Quoted in the News

Downey Brand and its attorneys are frequently called upon by the media to comment on regional topics and analyze legal issues. Here are some of the issues we've been asked to talk about.

• Article: "Bankruptcies shoot up 68%"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: July 18, 2008
  Partner Dale Ginter was called on by the Sacramento Business Journal to comment on the rise in bankruptcy filings in Sacramento.
• Article: "Small Practice, Big Business"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: May 23, 2008
  Executive director Tom Storelli was called to comment on the attorney hiring qualifications at Downey Brand for an article about the motivations, benefits and drawbacks of having a solo legal practice.

• Publications: San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, KCBS, Contra Costa Times, KPIX, San Jose Mercury News, KTVU

  Date: January 29 - May 20, 2008

  An injunction was recently granted against Oakland's ordinance that would ban plastic shopping bags. The ban was challenged by the Coalition to Support Plastic Bag Recycling, a group of plastic bag makers and recyclers, because a full environmental review was never done. Environmental law attorney, Michael Mills, who argued that without the full review, the proposed bag alternatives could be more harmful to the environment, has been quoted in a host of media outlets who have reported on the Oakland ordinance.

• Publications: Las Vegas Sun, Reno Gazette-Journal, Sacramento Business Journal, The Sacramento Bee
  Date: April 11 - May 6, 2008
  In one of the largest settlement agreements obtained by a Sacramento law firm, Downey Brand attorneys ended a three-year legal battle between client Park Cattle Company, and the owner of South Lake Tahoe's Horizon Hotel Casino. Horizon owners Bill Yung and Columbia Sussex Corporation agreed to pay $165 million and to return the property within three years. After eight weeks of trial, two days before the matter was to be turned over to the jury, opposing representatives agreed to enter into settlement negotiations.

• Article: "Even Heavy Hitters see commissions fall with economy"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: April 11, 2008
  Real Estate partner Tom Stewart wrote a featured forward in the "Heavy Hitters in Real Estate" section, clarifying the rules of the Broker of the Year awards.
• Article: "Sick Building? Quick Remedy Can Pay Off"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: April 11, 2008
  Employment law partner Dan McVeigh was called to comment on the complications employers must overcome when confronting the possibility of a 'sick building'.
• Article: "Boxing gym heavyweight alleges local challenger defamed it"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: April 4, 2008
  The Sacramento Business Journal quoted partner Jeff Galvin in an article about allegations of defamation, trade libel, trademark infringement and unfair competition filed against a local boxing franchise.
• Article: "Levee project gains; hurdle remains"
  Publication: Appeal Democrat
  Date: March 21, 2008
  Scott Shapiro, Downey Brand flood control lawyer and outside general counsel to Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority, commented on the potential start of levee work.
• Article: "Bankrupt Dunmore Homes liquidating assets"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: February 29, 2008
  Bankruptcy law partner Dale Ginter was quoted in the Sacramento Bee commenting on the liquidation of Dunmore Homes who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2007 after more than a half century of building homes in the Sacramento area.
• Article: "Power Partners - Law firms find cash--and cachet--in the undefined world of clean energy"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: February 8, 2008
  Managing partner Jeff Koewler and natural resources partner Wendy Bogdan were quoted in the Sacramento Business Journal commenting on the rapid growth of clean energy business in Sacramento.
• Article: "Lawyers, Runners Race Toward Valentine Run Fun"
  Publication: The Daily Recorder
  Date: January 28, 2008
  The Daily Recorder quoted attorneys Andrea Clark and Daniel Coyle commenting on the friendly competition and importance of legal aid that makes the annual Valentine Run, hosted by Legal Services of Northern California, important to local attorneys.
• Article: "Revamped Board Takes On Flood Control"
  Publication: Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, The Daily Recorder
  Date: December 27, 2007
  Downey Brand's flood control partner Scott Shapiro was featured in a front page article that delved into the challenges facing the newly revamped Reclamation Board.

