Articles
- April 2021 Beatrice Martinet and Natalie Bize write “Upcycling: Brands Buckle Up For a New Fashion Trend” for the World Intellectual Property Review
- January 2021 Kirsten Wolff co-authors article on the California throwback tax for the California Trust & Estates Quarterly
- December 2020 Jay Weill writes “The Taxman Cometh for Lemon Law Litigants” for the Daily Journal
- December 2020 Beatrice Martinet writes “Intellectual Property Protection in the Food Industry” for Food Safety Magazine
- November 2020 Travis Thompson comments in “Inquiry Into CI’s Database Use Raises New Data Questions” for Tax Notes Today Federal
- October 2020 Travis Thompson comments in “New Pot Pages Seen as IRS Attempts to Normalize the Industry” for Tax Notes Today
- September 2020 Kelly McCarthy comments in “Brand Specialists Reveal How They Weed Out Fake Views” for Managing IP
- September 2020 Angela He, Pauline Tseng and Michael Hewitt write “Amazon’s Anti-Counterfeit Efforts Fall Short” for Law360
- September 2020 Travis Thompson comments for Law360’s “Pandemic Amplifies Calls To Fix Tax Deadline Rule Disparity”
- July 2020 Ian Boyd comments in “TTAB Lawyers: Read the Rules and Give Us More Precedent” for Managing IP
- June 2020 Kelly MCarthy explains “Why Continued Community Engagement Is Critical Alongside Pepsico’s Removal Of Aunt Jemima Brand” for the World Trademark Review
- June 2020 Angela He and Zachary Alinder write “3M’s Litigation Crusade: The Price-Gouging Saga” for the World Intellectual Property Review
- May 2020 Beatrice Martinet writes “Coty v. Amazon: A Missed Opportunity to Define Online Marketplace’s Liability for Trademark Infringement?” for the Daily Journal
- May 2020 Pauline Tseng writes “3 Lessons From ‘Exceptional’ Hyundai Gray Market TM Case” for Law360
- March 2020 Travis Thompson on the “Business of Tax: AI Brings Uncertainty and Opportunity to Tax Practice” in Tax Notes
- December 2019 Travis Thompson comments for MLex US Tax Watch
- August 2019 Travis Thompson writes “Cryptocurrency Owners Beware: IRS Letters are in the Mail” for the Daily Journal
- August 2019 Kelly McCarthy comments in “What did Yosemite get for the $12 million paid to its former concessionaire?” for the San Francisco Chronicle
- July 2019 Sideman & Bancroft’s Family Law and Estate Planning Practices, Partners Recognized in the 2019 Chambers High Net Worth Guide
- June 2019 Travis Thompson comments in “IRS Bill’s Change to Appeals Process Targets Facebook Case Issue” for Bloomberg’s Daily Tax Report
- June 2019 Travis Thompson co-authors “Do IRS Computers Dream About Tax Cheats? Artificial Intelligence and Big Data in Tax Enforcement and Compliance” for the Tax Practice and Procedure Journal
- April 2019 Travis Thompson comments in “Tax Court Considering Allowing Limited Appearances” for Tax Notes Today
- April 2019 Travis Thompson comments in Tax Notes “The Business of Tax: The Almighty Billable Hour Versus Branding”
- February 2019 Kelly McCarthy comments on problems caused by fraudulent trademark filings at the USPTO for the World Trademark Review
- February 2019 Travis Thompson in TaxAnalysts’ “Business of Tax: Tax Pros Like ‘Field Trips’ Too”
- January 2019 Travis Thompson joins panel on “New Technologies to Communicate with IRS Examination and Appeals” at the 2019 ABA Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting
- January 2019 Kathryn McCall and Kelly McCarthy on “Counterfeiting in Cannabis: How to Protect Your Brand” for the Cannabis Business Times
- December 2018 Travis Thompson comments in “The Business of Tax: Big Data Is for Practitioners, Too” for Tax Notes
- December 2018 Sideman & Bancroft joins the French American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
- August 2018 Beatrice Martinet on Louboutin’s red sole trademark issues for the Westlaw Journal Intellectual Property
- July 2018 Travis Thompson writes “The Taxman Cometh: Update on U.S. Enforcement Efforts to Regulate Cryptocurrencies” for the ABA’s YLD Tax Law Committee newsletter
- April 2018 Kelly McCarthy advises consumers in “What’s That on Your Face? Your Makeup May Not Really Be What You Think It Is” for Bob Cut Magazine
- March 2018 Kelly McCarthy comments for WWD in “Christie Brinkley Vows to Track Down, Halt Scammers”
