News
February 21, 2024
Media Coverage
Scraping Battles: Meta Loses Legal Effort to Halt Harvesting of Personal Profiles
Cybersecurity Law Report
Alex Reese spoke to Matt Fleischer-Black of Cybersecurity Law Report about the Meta v. Bright Data decision and its impact on U.S. scraping case law. Read the article here (paywall or trial).
November 3, 2022
Announcement
Farella Receives American Antitrust Institute 2022 Antitrust Enforcement Award
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that it has received a 2022 Antitrust Enforcement Award for “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice” from the American Antitrust Institute (AAI). Farella lawyers Christopher...
September 2, 2021
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Announces Final Court Approval of $575 Million Settlement With Sutter Health in Landmark Antitrust Class Action
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that San Francisco Superior Court Judge Anne-Christine Massullo has granted final approval of the landmark $575 million antitrust class action settlement with Sutter Health, the largest hospital system in Northern California...
July 8, 2021
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys Named to 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Thirty-seven Farella Braun + Martel lawyers were named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists of top attorneys in Northern California for 2021. 2021 Farella Northern California Super Lawyers: George Argyris – Estate Planning & Probate James Bruen...
August 20, 2020
Announcement
Eight Farella Braun + Martel Lawyers Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021
SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, CA, August 20, 2020: Eight Farella Braun + Martel lawyers were listed in the inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch . This recognition is awarded to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional...
August 4, 2020
Announcement
Ninth Circuit Grants Re-Trial for Death Row Inmate
Court rules prosecutor engaged in unconstitutional racial discrimination during jury selection. Farella Braun + Martel’s Pro Bono Program has won another significant victory for Marvin Pete Walker Jr., one of the longest-serving inmates on California’s death row, with the...
January 21, 2020
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Announces 2020 Partner Elevations
SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, Calif., January 21, 2020: Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the election of senior associates Evan Abrams, Lauren Galbraith, and Alex Reese to the partnership effective January 1, 2020. The...
December 23, 2019
Announcement
Farella Seeking Approval of Historic $575 Million Settlement With Sutter Health in Antitrust Class Action
Farella Braun + Martel represents UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust (UEBT) and a certified class of direct purchasers of hospital services in seeking preliminary approval of a historic settlement reached on the eve of trial in the landmark antitrust...
December 19, 2018
Announcement
Death Row Inmate’s Petition for Habeas Corpus Granted After Thirty-Year Pro Bono Fight
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19, 2018: Following legal efforts spanning 30 years, Farella Braun + Martel’s Pro Bono Program has won a significant victory for one of its clients, securing a writ of habeas corpus and dismissal of all remaining...
May 10, 2018
Media Coverage
Calif. Jury Says Emerson Owes BladeRoom $30M For IP Theft
Law360 May 10, 2018 "Calif. Jury Says Emerson Owes BladeRoom $30M For IP Theft" A California federal jury held that American manufacturing giant Emerson Electric Co. owes U.K.-based BladeRoom Group Ltd. $30 million for stealing trade secrets to build...
November 29, 2017
Media Coverage
Farella Braun + Martel Sets Things Right for Permanently Injured Bicyclist
Legal by the Bay “Farella Braun + Martel Sets Things Right for Permanently Injured Bicyclist” Farella’s Thomas Mayhew, Alex Reese and Julia Kropp represented a permanently injured bicyclist in a challenging case through the Bar Association of San Francisco’s...
November 11, 2014
Announcement
Farella Attorneys Support Service for Service Day Veterans Legal Services Clinic
SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2014: On November 5, several Farella Braun + Martel LLP attorneys, along with volunteers from the San Francisco Superior Court’s Veterans Justice Court, Salesforce Inc., and Swords to Plowshare, staffed a free legal clinic offering...
October 16, 2014
Announcement
Ferrari and Facebook Sued Over Enormously Popular Facebook Fan Pages
Cutting-Edge Case Tests the Value of Two Facebook Pages San Francisco (October 15, 2014): Farella Braun + Martel LLP has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc. and luxury carmaker Ferrari S.p.A. on behalf of Olivier and Sammy Wasem, a...
April 8, 2014
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Files Lawsuit to Hold Down Healthcare Costs
Complaint alleges that Sutter engages in anticompetitive practices that result in overcharges of nearly 40% to employers for the same services offered by competing hospitals. San Francisco (April 8, 2014): Farella Braun + Martel LLP today joined several...
