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Firm Publications 08/31/2010 Tip Pooling Law: Employees Cannot Sue
Press Releases 08/24/2010 14 Wendel Rosen Attorneys Honored As Northern California Super Lawyers, 2 As Rising Stars
Firm Publications 08/20/2010 New Case Holds That Title Company Has No Liability When It Gratuitously Provides Erroneous Title Information
Firm Publications 08/11/2010 The "Chipotle Experience" - A Substitute Experience Violates The ADA
Press Releases 08/05/2010 Wendel Rosen Receives Corporate Philanthropy Award
Press Releases 07/29/2010 Wendel Rosen Earns B Corporation Certification
Articles 06/23/2010 Stormwater Regulation Update; EPA Expanding Program
Articles 06/22/2010 Security Deposit Storm
Press Releases 05/28/2010 Wendel Rosen Adds Business Attorney Karen Balderama
Firm Publications 05/11/2010 No "Free Look" For Buyers: California Supreme Court Addresses Consideration and Enforceability Issues in Real Estate Purchase Contracts
Firm Publications 04/29/2010 The Wendel Report: Real Estate & Environmental, Spring 2010
Firm Publications 04/27/2010 Expansion of Storm Water Regulation Underway
Firm Publications 04/27/2010 Reporting Entity Changes in Ownership: New Penalties?
Firm Publications 04/27/2010 CALGreen: Its Impact on New Construction in California and Third-Party Certifications
Firm Publications 04/27/2010 Your Tenant Goes Bust - What Next?
Firm Publications 04/27/2010 REO Pre-Foreclosure Due Diligence: Selecting the Lender's Team
Firm Publications 03/31/2010 The New "Classic" Divisibility: Pre-Liability Apportionment By Degree
Articles 03/08/2010 Cooking Up Business: Lawyers Put Food on Table as Oakland Eateries Boom
Press Releases 03/08/2010 Six Wendel Rosen Real Estate Partners Named to Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition 2010
Press Releases 03/12/2010 Colliers International and Wendel Rosen Sponsor "Fool's Gold: Real Worth Versus Perceived Worth in Today's Economy"
Press Releases 03/03/2010 Civil Rights Suit Filed Against Fairfield Police for Racial Profiling, Battery and False Arrest at Local In-N-Out Burger
Press Releases 02/25/2010 Charles Hansen Selected as Oakland Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
Firm Publications 02/08/2010 Climate Change Corner: National Climate Change Legislation Struggling & BAAQMD Update on CEQA Thresholds
Firm Publications 01/22/2010 Federal Estate Tax: A Closer Look
Firm Publications 12/31/2009 2010 Employment Law Update: Get Ready for the New Year
Press Releases 12/16/2009 Ciochon, Marquez and Murai Elevated to Partner
Firm Publications 12/16/2009 RESPA Update: Enforcement Delay a Call to Action
Firm Publications 12/15/2009 Navigating Troubled Times
Firm Publications 12/15/2009 New Case Allows Tip Pooling Between the Front and Back of the House
Firm Publications 12/15/2009 Potential Pitfalls for New Liquor Licenses
Firm Publications 12/15/2009 Unintentional Violation of ADA Laws Can Lead to Financial Liability
Firm Publications 12/15/2009 The Wendel Report: Restaurants & Wineries, Winter 2009
Firm Publications 12/15/2009 Breaking a Lease: The Tenant's Legal Liability
Articles 12/01/2009 Renegotiating Lease Terms in Difficult Economic Times
Firm Publications 11/20/2009 Tax Relief Passed for Businesses with Net Operating Losses
Firm Publications 11/19/2009 Further Information on Climate Change Seminar: Agencies Give Guidance
Press Releases 11/18/2009 Mark Epstein Joins Real Estate Litigation Practice
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 Kids Bite Back: The Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act Has Sharp Teeth
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 The Greening of Chemistry: California's New Initiative
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 A Future For Stigma Damages
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 The Wendel Report: Real Estate & Environmental, Winter 2009
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 Title Due Diligence – What You Need to Know When Evaluating Distressed Properties
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 Regulatory Update: The Construction Industry Comes Back to Face a New Storm Water Permit September 2009
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 What Lurks Below?? Possible CERCLA Liability
Firm Publications 11/11/2009 Climate Change Corner: Legislative and Regulatory Updates, Analysis and Comment
Firm Publications 10/23/2009 Attention Retailers: Requests for E-mail May Be Illegal
Firm Publications 10/14/2009 Labor Commissioner Decides Reduced Work Schedule and Pay May Not Affect Employee's Exempt Status
Firm Publications 10/09/2009 Green Building Report: Getting Credit for What You Do
Articles 10/01/2009 Use Caution When Making Green Claims
Firm Publications 09/17/2009 BAAQMD District GHG Thresholds of Significance Will Have Wide Impact
