PUBLICATIONS

Mr. Wertlieb is the author (or co-author or editor, as applicable) of each of the following publications (since 2002):

Ballantine & Sterling: California Corporation Laws, General Editor, LexisNexis/Matthew Bender Publisher (2012 – Present)
Litigating and Judging Business Entity Governance Disputes in California, General Editor, LexisNexis/Matthew Bender Publisher (2019 – Present)
Practical Guidance / Lexis Practice Advisor: Ethics For In-House Counsel, Contributing Author (2015 – Present)
Life Cycle of a Business, UCLA Law Course Reader, Editor (2002 – Present)
Guide to the California Rules of Professional Conduct for Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Counsel, Editor, California Lawyers Association (Fourth Edition published Fall 2020)
“California Ethics Annual Review 2025,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (January 2026)
“California Supreme Court Rejects Proposed Changes to Rules of Professional Conduct to Address Civility,” California Lawyers Association eNews (October 2025)
"Professional Responsibilities to Affiliates and Constituents of Entity Clients," American Bar Association Litigation Section Periodicals (August 15, 2025)
“Duties Owed to Client Affiliates and Other Constituents,” California Lawyers Association eNews (August 2025); Los Angeles County Bar Association Monthly Member Newsletter Update (August 2025)
“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers – Annual Review 2024,” Business Law News (2025, Issue 1)
“California Ethics Annual Review 2024,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (March 2025)
“The Application of the Rules of Professional Conduct to In-House Lawyers,” Business Law News (2024, Issue 2)
“Letter from Issue Editor,” Business Law News (2024, Issue 2)
“When Sense of Duty Fails,” Los Angeles Lawyer (March 2024)
“Annual Review 2023,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (March 2024)
“The New ‘Snitch Rules,’” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (November 2023); Business Law News (2023, Issue 3)
“The ‘Snitch Rule,’” email alert sent by the Business Law Section of the California Lawyers Association to its members (October 10, 2023)
“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers – Client Trust Accounts,” Business Law News (2023, Issue 2)
“Client Trust Accounts and Bank Stability Concerns,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (May 2023)
“Annual Review 2022,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (February 2023); Business Law News (2023, Issue 1)
“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers – Annual Review 2021,” Business Law News (2022, Issue 2)
“Ethical Issues When Fees Are Paid by Non-Clients,” California Lawyers Association Legal Perspectives (Fall 2022)
“What is Informed Written Consent?,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (June 2022)
“Who Is the Client? The Ethics Rule Implications for In-House Counsel and Outside Counsel,” ABA Business Law Today (March 2022)
“Conflicts of Interest in M&A Transactions,” California Lawyers Association eNews Ethics Spotlight (January 2022); Business Law News (2022, Issue 3)
“The Rules of Professional Conduct Apply to In-House Lawyers,” ABA Litigation News (December 20, 2021); ABA Corporate Counsel (Fall 2021)
“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers – The No Contact Rule,” Business Law News (2021, Issue 3)
“Who Is the Client? Ethics Issues in Structuring Start-Ups and Representing Early- Stage Companies,” Business Law Today (December 8, 2021)
“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers – Negotiations and Documentation,” Business Law News (2021, Issue 2)
“The Importance of Knowing Who Is, and Who Is Not, Your Client,” Business Law News (2019, Issue 3); California Real Property Journal (2019, Vol. 37, No. 4); Legal Perspectives (Fall 2021)

“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers – Flat Fee Engagements,” Business Law News (2021, Issue 1)
“The Attorney Disciplinary System,” California Lawyers Association eNews (July 2021)
“CLA Issues its First Advisory Opinion on Ethical Screens,” The Daily Journal (March 16, 2021)
“B-Law B-Law B-Law: Ethics for Business Lawyers,” Business Law News (2020, Issue 4)
“Soliciting Gifts from Clients,” California Lawyers Association eNews (December 2020)
“Sometimes You Need an Expert Witness,” California Lawyers Association eNews (October 2020)
“Attorneys and Cannabis Clients: Know Your Risks,” American Bar Association Expert Witnesses (Summer 2020, Vol. 16 No. 2)
“Legal Ethics and the Coronavirus,” California Lawyers Association eNews (April 2020)
“Consensual Sexual Relations With Clients? No. Not Ever. Not Even On Valentine’s Day!,” California Lawyers Association eNews (February 2020); Los Angeles County Bar Association Monthly Member Newsletter Update (February/March 2020)
“Advance Fee Deposits and Your Client Trust Account,” California Lawyers Association eNews (December 2019)
“The Importance of Knowing Who Is, and Who Is Not, Your Client,” Business Law News (2019, Issue 3); California Real Property Journal (2019, Vol. 37, No. 4)
“The Importance of Knowing Who Is, and Who Is Not, My Client,” California Lawyers Association eNews (September 2019)
“Cannabis Clients – High Times, or Buzz Kill?,” Los Angeles County Bar Association Monthly Member Newsletter Update (August 2019); California Lawyers Association eNews (October 2019); Business Law News (2019, Issue 4)
“Warning: New Rules of Professional Conduct Are Here & They Apply to You!,” California Young Lawyers Association eNews (Spring 2019)
“An Update: Rules of Professional Conduct,” The Practitioner (Summer 2018)
“New Rules: The Entirely New Rules,” Daily Journal (Part 3 of 3-part series) (June 1, 2018)
“New Rules of Conduct: The Uncontroversial, But Important,” Daily Journal (Part 2 of 3-part series) (May 25, 2018)
“New Rules of Conduct: The Disruptive and Controversial,” Daily Journal (part 1 of 3-part series) (May 18, 2018)
“Proposed New Ethics Rules, and Their Impact on Solo Practitioners,” The Practitioner (Spring 2018)
“The Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct,” Business Law News (2018)
“Proposed New Ethics Rules: What You Need to Know,” Family Law News (2018)
“Best Behavior: Proposed Conduct Rules,” Los Angeles Lawyer (November 2017)
“Ethics Issues in the Use of Expert Witnesses,” The Professional Lawyer (2017)
“Special Coverage – Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct: Lawyer as Third-Party Neutral (Rule 2.4),” Daily Journal (September 11, 2017)
“Special Coverage – Proposed Rules of Professional Conduct: Organization as Client (Rule 1.13),” Daily Journal (April 24, 2017)
“What Transactional Lawyers Should Know About Conflicts of Interest,” Business Law News (2016)
“The No Contact Rule Actually DOES Apply to Transactional Lawyers,” Business Law News (2015)
“The Rules of Professional Conduct DO Apply to In-House Lawyers,” Business Law News (2015)
“Ethical Issues for the In-House Transactional Lawyer,” Business Law News (2010)
“Ex Parte Communications in a Transactional Practice,” Business Law News (2009)
“Addressing Conflicts of Interest in a Transactional Practice,” Business Law News (2008)
“Hostage Situation: Holders of Preferred Stock Can Become the Victims of Legal Blackmail by Common Stockholders When an Early-Stage Firm Fails – Unless They Take a Simple Step Up Front,” The Deal (October 25, 2004)