• Article: "Local Attorneys Firm on Charitable Giving"
  Publication: The Daily Recorder
  Date: December 19, 2007
  Sacramento's Daily Recorder ran an article that described various local law firm's holiday charitable giving and noted Downey Brand's practice of supporting charities that reflect the "spirit" of the holiday season.
• Article: “Famous test pilot fires off lawsuit over right to publicity”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: December 7, 2007
  Jeff Galvin was quoted in the Sacramento Business Journal commenting on a lawsuit in which pilot Chuck Yeager is suing Cingular Wireless LLC for allegedly using his name without permission.
• Article: "Celebrating Local Law Firm Diversity"
  Publication: The Daily Recorder
  Date: October 29, 2007
  Partner Steve Saxton commented on the recent Unity Bar Association dinner where Downey Brand and other founding members of the Sacramento County Bar's summer fellowship program were recognized.
• Article: "Spencer Gifts faces copyright suit over Willie Nelson T-shirts," and "What does Alexis McGee think of Web site? Ask her Lawyer"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: October 19, 2007 and November 23, 2007
  Partner Jeff Galvin commented on two lawsuits filed in Sacramento - a copyright infringement lawsuit and a breach of right of publicity and unfair business practices lawsuit.
• Article: "WATER EVERYWHERE BUT NOT A LOT THAT'S RECYCLED"
  Publication: Daily Journal Newswire
  Date: October 10, 2007
  Water law attorney David Aladjem commented on a draft water-recycling policy and how it could affect the liability of recycled water suppliers.
• Article: "Mother, lawyer, partner"
  Publication: Prosper
  Date: June, 2007
  Prosper magazine interviewed Downey Brand Managing Partner Jeff Koewler about the law firm's reduced-scheduled program.
• Article: "Downey Brand partner chairs SACTO, sees growth ahead"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: May 18, 2007
  The Sacramento Business Journal profiled Downey Brand managing partner and SACTO chair Jeff Koewler in its law focus issue.
• Article: "Booming Business"
  Publication: Roseville & Granite Bay Magazine 2007
  Date: April 2007
  Roseville & Granite Bay Magazine gathered a diverse group of longtime business leaders, including Downey Brand water lawyer Kevin O'Brien, to comment on doing business in the areas of Roseville and Granite Bay.
• Article: "Lord's Gym Legal Woes"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: April 27, 2007
  Downey Brand marketing attorney Jeff Galvin commented on a local lawsuit alleging copyright infringement of a design used by two Roseville corporations.
• Article: "Suing local dealerships creates conundrum"
  Publication: Stockton Record and Modesto Bee
  Date: April 12, 2007
  Litigator Kevin Seibert was quoted in both the Stockton Record and the Modesto Bee commenting on his representation of several used car dealerships. The dealerships are currently in a dispute with several buyers who claim they were taken advantage of. The alleged victims, however, in most cases, were illegal immigrants who admitted during depositions that they had either stolen or used fraudulent Social Security numbers to aid in the purchase of the cars.

• Article: "9th Circuit Says Pond Isn't U.S. Water"
  Publication: Daily Journal
  Date: March 9, 2007
  Environmental attorney Gregory T. Broderick commented on the decision handed down by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel in the closely watched case, San Francisco BayKeeper v. Cargill Salt Division.

• Article: "Plumas Lake: Deadly Deal May Save Lives" and "Learning As We Go"
  Publication: California Planning & Development Report and the Appeal-Democrat
  Date: December 2006 and February 27, 2007
  The Marysville Appeal Democrat quoted flood control attorney Scott Shapiro commenting on the status of levee work involving the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority. Shapiro was also quoted on behalf of the Authority in an article that appeared in the California Planning & Development Report.

• Article: "Region records 70 percent drop in bankruptcies"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: August 25, 2006
  The Sacramento Business Journal quoted Downey Brand bankruptcy attorney Dale Ginter commenting on potential causes for the recent drop in "pro per" filings.

• Article: "FEMA releases flood maps" and "Three Rivers oks builders' pact"
  Publication: Appeal-Democrat
  Date: Thursday, August 17, 2006 and Thursday, July 20, 2006
  Flood control lawyer and Downey Brand partner Scott Shapiro spoke to the Appeal-Democrat in two recent issues of the newspaper. The first article included quotes about an agreement between the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority and developers to complete the final phase of levee improvements in south Yuba County. The most recent article quoted Scott Shapiro commenting on the recent release of FEMA's flood zone maps for the region.

• Article: "Slowdown Solutions: Making Downtime More Productive Means Choosing CLE Over eBay"
  Publication: ABA Journal
  Date: August 2006
  The ABA Journal featured Downey Brand associate Nirav Desai in their "Associates in the Trenches" article. The article focused on the changing trends in ways associates are using their downtime for professional development.