Firm Publications 09/24/2009 New Court Decision – GHG Emitters Liable Under Federal Nuisance Law
Firm Publications 09/04/2009 The Perfect Storm: New Permit Regulation for Storm Water Discharge at Construction Sites
Press Releases 08/11/2009 Wendel Rosen Named to “Hot List” of Top 20 Midsize Law Firms
Press Releases 08/05/2009 Fifteen Wendel Rosen Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Firm Publications 07/21/2009 Lease Renegotiation and Exit Strategies Seminar - Program Materials
Firm Publications 07/22/2009 Second Subdivision Map Extension Measure Affords Developers Additional Relief
Firm Publications 07/06/2009 Commuter Benefits: An Easy, Effective Way for an Employer to be Green
Press Releases 06/29/09 William Acevedo Appointed to Healthy Child Healthy World Organization Board
Articles 06/18/2009 Where Land Meets Water
Firm Publications 06/10/2009 GHG & CEQA Seminar - Program Materials
Firm Publications 06/09/2009 Getting Your Project Approved
Articles 06/01/2009 GM Needs Green Excitement
Articles 05/26/2009 Greenwashing to Come Under FTC Scrutiny
Firm Publications 05/20/2009 Cap & Trade Seminar - Program Materials
Firm Publications 05/06/2009 CERCLA Clarified (Yet Again!)
Press Releases 04/24/2009 Wendel Rosen Marks 100-Year Milestone by Giving Back
Firm Publications 04/07/2009 Stimulus Plan Update
Firm Publications 04/07/2009 The Wendel Report: Real Estate & Environmental, Spring 2009
Firm Publications 04/07/2009 When a Tentative Map Falls In Your Lap
Firm Publications 04/07/2009 Recent Cases Involving the Enforceability of Purchase and Sale Agreements
Firm Publications 04/07/2009 Contaminated Property: Who is Left Holding the Bag in a Down Economy?
Firm Publications 04/07/2009 Buying Leases Out of Bankruptcy: An Opportunity for Strong Tenants
Firm Publications 03/26/2009 State of California v. Allstate Insurance Company
Firm Publications 03/04/2009 And You Thought CERCLA Was Complicated Before . . . Just Wait!!!
Articles 03/01/2009 Green Building and Climate Change
Press Releases 02/11/2009 Wendel Rosen Honored by Bay Area Leadership Foundation
Firm Publications 02/06/2009 Salmon and Grapes May Not Mix: Will a New Lawsuit Impact Northern California's Agriculture Industry?
Articles 02/01/2009 Key Issues in Negotiating Retail Leases
Firm Publications 01/22/2009 California Court Upholds $2.5 Million Fine Against Corporate Officers for Violation of Underground Storage Tank Laws
Press Releases 12/02/2008 Anagha Dandekar Clifford Joins Wendel Rosen
Firm Publications 12/01/2008 New UST Guidelines in the Works: California LUFT Manual
Firm Publications 12/01/2008 Open Season on Enforcement: Water Board Enforcement Update
Firm Publications 12/01/2008 CEQA and Climate Change: The Uncertainty Continues
Firm Publications 12/01/2008 The Wendel Report: Environmental, Winter 2008
Firm Publications 12/01/2008 The Public Trust Takes to the Sky
Firm Publications 12/01/2008 Lack of Remedy for Corps' Jurisdictional Determination
Press Releases 11/13/2008 Wendel Rosen Welcomes Penn Butler
Articles 11/11/2008 Reining in the Wild West of Green Building Advertising
Firm Publications 10/29/2008 UST Fund: Low on Funds - Delay in Reimbursements
Press Releases 10/28/2008 Don Simon Honored with U.S. Green Building Council's "Green Super Hero" Special Achievement Award
Press Releases 10/20/2008 Leonard E. Marquez Appointed to Board of Contra Costa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Articles 10/08/2008 Under Review: Cable Connection Bucks Previous Rulings on Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards
Press Releases 09/19/2008 Wendel Rosen Secures Ground Lease for First LEED Certified Shopping Center in California
Firm Publications 09/16/2008 Green Building Carbon Credits
Articles 09/15/2008 Stormwater Regulation Update: Rough Waters in California
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 Guarantor Liability - A Litigation Perspective
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 The Wendel Report: Restaurants & Wineries, Fall 2008
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 The Wendel Report: Real Estate, Fall 2008
Articles 09/01/2008 It's Easier Being Green
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 Negotiating Selected Ground Lease Provisions
Articles 09/01/2008 Pick the Right Trademark... And Protect It
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 The Winery and the "Rockstar" Winemaker: The Keys to Success
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 Important Issues in Negotiating Restaurant Leases
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 Entitlement or Bust: Issues to Consider for Owners of Property with Development Potential
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 What is a Trademark?
