Proposition 19, which will be on California’s November 2020 ballot, dramatically changes the property tax rules exempting certain intra-family transfers and primary residence transactions for certain individuals such a ...
Originally posted to Unfamiliar Terrain
Authors: Tay Via, Miles Imwalle, and Ashley Weinstein-Carnes
Like so much of this unprecedented year, the 2019-2020 California Legislative Session ended with unexpected twists an ...
Author: Christopher Westman
On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new final rules intended to modernize the existing rules, and provide additional flexibility for certain entities and ...
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act doesn’t ensnare just those involved in foreign corruption. It also can cover conduct in the United States that has nothing to do with either foreign officials or bribery schemes. So th ...
Originally published in Law360, July 24, 2020.
When the California Legislature enacted S.B. 35 in 2017, the goal of the law was clear: to increase the state’s housing production by requiring swift approval of housing ...
Originally posted to Unfamiliar Terrain
Author: Caroline Chase
On May 29, 2020, the Judicial Council of California amended Rule No. 9 of its COVID-19 emergency regulations to add certainty and to shorten the tolling pe ...