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Alan Fenstermacher selected as City Attorney for the City of Poway
Rutan attorney Alan Fenstermacher was recently appointed as the City Attorney for the City of Poway in San Diego County. Mr. Fenstermacher, who is in the law firm’s Government and Regulatory practice, earned the position after an extensive RFP process, where nine different firms submitted proposals. While Rutan’s attorneys are no strangers to the city,…
Partner Alisha Patterson Appointed Claremont City Attorney
COSTA MESA, CA – March 13, 2018 – Claremont City Council voted unanimously to appoint Rutan Partner Alisha A. Patterson as its City Attorney. Jeffrey Oderman had been serving as the Interim City Attorney since November. Through a competitive RFP process, 11 law firms vied for the position. Ms. Patterson provides strategic counsel to, and…
Blockchain Roadblocks Hinder Content Protection
InformationWeek Blockchain platforms promise to help content providers solve thorny digital copyright ownership issues, but whether the technology can ever live up to its potential remains to be seen. Pressure is already building from content creators to find a new way to be fairly compensated for their work products. Ravi Mohan told InformationWeek that there…
Marc Boiron to speak at the upcoming StartEngine ICO 2.0 Summit in Santa Monica on April 20, 2018
Marc Boiron to speak at the upcoming StartEngine ICO 2.0 Summit in Santa Monica on April 20, 2018. Click here for more information.
Weinstein Company Bankruptcy Would Be a Costly, Drawn-Out Mess
Variety If the Weinstein Co. follows through on its plan to declare bankruptcy, it would be a costly and painful process that would leave banks, investors, creditors, and sexual harassment victims scrambling to get paid. The company announced Sunday that it was preparing the paperwork to file for bankruptcy, following the collapse of negotiations to…
Partner Hani Sayed will be part of an expert panel on May 17, 2018 discussing how the automotive industry will navigate the new connectivity ecosystem strategically in 2030
Partner Hani Sayed, Chair of Rutan’s Automotive Practice Group, will be part of an expert panel on May 17, 2018 hosted by the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. The panel will be discussing how the automotive industry will navigate the new connectivity ecosystem strategically in 2030. Click here to register.
What construction wants from Trump’s infrastructure plan
When President Donald Trump gave his State of the Union address last month, the construction industry — and the nation — got a brief look at the scope of his long-awaited infrastructure plan, but Congress and the White House must still hammer out the details of that proposal. Construction Dive asked industry leaders like William…
Trump’s Big Talk On Infrastructure Draws Skepticism
President Donald Trump’s broad overtures on infrastructure investment during his first State of the Union address have industry observers worried that the administration’s eventual proposal and Congress’ subsequent efforts to flesh it out will fall short of the nation’s needs when it comes to devising a firm spending plan. Steven A. Nichols, co-chair of Rutan…
Trump proposes $1.5 trillion plan to fix ‘crumbling infrastructure’
Construction Dive In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump made several proposals that could impact the construction industry, including calling on Congress to deliver a bill that would create $1.5 trillion in infrastructure investment. This is an increase from the $1 trillion plan the president has been touting since before the 2016…
What’s in the Trump Infrastructure Plan for Cities?
Icons of Infrastructure At a White House meeting Wednesday, January 24 where President Donald Trump highlighted his infrastructure plan, Mesa, Ariz., Mayor John Giles predicted that the Trump plan “will be a huge blessing” for cities. Giles was in D.C. for a U.S. Conference of Mayors (UCM) meeting. The White House had invited about 125…
