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Financial Institutions
Our banking attorneys skillfully resolve complex problems for a wide variety of financial institutions including national banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, consumer finance companies, special servicers, leasing companies, and agricultural lending cooperatives, in diverse creditors’ rights matters, complex commercial litigation (including class actions), and bankruptcy cases. In litigation, we focus on solving problems,...
Our banking attorneys skillfully resolve complex problems for a wide variety of financial institutions including national banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, consumer finance companies, special servicers, leasing companies, and agricultural lending cooperatives, in diverse creditors’ rights matters, complex commercial litigation (including class actions), and bankruptcy cases. In litigation, we focus on solving problems,...
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Flood Protection Law
Our attorneys play key roles in advising public agencies and landowners in formulating and constructing flood protection projects, guiding them through all regulatory, permitting, and funding challenges under state and federal law. All flood protection projects are both legally and technically complex. Our flood protection lawyers are expert in each of these dimensions, as well...
Our attorneys play key roles in advising public agencies and landowners in formulating and constructing flood protection projects, guiding them through all regulatory, permitting, and funding challenges under state and federal law. All flood protection projects are both legally and technically complex. Our flood protection lawyers are expert in each of these dimensions, as well...
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Food & Agriculture
Our attorneys have extensive practical experience with the issues of daily importance to farmers, ranchers, input suppliers, packers, processors and grocers allowing our clients to focus on the demands of their operations. Downey Brand provides a range of services to our Food and Ag clients that is unmatched in the region and covers the spectrum...
Our attorneys have extensive practical experience with the issues of daily importance to farmers, ranchers, input suppliers, packers, processors and grocers allowing our clients to focus on the demands of their operations. Downey Brand provides a range of services to our Food and Ag clients that is unmatched in the region and covers the spectrum...
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Food & Agriculture Litigation
Downey Brand’s food and agriculture litigation team has represented clients from every sector of California’s agricultural industry, including farmers, dairies, wineries, processors, distributors, PCAs, aerial applicators, grocers, and industry trade associations. Clients include both plaintiffs and defendants, and range from individuals to large corporations. Our attorneys have represented clients in state and federal court, as...
Downey Brand’s food and agriculture litigation team has represented clients from every sector of California’s agricultural industry, including farmers, dairies, wineries, processors, distributors, PCAs, aerial applicators, grocers, and industry trade associations. Clients include both plaintiffs and defendants, and range from individuals to large corporations. Our attorneys have represented clients in state and federal court, as...
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Food Safety & Labeling
Our food law attorneys have extensive practical experience with issues of daily importance to farmers, ranchers, input suppliers, packers, processors, manufacturers, and grocers, allowing our clients to focus on the weighty demands of their operations. Our lawyers understand that food safety and labeling are technical, continuously evolving legal fields, and we are active participants, as...
Our food law attorneys have extensive practical experience with issues of daily importance to farmers, ranchers, input suppliers, packers, processors, manufacturers, and grocers, allowing our clients to focus on the weighty demands of their operations. Our lawyers understand that food safety and labeling are technical, continuously evolving legal fields, and we are active participants, as...
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Groundwater Law
As one of California’s most valuable natural resources, groundwater continues to play a vital role in the sustainability of California’s overall water supply. Downey Brand attorneys work closely with cities, counties, local districts, farmers, ranchers, wineries, and real estate developers, among others, to navigate the complexities of groundwater rights, groundwater management, groundwater banking and conjunctive...
As one of California’s most valuable natural resources, groundwater continues to play a vital role in the sustainability of California’s overall water supply. Downey Brand attorneys work closely with cities, counties, local districts, farmers, ranchers, wineries, and real estate developers, among others, to navigate the complexities of groundwater rights, groundwater management, groundwater banking and conjunctive...
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Insurance
Whether advising clients on contracts involving indemnity and insurance, opining on insurance coverage, enforcing coverage through alternative dispute resolution or declaratory relief actions, or overseeing the handling of cases by insurance defense counsel where there is a concern about exposure in excess policy limits, Downey Brand’s insurance team meets the wide range of needs for...
Whether advising clients on contracts involving indemnity and insurance, opining on insurance coverage, enforcing coverage through alternative dispute resolution or declaratory relief actions, or overseeing the handling of cases by insurance defense counsel where there is a concern about exposure in excess policy limits, Downey Brand’s insurance team meets the wide range of needs for...
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Intellectual Property & Licensing
Intellectual Property Our Intellectual Property group practice routinely represents clients in handling complex Intellectual Property disputes, including prosecuting and defending claims involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition. We also have one of the region’s strongest trademark and copyright practices—in which we register, manage, and protect domestic and international trademarks and copyrights on...
Intellectual Property Our Intellectual Property group practice routinely represents clients in handling complex Intellectual Property disputes, including prosecuting and defending claims involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition. We also have one of the region’s strongest trademark and copyright practices—in which we register, manage, and protect domestic and international trademarks and copyrights on...
