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Time Runs Out in NLRB Battle Over Co-Worker Reps
Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report James L. Morris, a partner at Rutan LLP talked to Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Labor Report about why employers may have dodged at least one unpleasant surprise from the National Labor Relations Board this year. The clock has apparently run out on one of the board’s most notorious policy oscillation—or “flip flopping”—contests.…
Eminent domain: Where landowners clash with project interests
Michael Rubin, partner at Rutan in Orange County spoke with Construction Dive on March 28, 2017 about the rights of property owners, including those that prevent a third party from taking that land without due process. “For any taking, you have to have a public necessity, and that involves three questions,” said Rubin: • Is…
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…