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 The Oakland Restaurant Renaissance
Firm Publications 09/01/2008 Green Your Restaurant
Firm Publications 08/22/2008 Services Propose Raising the Bar for Endangered Species Act Consultations
Firm Publications 08/08/2008 Building Downturn Leads Governor to Sign Legislative Relief for Developers
Firm Publications 07/25/2008 New Meal and Rest Period Case May Offer Some Relief to Employers
Firm Publications 07/22/2008 Surprise - The "No-Surprises Rule" Is Not Applicable to the Endangered Species Act
Press Releases 07/18/2008 Ed Wilson Honored at African American Excellence in Business Awards
Firm Publications 06/20/2008 State Provides Interim Informal Guidance for Assessing Greenhouse Gas Impacts Under CEQA
Articles 07/01/2008 Legal Update: Property Owners Push Compensation Boundaries for Temporary Construction Easements
Press Releases 07/08/2008 Beth Koh Joins Wendel Rosen
Press Releases 07/02/2008 William Acevedo Elected to Board of Directors of East Bay Regional Parks Foundation
Firm Publications 05/28/2008 Unintended Consequence of the Budget Crisis – The Spectre of the Vigilante
Articles 05/01/2008 Employee Meal and Rest Periods - An Update
Firm Publications 05/01/2008 Storm Water Compliance on Construction Sites Becoming More Complex and Costly
Press Releases 04/09/2008 Veteran Litigator Ed Wilson Joins Employment Practice
Articles 04/01/2008 The Legalese of Green
Articles 04/01/2008 Is a Real Estate Marriage Right for You?
Articles 03/24/2008 Finally, A Practical Approach to Evaluating Potential Vapor-Intrusion Problems in Real Estate Transactions
Press Releases 03/03/2008 Green Business Practice Joins 1% For the Planet
Articles 03/01/2008 Not So Smooth Sailing for Wetlands Regulation
Articles 03/01/2008 Prop. 8 May Help Down and Out Property Owners
Firm Publications 03/01/2008 On the Cutting Edge: Recent Climate Change Developments
Articles 03/01/2008 Breaking a Lease - The Tenant’s Legal Liability
Firm Publications 02/05/2008 The New Wetland Test—Even the Courts Can't Figure It Out
Press Releases 01/15/2008 Acevedo, Brandt and Tang Elevated to Partner
Press Releases 01/07/2008 Daniel Rapaport Named New Managing Partner
Firm Publications 12/14/2007 New Vapor Intrusion Legislation and Industry Standards Will Increase Costs and Time for Real Estate Transactions
Articles 12/01/2007 Renewables Hit the Roof
Firm Publications 12/01/2007 Real Estate Newsletter - Winter 2008
Firm Publications 11/30/2007 Difficulties of Post-Rapanos Wetland Guidance Prompt Extension of Comment Period
Firm Publications 11/01/2007 Financing Provisions in Commercial Ground Leases
Firm Publications 11/01/2007 California Air Resources Board May Require Greenhouse Gas Emission Reports in 2009
Firm Publications 11/01/2007 Emission Reporting – It’s Real and Starting Soon
Press Releases 10/25/2007 Garret Murai and Robert Shantz Join Wendel Rosen
Articles 10/01/2007 The Fine Print: Legal Issues in Advertising
Firm Publications 08/15/2007 Court Expands Eligibility For the UST Cleanup Fund
Articles 08/01/2007 Court Expands Eligibility for the UST Cleanup Fund
Press Releases 06/13/2007 Mark Bostick Named President of the American Jewish Committee–San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Firm Publications 06/01/2007 Post-Rapanos Guidance From Corps and EPA: "You Figure it Out."
