
Seventeen Shartsis Friese Attorneys Named “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” for 2021
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Sanjeet Ganjam ABTL Report (Volume 28 No 3, Winter2021/2022)Probate litigation that arises from the death of a spouse can involve an array of…
Frank A. Cialone ABTL Report (Volume 28 No 3, Winter2021/2022)San Francisco (November 5, 2021): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that the firm…
Social justice attorney Stephen Zollman to join CRLA’s Santa Rosa office Santa Rosa, CA –…
San Francisco, August 19, 2021: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 22 of…
San Francisco, July 12, 2021: : Fourteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers”…
San Francisco, May 17, 2021: The lawyers and staff of Shartsis Friese LLP are saddened…
Shartsis Friese is deeply saddened and outraged by the rise of violent hate crimes aimed…
Shartsis Friese LLP Real Estate partner Peter Aitelli will be a co-chair of, and a…
The lawyers and staff of Shartsis Friese LLP are mourning the loss of our dear…
With the passage of Proposition 19, California voters significantly limited the ability of parents to…
San Francisco, December 18, 2020 – Shartsis Friese real estate partner Peter Aitelli has been…
Shartsis corporate partner Rupert Russell, counsel Jeff Braker, and associate Maribeth Charvet counseled the San…
November’s election may usher in taxpayer-adverse changes to the current taxpayer favorable gift and estate…
San Francisco, October 14, 2020: Shartsis Friese LLP has been recognized on Vault's 2021 list…
San Francisco, August 20, 2020: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 21 of…
On July 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and U.S. Department of the…
San Francisco, July 16, 2020: Fourteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
San Francisco, July 14, 2020: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s…
On June 22 and June 24, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new Interim…
The last few weeks have been remarkable in our country and around the world as…
On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) was signed into law.…
On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
A California magistrate court dismissed a lawsuit against a company accused of not adequately telling…
McCord Pagan Law360On May 13, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new guidance regarding the requirement…
The California Probate Code provides a formula to determine fees for attorneys and personal representatives…
Richard S. Kinyon, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Kirsten D. Wolff California Trusts and Estates Quarterly 2020 (Volume 26, Issue 1)California's income taxation of trusts has unpleasantly surprised many trust fiduciaries and beneficiaries. Its unique…
Richard S. Kinyon, Kim Marois, Sonja K. Johnson California Trusts and Estates Quarterly (Volume 21, Issue 3, 2015)On April 24, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health…
Shartsis Friese Attorneys Mike Dell, Jeff Braker, and Sergio Broholm Represent Teichert on $93.5 Million…
Ambrogio Visconti Global Legal ChronicleFollowing up on our prior client alert posted April 2, 2019, this alert serves to…
Shartsis Friese LLP co-founder and managing partner, Art Shartsis spoke to The Recorder about the…
Ross Todd The RecorderOn April 7, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury issued…
On April 2 and April 3, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued rules and guidance…
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed…
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, on March 13, 2020, President Trump announced his determination…
San Francisco, April 1, 2020 – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Paul…
The COVID-19 crisis is disrupting business in unprecedented ways. The unique risks posed by the…
Roey Rahmil, Anthony B. LeuinTo Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends: As we all face the uncertainty created by COVID-19,…
A smart business owner launching a new business or product will investigate to ensure that…
Joseph V. Mauch ABTL Report Northern California, Vol. 26, No. 2With the new year come new changes to consider in estate planning. For this client…
Patrick R. McCabe, Richard S. Kinyon, April Hopkins Rox, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Florence M. Jao, Debra L. Kasper, Charles G. Stephenson, Sarah M. King, Mark E. MullinSan Francisco, February 3, 2020 – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Florence…
CLIENT ALERT December 16, 2019 To Avoid Litigation, Business Websites Should Be Updated To Ensure…
Erick C. Howard, Daniel M. PoniatowskiSan Francisco, December 2, 2019 – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Brad…
San Francisco (November 1, 2019): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that the firm…
Shartsis Friese Tax Counsel Dashiell Shapiro appeared on Bloomberg TV on Thursday, October 10th to…
Bloomberg TVCryptocurrency holders know more about what the Internal Revenue Service expects to see on their…
Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille BloombergSan Francisco, August 15, 2019: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of…
San Francisco, July 18, 2019: Twelve Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