- March 2018 Kelly McCarthy comments in NewBeauty’s “Government Report Finds Amazon and Walmart Are Selling Counterfeit Products”
- October 2017 Travis Thompson writes “The Student-Loan Interest Deduction: It’s Time for a Change” for the Young Lawyers Division, Tax Law Committee Newsletter
- October 2017 Travis Thompson writes “The Student-Loan Interest Deduction: It’s Time for a Change” for the Young Lawyers Division, Tax Law Committee Newsletter
- September 2017 Beatrice Martinet contributes to “ICT Policy Review: National E-Commerce Strategy For Egypt” for the UN Conference on Trade and Development
- May 2017 Robert Cozzolina comments in “Growth of Online Shopping Spurs Trade in Counterfeit Products” for The Baltimore Sun
- March 2017 Sideman & Bancroft co-hosts INTA‘s Young Practitioners & Trademark Administrators reception
- December 2016 James Shore comments in “Drugs, Guns, and Fake Kicks: Inside the Counterfeit Economy” posted on Complex
- October 2016 Richard Nelson joins co-authors Sue Su-Yeon Chun, Jason Jeong Lee and Rebecca Felsenthal on “Confronting the Gray Market in Korea and the U.S.” in Today’s General Counsel
- August 2016 IRS acquiesces in 9th Circuit decision in Voss v. Commissioner, argued by Emily Kingston
- July 2016 Louis Feuchtbaum co-authors”The Law’s Breakable Protections for Unbreakable Encryption” for The Recorder
- June 2016 Sandra Price provides commentary for the U.S. News & World Report’s “4 Tips to Be a Better Executor”
- March 2016 Beatrice Martinet writes “What You Need to Know About the New EU Trademark Package” for The Recorder
- March 2016 Kelly McCarthy comments on “How Yosemite Lost Its Historic Names – And May Win Them Back” for the San Francisco Chronicle
- February 2016 Steve Katz comments on the “Top 15 Red Flags Triggering an IRS Audit” for The Street
- January 2016 Louis Feuchtbaum co-authors chapter in “Scientific Evidence and Expert Testimony in California”
- December 2015 Allyson Madrid writes “Vetting ‘Made in the USA’ Claims in a Global Economy” for The Recorder
- December 2015 Sandra Price co-authors new edition of CEB’s Action Guide, “Handling Postmortem Trust Administration”
- November 2015 Louis Feuchtbaum discusses his discovery of illegal, secret recording devices used by the FBI at the San Mateo County courthouse in The Recorder
- November 2015 Kelly McCarthy comments in the Westlaw Journal Computer Internets Olympics Organizers Say Cybersquatter is Blocking Website for 2020 Games
- September 2015 “Who Owns Yosemite? Concessionaire Claims Trademark on Famed Sites”
- September 2015 “The Risk to Both Human Health and Brand Integrity Will Continue to Spur Anti-Counterfeit Efforts That Allow Real-Time Authentication of Every Item Sold and Consumed Around the Globe”
- September 2015 Kelly McCarthy writes “Brand Protection in the Web Marketplace: A Task for Mere Mortals?” for InsideCounsel
- September 2015 David Cooper and James Shore write “Primum non nocere: A primer for ethical global counterfeit investigations” for InsideCounsel
- August 2015 Andrew Muir and Erica Brand Portnoy write “Criminal Counterfeiting: Tips for Successful Collaboration With Law Enforcement” for InsideCounsel
- July 2015 Zac Alinder and Beatrice Martinet write “Controlling the Grey Market in the U.S. and E.U.” for InsideCounsel
- June 2015 Allyson Fair writes “Consider TMs Before Reacting To NLRB McDonald’s Complaints” for Law360
- June 2015 Beatrice Martinet co-authors “Liability of E-Commerce Platforms for Copyright and Trademark Infringement: A World Tour” for the ABA’s Landslide magazine
- March 2015 Béatrice Martinet analyzes Fox Broadcasting v. Dish Network: California Court dismiss copyright claim against time and place-shifting Dish’s streaming service
- February 2015 Beatrice Martinet writes “Bending Law to Control Yoga” for the San Francisco Daily Journal
- February 2015 David Cooper and Richard Nelson write “Brand Owners Need to Be Reliable Victims” for the National Law Journal
- February 2015 Kelly McCarthy provides commentary for The LA Times article, “With No Trademark, Sriracha Name is Showing Up Everywhere”
- February 2015 Jay Weill provides commentary in “IRS Faces Budget and ID Theft Challenges for Tax Season” for Accounting Today
