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William R. Ahern	The $5 Million Gift-Tax Exemption: Going, Going, Gone If you are planning to make significant gifts in the near future, you had better get going. The current lifetime gift-tax exemption, which is currently set at $5.12 million ($10.24 million for couples) is set to expire at…more Gift-Tax Exemption	See All Updates »
Dwight L. Armstrong	Employers Must Update Several Policies, Forms and Posters As the first four months of 2013 come to a close, employers should ensure that their human resources departments have updated several policies, forms and posters requiring attention after the first of the year. The posting of…more Arbitration Agreements, FMLA, Forms, Human Trafficking, Immigration Reform	See All Updates »
Keith Paul Bishop	Sealing A Contract May Mean Nothing Or 20 Years! The California Corporations Code endows corporations with certain rights, including the right to “adopt, use and alter” a seal. Cal. Corp. Code § 207(a). The Corporations Code does not define a “seal” but the Code of Civil…more Corporate Seals	See All Updates »
Joshua Castillo	New California Court of Appeal Decision May Affect Administration of Foreclosure-Avoidance Actions California's Legislature responded to the residential foreclosure crisis by, among other things, enacting new statutes aimed at clarifying the rights of borrowers facing foreclosure and imposing new restrictions on foreclosing…more Anti-Avoidance, Borrowers, Delinquent Borrowers, Foreclosure, Lenders	See All Updates »
Gregory Clark	Will Your Indemnity Clauses be Unenforceable on January 1, 2013? Amendments to California’s construction indemnity statutes will go into effect on January 1, 2013. Your commercial construction contracts may need to be modified or other strategies may need to be implemented or your indemnity…more Contractors, Indemnity Agreements, Subcontractors	See All Updates »
David D. Cooke	California Environmental Law and Policy Update - May 9, 2013 Environmental and Policy Focus - Gov. Brown joins move to rewrite California's Prop. 65 - The Sacramento Bee - May 7: Gov. Jerry Brown is throwing his weight behind a push to update Proposition 65, California's defense…more Auction, Carbon Emissions, Environmental Policies, Oil & Gas, Pollution Control	See All Updates »
Michelle S. Dangler	New California Employment Laws For 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, an unusually large number of new employment laws will affect private employers with employees working in California. Several of these new laws require immediate attention from most employers. Heading…more Discrimination, Pregnancy	See All Updates »
William R. Devine	Renewable Energy Update -- May 7, 2013 Renewable Energy Focus - Providing a level playing field for renewables - PV-Magazine - Apr 26: U.S. Senators have decided to level the playing field for renewable energy sources by providing investors in renewable energy…more Bureau of Land Management, Geothermal Energy, Refunds, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy	See All Updates »
Lee Edlund	Commercial Landlords in San Francisco Beware Chapter 38 of the San Francisco Administrative Code imposes new requirements on commercial leasing activities (both new leases and amendments of existing leases) in San Francisco where the leased premises contain 7,500 square…more Access, Accessibility Rules, ADA, Commercial Leases, Landlords	See All Updates »
Matthew Fogt	California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1, 2013 Beginning, July 1, 2013, all California commercial buildings with a total gross floor area of more than 50,000 square feet are required to disclose the building's energy usage in advance of any sale, lease, or financing of the…more Commercial Real Estate Market, Disclosure Requirements, Documentation, Energy Use Disclosure Requirements, Leases	See All Updates »
Lee Gotshall-Maxon	Commercial Landlords in San Francisco Beware Chapter 38 of the San Francisco Administrative Code imposes new requirements on commercial leasing activities (both new leases and amendments of existing leases) in San Francisco where the leased premises contain 7,500 square…more Access, Accessibility Rules, ADA, Commercial Leases, Landlords	See All Updates »
Patrick J. Grady	Renewable Energy Update -- December 6, 2012 In This Issue: Renewable Energy Focus - Efforts to Repeal State Renewable Energy Standards Continue; US modernizes Native Indian land regulations for renewables development; Senate gives green light to Pentagon green…more DOE, Fracking, Geothermal Energy, Green Energy, Renewable Energy	See All Updates »
Michael Holmes	Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases On July, 1, 2013, Civil Code Section 1938 goes into effect and requires commercial leases executed on and after such date to disclose whether the premises being leased have been inspected by a Certified Access Specialist, and if…more Accessibility Rules, Certified Access Specialists, Commercial Leases, Commercial Property Owners, Disclosure Requirements	See All Updates »
Tim Hsu	New California Court of Appeal Decision May Affect Administration of Foreclosure-Avoidance Actions California's Legislature responded to the residential foreclosure crisis by, among other things, enacting new statutes aimed at clarifying the rights of borrowers facing foreclosure and imposing new restrictions on foreclosing…more Anti-Avoidance, Borrowers, Delinquent Borrowers, Foreclosure, Lenders	See All Updates »
Bryan C. Jackson	Green Building Update -- May 8, 2013 Green Building Focus - The ultimate green building eats smog - Bloomberg Businessweek - Apr 26: The Manuel Gea González Hospital in Mexico City has installed a decorative, white facade made from a sophisticated new…more	See All Updates »