San Francisco, July 1, 2019 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Debra Kasper, Sarah…
When New York City intellectual property litigator Jayadeep “Jay” Deshmukh wanted to trade his partnership…
Angela Morris ABA JournalSan Francisco (January 11, 2019): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that leading tax…
San Francisco (January 1, 2019): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce it has elevated…
Shartsis Friese LLP partners Joel Zeldin, Robert Ward, and Joseph Mauch served as the tribe's…
Peter Byrne www.consortiumnews.comSan Francisco (November 12, 2018): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Erick C.…
To navigate through regulatory restrictions or for strategic reasons, public companies may need to rely…
P. Rupert Russell Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial RegulationSan Francisco, August 15, 2018: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of…
San Francisco, July 19, 2018: Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Jodi Fedor has joined…
San Francisco, July 11, 2018: Fourteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
San Francisco, CA: Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Scott Schneider has joined the firm…
San Francisco (March 29, 2018): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that David H.…
On December 22, 2017 H.R.1, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act…
Patrick R. McCabe, Richard S. Kinyon, April Hopkins Rox, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Florence M. JaoSan Francisco (November 22, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 13 of…
San Francisco (November 16, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce it has elevated…
San Francisco (November 2, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP Family Wealth Planning partner Richard (Dick) S.…
SAN FRANCISCO (September 19, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP announced that Open Door Legal in San…
San Francisco, July 12, 2017: Thirteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
There has been an emerging litigation trend in Delaware, where most U.S. public companies are…
P. Rupert Russell Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial RegulationA client recently came to me with a trademark problem. The client was a small-but-growing…
Joseph V. Mauch ABTL Report Northern California, Vol. 25, No. 2The recent election of Donald Trump as President and a Republican-controlled Congress have raised the…
Patrick R. McCabe, Richard S. Kinyon, April Hopkins Rox, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Florence M. JaoOctober 24, 2016 – San Francisco – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce it…
San Francisco, August 18, 2016: Shartsis Friese is proud to announce the following lawyers have…
San Francisco, July 8, 2016 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today thirteen attorneys have been…
To attract and retain top talent, while facing cash constraints, many growing companies utilize stockbased…
P. Rupert Russell Law360Two friends from college email you: they want to start a business together. Can you…
Roey Rahmil California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) eNewsThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance that would require pharmaceutical…
Arthur J. Shartsis, Heidi Sanborn Cerritos Community NewsI. The SEC Enforcement Trend There has been an emerging enforcement trend by the U.S.…
P. Rupert RussellTony Leuin has been named a Fellow in the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual…
On March 3, 2016, Anthony Leuin and a panel of other distinguished experts on insurance…
Roey Rahmil, Anthony B. LeuinShartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that JJ Stein has been promoted to partner…
Several Shartsis Friese LLP litigators recently published chapters in a new benchbook entitled California Business…
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. tapped David Egdal of Shartsis Friese as seller's counsel in the…
David Sloan of Sunstone Hotel Investors talks to us about his counsel for in-house design…
Melissa Anders Modern CounselSan Francisco, October 13, 2015–Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Richard S. Kinyon…
Helios Software, et al. v. SpectorSoft Corp., Civ. No. 12-081-LPS (Delaware District Court). The firm…
When one imagines the aftermath of a natural disaster in the Bay Area, providing legal…
Roey Rahmil California Bar JournalIn the coming days, the long-standing IP fight between Apple and Samsung will finally arrive…
Joseph V. Mauch ABTL Report Northern CaliforniaSan Francisco, August 20, 2015: Shartsis Friese is proud to announce the following lawyers have…
San Francisco, July 22, 2015 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today fifteen attorneys have been…
INTRODUCTION Breaking up a business in California can be difficult, in some ways not unlike dissolving…
Richard F. Munzinger, Frank A. Cialone, Robert Charles Ward California Business Law PractitionerOn May 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider the pharmaceutical industry’s challenge…
It is not every day the Supreme Court gives trademark practitioners the chance to call…
Joseph V. Mauch American Bar Association IP Litigation BlogDespite continued improvement in the legal job market, competition for many entry-level and lateral positions…
