Publications

In 2011, MLA attorneys and professionals authored nearly 100 articles which were printed in a variety of industry publications.  The articles focused on legal and legislative developments pertaining to the many arenas in which MLA attorneys and professionals provide counsel.

Your Skills: The Key to Persuasion is Credibility
June 14, 2013
The experimental use exception: A patent doctrine ripe for change?
June 13, 2013
San Diego, Calif.
Stress and the Workplace
June 12, 2013
Intelligence Leak Places Spotlight On Classified Programs
June 11, 2013
Washington D.C.
Intelligence Leak Places Spotlight On Classified Programs
June 11, 2013
MLA Cybersecurity Team Brochure
MLA Cybersecurity SAFETY Act Brochure
Court OKs shaving latent defect limitations period when parties are sophisticated
June 7, 2013
'Additional Insured' Coverage in Construction Defect Claims
June 5, 2013
5 Reasons To Consider Changing Legal Malpractice Insurers
June 4, 2013
The KORUS FTA: Only as Good as We Make It
Spring 2013
HHS will integrate state regulatory activities in exchanges
June 1, 2013
Washington D.C.
National State Attorneys General Practice
With Saxby Chambliss' departure, Georgia will lose seniority in Congress
May 24, 2013
Preparing the Cost Memorandum
May 24, 2013
COFC Is Siding With Protesters In Late Proposal Disputes
May 23, 2013
Take 4 Essential Steps In Changing Law Firms
May 21, 2013
It’s time for Canada to join the ‘second NAFTA’ of the Pacific
May 21, 2013
Agencies Becoming More Aggressive in Pursuit of Contractor Wrongdoing
May 2013
Canada should punish the U.S. over labelling, but does it justify a trade war?
May 17, 2013
Assessing Your Work Life, Part 2
May 15, 2013
Tale of two states: California & Georgia
May 10, 2013
Changing Insurers: Beware of Risks
May 7, 2013
9 Key Parts Of DOD's Better Buying Power 2.0 Initiative
May 6, 2013
New decision expands real estate brokers' duty to warn
May 3, 2013
Obviousness-type double patenting: A trap for the unwary
April 30, 2013
Assessing Your Work Life, Part 1
April 30, 2013
Patent License Challenges As Compulsory Counterclaims
April 25, 2013
The Odds Of Winning A Contract After Protesting Are Higher Than You Think
April 24, 2013
A border-crossing fee is exactly what the U.S. and Canada do not need
April 24, 2013
Guard Against 'Jewel' Impact
April 23, 2013
Lender Strategies for Dealing with Commercial TIC Bankruptcies
April 2013
Fiscal Crisis Brings Threat of Base Closures
April 2013
Fusion of the real and virtual worlds: transatlantic regulatory efforts
April 2013
Is Ga.’s Supreme Court really supreme?
April 12, 2013
Contractor Incurred Cost Proposals: Current Issues and Trends
April 12, 2013
Success Through Mentorship
April 12, 2013
What to do when you are sued
April 9, 2013
North Korea’s threats show that Canada needs to be part of U.S. missile defence pact
April 3, 2013
Recent Developments in the Forum Non Conveniens Defense to the Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards
April 2, 2013
Brussels Office Brochure
April 2013
Next step: Eliminate Georgia’s income tax
March 29, 2013
Civil Suits Involving Foreign Litigants: Trekking Through Cross-Border Discovery
March 28, 2013
2013 Health Care Reform Checklist
March 27, 2013
Once-poor BRICS countries are preparing a better future without us
March 27, 2013
Solving the Villanueva problem
March 26, 2013
5 Ways To Keep An Eye On Employees But Keep Out Of Trouble
March 18, 2013
Republican turmoil is starting here
March 15, 2013
Practical Tips for Jury Selection
March 15, 2013
Preventing attorney suicide: Resources exist; friends must help
March 12, 2013
Get That Man a Dog
March 12, 2013
Why You Should Talk To Your Suspension Debarment Official
March 12, 2013
Voluntary Disclosure Under The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
March 11, 2013
Who is Your Borrower in a Virtual World?