• Article: Bob Shallit: Beneath a pretty façade lies a 'fortress'
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: July 5, 2006
  The Sacramento Bee's Bob Shallit quoted Downey Brand operations director, Tom McCarthy, in a report that the last construction piles have been driven for the new office tower at Sixth Street and Capitol Mall. Downey Brand is set to become the anchor tenant in the 25-story building that is currently under construction.
• Article: "Outside Insiders"
  Publication: General Counsel California magazine
  Date: Spring 2006
  Downey Brand's Dan Carroll appeared on the cover of General Counsel California magazine. Carroll was interviewed about his role in advising Downey Brand on conflicts, malpractice and other legal issues.
• Article: "Prospering"
  Publication: Prosper
  Date: May 2006
  Prosper magazine featured a photo of Downey Brand corporate attorney Jeff Koewler at the Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance and Sacramento Metro Chamber's Third Annual Technology Index Celebration. Jeff participated in the presentation to honor 50 high-tech companies who earned a place on SARTA's Technology Index.
• Article: "Yuba edges levee wall"
  Publication: Appeal-Democrat
  Date: April 22, 2006
  Marysville's Appeal-Democrat published an article about lifting limits on building permits in the Plumas Lake area. Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority counsel and Downey Brand flood control partner Scott Shapiro was quoted in the piece.
• Article: "Building limits in flood-prone area are lifted"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: April 22, 2006
  Scott Shapiro, a partner in Downey Brand's water group, was quoted in an article for the Sacramento Bee that focused on the California Reclamation Board's agreement to lift building limits in the Plumas Lake basin and raise funds to fix levees along the Feather and Yuba rivers.
• Article: "Bill would spread blame in suits over flood damage"
  Publication: San Francisco Recorder
  Date: April 3, 2006
  Flood control lawyer Scott Shapiro commented on Assembly Bill 3050, a bill before the Assembly Judiciary Committee that would hold local planning agencies liable if floods damage subdivisions they approve on susceptible farmland or open space.
• Article: "Tempting fate: Betting the houses"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: April 2, 2006
  The Sacramento Bee interviewed Scott Shapiro about flood control issues in the Plumas Lake basin.
• Article: "Buyer could give shot in arm to nurse-staffing firm"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: March 17, 2006
  Bankruptcy attorney Dale Ginter was quoted in the Business Journal commenting on how a floor price is set in a bankruptcy "distress sale."
• Article: "Built-in brain"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: February 24, 2006
  The Sacramento Business Journal quoted Downey Brand Operations Director Tom McCarthy in its recent article that focused on technology infrastructure in new building design.
• Article: "Firms face costly dilemma when clients go bankrupt"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: February 10, 2006
  The Business Journal featured quotes from bankruptcy attorney Dale Ginter explaining an aspect of U.S. bankruptcy law known as "preferential payments."
• Article: "Outside Insiders: Law Firm GCs Are on the Rise"
  Publication: GC California
  Date: Spring 2006
  Partner Dan Carroll appeared on the front cover of GC California and was featured extensively in its cover story, "Outside Insiders: Law Firm GCs Are on the Rise."
• Article: "NAPABA's Best Lawyers Under 40"
  Publication: Diversity & The Bar
  Date: January/February 2006
  The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association chose Downey Brand partner Rick Sueyoshi as one of their "Best Lawyers Under 40." He was profiled in Diversity & The Bar, a publication of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
• Article: "Get Tenant to Stop Withholding Rent to Protest Alleged Lease Violation," and "Ask POBM"
  Publication: Professional Office Building Management
  Date: February 2006
  Two attorneys from Downey Brand's real estate group were used as sources in the February issue of Professional Office Building Management. Tom Stewart was used as a source for the cover story, "Get Tenant to Stop Withholding Rent to Protest Alleged Lease Violation," and Jamie Dreher was used as a source for the "Ask POBM" feature.
• Article: "Intellectual Capitol: Can Sacramento Become an Intellectual Property Hotbed?"
