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Eric D. Anderson Featured in Yahoo! News and Business Insider on Derek Chauvin Sentencing
Category: News, Press | Saturday, June 26th, 2021 | Comments Off on Eric D. Anderson Featured in Yahoo! News and Business Insider on Derek Chauvin Sentencing
Eric D. Anderson, the firm’s senior trial counsel, spoke to Yahoo! News and Business Insider about the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. In the Yahoo! piece, Eric, a former prosecutor, gave his predictions about the June 25th sentencing hearing and offered an analysis on what aggravating factors might determine the sentencing length.
“He was in a position of authority,” Eric told Yahoo! News. “He was dealing with a victim who was particularly vulnerable, because at the time Mr. Floyd is handcuffed and he’s on the ground, surrounded by cops, he’s in their custody and care.”
In his interview with Business Insider, Eric expressed doubt that Chauvin’s 22.5-year sentence will lead to far-reaching accountability for police misconduct: “It is really hard for me to not see this as a blip because I’m not completely confident that as a society we are ready to hold officers accountable. Had it not been for the camera footage that was taken, this would have been swept under the rug like every other offense that Chauvin was involved in and he had a lengthy history of complaints about abuse.”
Read the Yahoo! News article.
Read the Business Insider article.
Bryan Sullivan Quoted in the Delaware Valley Journal on Potential Legal Issues of Post-Pandemic Worklife
Category: News, Press | Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Quoted in the Delaware Valley Journal on Potential Legal Issues of Post-Pandemic Worklife
Bryan Sullivan was recently asked by Delaware Valley Journal to provide comment on the legal problems that could arise as employees return to the office post-pandemic, especially with a wave of workforce changes taking place. Bryan shared that while there’s nothing wrong with mandating employees return to the office, legal issues can occur depending on how companies implement their policies, including for new hybrid work models.
“The issue is, what if you have someone who isn’t good at remote work and how you deal with that,” says Bryan. He notes that new work from home policies could potentially yield, “…claims of discrimination, based on gender, ethnicity, or religion because they’re being treated differently from the other employees.”
Read the full article here.
Bryan Sullivan Sheds Light on “Bachelor” Payout Battle in Yahoo! Finance
Category: News, Press | Thursday, June 10th, 2021 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Sheds Light on “Bachelor” Payout Battle in Yahoo! Finance
Bryan Sullivan was recently interviewed by Yahoo! Finance regarding Chris Harrison’s departure from “The Bachelor” franchise and the potential for a high payout. After serving as host of the “Bachelor” television series for nearly 20 years, Harrison’s exit was prompted by a scandal involving racially insensitive comments from a former contestant. He is reportedly seeking an eight-figure settlement on his way out.
“It’s probably questionable if [his comments] were enough to actually trigger the right to terminate in a way that was clear and obvious,” says Bryan. He notes that studios are likely to settle in these scenarios. “It’s all kind of done as a cost benefit analysis,” especially as the studio would “have a decent chance of losing.”
Read the full article here.
Peter Scott Named 2021 Southern California Rising Stars By “Super Lawyers”
Category: Awards | Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 | Comments Off on Peter Scott Named 2021 Southern California Rising Stars By “Super Lawyers”
The firm is pleased to announce that Peter Scott, yet again, has been named by Thomson Reuters as a 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers” Rising Star. The Rising Stars distinction honors attorneys that are under the age of 40 in the Southern California region who earned the highest point totals in the Rising Stars nomination, research, and blue ribbon review process. The rigorous selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations prior to admission.
To view Peter’s profile click here.
Early Sullivan Client Emma Hernan Featured in Yahoo! Article on “Selling Sunset”
Category: News, Press, Uncategorized | Thursday, May 27th, 2021 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Client Emma Hernan Featured in Yahoo! Article on “Selling Sunset”
Bryan Sullivan recently represented Emma Hernan in her deal to become one of the newest cast members and real estate agents featured in the Netflix reality TV hit “Selling Sunset.” Hernan will join fellow new cast member Vanessa Villela, as well as existing cast members Mary Fitzgerald, Christine Quinn, Chrishell Stause, and Maya Vander for the upcoming season, which is currently filming and predicted to air on the streaming service towards the end of the year.
Read more on Yahoo! Life.
