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California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration Permitted by Ninth Circuit

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In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently reversed a district court’s order enjoining the enforcement of California Assembly Bill 51 (“AB51”), which is codified as Labor Code section 432.6. The statute prohibits requiring arbitration of California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) and Labor Code claims as a …Read more

Negotiating with Your Landlord After Commercial Eviction Moratoriums Expire

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During the pandemic, a spirit of we’re all in this together took some of the edge off the normally tense relationship between landlords and commercial renters. Government relief and emergency regulations helped. But now as commercial eviction moratorium protections run out, the relationship will return to normal, albeit a normal flooded with complexities, scattered in …Read more

Owning a Data Center – an Increasingly Popular Real Estate Asset Class

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Data centers have migrated from being something of an “alternative” real estate asset class to a mainstream asset class in recent years. With the advent of 5G networks, data intensive technologies, and the continued digitization of our professional and personal lives, strong demand for data centers is expected to continue well into the future despite …Read more

Continuing the Family Business After Its Founder Dies

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Managing a family business is difficult enough when the founding generation is still alive. When the founders pass, however, the legal, business and family issues become much more complex because the adult decision makers that everyone relied upon, respected, and listened to, are gone. The children of Robert Smith – Mary, Josh and Matthew – …Read more

How to Better Run Your Family Owned Business

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Defining and navigating roles and responsibilities in any business is fundamental to the success of that enterprise. To create a culture of professionalism and accountability, every member of the team must have distinct and clear responsibilities. This is often easier said than done in the unique environments that frequently define family businesses. Often, a family …Read more