March 8, 2013
The Face of Rampage
March 4, 2013
When the Chair is the CEO
March 2013
The Evans Report: Containing health-care costs: Be Bold
March 1, 2013
White House aims to protect 'critical infrastructure'
February 27, 2013
On applying for insurance
February 26, 2013
2013 Climate Change Policy and the United States: Beyond the Headline Issues
February 26, 2013
“Additional Insured” Coverage: Current Issues and Regional Peculiarities
February 24, 2013
Violation of Contractor License Laws in California
February 22, 2013
APA Provides Important Checks On Health-Care Law
February 21, 2013
FEATURE COMMENT: Looming Fiscal Crisis Increases Pressure For Another Round Of Base Closures
February 20, 2013
Expanded Liability in Unclaimed Property
February 20, 2013
D&O Coverage for Fracking-Related Losses
Climate Change Litigation – Just Heating Up?
The climate is changing
February 15, 2013
Ask The Expert: California Supreme Court Takes Stand to Protect Consumers and Online Retailers
February 13, 2013
FEATURE COMMENT: COFC Provides Both Familiar And New Guidance On Bid Protest Challenges Of Agency Insourcing Decisions
February 13, 2013
When asking a partner to leave
February 12, 2013
Obama talks: What Canadians should listen for
February 12, 2013
Maybe Taxes Aren't So Certain
February 2013
Rampage Violence - It's Up to You
February 6, 2013
Trickle-down politics
February 1, 2013
Door opened for criminal sanctions in civil fraud cases
January 30, 2013
Preparing for patent law change under the America Invents Act
January 29, 2013
Another Look at the Source of Rampage Violence
January 23, 2013
Law firm failure: Avoiding the risks
January 22, 2013
Will Obama appoint the first woman to Ottawa?
January 21, 2013
A Roadmap For Determining Coverage for Construction Defect Claims in New York
Winter 2013
Georgia legislature: Political maneuverings under the Gold Dome
January 18, 2013
Creating a Discovery Plan
January 18, 2013
Pay or play mandate: What does 'fulltime' mean?
January 14, 2013
Employers: Do you know whether you should 'pay or play'?
January 10, 2013
Ethical Issues And Alternative Fee Arrangements: What To Do And What Not To Do
Winter 2013
OPINION: Our greatest attribute: Helping others in need
January 9, 2013
Challenges for the new year
January 8, 2013
Eligibility rules revised for SBA innovation programs
January 7, 2013
CDA Statute of Limitations and Cost-Related Claims: Five Key Impacts of Recent Developments
January 5, 2013
Congress mulls bill to increase financial adviser oversight
January 2, 2013
Bottom-Line Perspective Extends to Litigation
January 2013
When Underbidding Below Cost to Win a Public or Government Funded Contract May Violate the False Claims Act
Winter 2013
Have Courts Eviscerated the "Necessary" Cost Allocability of FAR 31.201-4(c)?
Winter 2013
Legal malpractice: Year in review
December 28, 2012
Tips from the PPP Playbook
December 2012
Calif.'s OEHHA Listings Must Reflect Scientific Record
December 21, 2012
Fed. Circ.'s Opportunity To Clarify 'Duty To Cooperate'
December 18, 2012
Paying it Forward
December 17, 2012
Actual presidential election yet to happen
December 14, 2012
Reporting claims: Avoid the risk of losing insurance coverage
December 11, 2012
Zell Miller: Georgia Dome has proven its worth, but now it’s time for ... A New Dome
December 11, 2012
Blues’ most-favored nation clause called into question
December 2012
Health plan changes proposed
December 5, 2012
Proposed NDAA Amendment Will Muddy Regulatory Waters
December 5, 2012
Proposition 37: A ‘Modest Proposal’
December 3, 2012
Dispute Resolution in Korea: Points to Keep in Mind When Drafting the Terms of Your Next Commercial Agreement
Fall 2012
Making ethics reform meaningful
November 30, 2012
FERA Retroactivity Still Controversial Under FCA
November 28, 2012
Maintaining client confidences
November 27, 2012
Legal and Valuation Issues Involved in Utility and Road Crossings
November 27, 2012
Climate Change and Insurance
November 26, 2012
Republicans need to calm down
November 16, 2012
What regulation is needed for the Internet of Things?
November 14, 2012
Recent case addresses legal-mal plaintiff's burden to prove causation
November 13, 2012
Three Kinds of Friendship
November 13, 2012
The Art of Listening
November 12, 2012
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls When Using Social Media
November 8, 2012
Cybersecurity Legislation in the Lame Duck Session of Congress—What's Next?
November 6, 2012
Top 9 Questions About Prop 37
November 5, 2012
The congratulatory phone call
November 5, 2012
THE EVANS REPORT: 2012 election: Down to the wire
November 2, 2012
Energy Performance Contracting
November 2, 2012
Brussels, Belgium
What Really Matters?
