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Energy
Our energy attorneys routinely represent clients before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Energy Commission (CEC), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Our expertise extends from conventional gas-fired generation and petroleum pipelines and terminals to all types of renewable...
Our energy attorneys routinely represent clients before the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Energy Commission (CEC), the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (OEIS), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Our expertise extends from conventional gas-fired generation and petroleum pipelines and terminals to all types of renewable...
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Energy Project Development
Our attorneys have broad experience representing clients who operate conventional and renewable generating plants and who participate in the energy market. We counsel clients on generation facility siting, project finance, environmental permitting and litigation defense, greenhouse gas and other pollutant credits and trading, power purchase agreements, interconnection, and electric transmission. We have also represented a...
Our attorneys have broad experience representing clients who operate conventional and renewable generating plants and who participate in the energy market. We counsel clients on generation facility siting, project finance, environmental permitting and litigation defense, greenhouse gas and other pollutant credits and trading, power purchase agreements, interconnection, and electric transmission. We have also represented a...
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Public Utility Regulation
Downey Brand’s public utilities team is comprised of some of the most expert and veteran practitioners in California. Senior partners in our practice have held influential positions in state regulatory agencies, giving us unparalleled acumen in utilities law and practice. Our team works diligently with clients to navigate matters overseen by the California Public Utilities...
Downey Brand’s public utilities team is comprised of some of the most expert and veteran practitioners in California. Senior partners in our practice have held influential positions in state regulatory agencies, giving us unparalleled acumen in utilities law and practice. Our team works diligently with clients to navigate matters overseen by the California Public Utilities...
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Infrastructure
California is poised for an unprecedented era of infrastructure development with billions of dollars of investment flowing into the state. Maximizing public and private infrastructure ventures and partnerships, and negotiating and executing complex projects require an interdisciplinary legal team that knows the Golden State’s legal and regulatory terrain, inside and out. Downey Brand’s infrastructure team...
California is poised for an unprecedented era of infrastructure development with billions of dollars of investment flowing into the state. Maximizing public and private infrastructure ventures and partnerships, and negotiating and executing complex projects require an interdisciplinary legal team that knows the Golden State’s legal and regulatory terrain, inside and out. Downey Brand’s infrastructure team...
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Air Quality & Climate Change
Our air quality attorneys stay current on the latest legal developments and provide cost-efficient environmental compliance solutions for our wide range of clients. Whether it is an energy trader participating in the Cap-and-Trade program, a food processor permitting a new or expanded facility, an oil and gas developer analyzing their carbon impact under the California...
Our air quality attorneys stay current on the latest legal developments and provide cost-efficient environmental compliance solutions for our wide range of clients. Whether it is an energy trader participating in the Cap-and-Trade program, a food processor permitting a new or expanded facility, an oil and gas developer analyzing their carbon impact under the California...
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Appellate & Writ Practice
We are equally adept at handling appeals where we have been extensively involved in the trial court proceedings as we are at stepping in as appellate counsel to defend judgments obtained or seek reversal of unjust results in the trial court. When appropriate, we match experts in the substantive law with appellate specialists to handle...
We are equally adept at handling appeals where we have been extensively involved in the trial court proceedings as we are at stepping in as appellate counsel to defend judgments obtained or seek reversal of unjust results in the trial court. When appropriate, we match experts in the substantive law with appellate specialists to handle...
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Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Our California bankruptcy lawyers generate success for a wide range of stakeholders in insolvency-related matters, including debtors in complex chapter 11 cases, committees, secured and unsecured creditors, receivers and other court-appointed fiduciaries, asset purchasers, trustees, hedge funds, equity security holders, and special servicers in many diverse industries such as real estate (office, retail, multi-family, land),...
Our California bankruptcy lawyers generate success for a wide range of stakeholders in insolvency-related matters, including debtors in complex chapter 11 cases, committees, secured and unsecured creditors, receivers and other court-appointed fiduciaries, asset purchasers, trustees, hedge funds, equity security holders, and special servicers in many diverse industries such as real estate (office, retail, multi-family, land),...
