Partner Ira Waldman had an article titled "The New Guide To Ground Lease Drafting And Negotiation" published in the Daily Journal.

California practitioners navigating residential foreclosures should take note of a significant new decision from the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.

In Episode 3, host Morgan Gallagher sits down with Lew Horne (President – Greater LA, Orange County & Inland Empire, CBRE) and Cox Castle Partner David Waite...

Welcome to Coffee With Cox Castle, a podcast focused on the real estate industry. Host and Cox Castle partner, Morgan Gallagher invites industry leaders to sit down...

With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025, achieving tax deferral through investments, in Qualified Opportunity Zones, has had a renewed interest.

Welcome back to Coffee With Cox Castle, a podcast where host and Cox Castle partner Morgan Gallagher connects with industry leaders to break down the legal, regulatory, and market forces...

On Friday, February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in which it held that the President is not authorized to impose tariffs under the International Emergency...

On Thursday, June 20, 2024, the California Supreme Court ruled that the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (the "TPA") will not appear on the November...

The California Fish and Game Commission (the "Commission") determined at its October 9-10, 2024, meeting that the proposed listing of Western Burrowing Owl "may be warranted" under the California Endangered Species Act ("CESA").

California construction contracts on private work projects routinely include the right of the paying party to withhold a percentage of the amount otherwise due during the construction of a project.

For example, underground or above-ground storage tanks that held gasoline or diesel for tractors and other farm equipment may be present, along with evidence of releases from the tanks.

In October, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 38 ("SB 38"), which amends Section 761.3 of the California Public Utilities Code to add safety requirements...

In July 2023, the Governor signed SB 149, expanding the judicial streamlining program created in 2021 pursuant to SB 7 (the Jobs and Economic Improvement Through Environmental Leadership Act of 2021).

In a potentially far-reaching move, a San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled that the California Air Resources Board failed to conduct an adequate environmental impact review before it adopted the State's AB 32 Scoping Plan in December 2008.

On February 12, 2026, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to list certain distinct populations of mountain lions in Southern California and the California Central Coast as threatened under the California...

A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax (the "HHS Tax")/...

On March 13, 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) modified General Order (GO) 167 to establish new standards for the maintenance and operation of battery...

Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the recent wildfires. While filing a fire insurance claim may be the furthest thing from one's mind when dealing with a loss...

SB 440 became effective this January and is intended to streamline-line private project construction change order claims. SB 440 applies to construction contracts entered on or after...

In the evolving world of retail leasing, both landlords and tenants are increasingly embracing fixed triple net cost provisions in their leases.