12/21/2015 9:01:00 PM California Supreme Court Rejects CEQA Guideline Requiring Analysis of the Existing Environment’s Impacts on a Proposed Project By Steven Vettel A unanimous California Supreme Court has held that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) generally does not require an analysis...
12/18/2015 9:01:00 PM FAST Act Amendments to Securities Laws Improve Access to Capital Markets By Farella Braun and Martel The new Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) builds upon several securities laws contained in the Jumpstart Our...
12/18/2015 9:01:00 PM What the Toxic Substances Control Act Overhaul Means to Manufacturers By Robert Hines The U.S. Senate passed the long-pending bill (S. 697) to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act, which will bolster the government’s...
12/17/2015 9:01:00 PM Systemic Cyber Risks and the Internet of Things By Tyler Gerking Companies’ awareness of “cyber” risks has increased significantly because of large and highly publicized data security breaches, such as...
12/17/2015 9:01:00 PM U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Important Case Affecting Development in Wetlands By Sarah Bell A critical part of the permitting process for many development projects is obtaining federal and state wetland permits. The key wetland...
12/9/2015 9:01:00 PM CPA-Client Privilege Doesn't Extend to Criminal Proceedings By Janice Reicher Chandra Andrade It's Monday morning and your client, who recently retained you for estate tax planning advice, informs you that the IRS is auditing her...
12/3/2015 9:01:00 PM California’s New Transfer on Death Deed By Farella Braun and Martel As of January 1, 2016, California law allows the use of transfer on death (TOD) deeds for real property. A TOD deed is a revocable...
10/26/2015 5:47:00 PM Corporate Practice Portfolio Series: Doing Business in States Other Than California By Philip Peters Jeff Hamilton Download a PDF of this piece The decision to do business in California will necessarily subject the enterprise to certain requirements of...