October 30, 2012
Shale Gas and GHG Emissions: What’s the Deal?
October 24, 2012
Charter schools a big step forward
October 19, 2012
Opportunity in uncertainty surrounding redevelopment agency properties
October 19, 2012
The how-tos of attorney withdrawal
October 16, 2012
Now What? Five Ways To Potentially Create Opportunity After The Demise Of Redevelopment
October 16, 2012
Medical companies files patent claims on DNA
October 15, 2012
Cities get more flexibility in public-private contracts
October 15, 2012
Sunday BIZ: Getting Ready For California’s 2013 Product Safety Regulations
October 13, 2012
Court does a Du-over in bad faith failure to settle case
October 11, 2012
A Brave New World Redux—Recent Developments On DCAA Access To Contractor Internal Audits
October 10, 2012
Judges costing Georgians more money
October 5, 2012
Too Long, Didn't Read
October 5, 2012
Case Study: Elmendorf Support Services V. US
October 3, 2012
Withdrawal: Know when it's right
October 2, 2012
US Trade Controls and Cloud Computing
October 2012
Jewish legal ethics series is a unique opportunity
September 27, 2012
Binding mediation case leaves questions unanswered
September 25, 2012
Trade corridors need protection from protectionism
September 25, 2012
For Mitt Romney, Oct. 3 is a big day
September 21, 2012
General counsel’s highest concern? Cybersecurity
September 21, 2012
New Era of Depositions
September 20, 2012
Real estate tops malpractice claims
September 18, 2012
The Evans Report - What’s happening and why?
September 14, 2012
The Stay As A Challenge To Enforcing Int'l Arbitral Award
September 12, 2012
When to sue a client for unpaid fees
September 4, 2012
Deciding when to sue a client for unpaid fees
September 4, 2012
Extracontractual Liability Arising from Professionals Retained by Insurers: First-Party Claims
September 1, 2012
I Received My 401(k) Service Provider Fee Disclosure - What Should I Do Now?
September 1, 2012
En Banc Consideration of Government Contract Issues at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Summer 2012
Op Ed: A welcome focus on the North
August 29, 2012
A Step Toward Securing Contractor Information Systems
August 29, 2012
Environmental Litigation – Using the Declaratory Judgment Act to Secure Legal Rights
August 28, 2012
Listening Practice
August 28, 2012
The next phase of the 2012 election
August 24, 2012
Defense Through Offense: Securing Rights Through the Declaratory Judgment Act
August 22, 2012
Protect internal communications
August 21, 2012
APA now the main control over new PPACA rules
August 17, 2012
Financial advisors potentially subject to greater oversight
August 15, 2012
Emerging green building legal issues
August 15, 2012
Mayor in Driver’s Seat
August 13, 2012
Financier Worldwide: Global Reference Guide, Corporate Tax
August 13, 2012
The Budget Control Act of 2011, sequestration and NAF activities
August 12, 2012
Canada has to master the complexity of the U.S. political system
August 8, 2012
Email risks (part 3): Forwarded and inadvertent emails
August 7, 2012
To Each His Own: An Analysis of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims’ Jurisdiction Over Challenges to the Federal Government’s Cost Analyses and Insourcing Decisions Under 10 U.S.C. § 2463
August 6, 2012
When Enough Is Enough! How to Oppose a Cert Petition
August 1, 2012
Actually, the Canada-U.S. relationship is just about right
August 1, 2012
Protecting Consumers From Their Own Devices
August 1, 2012
On Being Heard
July 31, 2012
DCAA’s Business Systems Audit Guidance: Clarity. . . and Reason for Concern
July 31, 2012
Election 2012: incumbency vs. economy
July 27, 2012
Understanding Sequestration And The WARN Act
July 25, 2012
Reducing email risks of malpractice (part 2)
July 17, 2012
Expediting trade focus of PNWER conference
July 16, 2012
A Renewable Investment
July 16, 2012
National data breach notification: federal preeminence or Texan governance?
July 9, 2012
Reducing email risks (part 1)
July 3, 2012
Holy Rizzoli: Is That Fracking Fluid Going to Kill Me? (No)
July 2, 2012
We need to pay more attention to Mexico
July 1, 2012
Salazar V. Ramah — A Victory For Government Contractors
June 28, 2012
Georgia’s 2012 judicial elections are mostly already decided
June 22, 2012
A New Frontier In Reasonable Royalties: Market Research
June 20, 2012
Viewpoint: The 10 commandments of public-private partnerships
June 19, 2012
What's important in new bar rules
June 19, 2012

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