Ben Riley’s article on “How Not To Regret Your Direct: Exploring The Human Story” was recently selected as a Best of ABA Sections: Litigation
To avoid regret after direct examination, listen to the witness, get to know the witness, and weave your examination around his or her human story – the interesting and unique aspects of the witness that best highlight and teach about […]
Read MoreThe Lost Maidens of Berlin
June 2018 Smithsonian Magazine – In the final months of the 19th century, a German sculptor named Walter Schott began drawing up plans for a massive work he hoped would represent the pinnacle of his 15-year career. Cast in bronze, […]
Read MoreGerman Researchers Trace Jewish Newspaper Mogul’s Vast Nazi-Looted Art Collection
May 8, 2018 A ground-breaking research project initiated last year by the German government, museums, research institutes in cooperation with the heirs of a Jewish media mogul has traced eight works confiscated by the Nazis and launched an online database […]
Read MoreBen Riley Speaks at LCA Trial Symposium
April 20, 2018 San Francisco: Ben Riley was a featured speaker at the Renaissance Symposium sponsored by the Litigation Counsel of America. The Symposium drew speakers and attendees from around the United States discussing various aspects of trying complex business […]
Read MoreResearch Initiative Tracks Artwork Looted from German Jewish Art Collector Rudolf Mosse
May 1, 2018 Tracking down artwork that was stolen by the Nazis on the eve of World War II is no easy task. But the Mosse Art Restitution Project, representing the heirs of Rudolf Mosse, a German Jewish newspaper publisher […]
Read MoreDespite Successes in Fending Off Claims Based on Actual Authority, Franchisors Still Face Difficulties in Defending Claims Based on Ostensible Authority
June 2017 – The recent settlement last year of a class action against McDonald’s Corp. for $3.75 million based on claims that McDonald’s Corp. was liable for Labor Code violations of its franchisee brings home the dilemma that many franchise […]
Read MoreSupreme Court’s TC Heartland Decision Will Change Geography of Patent Litigation
May 2017 – The Supreme Court has overruled decades-old Federal Circuit precedent regarding proper venue for patent infringement cases in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands. Under this new decision, parties may only be sued for patent infringement: (1) […]
Read MoreCharles G. Miller Named as a 2017 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times
Charles G. Miller Named as a 2017 Legal Eagle by Franchise Times April 2017 The editorial board of the Franchise Times has named Charles G. Miller as a 2017 Legal Eagle. His name will appear in the April 2017 issue […]
Read MoreBoutique San Francisco Law Firm Bartko LLP at Center of Returning Looted Nazi Art; Firm’s Investigation Leads to Unprecedented Alliance with German Institutions
Boutique San Francisco Law Firm Bartko Bunzel & Miller at Center of Returning Looted Nazi Art; Firm’s Investigation Leads to Unprecedented Alliance with German Institutions March 9, 2017 In an unprecedented alliance, German public institutions for the first time have […]
Read MoreHistoric alliance to locate looted Holocaust art is an exercise in ‘reconciliation’
Historic alliance to locate looted Holocaust art is an exercise in ‘reconciliation’ March 8, 2017 San Francisco – As the Nazis rose to power, a Jewish newspaper publisher named Rudolf Mosse became a vocal critic of fascism. Forced to flee […]
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