  Publication: Prosper
  Date: December 2005
  In Prosper magazine's December issue, attorney Bruce Dravis was asked to comment on Sacramento's status as a growing intellectual property center.
• Article: "Levee relocation gets ok"
  Publication: Appeal-Democrat
  Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
  Marysville-Yuba City's Appeal-Democrat quoted water law partner Scott Shapiro commenting on behalf of the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority.
• Article: "Profile--Stephen Meyer: Law Firm He Manages is Making Room for Growth"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: December 16, 2005
  Steve Meyer, Downey Brand Managing Partner, was the featured profile in the Sacramento Business Journal's December law issue.
• Article: "Judge says local taxi trademark dispute can go to trial" and "U.S. Chamber sues state over law blocking unsolicited fax ads"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: August 19, 2005 and December 2, 2005
  The Sacramento Business Journal quoted Downey Brand partner Jeff Galvin on August 19 in an article about a federal appellate judge's ruling involving a trademark dispute between rival taxi companies and in their December 2 edition in an article about fax legislation.
• Article: "Extra fees for Salinas Valley Water Project: Charges for water project challenged; Salinas Valley group wants fees voided"
  Publication: Monterey Herald
  Date: September 1, 2005
  The Monterey Herald quoted Downey Brand partner Steve Saxton in an article about a court case centered around the Salinas Valley Water Project.
• Article: "Wealth in the Region: A Look Inside with Those Who Know"
  Publication: Prosper
  Date: October, 2005
  Prosper magazine chose Downey Brand corporate lawyer Jeff Koewler to participate in a panel of "the region's most prominent professionals" that was convened to discuss issues of wealth in the Sacramento Metro Market.
• Article: "Judge says local taxi trademark dispute can go to trial"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: August 19, 2005
  The Sacramento Business Journal quoted Downey Brand partner Jeff Galvin in an article about a federal appellate judge's ruling involving a trademark dispute between rival taxi companies.
• Article: "Medtech firm slaps patent suit on rival"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: August 19, 2005
  Downey Brand patent attorney, Mike Thomas, commented on a patent infringement case recently filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento.
• Article: "Three-Person Firm Braces For Second Nike Fight"
  Publication: Sacarmento Business Journal
  Date: July 29, 2005
  Patent attorney and Downey Brand partner Mike Thomas was asked to comment on a case in federal court in Sacramento between Nike and Sacramento-based Nikepal International Inc. Mike Thomas also co-chairs the standing committee on the trademarks for the State Bar of California.
• Article: "Strategic Alliances: Get What You Need--Without the Baggage"
  Publication: Prosper
  Date: June, 2005
  Downey Brand Business Department Chair, Joe De Angelis, was quoted extensively in an article about the pros and cons of strategic alliances.
• Article: "Probate Lawyers Assail Deed-Change Letter"
  Publication: Daily Journal
  Date: May 25, 2005
  Downey Brand partner and Legislative chairman of the State Bar's trusts and estate section, Sil Reggiardo, was asked to comment on AB 12, a bill designed to simplify the transfer of property on death by eliminating probate.
• Article: "Experienced outside execs running big local law firms"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: May 20, 2005
  Executive Director Tom Storelli was featured in an article in the Sacramento Business Journal that described the role that he and other Executive Directors play within the law firm environment.
• Article: "CHP firms advised to find positive climates"
  Publication: Restructuring Today
  Date: May 6, 2005
  Energy attorney Ann Trowbridge recently provided comments to the newsletter Restructuring Today. She was called upon to describe how CHP developers can make the most of positive regulatory and policy climates.
• Article: "FCC clamps down on tiny radio station"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: May 2, 2005
  The Sacramento Business Journal media reporter, Mark Larson, called upon attorney Jeff Galvin to comment on a dispute between the Federal Communications Commission and a locally-operated low-power radio station in Sacramento.
