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L.A. Chargers to hold summer training camp in Costa Mesa for next 10 seasons
Rutan Partner Jennifer Farrell counseled the Chargers on its approval of the entitlements/permits for the Los Angeles Chargers’ business operations and training facility, as well as a 10 year lease for the team’s training camp. Click here to read the Orange County Register’s coverage of the city council meeting.
Patrick Muñoz Joins SCGA Junior Board
Press Release by Southern California Golf Association We are pleased to announce that Patrick Muñoz, a partner at Rutan, LLP, one of California’s largest law firms, has joined the SCGA Junior Board. Muñoz is a passionate golfer and member at Santa Ana CC. He has participated in and sponsored The COPi Cup presented by Legistics,…
States Look To NEPA Review Power To Spur New Projects
William Eliopoulos was quoted in Law360 that ran February 24, 2017, discussing future investment in the nation’s infrastructure and measures some states are taking to extend their authority under the National Environmental policy to expedite infrastructure projects while they await President Trump’s plan to increase investment in this area. The program, known as The Surface Transportation…
Construction law firms abuzz about new business
With President Donald J. Trump promising to spend at least $1 trillion on new infrastructure projects over the coming decade, construction law practices are watching to see whether the administration will create more opportunities for the already booming industry. Steven A. Nichols, a partner with Rutan LLP told the Daily Journal it’s difficult to miss…
Calif. Bracing For Potential EPA, Clean Water Act Changes
Jeremy Jungreis spoke with Law360 for an article published on January 11, 2017, about the potential for California bracing for a reduction of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Clean Water Act regulation of waters and wetlands. He said developers as a result face uncertainty and potentially higher costs and more regulatory hurdles. Attorneys quoted in…
Rutan Elevates Six Attorneys to Partner in 2017
Costa Mesa, Calif. – January 5, 2017 – Rutan, LLP, a full-service law firm based in Orange County, today announced it has promoted six attorneys to Partner effective January 1st. A member of the Government & Regulatory Law Section, Megan Garibaldi’s practice includes both litigation and transactional matters, on behalf of public agencies and private…
10 construction industry trends to watch in 2017
William Eliopoulos was quoted in a January 3, 2017, article in Construction Dive about the top construction industry trends to watch in 2017. He predicted one of the trends to watch will be collaborative project delivery methods. “It’s taken a few years, but [P3s] have definitely caught on in the United States. [Agencies] just don’t…
Private Capital-Raising Inched Ahead in `16, But Hurdles Loom
Gregg Amber was quoted in a December 12, 2016 article in Law360 about private companies seeing their capital-raising avenues expand in 2016 — aided by the enactment of landmark rules governing equity crowdfunding and the defeat of a legal challenge that threatened to block so-called mini-initial public offerings. Even though the private-capital raising landscape continued…
3 crucial questions about Trump’s $1T infrastructure proposal
3 crucial questions about Trump’s $1T infrastructure proposal Partner William Eliopoulos was quoted in Construction Dive on November 15 reacting to President Elect Trump’s proposed plan to increase infrastructure spending. Shortly before the presidential election, Trump’s team of advisors released a 10-year, $1 trillion infrastructure plan that envisions the private sector pumping billions of dollars of equity…
Don’t Feed the Trolls: Practically in View of the FTC’s Report on Patent Assertion Entities
The Norwegian fairy tale “Three Billy Goats Gruff” was far ahead of its time and the moral of that story has a very relevant, modern application. In short, the story introduces three goats that want to cross a river to eat some luscious grass. To do so, however, the goats must first cross a bridge;…
