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January 26, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to announce that J. Craig Cartwright has officially begun his position as the new office Managing Shareholder in Arizona. He spent the last several months working with Paul M. Weiser, the Arizona office Managing Shareholder since 2005, to ensure a smooth transition.
“It’s been a privilege to serve as office managing shareholder for the past 16 years,” said Weiser
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Shareholders Mercedes O. Martin and Masahisa Mitsunaga were both recognized as 2021 Minority Leaders of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Mercedes Martin specializes in real estate transactions, with an emphasis on real estate secured transactions, tax credit finance and equity investments. She Co-Chairs the Firm’s Community Development Finance group. Ms
California, USA
January 21, 2020
Credit Chronometer
A Housing Policy Wish List under a Biden/Harris Administration
By: Joseph Cioffi
"2020 (and, by the looks of it, 2021) has taught us that predicting the future is no longer merely a fool’s errand as not even Nostradamus would find success in the prognostication business these days
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"California Cases To Watch In 2021"
Law360
By: Dorothy Atkins
"Mary-Christine 'M.C.' Sungaila, chair of the appellate practice at Buchalter, said COVID-19 disruptions have lasted for so long that court dockets are overloaded and judges want to move ahead with in-person jury trials as best they can, with criminal cases taking priority
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"Calif. Real Estate Regulations, Legislation To Watch In 2021"
Law360
By Andrew McIntyre
"Since the passage of Prop. 13 in 1978, commercial and residential properties in the state have only been reassessed for tax purposes when they've sold, and lawmakers and special interest groups have been trying to rewrite the law for decades.
Voters in November rejected a so-called split roll change to Prop. 13 by voting down Prop
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Marijuana Business Daily
"New California cannabis health-warning label requirement could trigger swell of industry lawsuits"
By: John Schroyer
"Legal experts said such a mandate often is enforced not by state regulators but by private plaintiffs and attorneys. That practice has morphed into a cottage industry in California targeting cannabis manufacturers and some retailers.
“The bounty hunters will be able to start regulating and enforcing those come Jan
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Bloomberg Law
"Jewish-Owned Art Sold in Nazi Era at Center of SCOTUS Case (2)"
By: Kimberly Robinson
"There’s a real tension for the justices in this case, said M.C. Sungaila, who filed a similar case last year that the justices refused to consider.
“We can all agree that this was bad and something should be done about it, but should it be done here?” said Sungaila, a shareholder with Buchalter
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The Recorder
"California Justice Leondra Kruger Sees Spotlight Amid Biden Transition"
By: Cheryl Miller
"Almost six years ago, then-Gov. Jerry Brown found himself defending his nomination of Leondra Kruger to the California Supreme Court.
Critics wanted to know why Brown didn’t pick a practicing California attorney or judge. Why go with a U.S
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Buchalter attorneys represented Transamerica in the $650 million sale of San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid Center, the largest U.S. real estate deal since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sale includes the entire Transamerica Pyramid block, and was the first time this entire block traded since the Pyramid was built in 1972
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., November 20, 2020 - – Buchalter is pleased to announce the promotions of Northern California based Benjamin H. Heuer, and Scottsdale based Shaleen D. Brewer and Renee M. Shprecher to Shareholder.
“We are excited to share the news of these well-deserved promotions - Ben, Shaleen, and Renee represent Buchalter exceptionally well,” said Adam J. Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer
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November 10, 2020 – Buchalter is pleased to welcome Kirsten Day newest Shareholder and member of its Real Estate practice group in Portland. Day brings over 20 years of experience to her national practice in leasing, acquisition/disposition, development and financing of regional shopping centers and other retail properties, Class A office buildings and industrial properties.
“We are thrilled to welcome Kirsten to the Firm,” said Adam Bass, Buchalter President and Chief Executive Officer
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Shareholders Tracy A. Warren and Laura L. Nichols have both been been selected as 2020 “Leaders in Law” Finalists by the San Diego Business Journal.
