Publications

2022:

• The Unauthorized Practice of Law: Hawai’i

2021:

• Covid-19 Employer Update: New Honolulu County Order Requiring Full Vaccination Or Weekly Testing For Employees Of Certain Entities Starts September 13th

2020:

• Employment Law Update: Hawai’i Legislature Shortens Lookback for Criminal History to 7 Years for Felonies and 5 Years for Misdemeanors
• 2021 The Best Lawyers® in America Rankings Include 35 Goodsill Attorneys
• Goodsill Partners Recognized in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide
• Goodsill Alert: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
• Goodsill Partner Leighton Yuen and Associate Jennifer Chin Featured in PBN Special Report: Law Firms on Construction, Real Estate Legal Insights
• Chambers USA 2020 Guide has Ranked 9 Goodsill Attorneys Across a Number of Practice Areas
• Goodsill Alert: Paycheck Protection Loans Under The CARES Act
• Goodsill Alert: CARES Act Allows Greater Access to Bankruptcy Relief for Businesses and Consumers
• Goodsill Alert: Retroactively Beginning March 23rd The EPA Has Enacted A Temporary Enforcement Discretion Policy That Applies To Civil Violations During The COVID-19 Outbreak
• Goodsill Alert: COVID-19: Considerations For Commercial Landlords and Tenants in Hawai’i
• Goodsill Alert: As of April 1st Businesses With Less Than 500 Employees Must Comply With New Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• Lisa A. Bail Article for the February 2020 Issue of the Hawai’i Bar Journal
• Goodsill Alert: National Labor Relations Board Restores Business-Friendly Joint-Employer Rule

2019:

• John Mackey Contribute to the USA Regional Employment Chambers Global Practice Guide
• Supreme Court Rules That A Debtor-Licensor’s Rejection Of A Trademark License Does Not Deprive The Licensee Of Its Rights To Use That Trademark

2018:

• Copyright Protection for Fashion Designs in the Wake of Star Athletica
• Goodsill Alert: Supreme Court Advises That A False Statement About A Single Asset Can Render A Debt Nondischargeable
• Goodsill Alert: From 7350 Miles Away – How Does the European Union’s GDPR Affect Hawai’i Business?
• Goodsill Alert: Supreme Court Narrows Section 546(e) Safe Harbor Regarding Transfers Involving Financial Institutions
• Goodsill Alert: Ninth Circuit Holds Cramdown Applies On “Per Plan” Rather Than A “Per Debtor” Basis

2017:

• Goodsill Alert: Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Opinion Allows Property Sale Free and Clear of Leases
• Supreme Court Rules That Structured Dismissals Must Follow Ordinary Priority Rules
• BAP Holds That Rejection of a Trademark License Does Not Automatically Terminate Licensee’s Rights
• Supreme Court to Decide Whether Hague Convention Authorizes Service By Mail on Foreign Defendants

2016:

• Goodsill Alert: Ninth Circuit: Secured Creditors Must File Proofs of Claim in Chapter 13
• Branding: The Nuts and Bolts of Creating and Protecting a Company Logo
• 非移民E-2 投資家ビザ（E-2 Nonimmigrant Visa）
• ハワイ法人の設立（Hawai‘i Entity Formation）
• 法人形態 の選択 (Choice of Business Entities)
• 既存ビジネスの購入 (Acquiring an Existing Business)
• 米国法律事務所を知る (Understanding U.S. Law Firms)

2015:

• Requesting Health Records
• New Hawai‘i Laws that Could Affect Your Business
• Common Copyright Concerns Regarding the Use of Copyrighted Images on Client Websites
• Removing a Case to Federal Court When Diversity Jurisdiction Exists
• Client Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rules that TILA Rescission Claims May Be Effectuated By Written Notification

2014:

• Learning to Count: Hawai‘i Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 33’s Limits on Interrogatories
• The Long Arm of HIPAA
• Hawai‘i Supreme Court Delivers a Mixed Plate for Employers

2013:

• New Sample Notices Available to Inform Employees of the Hawai‘i Health Connector by October 1, 2013
• Martin S. Loui Interviews Q. Todd Dickinson—Executive Director of the American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA)
• Postings Galore! Hawai‘i Employers Must Provide Notice of New Breastfeeding Law
• Do Lions Purr? The Dangers of Using Internet Searches To Vet Applicants
• HI Supreme Court: Restaurant and Banquet Employees Can Sue for Undisbursed Service Charges
• Shooting from the HIP(AA): Obtaining Health Care Records
• Where Collection Law Meets Bankruptcy Law by Johnathan C. Bolton
• Intellectual Property Considerations in Times of Financial Distress
• 2013 Hawai‘i Collection and Bankruptcy Law Manual
• “Navigating the Complex World of International Insolvency” by Johnathan C. Bolton available on Amazon.com

2012:

• Claim Buyers Beware: Timing Is Critical

2011:

• Traditional and Nontraditional Trademarks: Illustrated by Food Wars, Chef Egos and the Malasada Truck

2010:

• In the Information Age, Business Methods Patents Have Come of Age
• Separation of Church and Office?