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Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual Property Our Intellectual Property Litigation practice group routinely represents clients in handling complex IP disputes, including prosecuting and defending claims involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition. We also have one of the region’s strongest trademark and copyright practices—in which we register, manage, and protect domestic and international trademarks and copyrights on...
Intellectual Property Our Intellectual Property Litigation practice group routinely represents clients in handling complex IP disputes, including prosecuting and defending claims involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and unfair competition. We also have one of the region’s strongest trademark and copyright practices—in which we register, manage, and protect domestic and international trademarks and copyrights on...
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Land Use
Our Sacramento and San Francisco land use attorneys routinely handle single and multi-family housing, mixed-use, retail, commercial real estate, industrial, mining, energy, and public infrastructure projects. We help clients navigate the red tape and potential pitfalls of land use permitting at the local, regional, state, and federal levels – from project conception to completion and...
Our Sacramento and San Francisco land use attorneys routinely handle single and multi-family housing, mixed-use, retail, commercial real estate, industrial, mining, energy, and public infrastructure projects. We help clients navigate the red tape and potential pitfalls of land use permitting at the local, regional, state, and federal levels – from project conception to completion and...
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Our firm has handled some of the most prominent mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings in the region with clients ranging from emerging companies to Fortune 500 corporations. We are accustomed to working with clients with diverse needs, expectations, and budgets and can accommodate simple transactions as well as those that require specialized expertise. Our mergers...
Our firm has handled some of the most prominent mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings in the region with clients ranging from emerging companies to Fortune 500 corporations. We are accustomed to working with clients with diverse needs, expectations, and budgets and can accommodate simple transactions as well as those that require specialized expertise. Our mergers...
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Nonprofit/Tax-Exempt Organizations
In representing this wide variety of nonprofit/tax-exempt organizations, our nonprofit attorneys have considerable experience with the issues unique to such organizations including: startups, mergers, application for tax-exempt status, winding up and dissolution, the structuring and operation of for-profit and nonprofit affiliated entities, the transfer of restricted charitable assets, proper handling of conflict of interest and...
In representing this wide variety of nonprofit/tax-exempt organizations, our nonprofit attorneys have considerable experience with the issues unique to such organizations including: startups, mergers, application for tax-exempt status, winding up and dissolution, the structuring and operation of for-profit and nonprofit affiliated entities, the transfer of restricted charitable assets, proper handling of conflict of interest and...
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Pipelines & Terminals
Drawing upon decades of experience in environmental compliance and the energy sector, the attorneys at Downey Brand advise and defend oil and gas pipeline and terminal companies on a wide variety of legal matters, from land acquisition and permitting to emergency response and enforcement defense and related litigation. Downey Brand attorneys assist companies as they...
Drawing upon decades of experience in environmental compliance and the energy sector, the attorneys at Downey Brand advise and defend oil and gas pipeline and terminal companies on a wide variety of legal matters, from land acquisition and permitting to emergency response and enforcement defense and related litigation. Downey Brand attorneys assist companies as they...
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Privacy & Data Integrity
Downey Brand’s privacy lawyers are well aware of what is at stake for our clients with regard to data privacy and cybersecurity. Clients turn to our privacy team for assistance with minimizing and addressing the risks associated with gathering, transferring and storing sensitive data. Our privacy attorneys represent clients across many industries, including banking, food...
Downey Brand’s privacy lawyers are well aware of what is at stake for our clients with regard to data privacy and cybersecurity. Clients turn to our privacy team for assistance with minimizing and addressing the risks associated with gathering, transferring and storing sensitive data. Our privacy attorneys represent clients across many industries, including banking, food...
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Products Liability
The experienced products liability attorneys within Downey Brand represent clients on a wide array of product liability litigation, including claims alleging failure to warn, negligent design, and manufacturing defect. With a substantiated history of success it comes as no surprise that national and international clients – including drug manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and retailers – have...
The experienced products liability attorneys within Downey Brand represent clients on a wide array of product liability litigation, including claims alleging failure to warn, negligent design, and manufacturing defect. With a substantiated history of success it comes as no surprise that national and international clients – including drug manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and retailers – have...
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Proposition 65
Our goal is to help our clients understand the risks posed by Prop 65, and to manage those risks effectively and creatively, while still operating a profitable business in the State. Downey Brand’s presence in Sacramento provides us with access to the key agencies and decision makers involved with Prop 65. We work closely with...
Our goal is to help our clients understand the risks posed by Prop 65, and to manage those risks effectively and creatively, while still operating a profitable business in the State. Downey Brand’s presence in Sacramento provides us with access to the key agencies and decision makers involved with Prop 65. We work closely with...
