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Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2024 Best Law Firms® Rankings

Sarah Good Honored Among Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business

Brian Donnelly Named a Distinguished Leader Award Finalist by The Recorder

Farella Braun + Martel Earns Mansfield Certification Plus Status

Farella Braun + Martel Named Among 2023 Best Places to Work

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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 since 2017.

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

Farella Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition

Ranked #7: Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For

Farella Highly Commended by Chambers in "Inclusive Firm of the Year" Award Category

Farella Earns 2024 Best Law Firms® Rankings

"The firm had excellent customer service. The team was very hands-on and always very accommodating and professional. The value for money spent was high." Client comment, Chambers USA 2022

Legal 500 United States 2023 Ranks Farella Practices

#1 Ranked Among Large Companies

Farella Earns Mansfield Certification Plus Status

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

Firm Highlights

State Bar of California Board of Trustees Approves Plan to Pilot Portfolio Bar Exam

Sarah Good, a member of the State Bar of California Board of Trustees, spoke to KQED Newscast about the Board of Trustees's proposal to pilot a Portfolio Bar Exam.

An Introduction to DAFs and Overview of the Newly Proposed DAF Regulations

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I’m Cynthia Rowland, and episode 62 describes new proposed regulations important to the administration of donor advised funds. The Internal Revenue Service and the...

The New Frontier AI Legal Issues for In-House Counsel

Sushila Chanana is a panelist for the session, "The New Frontier AI Legal Issues for In-House Counsel," at the Bar Association of San Francisco's In-House Counsel Conference 2024. To register for the event, please click ...

Farella Braun + Martel Earns 2024 Best Law Firms® Rankings

A Summary of New Laws Coming for California Employers in 2024

In 2023, California has adopted several new employment laws either introducing new employee protections or codifying existing practices into state law. With these changes, employers will need to examine and adjust some of their...

BIPA Liability: Existing CGL Coverage May Provide a Lifeline for Policyholders

Developments in the law have increased the potential liability that companies could face under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), but fortunately for policyholders, Illinois case law has also solidified coverage for BIPA...

Proposal for Bar Exam Alternative Goes to California Supreme Court

Sarah Good, a member of the State Bar of California Board of Trustees, was quoted in The Recorder article, "Proposal for Bar Exam Alternative Goes to California Supreme Court." Read the article here (subscription...

2024 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts, and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint Regional CLE Program

Sarah Bell will moderate the panel "PFAS: Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the American Bar Association's 2024 Environmental & Energy, Mass Torts, and Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint Regional CLE Program. Session Overview: PFAS...

New Proposed Regulations Defining Donor Advised Fund Terms

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Episode 63 explores new proposed regulations important to the administration of Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department...

19th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute

Dirk Mueller is speaking at the University of Texas School of Law 19 th Annual Renewable Energy Law Institute on "Mineral Issues Impact on Real Estate Documents, Siting and Planning: Texas vs. California." Session Overview : Understanding...