September 25, 2020 Announcement
Farella’s Sarah Good Appointed to Council on Access and Fairness
SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, 2020: Farella Braun + Martel congratulates Sarah A. Good on her appointment to the State Bar of California’s Council on Access and Fairness for a four-year term beginning on September 25. The 10-member Council on Access...
August 4, 2020 Announcement
Ninth Circuit Grants Re-Trial for Death Row Inmate
Court rules prosecutor engaged in unconstitutional racial discrimination during jury selection. Farella Braun + Martel’s Pro Bono Program has won another significant victory for Marvin Pete Walker Jr., one of the longest-serving inmates on California’s death row, with the...
July 21, 2020 Media Coverage
Major Lake County Resort Development Approved
Napa Valley Register
Katherine Philippakis, chair of Farella's Wine Industry Group, was quoted in the Napa Valley Registe r article, "Major Lake County Resort Development Approved." The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a massive resort development known as the...
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...
June 1, 2020 Media Coverage
EPA Narrows States’ Veto Power Over Infrastructure Projects
Bloomberg Law
Environmental Law Partner Sarah Bell spoke to Bloomberg Law about EPA rule (RIN:2040-AF86), which aims to discourage coastal states from relying on part of the Clean Water Act to block fossil fuel projects that pass through their states. Read...
May 15, 2020 Media Coverage
Cyber Insurance Demand Heats Up As COVID-19 Hacks Rise
Tyler Gerking spoke to Law360 for the article "Cyber Insurance Demand Heats Up As COVID-19 Hacks Rise." As far as insurance coverage being available for fines and penalties that arise out of privacy and data security laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, Tyler...
May 5, 2020 Media Coverage
Coronavirus: Can tech allay the dangers of the Bay Area office of the future?
San Francisco Chronicle
Rebecca Stephens spoke to the San Francisco Chronicle about legal considerations that could potentially hinder a return to physical work as much as technological ones. Link to the article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Coronavirus-Can-tech-allay-the-dangers-of-the-15246378.php
April 27, 2020 Media Coverage
Lawyers See Maui Opinion as Grounds to Challenge Trump Water Rule
Bloomberg Law
Environmental law partner Sarah Bell was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, "Lawyers See Maui Opinion as Grounds to Challenge Trump Water Rule." In the article, Sarah said the Maui holding will be used as “confirmation that the courts...
April 23, 2020 Media Coverage
SCOTUS Clean Water Act Test ‘Devastating’ for Industry
Bloomberg Law
Sarah Bell commented on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying that the Clean Water Act can be used to regulate pollution that travels through groundwater. The case is  County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et al. , case...
April 20, 2020 Media Coverage
Coronavirus Slowing PFAS Testing, Cleanup Efforts Across U.S.
Bloomberg Law
Farella environmental law partner Sarah Bell spoke to Bloomberg Law about PFAS pollution testing delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In the article, Sarah commented that multiple months of delays are likely to affect federal efforts to curb PFAS...
April 13, 2020 Media Coverage
In Novel Case, Insurer Sues Own Law Firm After Data Breach
Law360
Tyler Gerking was quoted in the Law360 article "In Novel Case, Insurer Sues Own Law Firm After Data Breach." In the article Tyler said, "This case shows some of the hazards that all companies face when they choose to not...