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Public Trust Doctrine
Downey Brand attorneys are at the forefront of public trust doctrine litigation. Our attorneys also regularly assist public agencies and private applicants as they seek to secure water rights, obtain leases, resolve title and boundary issues, or secure and administer granted trust lands. We also help clients address the risks associated with activities that may...
Downey Brand attorneys are at the forefront of public trust doctrine litigation. Our attorneys also regularly assist public agencies and private applicants as they seek to secure water rights, obtain leases, resolve title and boundary issues, or secure and administer granted trust lands. We also help clients address the risks associated with activities that may...
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Real Estate
From environmental and title due diligence, to land purchase and financing, and through the approval process with local and state agencies, our attorneys are there to keep the project on track and close the deal. Our industry team brings together real estate, finance, environmental, and land use attorneys, providing clients a comprehensive and efficient response...
From environmental and title due diligence, to land purchase and financing, and through the approval process with local and state agencies, our attorneys are there to keep the project on track and close the deal. Our industry team brings together real estate, finance, environmental, and land use attorneys, providing clients a comprehensive and efficient response...
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Real Property & Land Use Litigation
The firm’s real estate litigation clients are equally diverse, and include landowners, developers, contractors, brokers, lenders, investors, and public entities. Consistent with the Firm’s approach to litigation matters in general, our attorneys approach their cases with practical, result-oriented plans which are tailored to the client’s particular needs and budget. Some of the cases handled by...
The firm’s real estate litigation clients are equally diverse, and include landowners, developers, contractors, brokers, lenders, investors, and public entities. Consistent with the Firm’s approach to litigation matters in general, our attorneys approach their cases with practical, result-oriented plans which are tailored to the client’s particular needs and budget. Some of the cases handled by...
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Regulatory Law & Business Permitting
Our focus is helping our clients get their project done on time and on budget. Being headquartered for almost 90 years in Sacramento has given us the opportunity to represent clients thousands of times before almost every state agency in California. And, with multiple offices in California we have worked with many regional and local...
Our focus is helping our clients get their project done on time and on budget. Being headquartered for almost 90 years in Sacramento has given us the opportunity to represent clients thousands of times before almost every state agency in California. And, with multiple offices in California we have worked with many regional and local...
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Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
SGMA Overview and Reference Guide The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was enacted in 2014 and became effective January 1, 2015. The goal of the legislation is to bring groundwater basins that are designated as medium or high priority basins into sustainability—where inflows (recharge) match outflows (pumping) on a long-term basis and groundwater storage is maintained....
SGMA Overview and Reference Guide The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act was enacted in 2014 and became effective January 1, 2015. The goal of the legislation is to bring groundwater basins that are designated as medium or high priority basins into sustainability—where inflows (recharge) match outflows (pumping) on a long-term basis and groundwater storage is maintained....
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Taxation
Our tax attorneys assist corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts and individuals with all aspects of transactional tax planning, administrative audits and appeals, and tax litigation. We advise clients, help structure transactions, issue legal opinions and secure tax rulings on significant federal and state tax issues arising out of business transactions. Tax issues exist in...
Our tax attorneys assist corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trusts and individuals with all aspects of transactional tax planning, administrative audits and appeals, and tax litigation. We advise clients, help structure transactions, issue legal opinions and secure tax rulings on significant federal and state tax issues arising out of business transactions. Tax issues exist in...
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Trust & Estate Litigation
We attack and defend the validity of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and death beneficiary designations. Such estate planning documents may be contested in California on the grounds of mental incapacity, undue influence, mistake, or failure to follow formalities. Our contest cases often involve elders who make estate planning changes later in life when they...
We attack and defend the validity of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and death beneficiary designations. Such estate planning documents may be contested in California on the grounds of mental incapacity, undue influence, mistake, or failure to follow formalities. Our contest cases often involve elders who make estate planning changes later in life when they...
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Water Law
Since the firm’s earliest work for water users and suppliers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys established its historic Central Valley presence, clients statewide now count on our water law expertise – on the Central Coast, the Inland Empire and Southern California regions, the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, and the entire north...
Since the firm’s earliest work for water users and suppliers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys established its historic Central Valley presence, clients statewide now count on our water law expertise – on the Central Coast, the Inland Empire and Southern California regions, the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, and the entire north...
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Water Rights Litigation
Beyond their litigation skills, our attorneys understand water – they are equally comfortable exploring a computer model depicting a groundwater basin’s cones of depression and deposing a biologist on critical species habitat. Our litigators know the financial and political costs and risks of litigation, as well, and can realistically counsel clients about strategic alternatives when...
Beyond their litigation skills, our attorneys understand water – they are equally comfortable exploring a computer model depicting a groundwater basin’s cones of depression and deposing a biologist on critical species habitat. Our litigators know the financial and political costs and risks of litigation, as well, and can realistically counsel clients about strategic alternatives when...