Founding Partner Teresa Stricker Appointed City Attorney of Richmond
RPLG is delighted to announce that Founding Partner Teresa Stricker has been appointed City Attorney of Richmond, California.
Video: A Conversation with Jon Holtzman and Russ Branson on Government Finance in the Age of COVID-19
RPLG Partner Jon Holtzman discusses government finance, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession, with Russ Branson of Russ Branson Consulting.
Video: A Conversation with Louise Renne
RPLG Chair, and former City Attorney of San Francisco, Louise Renne discusses her storied career, and also her past and present projects, including taking on Big Tobacco and forcing the Olympic Club to admit women.
Google settles shareholder lawsuits over sexual-harassment scandals
After revelations of top executives receiving big payouts while facing accusations of harassment led to employee walkouts and lawsuits, Alphabet promises changes that include waiving mandatory arbitration
Alphabet to fund $310 million diversity initiative to settle sexual misconduct lawsuit from shareholders
Google parent Alphabet has agreed to commit $310 million to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as part of a settlement for a series of sexual harassment and misconduct lawsuits filed against some of the company’s officers and directors.
What Alphabet’s $310M harassment settlement means
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. quietly signed a landmark settlement of a shareholder lawsuit last month, requiring the Mountain View tech giant to change its corporate governance practices around stock purchase plans, nondisclosure agreements, employee discipline and executive coaching while committing $310 million to fund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives over the next decade.
Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement
Google’s parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives’ sexual misconduct.
Google parent to pay $310 million over handling of sexual harassment case
Google parent Alphabet Inc. pledged $310 million to expand diversity efforts and resolve shareholder litigation that alleged the company’s board failed to prevent sexual harassment and hid misconduct by executives.
Video: a Conversation with Paul Henderson, Director of San Francisco’s Department of Police Accountability
Paul Henderson spoke with us and RPLG’s 2020 Public Law Fellows about police reform on June 18, 2020. Paul shared his views on the state of policing today and what he believes is necessary to create meaningful change on behalf of our communities.
SANDAG auditor slams omissions, revisions to her critical report
The independent auditor for the San Diego Association of Governments is claiming that senior managers mischaracterized her findings and withheld information in order to sway the governing board — and the public — about her conclusions.