First published in JDSupra In his classic book, Influence, psychologist Robert Cialdini identifies “authority” as one of the primary principles of persuasion. From a police officer in uniform, to a doctor in a lab coat, to a professor at a lectern, Cialdini explains that we tend to listen to and respect those who possess the titles
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Marilyn Monroe stirred the senses more than most celebrities born and one of her most celebrated photographers, Bert Stern, has now placed the star into a legal stoush over ‘The Last Sitting’ pics. The images depicted Monroe in a Bel-Air hotel swathed in sheets, gossamer scarves and the accouterments that helped account for her sex
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Former Prime Minister Helen Clark believes New Zealand has the “cred” to become a centre for international dispute resolution, although it would take some major investment and a refocus of government policy. Speaking at the AMINZ conference today, Ms Clark, also former head of the UN’s Development Programme for eight years said that New Zealand,
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Orrick – Game-changing Calif. Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 puts statutory breach damages on the table The recently-enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 is a game-changer in a number of respects. The Act imports European GDPR-style rights around data ownership, transparency, and control. It also contains features that are new to the American privacy landscape, including
Davis Wright Tremain – On August 17, the day after a federal judge in South Carolina invalidated the Trump administration’s suspension of the rule defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act, a panel on the D.C. Circuit invalidated an effort by the administration to extend by 20 months the effective
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The US Attorney For the Southern District of New York has issued a press release related to guilty pleas from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for the concealment of more than $4 million in unreported income and for campaign finance violations. But the builty pleas could indicate a whole slew of trouble for the President’s
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Claudia Rollo A recent article in the ABA Journal on being a successful female lawyer in the courtroom, demonstrated that there are certain preconceived notions about women litigators that can be rejected. Written by Cris Arguedas the article challenges the notion that women cannot be as effective as men in court. The article came in
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Peter Harris* Family law matters can be some of the most stressful and emotional experiences we go through in our lives. This makes the task of choosing the right family lawyer one which demands careful thought and research. According to the old adage, “you can’t choose your family.” You can however choose the lawyer or
Mark Hamilton The growth in the legal head count at the Big Four accounting firms has increasingly got lawyers talking. And clients. A recent comment from WickerPark Group in a blog item noted that the main observations about what is happening comes from the M&A and tax professionals who have wide exposure to both the
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve had RBG the rapper, “Notorious RBG” teeshirts, RBG the movie and now . . hold on to your hats! . . it’s RBG the action hero. The iconic Supreme Court justice has further enhanced her pop-culture role following a crowd funding campaign that secured over $600,000 to create the doll of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
