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2024 Mid-Year Privacy Report
A Comprehensive Look at New Developments in Data Privacy Laws By Scott Hall, Mari Clifford, Sabrina Larson, Emily Lentz, Amber Leong, and Bina Patel Download a PDF version of this report here. 2024 has...
View ArticleSanta Clara Superior Court Jury Awards $14.2 Million in Damages to Sutter’s...
A Santa Clara superior court jury awarded $14.2 million in damages to Sutter’s Place, Inc. dba Bay 101 (a California cardroom operating in San Jose) against its landlord, S.J. Bayshore Development LLC...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To: July 2024
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco S.F.’s Stonestown to become west side’s largest residential development in 50 years (SF Chronicle): The plan to convert...
View ArticleFred Alvarez and Jeff Bernstein Awarded Lawyers of the Year, 32 Coblentz...
In its listing of the nation’s top legal talent, The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition recognized 32 Coblentz attorneys, including two as “Lawyers of the Year” and 10 as Ones to Watch®. Employment...
View ArticleTrademark Trickery: Scams Are Surging—What Trademark Owners Should Watch Out For
By Sabrina Larson Trademark scams are on the rise and include increasingly varied communications attempting to trick trademark applicants and registrants into paying fees. If you receive any...
View ArticleCommercial Real Estate Purchase and Sale Transactions
Join Coblentz real estate partner Danna Kozerski on September 4, 2024 during the Practising Law Institute program “Commercial Real Estate Law 2024: A West Coast Perspective.” During her session titled...
View ArticleEstate and Gift Tax – Current Developments with IRS and Tax Court
Join Coblentz partner Jennifer Scharre on September 24, 2024 for the California Lawyers Association MCLE webinar “Estate and Gift Tax – Current Developments with IRS and Tax Court.” Jennifer will...
View ArticleHuman Rights and Artificial Intelligence
Join Alex Preve on September 30, 2024, for the Bar Association of San Francisco panel “Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence,” sponsored by the International Law and Practice Section. This virtual...
View Article2024 Privacy Overview: How to Ensure Compliance and Reduce Business Risk
2024 has been another big year for privacy, with significant developments happening almost daily. Several new state privacy laws are going into effect, with several more coming in 2025, and discussions...
View ArticleRecent Developments in CDA Section 230: The Future of Immunity for Social Media
Join Coblentz partner Chris Wiener on Tuesday, October 8 for the Bar Association of San Francisco program “Recent Developments in CDA Section 230: The Future of Immunity for Social Media.” For decades,...
View Article2024 Housing Legislation Overview: Major Pending Bills on the Governor’s Desk
During the 2024 California Legislative Session, which closed on August 31, the State Legislature again passed many bills seeking to ease the state’s housing crisis. This post focuses on key...
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Coblentz Achieves Mansfield Rule Certification for 2023–2024
San Francisco, CA – October 2, 2024 – Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has achieved Mansfield Rule Certification for 2023-24. Mansfield is a year-long,...
View ArticleWith the End of the 2024 Legislative Term, Governor Gavin Newsom Takes a...
By Sabrina Larson and Amber Leong In a significant move that has drawn both praise and criticism, California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed Senate Bill 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for...
View ArticleCoblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP Recognized as a 2025 Commercial Litigation...
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP has been named a 2025 Commercial Litigation Leader by BTI Consulting Group as part of its BTI Litigation Outlook 2025. BTI is an industry leader in conducting...
View ArticleWhat To Do with the Alphabet Soup of Trusts – How to Effectively Use Advanced...
Join Coblentz partner Jennifer Scharre on Friday, November 15, 2024 for the East Bay Trusts & Estates Lawyers (EBTEL) Fifteenth Annual Lunch Program. Jennifer will speak on Advanced Estate Planning...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To: October 2024
A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco Can downtown be saved? Mayoral candidates’ big ideas to stop the bleeding (SF Standard): The candidates agree that...
View ArticleCoblentz Recognized by 2025 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
2025 Best Lawyers® has ranked Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP among its list of 2025 “Best Law Firms,” including National Tier 1 recognition for Appellate, Land Use and Zoning Law, and Litigation...
View ArticleExpanding, Revitalizing, and Repositioning Healthcare Facilities
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, Coblentz partner Ashley Weinstein-Carnes will moderate the “Expanding, Revitalizing, and Repositioning Healthcare Facilities” panel during Bisnow’s Northern California...
View ArticleSan Francisco Voters Enact Business Tax Changes
With support from nearly 70% of voters in the November 2024 election, Proposition M will substantially modify the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code (the “SF Tax Code”), which imposes a...
View ArticleUPDATE: San Francisco Empty Homes Tax – Superior Court Judge Strikes Down San...
As discussed in our last update on the November 2022 Proposition M, Empty Homes Tax Ordinance (the “Empty Homes Tax”), the San Francisco Apartment Association, the Small Property Owners of San...
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