Allen Matkins

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865 South Figueroa Street, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017, United States
Phone: (213) 622-5555
Areas Of Practice
  • Administrative Law
  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business Torts
  • Class Action
  • Commercial Law & Contracts
  • Construction Law
  • Debtor/Creditor
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Environmental Law
  • Finance & Banking
  • Government
  • Health
  • Immigration Law
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor & Employment Law
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Privacy
  • Products Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Science, Computers, & Tech
  • Securities Law
  • Taxation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Transportation
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
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Locations
Other U.S. Locations
  • California
  • New York
Number of Attorneys
200+ Attorneys

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 4.18.25

The Trump administration is moving to effectively eliminate a crucial protection in the half-century-old federal Endangered Species Act by redefining a single word: harm. A proposed rule, issued this Wednesday from the U.S. Fish…more
 /  Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Renewable Energy Update 4.17.25

Fighting about rooftop solar in California never seems to get old. Kicking off the latest conflict is legislation that would reduce the benefits that longtime solar customers receive for extra electricity they produce and export…more
 /  Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law

Nevada Supreme Court: Chapter 7 Filing Defeats Shareholder Breach Of Fiduciary Claim

Globe Photos, Inc. owned a portfolio of millions of images of celebrities and musicians, including Marilyn Monroe, the Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix, some taken by famous photographers such as Frank Worth.  Despite these assets,…more
 /  Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Business Torts

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Takes Another Run On Nevada Move

Last year, I reported that the stockholders of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. had failed to approve a proposal to convert the corporation from a Delaware to a Nevada corporation.  The company has not given up on the…more
 /  Business Organizations, Securities Law

What is the outlook for the office sector right now?

“The 'flight to quality' continues. Office building landlords with space available in upscale buildings (with state-of-the-art amenities) located in hot submarkets are very active right now. Most companies have realized…more
 /  Real Estate - Commercial

The Possible Securities Act Implications Of Harvard's "Nyet" To Government Civil Rights Reform Demands

Last week, the United States General Services Administration, Department of Education, and Department of Health and Human Services sent a letter to Alan M. Garber, the President of Harvard University, and Penny Pritzker, Lead…more
 /  Civil Rights, Securities Law, Taxation

When Do Blue Sky Laws Apply?

In my experience, many securities lawyers are well versed in the federal securities laws, but have little experience with state securities laws.  This is understandable because federal law in many cases preempts state…more
 /  Securities Law

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 4.11.25

President Trump issued an executive order this Tuesday taking aim at state and local climate change laws and policies, including California’s landmark market program for reducing greenhouse gases. The order directs U.S. Attorney…more
 /  Agriculture, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law

Are Many Nasdaq Global Select Corporations Subject To The California General Corporation Law?

Only a few publicly traded corporations are incorporated in California.  Most either started life in Delaware or later decamped to that state (and more recently other states).  Nonetheless, many of these corporations have their…more
 /  Business Organizations, Conflict of Laws, Securities Law

Renewable Energy Update 4.10.25

At a March 25 hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, seven major U.S. grid operators, including the California Independent System Operator, testified that the nation’s power system is under mounting…more
 /  Energy & Utilities

California Court Clarifies CEQA Tribal Consultation Duties in First Published AB 52 Decision

On March 14, 2025, the California Court of Appeal for the First District issued the first published opinion interpreting Assembly Bill 52 (AB 52), the law governing tribal consultation procedures under the California…more
 /  Environmental Law, Indigenous Peoples, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

The UCC, Passover And Another Public Company Plans Delaware Exit

In recognition of the beginning of Passover at sunset tomorrow, today's post reprises this post from 2015..…more
 /  Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 4.9.25

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has released a rezoning plan to allow taller buildings along transit routes from the Marina to the Sunset and Richmond districts, changes he said would accommodate 36,000 new housing units while…more
 /  Real Estate - Residential, Transportation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

For Delaware, The Garden Party May Soon Be Ending Despite SB21

In speaking with a reporter earlier this year, I observed that this proxy season will tell whether DExit has legs.  While not exactly, a flood, several well-known and lesser-known corporations have recently filed proxy…more
 /  Business Organizations, Securities Law

Delaware LLCs - "I See Trouble On the Way"

Delaware had barely birthed changes to Section 144 of its General Corporation Law when the Plumbers & Fitters Local 295 Pension Fund filed a complaint challenging those changes.  The plaintiff seeks a declaration that the…more
 /  Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law
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