As we have noted in our past posts, it appears that the commercial real estate market in Southern California has come back. And with such real estate at a premium, large private equity groups are purchasing warehouses, vacant retail locations and office buildings...
Any member of an HOA board or management company is aware the extreme costs lawsuits can pose to the association no matter how frivolous the suit is. Homeowner's associations can greatly benefit from the use of Motions for Sanctions under California's Code of Civil...
Last week, it was reported that a San Diego corporation, Trovagene, Inc., fired and initiated business litigation against two of its executives - CEO Antonius Schuh and CFO Stephen Zaniboni. In that lawsuit, the corporation alleges that the two executives...
Many Americans are becoming all too familiar with the news that another large business has been the victim of a cyber attack. The most recent victims were two prominent, white-collar law firms based in New York City: Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Weil Gotshal...
There's some truth to the old adage "hope springs eternal." In most regions of the country, this is associated with the changing of winter to spring and the optimism that comes with it. Even though it is spring time for most of the year in our region, the optimism for...
We're once again excited to partner with the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce and Savvy Women Wealth Management to celebrate women-owned businesses and professionals at "Glamour, Glitz, Hats & Heels, an afternoon tea and social." This second annual signature afternoon...
Late last week the California Assembly and Senate passed Senate Bill 3 (Leno - D), which will increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2022 (2023 for a business with less than 50 employees). The bill is now headed to Governor Brown's desk and he is...
If you own property or a house in the California Coastal Commission's jurisdiction (the "Coastal Zone"), and you're in need of a coastal development permit, here are five things you should know and consider.(1) As part of the application to the California Coastal...
With many people's familiarity with terms such as "executor" or "personal representative," clients are often confused when we discuss a revocable trust as an estate planning instrument and they hear new terms such as "trustor", "trustee", and "beneficiary." Below we...
In a move that many people would consider questionable, Bill Cosby moved forward to use an umbrella policy tied to his homeowners' insurance to pay his legal fees and any potential judgments stemming from the litigation brought against him. This attempt, however, has...