California Employment News: California Wage Compliance – Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
California Employment News: CA Local Minimum Wage Updates
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Adaptive Reuse: From Desks to Doorways
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 514: Listen and Learn -- Discovery (Civ Pro)
A Counterintuitive Approach to Winning Without Litigation: One-on-One with Haley Morrison
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California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 511: Listen and Learn -- Landlord/Tenant Law (Part 1)
From Permits to Penalties: A Deep Dive Into Coastal Development Law
California Employment News: Synthesizing Evidence in a Workplace Investigation – Part 3 (Featured)
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(Podcast) California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 314: Listen and Learn -- False Imprisonment and Shopkeeper’s Privilege (Torts)
(Podcast) California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
Feeling the Heat: Strategies to Keep Cool Under California's Consumers Legal Remedies Act — The Consumer Finance Podcast
The JustPod: Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing: A Discussion with Hillary Blout
The recent California appellate court decision Eshagian v. Cepeda has added a new requirement to the already detailed rules surrounding Three-Day Notices—documents landlords must serve before initiating eviction proceedings....more
The California Court of Appeal recently reaffirmed that a party’s ownership interest in real property must be clearly established before the party can have standing to bring an action for partition of the property. ...more
Taxpayer disputes involving Los Angeles’s Measure ULA, the Homelessness and Housing Solutions Tax—commonly referred to as the “mansion tax”—are progressing through the city’s administrative review process. Property owners...more
In the NBC Show “30 Rock,” Tina Fey’s character, Liz Lemon, remarks to her boss Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin), “What a week, huh?” He promptly replies, “Lemon, it’s Wednesday.” This sentiment summarizes the mood of a...more
The California Supreme Court upheld a shopping center cotenancy provision, which allowed the tenant to pay reduced rent if the center’s occupancy fell below a certain threshold, finding the lease provision was an enforceable...more
“We have represented several clients who are looking to acquire and reposition warehouse properties. Today, these properties are not being used for ‘logistics uses,’ the term used in AB 98. For example, one of our clients has...more
The Court of Appeal confirmed that the rights to floodwater captured and stored in an aquifer beneath property were not personal property but rather appurtenant to the land and were transferred with the property during a...more
An easement — an interest in the land of another entitling the easement owner to a limited use or enjoyment of another’s land — can be established by a variety of theories...more
Key Takeaways - - In JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, the Supreme Court of California upheld the validity of a cotenancy provision in a retail lease, affirming that in certain instances where clauses are drafted...more
Under the Subdivision Map Act, the creation of legal parcels prior to 1972 requires more than a deed referencing multiple lots—only a conveyance that separates a portion of land from contiguous property creates a new legal...more
“I am seeing continued enthusiasm for existing multifamily assets – particularly those with a value-add opportunity. Although renovations are expensive, the improvement of an existing multifamily asset provides investors with...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're diving into the second part of our discussion on present estates and future interests. Previously, we reviewed the default property interest, the fee simple...more
In California, it seems that everything must be registered and reported to the state. A spot bill, SB 789 (Menjivar) was recently amended to require that individuals and entities owning commercial property in the state to...more
Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! In this episode, we're diving into a topic from Property Law -- Present and Future Estates. Specifically, we discuss the default property interest, the fee simple absolute and...more
Changes to California law (specifically, Cal. Civ. Code Section 1950.5(g)-(h)) effective this year will obligate residential landlords to photographically document the condition of rental units at the outset and conclusion of...more
The Buchalter LA Wildfire Taskforce is happy to report some good news for certain commercial property owners impacted by the LA Wildfires. On March 28, 2025, the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) agreed...more
The California Court of Appeal recently clarified how courts should value a Performance Deed of Trust (PDOT) in foreclosure, and affirmed that the performance obligations included in the deed of trust survive beyond...more
A California Court of Appeal (Fifth District) (“Court”) addressed in a March 14th Opinion whether water in an aquifer could be personal property. See Sandton Agriculture Investments III, LLC, v. 4-S Ranch Partners, LLC, 2025...more
On March 14, 2025, the Court of Appeal for California’s Fifth Appellate District issued its decision in Sandton Agriculture Investments III v. 4-S Ranch Partners, 2025 S.O.S. 659. That case provided guidance on ownership of...more
On October 29, 2024, the Second District Court of Appeals of California decided against the County of Santa Barbara (“the county”) in JCCRandall LLC v. County of Santa Barbara. The Court held, contrary to popular belief, that...more
Senate Bill 1103, which took effect on January 1, 2025, amends sections 827, 1632, 1946.1, and 1950.9 of the California Civil Code. This legislation grants new lease protections to “qualified commercial tenants.”...more
If you have established a living trust and own real estate, you were likely advised to transfer the real estate to your trust. A living trust may also be known as a “revocable trust,” “inter vivos trust,” or “family trust.”...more
Cannabis is a multi-billion-dollar industry in California. For many years now, cannabis businesses have operated pursuant to state law, obtaining licenses and permits and entering into contracts to carry out cultivation,...more
A lis pendens is a recorded document giving constructive notice that a lawsuit has been filed affecting title to or right of possession of the real property described in the notice. Any person later acquiring an interest in...more
As a Los Angeles-based firm, we are deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent wildfires. We remain committed to supporting our clients and friends during this time and are hopeful that the general steps related...more