Wine

Tyler Gerking, chair of Farella's Insurance Recovery Group, was quoted in the Napa Valley Register article, "North Bay Wineries Taking Insurers to Court Over Denied Smoke Taint Claims." In the article, Tyler said he would expect to see more of this...

The 2019 edition of Legal 500 United States recognized Farella Braun + Martel among the top firms in the Construction, Land Use/Zoning, and Not-for-Profit practice areas. Recognized attorneys include: Construction Adam Dawson CJ Higley Chris Gribble (Rising Star) Jeffrey...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 22, 2019: Farella Braun + Martel LLP is pleased to announce the election of senior associates Quinn Arntsen and Daniel Callaway to the partnership effective January 1, 2019. “Quinn and Dan are incredibly talented lawyers and...

SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 6, 2018): Farella Braun + Martel LLP represented Terroir Capital LLC, an investment firm that invests in hospitality and wine properties, in its sale of the Qupé wine brand and inventory to Vintage Wine Estates. With...

SAN FRANCISCO (July 30, 2018): Farella Braun + Martel represented Terroir Capital LLC, an investment firm that invests in hospitality and wine properties, in its acquisition of the 50% of Sonoma-based Wind Gap Wines that Terroir did not already own...

SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, May 2, 2018 – Farella Braun + Martel LLP is proud to announce the selection of partner Katherine Philippakis to the Daily Journal ’s 2018 list of California’s Top Women Lawyers. The annual list recognizes the...

Napa Valley Register September 22, 2017 "Challenged by a Housing Developer, Truchard Winery Wins Napa County Approval" Katherine Philippakis was mentioned for her work assisting long-time local grape-growing family Truchard Winery to navigate a disagreement with a housing developer to win...

SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, May 31, 2017: Farella Braun + Martel LLP represented Napa cult winery Ovid in its sale to the owners of Napa Valley’s Silver Oak and Twomey wineries. Ovid is an estate vineyard and winery located on...

Farella Braun + Martel founding partner Frank Farella was honored at the Business of Wine Leadership dinner at the Culinary Institute of America’s new Napa, California campus, the former site of Copia. The dinner was conceived by Jeff Menashe...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 2, 2016: Farella Braun + Martel LLP represented O'Neill Vintners & Distillers in its acquisition of Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles, Calif. The sale included the Robert Hall production facilities, hospitality center, inventory, vineyards and...

SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2016: Farella Braun + Martel LLP is proud to announce partner Ryan Lowther’s selection to the Daily Journal ’s 2016 list of the “Top 40 Under 40” attorneys in California. Lowther is recognized for his...

SAN FRANCISCO/ST. HELENA, April 20, 2016 – Farella Braun + Martel LLP is proud to announce Katherine Philippakis’ selection to the Daily Journal ’s 2016 list of California’s “Top Women Lawyers.” The annual list recognizes 100 leading women lawyers...

Farella Braun + Martel served as U.S. counsel to Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. in its acquisition of Diageo Plc’s U.S. wine operations. The Farella deal team was led by business transactions partner Daniel Cohn and included business transactions attorneys Jeffrey...