Tracy Warren is member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Firm’s San Diego office. Ms. Warren represents both national and international clients in employment matters involving single plaintiff and class action defense
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October 26, 2020
By: Neil Haggerty
Banks, PPP recipients caught in bind between two SBA rescue programs
Michael Flynn commented on whether Congress might consider including the amounts of SBA Emergency Disaster Injury Loan grants in the SBA Payroll Protection Plan loan amounts eligible for loan forgiveness.
“Congress may have interest as a policy matter to do something similar to PPP forgiveness with the grant portion of EIDL
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Buchalter is proud to announce it has been nationally ranked in 11 practice areas and regionally ranked in 46 practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” recognition is based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and a review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process
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Buchalter is pleased to announce the establishment of the Kaufman Appellate Fellowship Program, named in honor of California Supreme Court Justice Marcus Kaufman, who founded the appellate practice at Buchalter upon his retirement from the bench thirty years ago. The Fellowship provides recent law school graduates with appellate advocacy experience early in their careers and is intended to serve as a launching pad into a judicial clerkship or an appellate career.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 22, 2020. Buchalter is pleased to announce the formation of a new industry group exclusively focused on the exponentially-growing and ever-evolving agribusiness industry. Over the past several decades, Buchalter’s agribusiness practice has expanded to the representation of some of the largest and most innovative players in the industry, now utilizing thirty lawyers across multiple practice groups
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Los Angeles, October 14, 2020 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the recent addition of five new attorneys. C. Dennis Loomis joined as a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Los Angeles. Stacey Ravetta joined in Seattle as a member of the Intellectual Property and Corporate Practice Groups. Sandy Isaac joined San Diego as a member of the Estate Planning practice. Michelle K. Meek is a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group in San Diego and Matthew T
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Buchalter is pleased to announce Shareholders, M.C. Sungaila and Damaris Medina were named Top Women in Business in Orange County nominees by the Orange County Business Journal. Ms. Sungaila is Chair of the Firm’s Appellate practice group and a highly regarded appellate attorney who has briefed and argued appeals raising cutting-edge and fundamental business issues for over two decades. Ms
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Beginning as an effort to educate the public about issues related to disabilities and employment, Congress declared the first week of each October “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week in 1945. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month, changing the name to National Disability Employment Awareness Month
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New California Law Aims to Protect Financial Entities Serving the Legal Cannabis Industry
September 30, 2020
By Katherine Proctor
"Richard Ormond, a shareholder at Buchalter Law Firm in Los Angeles whose practice areas include cannabis and banking, said in an email that the bill's impact on the industry "will be nominal at this time without clearer guidelines and regulations from the federal government
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Buchalter is pleased to announce the welcome additions of Joseph K. Fletcher III and Laura Lamb Nichols to its Tax & Estate Planning and Corporate Law Practice Groups.
Based in Buchalter’s Los Angeles office, Fletcher has over 25 years of tax law experience. His international practice includes matters involving the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, resolution of tax controversies, and international taxation. He is also a member of the Firm’s Corporate Practice Group
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Buchalter represented Burgess Cellars, a revered 27-acre vineyard planted with vines in the 1880s, in its sale to Lawrence Family Vineyards. Burgess Cellars was originally purchased by Tom Burgess and Linda Burgess in 1972, one of the first of two dozen wineries in the Napa Valley. For the last twenty years, Burgess Cellars was helmed by the second generation of the family as Steven and Jim Burgess continued their father's tradition of producing age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon
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Following a nine-day, first ever Zoom arbitration trial on a contractual fraud case relating to the sale of a business, Buchalter Shareholder Gabriel Green obtained a victorious Arbitrator’s Award in favor of Buchalter client Marc Haberman and his company, United Partners Limited, LLC. After having purchased a tax resolution business for $2.5 million, Mr
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These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
Law360
August 31, 2020
Buchalter has been ranked by Law360 as having one of the highest percentage of minority equity partners for law firms with 251-600 attorneys. Overall, Law360 recognized 40 law firms who are "outpacing their peers as the legal industry works towards increasing minority representation in their top ranks