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CEQA / NEPA
Compliance Our attorneys with expertise in environmental impact review regularly develop and implement CEQA and NEPA compliance strategies that keep projects on track and legally defensible. These attorneys are often called upon to evaluate the appropriate level of environmental review for a given project – including whether the project may be exempt from review –...
Compliance Our attorneys with expertise in environmental impact review regularly develop and implement CEQA and NEPA compliance strategies that keep projects on track and legally defensible. These attorneys are often called upon to evaluate the appropriate level of environmental review for a given project – including whether the project may be exempt from review –...
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Class Action Defense
Our attorneys have defended and successfully resolved numerous complicated class actions for clients in cases alleging deceptive trade practices and advertising acts, violation of unfair competition and unfair business practices laws, negligence and product liability claims, and other consumer protection statutes. We represent clients in many industries including manufacturing, high tech, banking and financial services,...
Our attorneys have defended and successfully resolved numerous complicated class actions for clients in cases alleging deceptive trade practices and advertising acts, violation of unfair competition and unfair business practices laws, negligence and product liability claims, and other consumer protection statutes. We represent clients in many industries including manufacturing, high tech, banking and financial services,...
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Complex Business Litigation
Our attorneys have a proven record of successfully handling a wide variety of complex high-stakes commercial and business cases. Our experience covers the waterfront for both plaintiffs and defendants in business, employment, qui tam, class action, securities, antitrust, shareholder and partnership disputes, probate, healthcare, intellectual property, federal and state investigations, construction, wildland fire, real estate,...
Our attorneys have a proven record of successfully handling a wide variety of complex high-stakes commercial and business cases. Our experience covers the waterfront for both plaintiffs and defendants in business, employment, qui tam, class action, securities, antitrust, shareholder and partnership disputes, probate, healthcare, intellectual property, federal and state investigations, construction, wildland fire, real estate,...
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Construction Litigation
Our construction litigation lawyers help clients devise practical solutions to problems that may arise during the earliest phases of project conception and design, through contract drafting, bidding procedures and protests, and dispute management during design and construction. Where disputes cannot be avoided, our group of construction litigation attorneys has extensive experience with litigating virtually every...
Our construction litigation lawyers help clients devise practical solutions to problems that may arise during the earliest phases of project conception and design, through contract drafting, bidding procedures and protests, and dispute management during design and construction. Where disputes cannot be avoided, our group of construction litigation attorneys has extensive experience with litigating virtually every...
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Corporate Finance
Financing needs vary: A business may want to grow, or restructure, or address a long-term capital need. An entrepreneur may want capital for a new business. An established business may want to buy a complementary business, or acquire it by merger. Depending on the client, the best financing approach might be secured debt, the public...
Financing needs vary: A business may want to grow, or restructure, or address a long-term capital need. An entrepreneur may want capital for a new business. An established business may want to buy a complementary business, or acquire it by merger. Depending on the client, the best financing approach might be secured debt, the public...
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Corporate Law
Our corporate law lawyers become intimately familiar with our clients’ businesses to better serve them and help them accomplish their goals. In this role, we are always available to offer strategic legal advice as well as to negotiate and document specific transactions. Our law corporate law attorneys also assists clients with legal issues they encounter...
Our corporate law lawyers become intimately familiar with our clients’ businesses to better serve them and help them accomplish their goals. In this role, we are always available to offer strategic legal advice as well as to negotiate and document specific transactions. Our law corporate law attorneys also assists clients with legal issues they encounter...
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Emerging Companies & Venture Capital
Downey Brand is a full service firm with a broad platform of legal services, and we leverage these collective skills and experience to provide integrated, efficient and effective representation to our clients. For entrepreneurs, emerging companies and investors, this provides an unparalleled depth of experience and the ability to scale services in accordance with needs,...
Downey Brand is a full service firm with a broad platform of legal services, and we leverage these collective skills and experience to provide integrated, efficient and effective representation to our clients. For entrepreneurs, emerging companies and investors, this provides an unparalleled depth of experience and the ability to scale services in accordance with needs,...