Early Sullivan’s Lawsuit Against Il Divo Member Sébastien Izambard Covered by the New York Times, Cites “Coercive Control”
Category: News, Press, Uncategorized | Saturday, May 15th, 2021 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan’s Lawsuit Against Il Divo Member Sébastien Izambard Covered by the New York Times, Cites “Coercive Control”
A recent New York Times article entitled, “Il Divo Tenor’s Ex-Wife Sues Him, Citing Sexual and Physical Abuse,” details the claims brought by Devin McRae’s client Renée Izambard against Il Divo member Sébastien Izambard. Renee’s allegations uncover Sébastien’s historical behavior patterns, which include domestic violence, sexual assault and battery, and “coercive control.”
California recently enacted a law that allows coercive control behaviors to be introduced as evidence of domestic violence in family court. Devin notes that this lawsuit aims to “shed light on how intractable coercive control is.” The hope is that, with “coercive control,” California will once again be leading the way on novel law.
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Deadline Covers Early Sullivan’s Representation of “47 Ronin” Sequel Screenwriters
Category: News, Press, Uncategorized | Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 | Comments Off on Deadline Covers Early Sullivan’s Representation of “47 Ronin” Sequel Screenwriters
Bryan Sullivan recently represented “Lucifer” actress Aimee Garcia and New York Times bestselling author AJ Mendez in their deal to write the upcoming untitled “47 Ronin” sequel for Universal 1440 Entertainment. The film, set to be directed by Ron Yuan of “Mulan,” is a follow-up to the 2013 fantasy epic starring Keanu Reeves. Garcia and Mendez recently launched Scrappy Heart Productions, and have worked together on previous projects including the comic book series Glow, Dungeons and Dragons, and Wonder Woman.
For more information, see Deadline.
Eric D. Anderson Offers Insight on Derek Chauvin Trial for the New York Times, Fox News, Pioneer Press and NY Daily News
Category: News, Press | Thursday, April 15th, 2021 | Comments Off on Eric D. Anderson Offers Insight on Derek Chauvin Trial for the New York Times, Fox News, Pioneer Press and NY Daily News
Eric D. Anderson, the firm’s senior trial counsel, spoke to the New York Times, Fox News, Pioneer Press and NY Daily News regarding the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. In the articles, Eric, a former prosecutor, offered insight on the length of jury deliberations and the effectiveness of the presented arguments, and provided an analysis of the trial after a final verdict was reached.
According to Eric, jury deliberations vary considerably in length. “There’s no way of telling how long this will take, particularly when I think that the jurors will try to do the right thing, whatever they think that is,” he told the New York Times. “And to get to the right thing, they’re going to want to look very closely at the evidence. They’re going to want to look closely at every possible angle.”
Read the New York Times article.
Read the Fox News article.
Read the NY Daily News article.
Read the Pioneer Press article.
Devin McRae Quoted Extensively in Yahoo! Finance on “Real Housewives” Star’s Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Charges
Category: News | Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 | Comments Off on Devin McRae Quoted Extensively in Yahoo! Finance on “Real Housewives” Star’s Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Charges
Devin McRae was recently interviewed by Yahoo! Finance on “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah’s recent arrest on wire fraud and money laundering charges, and whether flaunting a lavish lifestyle on reality TV could lead prosecutors to make examples of celebrities charged with these types of crimes. According to Devin, Shah’s boasting of her wealth via social media and reality TV show appearances could come back to haunt her in court.
“I think public exposure, and certainly these shows based on the flaunting of wealth, would definitely make it more likely [for these types of defendants] to be of interest to investigators, and therefore more likely to be the subject or target of investigations,” said Devin.
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Bryan Sullivan Opines on Elon Musk’s Appointment to Endeavor Board for TheWrap
Category: News | Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Opines on Elon Musk’s Appointment to Endeavor Board for TheWrap
Bryan Sullivan was recently asked by TheWrap to comment on why Endeavor’s decision to tap billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk as its newest board member could be advantageous, both to Endeavor and to Musk. In Bryan’s opinion, Musk’s past successes with his own publicly traded companies may be appealing to large-scale hedge fund investors that tend to drive successful IPOs. Additionally, Musk’s new job could be seen as an opportunity for him to make his mark on another area of business.
“He’s already a billionaire, but he probably is excited by the opportunity to join the board of the first talent agency that’s going public,” Bryan said.
Read the full article.