R. Michael Joyce	Prevailing Wages: Beware of Fee Waivers Even When They are Not Waived In a surprising determination by the Department of Industrial Relations ("DIR"), a development was found to be a "public work" under Labor Code Section 1771 when a developer, in compliance with a fee ordinance, constructed…more Construction Contracts, Land Developers, Public Works, Waivers	See All Updates »
Nancy Lundeen	Commercial Landlords in San Francisco Beware Chapter 38 of the San Francisco Administrative Code imposes new requirements on commercial leasing activities (both new leases and amendments of existing leases) in San Francisco where the leased premises contain 7,500 square…more Access, Accessibility Rules, ADA, Commercial Leases, Landlords	See All Updates »
Megan A. Mazza	New California Employment Laws For 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, an unusually large number of new employment laws will affect private employers with employees working in California. Several of these new laws require immediate attention from most employers. Heading…more Discrimination, Pregnancy	See All Updates »
Kristen L. McMichael	New California Employment Laws For 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, an unusually large number of new employment laws will affect private employers with employees working in California. Several of these new laws require immediate attention from most employers. Heading…more Discrimination, Pregnancy	See All Updates »
Mark Mengelberg	Commercial Landlords in San Francisco Beware Chapter 38 of the San Francisco Administrative Code imposes new requirements on commercial leasing activities (both new leases and amendments of existing leases) in San Francisco where the leased premises contain 7,500 square…more Access, Accessibility Rules, ADA, Commercial Leases, Landlords	See All Updates »
Marlene Moffitt	Employers Must Update Several Policies, Forms and Posters As the first four months of 2013 come to a close, employers should ensure that their human resources departments have updated several policies, forms and posters requiring attention after the first of the year. The posting of…more Arbitration Agreements, FMLA, Forms, Human Trafficking, Immigration Reform	See All Updates »
Emily L. Murray	Renewable Energy Update -- May 7, 2013 Renewable Energy Focus - Providing a level playing field for renewables - PV-Magazine - Apr 26: U.S. Senators have decided to level the playing field for renewable energy sources by providing investors in renewable energy…more Bureau of Land Management, Geothermal Energy, Refunds, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy	See All Updates »
Sandi L. Nichols	California Environmental Law and Policy Update - May 9, 2013 Environmental and Policy Focus - Gov. Brown joins move to rewrite California's Prop. 65 - The Sacramento Bee - May 7: Gov. Jerry Brown is throwing his weight behind a push to update Proposition 65, California's defense…more Auction, Carbon Emissions, Environmental Policies, Oil & Gas, Pollution Control	See All Updates »
Andrew Ouvrier	Green Building Update -- March 29, 2013 In This Issue: Green Building Focus - Father of LEED offers insight into rating system; AltBuild Expo coming to Santa Monica; Los Angeles to promote adoption of "cool roof" technology; PA bundles residential energy…more Energy Efficiency, ENERGY STAR Program, Green Buildings, LEED Certified	See All Updates »
Patrick A. Perry	Renewable Energy Update -- May 7, 2013 Renewable Energy Focus - Providing a level playing field for renewables - PV-Magazine - Apr 26: U.S. Senators have decided to level the playing field for renewable energy sources by providing investors in renewable energy…more Bureau of Land Management, Geothermal Energy, Refunds, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy	See All Updates »
Alain R'bibo	Action Required by California Commercial Landlords: New California Law Goes Into Effect July 1, 2013, Requiring Accessibility Disclosures in Commercial Leases On July, 1, 2013, Civil Code Section 1938 goes into effect and requires commercial leases executed on and after such date to disclose whether the premises being leased have been inspected by a Certified Access Specialist, and if…more Accessibility Rules, Certified Access Specialists, Commercial Leases, Commercial Property Owners, Disclosure Requirements	See All Updates »
Heather Riley	California Commercial Building Owners Must Disclose Energy Usage of the Building During Sale, Lease or Financing after July 1, 2013 Beginning, July 1, 2013, all California commercial buildings with a total gross floor area of more than 50,000 square feet are required to disclose the building's energy usage in advance of any sale, lease, or financing of the…more Commercial Real Estate Market, Disclosure Requirements, Documentation, Energy Use Disclosure Requirements, Leases	See All Updates »
Annette M. Rittmuller	New California Employment Laws For 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, an unusually large number of new employment laws will affect private employers with employees working in California. Several of these new laws require immediate attention from most employers. Heading…more Discrimination, Pregnancy	See All Updates »
John M. Scheppach	Employers Must Update Several Policies, Forms and Posters As the first four months of 2013 come to a close, employers should ensure that their human resources departments have updated several policies, forms and posters requiring attention after the first of the year. The posting of…more Arbitration Agreements, FMLA, Forms, Human Trafficking, Immigration Reform	See All Updates »
Nisha Verma	New California Employment Laws For 2013 Effective January 1, 2013, an unusually large number of new employment laws will affect private employers with employees working in California. Several of these new laws require immediate attention from most employers. Heading…more Discrimination, Pregnancy	See All Updates »

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