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Jim Day Named Among Daily Journal’s Top IP Lawyers in California

San Francisco Planning Commission Endorses Ordinances to Incentivize Adaptive Reuse in Downtown

Farella Awards 2023 Diversity Scholarships to Bay Area Law Students

Farella Braun + Martel Named Among 2023 Best Places to Work

Profile in Women Leadership - Mary McCutcheon

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Recent Work

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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

Sports Industry Veterans Form SPAC RedBall Acquisition Corp.

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

Firm Facts

From National Law Journal's Mid Sized Hot List (received 5 times) to Law360 California Powerhouse awards, our peers, clients and influencers agree that Farella is unique among its competitors

> $8 Billion

Trial exposure Farella litigators have defended in court in 2017 and 2018.

3,500MW

Instrumental in the development of more than 3.5 gigawatts of solar power production facilities.

85%

Percentage of Diversity Pipeline Interns that have entered or graduated from post-high school education.

First major law firm in San Francisco to obtain certification as a green business in 2006.

Farella Braun + Martel is a proud signatory to the ABA Well-Being Pledge.

Farella Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023

#1 Ranked Among Large Companies

Farella Braun + Martel Ranked in Legal 500 United States 2021

Ranked #6: Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For

Farella Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity as a 2022 Compass Award Winner

Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" Rankings

Farella Braun + Martel Named Best Law Firm in Spirited Magazine’s BEST Of Reader Poll

Farella shortlisted for two Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: North America 2020

"They are extremely professional and have a genuine care for their clients that comes through. They are not just providing the service. It’s hard to teach and has got to be in the DNA." Client comment, Chambers USA 2019

Firm Highlights

Trends Guest Editorial: Wildfires and Wineries

Link to the article in Gradient's Trends Spring 2023 newsletter. Recurring wildfires in the Napa and Sonoma Counties of California have created a set of niche problems for the surrounding wineries, on top of...

Cross Border M&A in the California Market

Drew Goodwin will moderate the panel "Cross Border M&A in the California Market" at the Association for Corporate Growth's M&A West conference. Session Overview: Cross-border M&A transactions in California and across the United States continue to offer...

Farella Affirms Commitment to Downtown San Francisco With Office Move

Legal experts say Google, Twitter and other tech companies dodged a bullet at the Supreme Court

Erik Olson spoke to Silicon Valley Business Journal for the article "Legal experts say Google, Twitter and other tech companies dodged a bullet at the Supreme Court." The Supreme Court avoided taking a stand...

Nonprofit Basics: Meeting Minutes Best Practices

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode focuses on documenting decisions made at meetings of a nonprofit organization's board of directors or trustees. While everyone who attends a...

Nonprofit Basics: Federal Tax Filing Deadlines and Penalties

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode focuses on the importance of meeting the federal tax filing deadlines that apply to charitable organizations. Most charitable organizations that are...

Office-to-Housing Conversion: State and Local Efforts to Revitalize the Downtown

Originally published in The Registry . As office vacancies soar in traditional downtown areas like San Francisco’s Financial District, state and local officials are moving quickly to adopt incentives they hope will bring people...

Bisnow: San Francisco State of the Market

Ashley Breakfield will moderate the panel "Revitalizing San Francisco" at Bisnow's “San Francisco State of the Market" event. Click here for more information.

Jim Day Named Among Daily Journal’s Top IP Lawyers in California

Big Tech Breathes Sigh of Relief After Justices' Terror Rulings

Erik Olson spoke to Law360 for the article "Big Tech Breathes Sigh of Relief After Justices' Terror Rulings," covering the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review whether Section 230 insulates online platforms from...