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Eminent Domain & Inverse Condemnation
That leadership continues today as we currently have one of the largest and most active condemnation practices in Northern California with eminent domain attorneys practicing out of our Sacramento and Stockton offices. We are equally skilled in assisting public entities with projects that require the acquisition of private property and obtaining just compensation for land...
That leadership continues today as we currently have one of the largest and most active condemnation practices in Northern California with eminent domain attorneys practicing out of our Sacramento and Stockton offices. We are equally skilled in assisting public entities with projects that require the acquisition of private property and obtaining just compensation for land...
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Employment Counseling
Our employment attorneys assist clients in meeting these challenges by providing a strategic approach designed to anticipate, and hopefully prevent, employment related problems. Avoiding the pitfalls of governmental regulation and litigation begins from the moment a business or agency decides to hire a new employee. Downey Brand counsels its clients in every step of the...
Our employment attorneys assist clients in meeting these challenges by providing a strategic approach designed to anticipate, and hopefully prevent, employment related problems. Avoiding the pitfalls of governmental regulation and litigation begins from the moment a business or agency decides to hire a new employee. Downey Brand counsels its clients in every step of the...
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Employment Litigation
We work daily to aggressively defend employers in state and federal courts against all types of labor and employment litigation including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistle-blower, wage and hour, employment contract disputes, and PAGA claims. We represent public entities and private employers across a wide range of industries including retail, health care, grocery, banking...
We work daily to aggressively defend employers in state and federal courts against all types of labor and employment litigation including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistle-blower, wage and hour, employment contract disputes, and PAGA claims. We represent public entities and private employers across a wide range of industries including retail, health care, grocery, banking...
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Endangered Species
Permitting Downey Brand attorneys guide our clients through compliance with the federal and California Endangered Species Acts, the Bald and Golden Eagle Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Streambed Alteration Agreements, CEQA, and NEPA. From sand and gravel mines to housing developments and water projects to solar and wind energy projects, we successfully negotiate with...
Permitting Downey Brand attorneys guide our clients through compliance with the federal and California Endangered Species Acts, the Bald and Golden Eagle Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Streambed Alteration Agreements, CEQA, and NEPA. From sand and gravel mines to housing developments and water projects to solar and wind energy projects, we successfully negotiate with...
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Environmental Enforcement Defense
Downey Brand’s Environmental Law Practice Group has a depth of experience with these requirements and can swiftly implement a practical defense to minimize the penalties and impact on your business. For over 25 years, Downey Brand has advised and defended clients being investigated or sued by local, state or federal agencies, the United States Department...
Downey Brand’s Environmental Law Practice Group has a depth of experience with these requirements and can swiftly implement a practical defense to minimize the penalties and impact on your business. For over 25 years, Downey Brand has advised and defended clients being investigated or sued by local, state or federal agencies, the United States Department...
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Environmental Remediation & Due Diligence
Environmental Remediation With a focus on minimizing the risks of liability and implementing cost-effective strategies, our environmental remediation and air quality attorneys negotiate with regulatory agencies, other responsible parties, impacted neighbors, and insurance companies to manage and contain these costs. We have experience with all of the key agencies (EPA, DTSC, Regional Water Boards) on...
Environmental Remediation With a focus on minimizing the risks of liability and implementing cost-effective strategies, our environmental remediation and air quality attorneys negotiate with regulatory agencies, other responsible parties, impacted neighbors, and insurance companies to manage and contain these costs. We have experience with all of the key agencies (EPA, DTSC, Regional Water Boards) on...
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Environmental/Toxics Litigation
Our environmental litigation attorneys have extensive experience handling lawsuits seeking millions to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, penalties, or required expenditures related to requested injunctions at some of the largest contaminated sites in California and for some of the largest public and privately held corporations in the United States. Our work on complex,...
Our environmental litigation attorneys have extensive experience handling lawsuits seeking millions to hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, penalties, or required expenditures related to requested injunctions at some of the largest contaminated sites in California and for some of the largest public and privately held corporations in the United States. Our work on complex,...