- December 2014 Kelly McCarthy comments on “Big fish and Whacked Moles:How to Fight Anonymous Counterfeiters Who Are Tarnishing Your Brand” for InsideCounsel
- December 2014 Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent ISP liability decisions for Stanford’s Transatlantic Antitrust and IPR Developments newsletter
- October 2014 Contributing author, “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in California, 14th ed.” Aspatore Publishing, 2014
- October 2014 Contributing author, “Inside the Minds: Strategies for Family Law in California, 14th ed.” Aspatore Publishing
- October 2014 Kelly McCarthy writes “Online Wild West for Fakes Can Be Regulated” for Intellectual Property Magazine
- October 2014 Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent copyright and ISP liability decisions for the Stanford’s Transatlantic Antitrust and IPR Developments newsletter
- September 2014 Andrew Muir writes “Maximizing Brand Protection Budget: Make Anti-counterfeiting Programs Work for You” for InsideCounsel
- September 2014 Beatrice Martinet writes “European Regulation Strengthens IP Protection” for Risk Management
- August 2014 James Shore writes “So Many Counterfeiters, So Little Time” for InsideCounsel
- August 2014 Kelly McCarthy writes “Don’t Ya Just Love E-Commerce? Effective Web Monitoring Programs for Anti-counterfeiting” for InsideCounsel
- August 2014 Andrew Muir writes “Stopped at the Border: How U.S. Customs and Border Protection Can Help Protect Your Brand” for InsideCounsel
- August 2014 Beatrice Martinet contributes the France country page to the World Intermediary Liability Map Project at The Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School
- July 2014 Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent intellectual property developments for the Stanford TTLF Technology Law & Policy Newsletter
- July 2014 Kelly McCarthy writes “Positioning Trademark Portfolios and Supply Chains to Combat Counterfeits” for InsideCounsel
- July 2014 Kelly McCarthy writes “Strategic Budgeting for Anti-Counterfeiting Programs” for InsideCounsel
- June 2014 Béatrice Martinet analyzes ISP liability in France for the Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society’s World Intermediary Liability Map Project
- June 2014 Béatrice Martinet analyzes two recent court decisions on ISP liability issues for the Stanford TTLF Technology Law & Policy Newsletter
- April 2014 Steven Katz writes, “Don’t Forget To Challenge IRS Interest Assessments” for Law360
- April 2014 Steven Katz and Emily Kingston comment on recent IRS bitcoin guidance for the San Francisco Daily Journal
- April 2014 Kelly McCarthy writes “Trademark Saga for King’s Candy Crush Game” for the San Francisco Daily Journal
- April 2014 Jay Weill co-authors “The US Tax Man Speaks For The First, But Not Last Time” for Coindesk: The Voice of Digital Currency
- April 2014 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “Best Practices for Making a Referral to Law Enforcement on a Fraud Case” for InsideCounsel
- March 2014 Béatrice Martinet analyzes recent European Union intellectual property developments for the Stanford TTLF Technology Law & Policy Newsletter
- February 2014 Kelly McCarthy co-authors “Co-branding: A Sweet Business Strategy?” for the Westlaw Journal – Computer & Internet
- November 2013 Jay Weill comments on offshore tax evasion case for Bloomberg news
- August 2013 Kelly McCarthy comments on recent Trader Joe’s lawsuit for Forbes
- June 2013 Erica Portnoy and Peter Colosi write “The Case for Criminal IP Enforcement” for Managing IP
- May 2013 Jay Weill comments on Apple’s tax practices for the San Jose Mercury News
- May 2013 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “4 Best Practices to Protect Your Company from Discount and Warranty Fraud” for InsideCounsel
- April 2013 Emily Kingston co-authors “DOMA and a Bizarre Tax Bill” for the San Francisco Daily Journal
- April 2013 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “How Big is Big? Measuring the Metrics of Your Anti-Fraud Program” for InsideCounsel
- March 2013 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “5 Ways to Protect Your Company From Discount Fraud” for InsideCounsel
- March 2013 Richard Nelson joins the ABA Roundtable Discussion on “What Law Firms Expect From New Lawyers”
