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New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability

Farella Awards 2024 Diversity Scholarships to Bay Area Law Students

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Farella Braun + Martel Earns Mansfield Certification Plus Status

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Advise TILT Holdings Inc. on $86.7 Million Debt Refinancing

Represent Mission Clean Energy in Financing Deal

Represent Mission Clean Energy in Financing Deal

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Represent Miller Family on Sale of The Silverado Vineyards

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Next Green Wave Agreement to Sell to Planet 13

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$575 Million Settlement With Sutter Health in Landmark Antitrust Class Action

ACE Cider Sale to Vintage Wine Estate

ACE Cider Sale to Vintage Wine Estate

Swinerton Completes of Sale of Renewable Energy Division and SOLV, Inc.

Swinerton Completes of Sale of Renewable Energy Division and SOLV, Inc.

MedMen Wins Approval for New San Francisco Cannabis Retail Store

MedMen Wins Approval for New San Francisco Cannabis Retail Store

Adobe Prevails in Writ of Mandamus Petition Seeking Transfer Out of WD of Texas

Adobe Prevails in Writ of Mandamus Petition Seeking Transfer Out of WD of Texas

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Sports Industry Veterans Form SPAC RedBall Acquisition Corp.

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The Bundschu Company Acquires Valley of the Moon Winery

Sale of Cannabis Distributor for $50 Million

Sale of Cannabis Distributor for $50 Million

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Farella Earns Mansfield Certification Plus Status

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Firm Highlights

New PFAS Listing Under Superfund Will Lead to Major Expansion of Liability

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced its final rule designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...

Burdened by Debt, Savvy SF Office Owners Get Creative

Restructuring, insolvency, and creditors rights partner Gary Kaplan provided expert commentary in The San Francisco Standard article, "Burdened by Debt, Savvy SF Office Owners Get Creative." In the article, Gary explained that in most cases...

AI and Privacy: What Every Company Needs to Do Today

Sushila Chanana and Benjamin Buchwalter will discuss "AI and Privacy: What Every Company Needs to Do Today' at the ACC 2024 Privacy Summit. This session will introduce basics of AI governance, such as ownership...

Farella Braun + Martel Earns San Francisco Green Business Recertification

EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances

Don Sobelman provided expert commentary in the Chemical & Engineering News article "EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances." Excerpt from the article: Lawyers are warning anyone purchasing an industrial site where PFOA...

California’s Estrada Decision and Impact on Employers and PAGA Claims

Following Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. , the California Supreme Court’s employee-friendly Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ruling earlier this year, employers must remain more diligent than ever to prevent and mitigate costly...

Unplugged: The Renewable Energy Speaker Series - The IRA's Environmental Justice Incentive Programs

Join Farella Braun + Martel and the Environmental Law Institute for the relaunch Unplugged: The Renewable Energy Speaker Series with Farella’s John Ugai and guest speakers Miana Campbell with U.S. Department of Energy, Maria Castillo with...

California Regulation of Charitable Fundraising Platforms Part 2 - Reporting Due Diligence, Recordkeeping, and Disclosure Rules

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode covers the provisions of California’s Charitable Fundraising Platforms law (Gov. Code, § 12599.9) relevant to all covered charitable fundraisers and fundraising...

New PFAS Federal Drinking Water Standards Create Major Liability and Litigation Risk

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released a final regulation setting individual drinking water maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for five per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These MCLs are incredibly stringent due to EPA’s stated concerns...

Farella Awards 2024 Diversity Scholarships to Bay Area Law Students

Farella Braun + Martel’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2024 Diversity Scholarship grants totaling $45,000 to Bay Area first-year law students Marcus Albino, Saamia Haqiq...