As a result of the severe storms in California at the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023, in February of this year the IRS extended substantially all tax filing and payment dates until October 16, 2023...

Big news in the CERCLA world: USEPA (EPA) announced it is retaining the CERCLA hazardous substance designations for PFOA and PFOS.

The California Proposition 65 short-form warning saga continues. We authored articles in both Bloomberg Law and Corporate Compliance...

Many in the real estate industry are familiar with the term cost segregation study. A cost segregation study identifies components within buildings that can be depreciated...

As a result of the wildfires in Los Angeles County, California, on January 10, 2025, the IRS extended substantially all tax filing and payment dates until October 15, 2025...

Litigation Partners, Ann Lee and Gregg Martin, published the article, "Do You Know About the Equitable Buyout Remedy for Fraud?", to The Recorder.

As was widely published last week, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued its long-awaited Final Rule which prohibits employers from entering into non-compete agreements...

We hope that your new year is off to a wonderful start! If one of your resolutions is to make sure your employment forms are up to date, our first Laboring Oar newsletter of 2024...

Acrylamide, a Proposition 65-listed substance that naturally forms in the cooking and heating of many plant-based foods, has been the focus...

On February 18, 2026, CalRecycle published several components of the SB 54 statewide needs assessment, including five technical reports and a Synthesis Report summarizing the overall findings.

Environmental attorneys Sedina Banks, Sherry Jackman, and Bryce Lourié authored an article in Resource Recycling titled "First-person perspective: Key developments in California's plastic laws."

Partners Sedina Banks and Sherry Jackman authored, "Green Marketing: Tips to Avoid the Dirty Consequences of Greenwashing" in Lady Justice - A Publication of the Primerus Women Lawyers Section.

On March 20, 2026, we attended the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54) Advisory Board Meeting.

If California's SB 54 rulemaking process feels familiar, that's because it is. CalRecycle has withdrawn proposed implementing regulations—signaling continued...

In much anticipated news for followers of PFAS, or so-called "forever chemicals," USEPA announced today final, enforceable drinking water standards (MCLs) for six PFAS...

California’s new food date labeling requirements under Assembly Bill (AB) 660 take effect on July 1, and regulated businesses will need to ensure they have adjusted their labeling practices to comply.

On February 19, 2026, we attended the Circular Action Alliance ("CAA") California EPR Update Webinar.

Litigation Partner Julia Haye was featured on Entertainment Tonight, where she discussed California Probate Code Section 250, commonly known as the “Slayer Statute,” in connection with Nick Reiner's bid to access his $1.5 million trust fund, which trustees have moved to block under the statute as he faces charges of murdering his parents.

Litigation Partner James Molen authored "Galette v. Goodell: Federal Judge Tosses Athlete's $300M Racial Bias Suit" in Professional Sports and the Law.

Litigation partner Doug Mirell authored "Behind SAG-AFTRA's Long-Awaited Victory in IMDb Birthday Display Battle," a guest column published by The Hollywood Reporter.