- February 2013 Steve Katz comments on “The Odds of a Tax Audit (and How You Can Reduce Them)” for eHow’s Personal Finance news
- February 2013 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “5 Steps to Protect Your Company Against Warranty Fraud” for InsideCounsel
- January 2013 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy write “5 Ways to Prevent Discount and Warranty Fraud” for InsideCounsel
- October 2012 Kelly McCarthy writes “Domain Names: Protecting Your Turf” for The Street
- September 2012 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy on “How to Develop Intelligence to Protect Your Company from Discount Fraud” for CRN
- September 2012 Jay Weill featured in the Daily Journal’s “Defense Attorney Happily Changes His Mind Before Circuit”
- September 2012 Kelly McCarthy advises “How to Avoid the Pinterest Bandit” for Upstart Business Journal
- August 2012 Richard Nelson and Erica Brand Portnoy on “How to Use Internal Procedures to Protect Your Company from Discount Fraud” for CRN
- June 2012 Louis Feuchtbaum featured in the Business Insider’s “Counterfeit Chinese Microchips Are Getting So Good They Can’t Be Identified”
- May 2012 Ellen Kahn comments in the California Lawyer’s “Managing Partners Wear Two Hats Well”
- May 2012 Steve Katz comments on “How to Make Old Tax Debts Disappear”
- February 2012 Juliana Williamson writes “Domestic Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships: What Is It and What Can We Do to Help?” for Family Law News
- February 2012 Kelly McCarthy on cybersquatting in The Westlaw Journal – Computer & Internet
- December 2011 Jeffrey Hallam on “Combating the Counterfeiting of Pharmaceuticals: Bringing the Criminals to Justice” in The Pharmaceutical Compliance Monitor
- November 2011 Louis Feuchtbaum writes “Defenses to Discount Fraud Stripped” for The Recorder
- October 2011 Kelly McCarthy comments on “Online Counterfeiting” in BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily™
- July 2011 Kelly McCarthy co-authors “Protecting Your Budget While Protecting Your Brand” for Executive Counsel magazine
- June 2011 Emily Kingston co-authors “Funding Offers in Compromise from the Taxpayer’s Retirement Plans: How Much Is Enough?” in The Journal of Taxation
- June 2011 Kelly McCarthy quoted in “How to Spot a Counterfeit Product” on Mainstreet.com
- April 2011 Jay Weill and Jean Ryan comment for “Not Quite an Amnesty: IRS launches second voluntary disclosure initiative” in Accounting Today
- March 2010 “Diversity Puts Sideman & Bancroft at Front of the Pack” in the Daily Journal
- December 2007 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Restitution for Criminal Trademark and Copyright Infringement” for International Law Office
- May 2006 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Crime Victims Start to Assert Their Rights” for International Law Office
- January 2006 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Concern About Waiver of Attorney-Client Privileges” for International Law Office
- October 2005 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Increased Efforts to Coordinate International Fight against IP Crime” for International Law Office
- July 2005 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Global Enforcement of IP Crimes Continues as High Priority” for International Law Office
- March 2005 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Supreme Court Makes Federal Sentencing Guidelines Advisory” for International Law Office
- August 2004 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Constitutionality of US Sentencing Guidelines is Questioned” for International Law Office
- May 2004 Jeffrey Hallam writes “Multinational Cooperation with the Investigation of International Cartels” for International Law Office
- December 2003 Jeffrey Hallam writes “New Policies Herald Stiffer Sentences” for International Law Office
- July 2000 Contributor to Federal Taxation – Practice and Procedure, 8th Ed., Sideman & Meldman
- May 2000 Co-Author, “High Value Estates: Proposal for Compensating Personal Representatives and Attorneys for Ordinary Services in Probate Estates that Exceed $25 Million,” California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, 2020
- January 2000 Co-author, Civil Tax Litigation, part of the CCH Tax Research Network