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Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that five lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers list. The Farella lawyers recognized are: Sarah Bell – Environmental Litigation Ashley...

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the election of senior associate Linda Sobczynski Gilleran to the partnership effective January 1, 2025. “We are thrilled to congratulate Linda on this significant career achievement honoring...

Farella Braun + Martel is honored to receive Dell Technologies’ 2024 Law Firm Diversity Award. The award is given annually to a Dell partner firm in recognition of the firm’s dedication to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the...

Farella Braun + Martel continues to be ranked among the top litigation firms in California in the  Benchmark Litigation  2025 guide, where the firm was ranked “Highly Recommended” for Dispute Resolution.

Lauren Galbraith spoke at a Farella Wine Industry Education Series program exploring estate planning techniques you should consider implementing today while they are still available and while the gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemption amounts are at an all-time high. ...

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel advised utility-scale renewable energy and storage developer Mission Clean Energy, LLC in forming a unique strategic partnership with Denmark-based global clean energy company Ørsted to advance four standalone battery energy storage...

Tom Mayhew, representing the Housing Action Coalition (HAC), spoke to  The Independent  about a letter threatening litigation against the City of Pleasanton. The letter says the city’s housing element plan is unrealistic and unlikely to result in the number of affordable...

Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that  Managing Intellectual Property has recognized partners Daniel Callaway , James Day , Jeffrey Fisher , Winston Liaw , and Eugene Mar in the 2024 edition of IP STARS. Fisher was recognized...

Holly Sutton was interviewed by Matt Crossman of the  AccelPro Employment Law podcast for the episode "On Managing Leave and Accommodation Requests" where they talked about the do’s and don’ts of effectively managing leave rules and regulations. Click  here  to listen to the podcast.

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented the Bouygues family’s winery enterprise, SCDM Domaines, in its purchase of RdV Vineyards in Virginia. SCDM Domaines owns a number of winery holdings in France, including the famed Chateau Montrose. The...

Tom Mayhew spoke to ABC  News  about the lawsuit filed by Housing Action Coalition (HAC) and Farella against the City of San Mateo. The lawsuit challenges the city's recently adopted Housing Element in order to make it comply with state...

Holly Sutton, chair of Farella's Employment Law Group, provided expert commentary to Law360 for the article "Ex-DraftKings Exec Seeks Fast Trial To Test Noncompete Law." Read the article here (subscription required).

Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel advised TILT Holdings Inc. , a global provider of cannabis business solutions, and its Pennsylvania subsidiary, grower and processor Standard Farms, on a $10.5 million loan transaction that will provide the capital...