In April 2022’s News You Can Use newsletter, we provide a variety of useful resources, including:

• An article on how to avoid financial pain when joining an emerging growth company’s advisory board or board of directors;
• A podcast on what employers need to be ready for when an employee data exception expires in the California Privacy Rights Act; and
• An article on the latest federal court decision raising more questions about willful patent infringement and enhanced damages.

We also highlight some key firm news, including:

• Our 17 attorneys named 2022 San Diego Super Lawyers, joining three in Silicon Valley and two in Orange County;
• The record year for our public and private capital funding clients, who with assistance of Procopio attorneys secured funding in excess of $2.2 billion in 2021;
• And a notable election to a second prestigious group of tax attorneys by one of our partners.

We highlight key client sucesses, such as:

• A San Diego-based parking and mobility solutions provider securing the right to manage parking facilities at 34 airports in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona; and
• A Native Amercian development corporation closing on a refinance that rtired all of its high interest pre-development debt and consolidated its financing.

You’ll find several informative events on the near horizon, including:

• A webinar on wage and hour lessons to help California employers avoid litigation;
• A shark-tank style competition for promising natural products brands;
• A virtual lunch on the importance of mentorship;
• An all day “La-LAW-Palooza” with numerous panels providing attorneys CLE credit; and
• A two-day IP conference in Palo Alto.

As always, we round out our newsletter with some highlights from social media over the last month.

Please enjoy our April 2022 News You Can Use newsletter and subcribe to future issues.