comes to severance benefits and the need for them to develop consistent policies in terms of severance packages, taking into account years of service, job titles/position and the like.

Amanda Monroe was quoted extensively in an article published by Hotel Dive titled, “How hotel worker strikes are impacting LA’s events industry.” In the piece, Amanda comments on how hoteliers are navigating ongoing labor disputes to avoid disruptions to day-to-day operations and the impact of hotel strikes on events in Los Angeles, including cancellations.