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June 16, 2021
Announcement
Kelly Matayoshi Appointed to San Francisco Superior Court Elimination of Bias Committee
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that partner Kelly Matayoshi has been appointed to serve on the newly formed San Francisco Superior Court Committee on the Elimination of Bias. Kelly is one of four non-judicial members selected...
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 14, 2021
Media Coverage
How I Made Partner: 'I Started Bringing in Cases That Generated Work for Me and for Others at the Firm,' Says Winston Liaw of Farella Braun + Martel
Law.com
Winston Liaw was featured in Law.com's "How I Made Partner" Q&A series. Read the Q&A here (PDF).
June 10, 2021
Media Coverage
Key Cyber Insurance Issues Hitting the Cannabis Industry
PropertyCasualty360
Tyler Gerking was quoted in the article "Key Cyber Insurance Issues Hitting the Cannabis Industry." Read the full article here . View full webinar below.
May 31, 2021
Announcement
Farella Managing Partner Statement in Support of the Jewish Community
Farella Braun + Martel Managing Partner Brian Donnelly’s message to the firm honoring Memorial Day and statement in support of our Jewish colleagues, clients, and communities. Memorial Day is a time to pay tribute to the fallen. Memorial Day is a time to...
May 21, 2021
Media Coverage
Farella's Talent Strategy Focuses On Sponsorship—Not Just Mentorship
ALM Mid-Market Report
Farella Braun + Martel was a featured firm in the Mid-Market Report Q&A series, which aims to help readers get to know midsize law firms around the country, and how they are innovating in an ever-changing legal landscape. Read the...
May 20, 2021
Announcement
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Farella Braun + Martel Attorneys, Practices
Farella Braun + Martel announces that Chambers USA has recognized 13 lawyers and 6 practice areas in the legal directory’s 2021 edition. Individual Rankings: Tyler Gerking – Insurance: Policyholders Jeffrey Hamilton – Cannabis Law: Western United States Robert Hines...
May 12, 2021
Announcement
Kelly Matayoshi Joins UC Hastings Law Center for Litigation and Courts Advisory Board
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that partner Kelly Matayoshi has joined the five-member advisory board for the UC Hastings Law Center for Litigation and Courts . The nonpartisan Center for Litigation and Courts was established in...
May 6, 2021
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Named Among 2021 Best Places to Work: #1 Among Large Companies
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to be named among the 2021 Best Places to Work in the Bay Area and earn a #1 ranking in the large company category (200–499 employees). Published by the San Francisco Business Times...
May 5, 2021
Announcement
California Cannabis Businesses Face Costly Peril With Marketing Robocalls, Attorney Says
North Bay Business Journal
Cynthia Castillo spoke at the 2021 North Coast Cannabis Conference underwritten by Farella Braun + Martel and presented by the North Bay Business Journal. Cynthia spoke on trends in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation. According to Cynthia, the...
May 4, 2021
Announcement
Farella Represents Catalyze in Its Acquisition of PermaCity
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented leading national independent power producer Catalyze as due diligence counsel in its acquisition of solar developer and installer PermaCity . Based in Boulder, Colorado, Catalyze is a developer and independent...
April 27, 2021
Announcement
Farella Names Rebecca Stephens and Nadia Arid As LCLD 2021 Pathfinders
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that senior associate Rebecca Stephens and associate Nadia Arid were selected to be members of the 2021 class of Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. The Pathfinders Program is designed...
April 21, 2021
Media Coverage
Employers Deal With Workers’ Lost Vaccination Cards
SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management
Holly Sutton was interviewed by SHRM for the article, "Employers Deal With Workers’ Lost Vaccination Cards." Read the article here .
April 18, 2021
Media Coverage
California Won’t Budge on OZ Conformity but Gets Bulk of Investments
Bisnow
Julie Treppa spoke at Bisnow's California Opportunity Zone Summit on April 15. In the article, "California Won’t Budge on OZ Conformity but Gets Bulk of Investments, " Julie said one of the reasons opportunity zone investments tend to be made in...
April 16, 2021
Announcement
Farella Advises MedMen to Win San Francisco Cannabis Retail Store Approval
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel provided national premium cannabis retailer MedMen Enterprises Inc. with land use and permitting advice to win approval to open a new retail store on Union Street in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow...
April 15, 2021
Announcement
Farella Awards 2021 Diversity Scholarships to Three Bay Area Law Students
Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the recipients of the firm’s 2021 Diversity Scholarship grants totaling $30,000 to Bay Area first-year law students Forogh Bashizada, Destiny Sarvis-Hooper, and Amir Wright. For 21 years, the scholarships have been...
March 29, 2021
Announcement
Farella Lawyers Recognized by Lawdragon as Leading U.S. Environmental & Energy Lawyers
Partners James Colopy and Robert Hines and Of Counsel James Bruen were selected by Lawdragon for inclusion in its inaugural “500 Leading U.S. Environmental & Energy Lawyers” list recognizing lawyers who are shaping the future of environmental and energy law...
March 25, 2021
Announcement
Farella Assists Developers Win San Francisco Transbay Parcel F Tower Approval
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel represented the joint venture of Hines, Urban Pacific Development, and Goldman Sachs to secure approval for the construction of a 61-story, 800-foot tall mixed-use tower adjacent to the Transbay Terminal on...
March 25, 2021
Announcement
Farella Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of Americans Against Gun Violence in Ninth Circuit En Banc Appeal
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel has filed an amicus brief on behalf of Americans Against Gun Violence in the Duncan v. Becerra appeal that is pending en banc review in the Ninth Circuit. In 2016, an...
