Publications

On June 2, 2010 the Bay Area Quality Management District (BAAQMD) adopted stringent new guidelines for analyzing air quality impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (more details)

The crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege is increasingly- and inappropriately - being invoked for collateral litigation-related conduct. (more details)

Partner Matthew Bove writes an update regarding a California Supreme Court case which found that a buyer’s partial performance of its efforts to subdivide a property was sufficient consideration to render a real estate agreement enforceable. (more details)

Repeal of Estate Tax and Generation-Skipping Transfer ("GST") Taxes in 2010 (more details)

Update to September Alert: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Palmer Case Regarding Inclusionary Housing Requirements for Residential Rental Projects (more details)

Here We Go Again: Redevelopment Agencies File Lawsuit to Stop State From Taking $2.05 Billion in Redevelopment Funds (more details)

CPDB Update - Advertising Endorsements and Testimonials: New FTC Guidelines (more details)

Bay Area Air Quality Management District Issues Draft Guidelines Recommending Stringent Greenhouse Gas Threshold (more details)

A recent California Court of Appeal case struck down an affordable (inclusionary) housing requirement for a market rate residential rental project on the basis that it violated state rental control laws by mandating the provision of rent-restricted affordable units or an in lieu fee. This decision is a major setback for affordable housing advocates and has significant implications for inclusionary programs throughout the state. (more details)

CPDB Partner Cynthia Rowland writes on "UPMIFA, Three Years Later: What's a Prudent Director to Do?" (more details)