• Article: State High Court Backs Clean Water Standards
  Publication: Los Angeles Times and Daily Journal
  Date: April 5, 2005
  Environmental lawyer Melissa Thorme succesfully secured a remand to the trial court from the California Supreme Court for further proceedings in a water quality case involving the City of Los Angeles and the City of Burbank.
• Article: "Bankruptcy filings down 9%"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: March 28, 2005
  Bankruptcy partner Dale Ginter was called upon by the Sacramento Business Journal to comment on reasons behind a reported descrease in bankruptcy filings. Ginter commented on his experience with out-of-court workouts and talked about some of the advantages to that approach.
• Article: "Megan's Law info has workers on edge"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: February 11, 2005
  Employment law attorney Rhonda Canby provided comments about ways the database of registered sex offenders, now posted on the Internet, is affecting employers.
• Article: "Volunteer Profile"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: February 10, 2005
  Downey Brand attorney Jeff Galvin was featured in the Sacramento Bee's Volunteer Profile column. Galvin is active with Legal Services of Northern California and participated in the organization's Run Valentine Run, which supported LSNC's teen outreach programs.
• Article: "Fortifying levees"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: January 14, 2005
  Water lawyer George Basye was quoted commenting on the state's levees in an article written about a recent report issued by the state Department of Water Resources.
• Article: "New tactics for Justice"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: December 17, 2004
  The Sacramento Business Journal quoted Bill Warne, Chair of Downey Brand's Litigation Department, commenting on the pattern of an increasing role of alternative dispute resolution in the justice system.
• Article: "2004 Bar Exam"
  Publication: Supplement to Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals and Sacramento Daily Recorder
  Date: November 23, 2004
  Two of Downey Brand's ten new associates were featured in the annual Daily Journal supplement that posts bar exam results. Litigation associates Veronica Ramirez and Nirav Desai were interviewed about their experience learning of their positive bar results.
• Articles: "Media and Marketing (Legal Beat)” and "News and Review cries foul over Bee's cut in Ticket ad rates"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: October 15, 2004 and November 5, 2004
  Sacramento Business Journal's media and marketing reporter called upon Downey Brand attorney Jeff Galvin to comment on California's ballot measure Proposition 64, which would narrow the state's unfair competition statute. Jeff Galvin was also asked to comment on the legal issues surrounding the practice of aggressive advertising pricing by print publications.
• Article: "Friends of Philharmonic see confusion in bequest”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: October 1, 2004
  Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra President and Downey Brand attorney David Lindgren commented on efforts being made to communicate with patrons who want to support the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra Association with bequests. The article explains how patrons should properly name the group in their wills so there is no confusion with similar sounding groups.
• Article: "Armed with cash, chip designer ready to roll”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: October 1, 2004
  Attorney Bruce Dravis commented on increased accounting requirements resulting from Sarbanes-Oxley and their effect on public stock offerings.
• Article: "Court spikes Schwarzenegger's lawsuit over car ads”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: July 16, 2004
  Attorney Jeff Galvin commented on a case in which the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a trial court ruling that tossed a civil suit filed by Arnold Schwarzenegger against an Ohio auto dealer and its ad agency.
• Article: "Polluted Waters Trigger Call for Change”
  Publication: Los Angeles Times
  Date: July 6, 2004
  The Los Angeles Times quoted Downey Brand water quality attorney Melissa Thorme in its article about the relationship between the state of California and regional water boards. Thorme represents the cities of Burbank and Los Angeles in a water quality case now before the California Supreme Court.

