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Published 08/25/2010 - 10:02 p.m. PST

CBP Discovers 200 Pounds of Fresh Dates on Passenger

Dates can carry diseases and insects potentially catastrophic to U.S. agriculture
Published 08/23/2010 - 11:27 a.m. PST

Quick Checklist for Making Your Lawyer Website Popular With Google / Yahoo / Bing

Attorney Marketing: How SEO friendly is Your Website? Here’s a Quick Checklist for Making Your Attorney Website Search Engine Friendly

Published 08/10/2010 - 4:11 a.m. PST
Gibson Dunn Expands in Asia and Opens Hong Kong Office
Published 08/02/2010 - 7:00 a.m. PST

Carol Gilliam Becomes Super Lawyer
Carol Gilliam Becomes Super Lawyer
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ADVOCATE NAMED 2010 “SUPER LAWYER”
Published 07/26/2010 - 11:17 a.m. PST
Debra S. Frank Elected as Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Executive Committee
Published 07/21/2010 - 12:11 a.m. PST

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Holiday Tips on the New Drunk Driving Law From Lawrence Wolf, Attorney at Law

Published 07/15/2010 - 7:59 a.m. PST
FaceBook, Twitter, & other Social Media websites are all the rage right now.
Published 06/07/2010 - 9:57 p.m. PST
A Place For Verdicts, Settlements, Notable Mentions, New Partners and Legal Happenings Send Your Press Release to CenturyCityNews.COM@gmail.com
Published 08/10/2010 - 4:09 a.m. PST
Eric J. Lorenzini Joins the Litigation Practice Group of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP
Published 07/26/2010 - 11:30 a.m. PST

Yahoo & Bing Search Results Are Combining Soon!

Don’t Get Left Behind – Optimize Your Site For Bing
By Dave Hendricks

Published 07/26/2010 - 11:10 a.m. PST
RealD Inc., a leading global licensor of 3D technologies, went public on July 16, 2010 through the offering of 12,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $16.00 per share and listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RLD." On July 20, the underwriters exercised, in full, their option to purchase an additional 1,875,000 shares of common stock at the IPO price of $16.00 per share.
Published 07/15/2010 - 8:02 a.m. PST
Attorney Networking Group Forming to develop business for Century City Attorneys
Published 06/27/2010 - 6:24 p.m. PST

Reputation Management Tips
Protect or Take Back Your Good Name on Google / Yahoo / Bing

oogle?D wr?????ied, Dave is an Internet Marketing Consultant and has over 15 years of sales and Internet experience in the technology space (8 years within the legal market). Each month, there are literally thousands of people searching for a local attorney in all the major practice areas. Dave helps firms take advantage of that search and be found on Google, Yahoo, Bing, using successful website design, Search Engine Optimization, Google Local, and Pay-Per-Click techniques.
Published 06/07/2010 - 9:52 p.m. PST
5 Attorney Marketing Tips:By Dave HendricksAre you using the power of the internet to the fullest?
Published 03/13/2010 - 5:03 p.m. PST

CENTURY CITY BAR ASSOCIATION NAMES
2010 LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
AT ITS 42ND ANNUAL INSTALLATION BANQUET AND AWARDS
CEREMONY HELD ON MARCH 4, 2010

Published 03/16/2010 - 11:29 a.m. PST

Trusted family attorney “Made off ”with entire family estate.

Published 11/10/2009 - 9:50 a.m. PST

RUTTER HOBBS & DAVIDOFF ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNER
WESLEY HURST AND NEW LITIGATOR CHRISTOPHER FOWLER
Hurst joins firm from Folger Levin & Kahn, Fowler from Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor

Published 10/04/2009 - 10:47 p.m. PST

Valensi Rose Attorneys Geoffrey A. Weg and Thomas M. Giordano-Lascari Elected to Beverly Hills Bar Association Taxation Section


Los Angeles, CA – September 28, 2009 - Valensi Rose, PLC is pleased to announce that attorneys Geoffrey A. Weg and Thomas M. Giordano-Lascari were elected to the Executive Committee of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Taxation Section. Mr. Weg was elected first vice-chair and Mr. Giordano-Lascari was elected second vice-chair of the Executive Committee. Their terms will run from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.
“The firm has always encouraged active involvement in the community and in professional organizations,” said Arlen Gunner, managing partner of Valensi Rose. “We congratulate Geoff and Thomas on their recent accomplishments, and we applaud them for continuing our firm’s dedication to the community and to our profession.”
Mr. Weg is an associate with the firm who specializes in tax and wealth planning and tax controversy. He earned a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in taxation law from Loyola Law School's Graduate Tax Program. Mr. Weg was also recently appointed chair of the 2010 Income & Other Tax Committee of the California State Bar Taxation Section.
In 2008, Mr. Weg co-authored and presented a policy paper entitled, "Calculation of Income Inclusion Under Section 409A When Deferred Compensation is Based on Future Valuations or is Otherwise Not Reasonably Ascertainable," in Washington D.C. to officials at the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and to the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation and the House Ways & Means Committee.
On September 11, 2009 Mr. Weg spoke at the California State Bar Annual Conference in San Diego. The presentation, entitled, "Tax Advice for Victims of Investment Fraud," focused on recent IRS rulings advising taxpayers how to treat losses from fraudulent arrangements, such as the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme. Mr. Giordano-Lascari helped to prepare the presentation.
Mr. Giordano-Lascari is an associate at Valensi Rose who specializes in tax and wealth planning and tax controversy. He earned a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in taxation law from Loyola Law School's Graduate Tax Program. Mr. Giordano-Lascari was recently appointed chair of the 2010 Young Tax Lawyers Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Taxation Section.
In March, 2009, Mr. Giordano-Lascari co-authored and presented a policy paper entitled, "A Case for Bifurcating Payments to Avoid Taxes on Prohibited Benefits under IRC Section 4967,” in Washington D.C. to officials at the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and to staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation and the House Ways & Means Committee. Mr. Giordano-Lascari has also authored numerous articles sent to clients on recent tax developments.
About Valensi Rose, PLC:
Established in 1952, Valensi Rose, PLC is a full-service business law firm providing its clients with the broad range of legal services needed in a complex business environment. The firm is AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell (its highest rating). The firm's practice areas include: federal, state and international tax planning and litigation; estate planning and probate; civil litigation, family law, real estate; business and corporate law; non-profit law; labor and employment law; and music, entertainment and intellectual property law. For more information please visit www.vrmlaw.com. ;