Articles by Michael Gibson
Construction Contract Termination: What to Do When a Project Goes Wrong
On August 18, HFM Partner Michael Gibson discussed how to terminate construction contracts at a program for the San Diego County Bar Association. Michael’s PowerPoint presentation can be found below:
Landlords: Don’t Deliberate…Mitigate
INTRODUCTION The impacts to commercial and residential landlords caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating. Faced with eviction moratoriums, owners have been handcuffed in their ability generate income from their rental…
California Consumer Privacy Act – California Raises The Bar On Privacy Rights
INTRODUCTION In 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which provides new privacy rights for California consumers and imposes certain obligations on companies doing business in California. …
How Can They Say That? More Importantly, How Can I Erase That?
PROTECTING YOUR BRAND IN THE 21ST CENTURY In this brave new world of social media, citizen journalists, gratuitous opinions and trolls (some of whom may be your own employees), corporate brand control…
Michael Gibson Graduates from LEAD San Diego’s “IMPACT” Program
Last Friday, Higgs’ Complex Litigation attorney Michael Gibson graduated from LEAD San Diego’s flagship program, IMPACT San Diego. Described as a “master’s degree” on San Diego, the program is a nine-month series…
Transparency, extra effort key in developing clients’ trust
Transparency and full disclosure are keys to establishing trust in any business, according to executives from a variety of industries who were speaking at a recent Daily Transcript roundtable. Click Here to…
2013 Changes to Indemnity Laws Shift Responsibility for Active Negligence Upstream
As of January 1, 2013, an owner of a private commercial construction project can no longer enjoy the benefit of a broad, sweeping indemnity provision in its contract. Starting this year, an…
Construction Contracts: One Simple Tip that Could Save you Money
Although it seems obvious, it is imperative that every construction contract you enter into is in the name of a valid licensee. Failing to do so can be extremely costly. Recently, the…
Lease Negotiations for Vintners and Brewers
Lease Negotiation Is Not Common; Mistakes in Lease Negotiation Are Vintners and brewers do not engage in lease negotiation on a regular basis. In fact, the average small business owner will only…