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Sushila Chanana was quoted in the  Cybersecurity Law Report  article "CIPA Jury Verdict Against Meta: Compliance Takeaways and the Wiretap Litigation Landscape." The article discusses the implications of the verdict for other CIPA disputes and examines other important 2025 CIPA court decisions...

Karen Kimmey was quoted in  The American Lawyer article "Racing Into Q4, Here's What Has Surprised—And Not Surprised—Law Firm Leaders So Far in 2025." Read the article here  (subscription may be required).

Sushila Chanana was quoted in the Cybersecurity Law Report article "CIPA Jury Verdict Against Meta: Privacy Litigation Strategies and Lessons." Read the article here .

Updated November 24, 2025 The Executive Orders at issue in this class action litigation resulted in summary and blanket terminations of grant funding for UC researchers, without any individualized determinations or due process. These government actions conflict with our nation's...

Just weeks after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the Trump administration and its agencies from cutting off UC research grant funds via form letter and without articulated bases or consideration...

Judge Rita F. Lin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted a preliminary injunction on behalf of six University of California (UC) faculty and other researchers whose grants were terminated in their class...

Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that   Katherine Philippakis has been honored as one of the Daily Journal ’s 2025 "Top Real Estate and Development Lawyers." The inaugural list recognizes lawyers for their significant contributions to...

Findings come as Trump administration seeks to revive same tent facilities for mass deportation program WASHINGTON – New documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union affirm widespread media reports of unsafe and inhumane conditions at tent facilities used...

Alexis Loeb spoke to Law360 for the article "Kousisis May Boost Fraud Cases, But Questions Remain" about the U.S. Supreme Court's finding in Kousisis v. U.S . that using deceptive means to induce a business transaction may still be a crime...

Farella Co-Managing Partner Karen Kimmey was quoted in The American Lawyer article, "Oversight Project Targeted DC Law Firms in Collective Billion-Dollar Pro Bono Ask." In the article, Karen notes, “whether Trump's behind this particular one or not, it's clearly tied to...

Alexis Loeb was quoted in The Washington Post regarding concerns over D.C. interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin’s proposal to restrict the disclosure of law enforcement witness credibility issues. “It’s not the U.S. attorney’s idea to turn over that information...

Holly Sutton spoke to  The American Lawyer  about the amicus brief filed Friday in support of Perkins Coie’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting the firm. “At this critical juncture, as our fellow attorneys are targeted with devastating retaliation...

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented XL Industries Inc., a leading Northern California builder, in its combination with Graham Construction, a Canadian-based employee-owned construction solutions provider. The transaction positions the unified, employee-owned business to deliver a...