March 22, 2021
Announcement
Farella Managing Partner Statement on Attacks on the AAPI Communities
Farella Braun + Martel Managing Partner Brian Donnelly’s statement to the firm about the recent horrific escalation of violence against the AAPI communities, including multiple attacks just blocks from the firm’s office near Market Street in San Francisco. This...
March 16, 2021
Announcement
Amy Briggs Inducted to American College of Coverage Counsel
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel announces that Partner Amy B. Briggs has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC), the preeminent association representing the interests of insurers and policyholders in...
March 16, 2021
Announcement
Quinn Arntsen Named to North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Quinn Arntsen was selected as one of the North Bay Business Journal ’s Forty Under 40 for 2021, recognizing the most influential executives and professionals in the North Bay area...
March 5, 2021
Announcement
Jeffrey Fisher Inducted to American College of Trial Lawyers
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Partner Jeffrey M. Fisher has been inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier professional trial lawyer organizations in...
February 26, 2021
Announcement
Nevada Links Wins Summary Judgment Motion in Case Brought by United States
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel successfully defended Nevada Links, Inc., the owner of a championship golf course in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a $100 million lawsuit brought by the United States alleging that a land lease...
February 23, 2021
Announcement
Jeffrey Hamilton Named a 2021 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Jeffrey Hamilton , chair of Farella’s Cannabis Industry Group, has been named a 2021 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow. Jeff joins a select group...
February 8, 2021
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Joins in the Launch of the California Black Freedom Fund
Farella Braun + Martel is proud to be a fund partner in the California Black Freedom Fund, a new $100 million initiative to provide resources to Black-led power-building organizations in the state over the next five years. Co-created with Black...
February 1, 2021
Announcement
Federal Court Rejects Trump Admin’s Effort to Evade Accountability for Unlawfully Gutting Anti-Redlining Protections
San Francisco, CA — On Friday, January 29, a federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its unlawful June 2020 rollback of essential Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) anti-redlining protections. The lawsuit was brought by...
January 26, 2021
Announcement
Sarah Good Appointed to California State Bar's Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System
The California State Bar Board of Trustees has appointed Farella Braun + Martel Partner Sarah A. Good to its new Ad Hoc Commission on the Discipline System. The 21-member commission is charged with taking a comprehensive look at California’s...
January 12, 2021
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Elevates Five to Partner
SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021: Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce the election of five lawyers to partnership effective January 1: Chandra Andrade, Winston Liaw, Kelly Matayoshi, Janice Reicher, and Brent...
January 8, 2021
17 Firms Join Crowell in Seeking Trump's Removal
American Lawyer
Farella is among 17 law firms joining Crowell & Moring in sending a joint letter to Vice President Mike Pence to call for President Donald Trump’s immediate removal from office and to urge Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment. The law firm signatories urge...
January 7, 2021
Media Coverage
Lawyers Warn Those Bracing for Prop. 19’s Tax Hit: Act Fast
San Francisco Business Times
Evan Abrams spoke to the San Francisco Business Times for the article "Lawyers Warn Those Bracing for Prop. 19’s Tax Hit: Act Fast." In the article, Evan said, “If you really want to do anything, now is the time to...
January 4, 2021
Media Coverage
How the Energy Transition Is Affecting the EPC Business
POWER Mag
Mike Ginsburg was quoted in the Legal and Policy Considerations section of the POWER magazine article, "How the Energy Transition Is Affecting the EPC Business," outlining key trends affecting the EPC business. Read the full article here .
December 29, 2020
Media Coverage
Lawyers Advising California’s Wineries Navigate a Pandemic and Wildfires
Daily Journal
Partners Tyler Gerking and Matt Lewis were interviewed in the Daily Journal article "Lawyers advising California’s wineries navigate a pandemic and wildfires."
December 23, 2020
Announcement
Farella Braun Files Amicus Brief in Support of Humanitarian Organizations in Ninth Circuit Appeal of WhatsApp v. NSO
SAN FRANCISCO, December 23, 2020: Northern California legal powerhouse Farella Braun + Martel today submitted an amicus brief in support of civil society organizations in the NSO Group v. WhatsApp appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for...
November 30, 2020
Media Coverage
How California Wine Business Property Transfer Rules Will Change in 2021
North Bay Business Journal
Lauren Galbraith commented in the North Bay Business Journal article "How California Wine Business Property Transfer Rules Will Change in 2021." “I see families in the wine business demonstrate keen awareness that they must consider and plan for taxes...
November 17, 2020
Media Coverage
Year-End Planning After The Election: What Financial Advisors & Tax Pros Are Telling Clients About Future Tax Changes
Forbes
Lauren Galbraith was quoted in the Forbes article "Year-End Planning After The Election: What Financial Advisors & Tax Pros Are Telling Clients About Future Tax Changes." Read the full article, here .
November 5, 2020
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Ranked Among “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers
SAN FRANCISCO, November 5, 2020: Farella Braun + Martel earned national and regional rankings across a number of practice areas in the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® release of the “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2021...
November 3, 2020
Media Coverage
Election Brings Questions for Cannabis SPACs
The Deal
Drew Goodwin commented in The Deal article "Election Brings Questions for Cannabis SPACs."
November 3, 2020
Announcement
Farella Braun + Martel Receives Leadership Council on Legal Diversity 2020 Compass Award
SAN FRANCISCO, November 3, 2020: Farella Braun + Martel was named a 2020 Compass Award honoree by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for the firm’s active involvement with LCLD’s programs and the promotion of LCLD’s mission. The Compass...
October 16, 2020
Media Coverage
3 Things To Know After Busy WDTX Patent Judge's 1st Trial
Law360
Eugene Mar spoke to Law360 about the MV3 Partners LLC v. Roku Inc. case in the article, " 3 Things To Know After Busy WDTX Patent Judge's 1st Trial." In the article, Eugene said he's watching to see if there's...
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