May 21, 2018
The 37th Annual Real Property Law Section Retreat of the California Lawyers Association, held April 19-22, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero in San Francisco was refreshing and enjoyable. Click here to read more.
Feb 8, 2016
The 2016 Goldfarb & Lipman Annual Legislative Update provides a summary of recently enacted legislation that will impact areas of concern to our clients, including: real estate transactions, affordable housing, land use, municipal law, community economic...
Jan 4, 2016
In California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not require a public agency to consider the impact of existing...
Dec 21, 2015
On December 18, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2029, a $1.1 trillion spending bill which contained a $680 billion tax package. Click here to read more.
Dec 18, 2015
Today the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion holding that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) does not require a public agency to consider the impact of existing environmental conditions on future project users except in limited...
Dec 5, 2015
In Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“DFW”), the California Supreme Court found that a 2010 environmental impact report (“EIR”) prepared by DFW for a large-scale new town called Newhall Ranch failed to comply...
