March 18, 2020 Announcement
Farella COVID-19 Update: A Message From the Managing Partner
To our clients, alumni and friends, During these unsettling times, Farella Braun + Martel is focused on protecting the health and safety of our firm members, clients, and communities and doing our part to help contain the spread of...
February 28, 2020 Media Coverage
As In-House Counsel Ramp Up Secondment Requests, How Are Firms Responding?
Corporate Counsel
In the Corporate Counsel article "As In-House Counsel Ramp Up Secondment Requests, How Are Firms Responding?", Farella Managing Partner Brian Donnelly discussed the costs and benefits of secondment programs. Link to read the full article (subscription may be required...
February 14, 2020 Media Coverage
Gov't Drops IP Theft Charges Against Ex-Jawbone Workers
Law360
Law360 reported that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California in San Jose moved to dismiss all trade-secret-theft charges against the remaining four defendants in what was originally a six-defendant case, including a dismissal of Farella’s...
February 10, 2020 Announcement
Farella Assists San Francisco Flower Mart With Development Project
Farella Braun + Martel represented the master tenant of the San Francisco Flower Mart in renegotiating its agreements with Kilroy Realty Corp., including a long-term master lease to permanently relocate the Flower Mart to 16 th and Mississippi Streets...
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...
January 9, 2020 Media Coverage
Threat of Cyberattack by Iran Still Critical, Experts Say
The Wall Street Journal
Insurance Recovery Partner Tyler Gerking commented in  The Wall Street Journal article "Threat of Cyberattack by Iran Still Critical, Experts Say." In the article, Tyler said that such direct actions by a nation-state against U.S. companies could provide another...
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November 25, 2019 Announcement
Dan Cohn Named to Jewish Community Federation Board of Directors
Farella Braun + Martel Partner Daniel E. Cohn was named to the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, and Sonoma Counties 2019-2020 Board of Directors as an at-large member. Cohn’s diverse transactional practice includes...
November 22, 2019 Media Coverage
California Targets Pot Smoke Anew Under State Chemical Safety Law
Bloomberg Environment
Sarah Bell was quoted in the article "California Targets Pot Smoke Anew Under State Chemical Safety Law," looking at whether both pot smoke and the active ingredient in cannabis should be classified as reproductive toxics under California's Proposition 65. In...
October 30, 2019 Media Coverage
Superfund’s Next Challenge: Small-Town PFAS Contamination
Bloomberg Environment
Sarah Bell is quoted in this article on the future of Superfund sites. In the article she said that it is very likely the EPA will identify more potential Superfund sites with PFOA and PFOS contamination.
October 16, 2019 Accolades
Benchmark California 2020 Ranks Farella Among Top Litigation Firms
Doug Young named among Top 20 Trial Lawyers in California SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, 2019: Farella Braun + Martel continues to be ranked among the top litigation firms by Benchmark California 2020, a guide to California’s leading litigation firms...
September 16, 2019 Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Advises on Sale of 2,300-Acre Foote Ranch
Farella Braun + Martel represented a trust that owned 50% of the iconic 2,300-acre Foote Ranch in Sonoma, California in disputes with the ranch’s co-owners and in the subsequent $23.7 million sale of the ranch. The multi-disciplinary Farella real...
September 9, 2019 Media Coverage
Ninth Circuit Upholds Data Miner's Injunction Against LinkedIn
The Recorder
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided with data analytics company hiQ Labs, Inc. and upheld an injunction barring LinkedIn from blocking it from accessing information made publicly available by the professional networking site’s users. Full article, here (subscription required). ...
August 20, 2019 Media Coverage
The State of Cannabis
Northbay Biz
Ryan Lowther, chair of Farella’s Cannabis Industry practice group, discusses how one of his main tasks for North Bay cannabis companies in regards to processing licenses are compliance hurdles. In the article, Ryan explained that "we're submitting the permits as...
August 19, 2019 Announcement
Farella Represents Morphe Founders in Sale to General Atlantic
San Francisco, August 19, 2019:  Farella Braun + Martel advised the co-founders of Morphe Holdings, a global beauty company, in its partnership with General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm. Owners Summit Partners and Morphe co-founders will retain...
July 29, 2019 Announcement
Farella Adds Technology Industry Group Depth
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29, 2019: Regional legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel LLP is pleased to announce the addition of three attorneys to its Technology Industry Group . Joining the firm as a partner, Raymond H. Sheen represents policyholders...
June 13, 2019 Media Coverage
JIOP Alumni Spotlight: Kelly Matayoshi
American Bar Association
Kelly Matayoshi discusses how the Judicial Intern Opportunity Program helped her career and what she'd say to students undecided about applying for an internship. Read the interview here .