• Article: "Comcast gearing up for Internet phone service”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: June 4, 2004
  Sacramento Business Journal Media and Marketing Writer, Mark Larson, quoted Downey Brand attorney Jeff Galvin in a column featuring a story about several businesses who were fined by the Sacramento County District Attorney's office for allegedly misstating the nutritional content of their products.

• Article: "All About Business in Sacramento--Law”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: April 30, 2004
  Managing Partner Steve Meyer was asked to comment on developments in the business of law over the past year. He talked about an increase in the size and number of business transactions currently occurring in the region and among Downey Brand's clients.

• Article: Three-part series on Sacramento's levees
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: March 28, 29 and April 2, 2004
  The Sacramento Bee featured an in-depth three-part series of articles on Sacramento's levees. Downey Brand attorney George Basye is among the leading flood-control specialists interviewed extensively and quoted for the articles.

• Article: "Capital offices move to where bosses, clients live”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: March 26, 2004
  Attorney Pat Mitchell is quoted in an article that appeared in the Business Journal's Placer County focus issue. Pat discusses Downey Brand's Roseville office and Downey Brand's desire to serve their growing Placer County client base.

• Article: "Napa Sanitation sues Regional Water Quality Control Board”
  Publication: Napa Valley Register
  Date: February 22, 2004
  Water quality attorney, Melissa Thorme, is quoted extensively in an article that chronicles a dispute between the Napa Sanitation District and the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board. The Sanitation District, represented by Downey Brand, is trying to prove some of the water board's mandatory minimum fines violate constitutional guarantees of due process. The case heads to court in July, 2004.
• Article: "Do not call law is working; spam law still looks fuzzy.”
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: February 20, 2004
  Sacramento Business Journal media writer, Mark Larson, featured attorney Jeff Galvin in the newspaper’s Media and Marketing column. Jeff commented on the impact of the new federal Do Not Call Registry and on the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003.
• Article: "Endwave gets $40M Nokia deal: Firm's top customer buys 2 more years"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: January 30, 2004
  Attorney Bruce Dravis comments on the telecom market and reports of an increase in capital spending in the telecom industry.
• Article: "Legal wrangling expected over ad claims, 'Do Not Call' infractions
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: January 9, 2004
  Regulators are expected to file lawsuits alleging violations of the national "Do Not Call" list, according to Downey Brand attorney Jeff Galvin. Galvin provides analysis of the "Do Not Call" list, a recent false advertising lawsuit, and the value of advertisement disclaimers, for the Business Journal's Media and Marketing column.
• Article: "Making The Shortlist"
  Publication: Corporate Counsel
  Date: December, 2003
  American Lawyer magazine surveyed the 257 biggest privately held companies to see which law firms those businesses designated as their primary outside counsel. Downey Brand is named to the list twice--first by Raley's, (citing work done in the areas of corporate, IP, labor & employment, and litigation law) and then by Sierra Pacific Industries (citing environmental, labor & employment, litigation, and products liability work).
• Article: "Marketers happy as feds pre-empt state spam law"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: November 28, 2003
  Attorney Jeff Galvin discusses changes in law affecting ability to solicit business through e-mail.
• Article: "Pass Rate Dips, Half of Test Takers Succeed"
  Publication: The Recorder
  Date: November 25, 2003
  New Downey Brand attorneys Robia Chang and Erik Khoobyarian were interviewed by The Recorder for an article that appeared in the Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento Daily Recorders. Robia and Erik describe what it was like to await the results of their recent California bar exam.
• Article: "Education Initiative Would Split State Tax Rolls"
  Publication: California Real Estate Journal
  Date: November 17, 2003
  Attorney Michael Gualco provides analysis of potential effects of proposed ballot initiative on commercial property owners.
• Article: "Relief for the delete key: Anti-spam law starts January 1"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: October 17, 2003
  Advertising and marketing law attorney, Jeff Galvin, provides analysis of new anti-spam law.
• Article: "Fallbrook Public Utility Settles Suit"
  Publication: North County Times
  Date: September 12, 2003
  Attorney Nicole Granquist comments on the Fallbrook Public Utility District's Plans to clean sewer system.
• Article: "Financial Advice Draws Some Pro Players to Capital Area"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: August 27, 2003
  Attorney Jeff Koewler comments on his representation of some of the NBA's top young stars, Drew Gooden, Juan Dixon, and Carmelo Anthony.
• Article: "State Bar: Let out-of-state lawyers practice here"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: August 22, 2003
  The State Bar of California recently endorsed a proposal that would allow lawyers from other states to practice in California without taking the bar exam. Attorney Dan Carroll comments on ramifications of the proposal endorsement.
• Article: "Lawsuit challenges Intel practices on overtime"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: July 25, 2003
  Employment and labor attorney, Jennifer Randlett Madden, comments on what is being described as the "hottest topic in employment law right now," wage-and-hour disputes.
• Article: "Ruling puts premium on truth in PR, advertising"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: July 18, 2003
  Attorney Jeff Galvin comments on how public relations campaigns must meet the same standards of truth as advertising,
• Article: "High court's Nike decision worries area PR companies"
  Publication: Sacramento Bee
  Date: July 17, 2003
  Attorney Jeff Galvin is featured in an article focusing on the recent Supreme Court case involving a public relations campaign by Nike Inc.
• Article: "Manufacturers fume over fee for products"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: June 20, 2003
  Environmental attorney, Bob Soran, is quoted on issues surrounding a state Air Resources Board proposal that lays out a plan for assessing fees on companies that sell paints and household products in California.
• Article: "Case law has yet to define workplace obesity guidelines"
  Publication: Sacramento Business Journal
  Date: April 14, 2003
  Employment and labor law attorney, Julia Jenness, provides input on the employment law aspects of obesity.

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