Articles 06/01/2007 Vapor Intrusion: New Focus for Due Diligence
Firm Publications 06/01/2007 Environmental Newsletter - Summer 2007
Press Releases 05/30/2007 Kurt Wendlenner Joins Wendel Rosen
Articles 05/01/2007 Leading the Evolution - Translating a Personal Epiphany Into Firm Policy
Firm Publications 05/01/2007 Developers, Builders & Property Owners – New Storm Water Permit Under Construction
Firm Publications 05/01/2007 Avoid a Walk in Kenneth Cole's Shoes
Articles 05/01/2007 ADA Lawsuits—Don't Get Mad, Get Smart
Press Releases 04/11/2007 Carl Ciochon and Wendy Manley Join Wendel Rosen
Press Releases 04/02/2007 Wendel Rosen Recertified as a Green Business
Firm Publications 03/01/2007 Pros and Cons of Commercial Ground Leases
Press Releases 03/23/2007 Judith Tang Elected to the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
Press Releases 03/15/2007 Bill Acevedo Elected Vice Chair of Richmond's Economic Development Commission
Press Releases 03/07/2007 Honorable Judge Harbin-Forte to Receive California Women Lawyer's Award in Ceremony at the David I. Wendel Conference Center
Firm Publications 03/01/2007 Real Estate Newsletter - Spring 2007
Articles 03/01/2007 Environmental Liability Protection for Tenants
Press Releases 02/28/2007 Donald Simon to Speak at Launch of Business Council on Climate Change
Press Releases 02/26/2007 Bruce Flushman Joins Wendel Rosen's Environmental Practice
Press Releases 02/08/2007 Alameda County Bar Association Honors Richard Waxman
Articles 02/01/2007 California UST Fund Facilitates Brownfield Cleanup
Press Releases 01/03/2007 Bruce Lymburn Earns LEED Professional Accreditation
Press Releases 11/07/2006 Real Estate Attorneys Charles Hansen, Michael Dean Selected as Best Lawyers in America
Articles 10/31/2006 Exposure to Mold Alone Not Sufficient to Establish Damages
Articles 10/23/2006 Prepare or Perish: How Apartment Owners Protect Against Catastrophic Mold Loss
Articles 10/01/2006 Strategies for Cost Recovery and Development after Cooper v. Aviall
Press Releases 09/20/2006 Neal Parish Elected Chair of Oakland's Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Articles 09/01/2006 Health Care Businesses and the New Bankruptcy Law
Firm Publications 09/01/2006 Real Estate Newsletter - Fall 2006
Articles 09/01/2006 Asset Protection Planning: An Overview
Press Releases 08/24/2006 Gregory Jung Joins Wendel Rosen
Articles 08/06/2006 Clear as Mud - Supreme Court Provides Scant Guidance for Determining Federal Jurisdiction Over Wetlands
Articles 08/01/2006 When is a Client Claim an Insurance Claim?
Firm Publications 08/01/2006 Prop 64: Changes to California's Unfair Competition Law
Press Releases 07/17/2006 Thomas Palmer, Matt Dambrov and Rebecca Powlan Join Wendel
Press Releases 06/26/2006 Gillian Ross Elected to British American Business Council Board of Directors
Firm Publications 04/01/2006 Notorious Disabled Litigant Entitled to Pursue Access Lawsuits
Articles 03/24/2006 Employer Liability for Bullies, and For Employees That Get Along Too Well
Articles 02/01/2006 Are You At Risk? How to Protect Yourself From ADA Lawsuits
Articles 09/01/2005 Employers Can Deduct Money Owed By Employees From Their Wages... Sometimes
Articles 06/01/2005 Get It In Writing
Articles 12/01/2004 Anti-Harassment Training To Become Mandatory
Articles 12/01/2004 Think Ahead! 2005 Employment Law Update
Articles 06/01/2004 How Disability Access Lawsuits Impact Businesses
Firm Publications 03/01/2004 Environmental Newsletter - Spring 2004
Firm Publications 09/01/2003 Environmental Newsletter - Fall 2003
Press Releases 08/19/2003 Wendel Rosen Certified As a Green Business
Firm Publications 01/01/2003 On the March: When Employees Must Leave for Military Duty