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July 28, 2022 Announcement
Farella Represents Miller Family on Sale of The Silverado Vineyards
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel advised the Miller family on the sale of Napa Valley luxury wine producer The Silverado Vineyards to Foley Family Wines. The sale included a 73,000-square-foot winery and 300 acres of vineyards...
July 25, 2022 Announcement
Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource
Farella Braun + Martel's Exempt Organization Group is pleased to announce the launch of our podcast  EO Radio Show -   Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Hosted by Exempt Organization Partner Cynthia Rowland , the podcast is a modern-day...
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June 14, 2021 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Ranked in Legal 500 United States 2021
The 2021 edition of Legal 500 U nited States recognized Farella Braun + Martel among the leading firms in the Cannabis, Construction, Not-for-Profit, and Land Use/Zoning sections. Land use partner Steven Vettel was named to the Land Use/Zoning section’s Hall...
June 11, 2020 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Ranked in Legal 500 United States 2020
The 2020 edition of Legal 500 United States recognized Farella Braun + Martel among the leading firms in the Construction, Land Use/Zoning, and Not-for-Profit practice areas. Land use partner Steven Vettel was named to the Land Use/Zoning section’s Hall...
November 11, 2015 Announcement
Cynthia Rowland Recognized Among MCCA’s List of Rainmakers
SAN FRANCISCO, November 11, 2015: Farella Braun + Martel LLP Partner Cynthia Rowland has been named to the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s Annual List of Rainmakers for 2015. The list features 15 lawyers from across the country in a...

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Nonprofit Basics: What You Need To Know About Expenditure Responsibility

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Have you ever heard the phrase, “you’ll have to exercise expenditure responsibility as a condition for giving or receiving a grant,” and then...

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Nonprofit Basics: Best Practices for Approving Insider Compensation Decisions

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode is the third in a series discussing insider transactions by exempt organizations. In this episode, I'll look closely at best practices...

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Nonprofit Basics: Set-Asides As Qualifying Distributions

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . In this episode, I expand on an important concept that often comes up for private foundations when addressing the rules that require use...

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Nonprofit Basics: Insider Transactions and Nonprofits – What’s the Big Deal?

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This is the first in a series of episodes covering the federal and state laws that apply to business transactions between a nonprofit...

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Nonprofit Basics: Conflict of Interest Policies and Best Practices for Approving Insider Compensation

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This episode is the second in a series discussing insider transactions. In episode 32, I gave a general overview of the federal laws...

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Nonprofit Basics: Private Foundation Minimum Distribution Requirements

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Private foundations are required to spend a minimum amount each year for charitable purposes, which is known in the industry as the minimum...

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Privacy Policy Best Practices for Nonprofits

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . I’m happy to have my colleague Nate Garhart back for a discussion on privacy laws and how they affect website content development and online...

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California’s New Pay Transparency Law

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Every January brings a slew of new laws that take effect at the federal and state level, and it seems that there are...

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Hot Topic: UPMIFA in the Context of Financial System Instability

Welcome to  EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . A really hot topic this week is the duty of care for directors and trustees of charities in a time of volatility in...

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Nonprofit Websites and Terms of Use - Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Welcome to EO Radio Show – Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . Happy New Year, everyone!  In episode 26, Cynthia Rowland and her guest Nate Garhart discuss websites and terms of use and the legal concepts...

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