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Rutan Announces New Partners in Orange County
Irvine, CA – Rutan & Tucker LLP is pleased to announce it has elected two associates and one senior counsel in Orange County to its partnership. The election of Mary Christine Brady, Talya Goldfinger and Corey Scott is effective January 1, 2026. “We are incredibly proud of our new partner class who represent the future…
OCBJ’s OC 500: Orange County’s Most Influential in Legal
2025 OC 500 – Orange County Business Journal Rutan is excited to announce that Managing Partner Vijay Pai and Litigation Partner Lisa Neal have been recognized in the ninth edition of the Orange County Business Journal’s OC 500 annual Directory of Influence list. This publication features the names, biographies, recent news, and insider details about…
Summary of SB 79 – Overriding Local Zoning Laws for Transit Oriented Housing Development
Summary of SB 79 – Overriding Local Zoning Laws for Transit-Oriented Housing Development On October 10, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Scott Weiner sponsored Senate Bill 79 (“SB 79”) into law. Effective July 1, 2026, SB 79 will generally require qualifying cities and counties to approve residential projects that meet the requirements of “transit-oriented…
Newsom Signs Bill (SB 415) Clarifying AB 98’s Warehouse Regulations
On October 3, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 415 (“SB 415”) into law, which refines and moderately narrows the sweeping new requirements for new or expanded logistics uses in California, which were enacted last year by AB 98. Under AB 98, new or expanded logistics uses were required to comply with stringent design guidelines…
When AI Tools Generate Liability
Published in the LABJ – September 2025 BRAND RISK MANAGEMENT ON THE LEGAL FRONTIER Since ChatGPT’s release in late 2022 sparked widespread consumer interest in new Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools, companies and courts have been sprinting to keep up with all that adoption of these tools entails. For companies that build AI models as a…
Rutan to be Given Inaugural ‘ALIGHT Impact Award’
Irvine, CA – Rutan & Tucker has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the ‘ALIGHT Law Firm Impact Award’ from the Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking (ALIGHT), a nonprofit that connects survivors of human trafficking to professional legal services in Colorado, Utah, and the Greater Los Angeles Area. The Award will…
Orange County Business Journal 2025 Women in Law
2025 Women in Law – Orange County Business Journal Rutan & Tucker is proud to announce that Kelly Galligan, Talya Goldfinger, and Samantha Papuchis have been recognized in the Orange County Business Journal’s 2025 Women in Law Edition as powerful professionals changing the legal community in California.
27 Rutan & Tucker Attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2026
Irvine, CA – August 21, 2025 – Rutan & Tucker is pleased to announce that 27 attorneys have been named in the 2026 edition of the Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers has published its list for over three decades, earning the respect of…
Rutan’s Land Use Team Secures Major Victory in CEQA Case
The Rutan Land Use team, led by partner Alan Fenstermacher, recently scored a crucial CEQA victory in a hard fought challenge to the City of Bakersfield’s approval of a state of the art outpatient medical clinic to be operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Rutan’s client, SASD Development Group, LLC, is the developer…
Rutan & Tucker’s Construction Practice Recognized by Chambers USA 2025
Rutan & Tucker, LLP is proud to announce its Construction Practice has been ranked in USA Chambers & Partners 2025 for the 11th year in a row. Chambers ranks leading law firms and lawyers in a range of practice areas throughout America. Partner Bill Eliopoulos has been ranked as a leader in Construction for the…