Roey Rahmil California Bar JournalQuitting a law firm partnership can feel like leaping over a pit while dodging a…
Patience Haggin The RecorderShartsis Friese LLP announced today that David Egdal has joined the firm as Of Counsel…
The Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Alameda County on September 30, 2014 in a…
Firm assists Rocklin-based company in its purchase by Mattress Firm Holding Corp. Shartsis Friese LLP…
Jason Pafundi Los Angeles Daily JournalSan Francisco, August 12, 2014 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Dana W. Fox…
San Francisco, July 3, 2014 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Fifteen attorneys have…
Most litigators look forward to oral argument because we love the sound of our own…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 23 No. 2, Summer 2014)The pharmaceutical industry, hoping to stop a novel drug take-back program in Alameda County, is…
Fiona Smith Los Angeles Daily JournalFifteen Shartsis Friese partners were chosen by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Robert Friese, Arthur…
U.S. Regulation of Hedge Funds covers the many legal issues that arise in structuring and…
Shartsis Friese LLPSan Francisco, October 1, 2013 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Richard S. Kinyon,…
Watching one of your witnesses be cross-examined is one of the most nerve-wracking experiences a…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 22 No. 2, Summer/Fall 2013)San Francisco, July 8, 2013 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Seventeen attorneys, including…
54-lawyer SF firm goes from four to eight partners to satisfy No Glass Ceiling initiative…
Ryne Hodkowski San Francisco Daily JournalShartsis Friese is proud to announce that, effective January 1, 2013, Christina Mickelson Hamilton, Larisa…
SAN JOSE - Former CPS brokers Joe Moriarty, Greg Davies and Eric Fox claimed they…
Nathan Donato-Weinstein San Jose Business JournalSan Francisco, July 11, 2012 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that sixteen attorneys, including…
San Francisco, June 15, 2012 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Craig B. Etlin…
Shartsis Friese is proud to announce that on June 5th, the San Francisco Board of…
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is must reading for lawyers who want to…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 21 No. 2, Spring/Summer 2012)The Twitter lease at 1355 Market Street has been chosen by the San Francisco Business…
Unlike the standard governing the capacity to make a will, California courts have not applied…
John J. Stein The RecorderIts been almost two and a half years since Galleon’s Raj Rajaratnam was arrested, and…
Jahan P. RaissiAt the Legal Technology Leadership Summit opening reception on Tuesday, I struck up a conversation with a…
Christopher Danzig Above the LawSan Francisco, July 13, 2011 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that eleven attorneys have…
San Francisco, July 13, 2011 – Shartsis Friese is very pleased to announce it has…
A Santa Clara County court ruling last week added some much needed clarity to a…
Petra Pasternak The RecorderSan Francisco, March 14, 2011 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Derek Boswell has…
Recent amendments to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure changed the disclosure…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 20 No. 2, Spring 2011)The Association of Business Trial Lawyers gathered Tuesday night at the Four Seasons in downtown…
Sara Randazzo San Francisco Daily JournalThere was good news and bad news in the magistrate judge’s opinion for six lawyers…
Joseph Rosenbloom Litigation 2010Preparing for the direct examination of a friendly witness is like choreographing a dance scene…
Charles R. Rice Proof (Volume 19, Number 1, Fall 2010)Eight Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2011 by…
San Francisco, July 14, 2010 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that twelve attorneys have…
Oakland, California – April 19, 2010 – Centro Legal de la Raza (Centro Legal) announced…
Centro Legal De La RazaShartsis Friese attorneys Joel Zeldin, Frank Cialone, and John Stein successfully represented Christopher Mammen and…
Writing a good legal brief is more a matter of craft than art. Most judges…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 19 No. 2, Spring 2010)San Francisco – December 15, 2009 – Earlier this month, Frank Cialone was elected as…
The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers has brought together three of the leading…
Who's Who LegalEight Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2010 by…
San Francisco, July 15, 2009 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that thirteen attorneys have…
SAN FRANCISCO — The bankruptcy of San Francisco’s Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison — now six…
Jill Redhage San Francisco Daily JournalSAN FRANCISCO — Described as irreverent, fiscally conservative and independent, San Francisco’s 57-attorney law firm…
Jill Redhage San Francisco Daily JournalDerek Wilson of Shartsis Friese has notched another deal for Folsom-based Waste Connections Inc., this…
Amanda Royal The RecorderA defunct San Francisco purveyor of invisible braces didn’t hoodwink investors about its chances in…
Zusha Elinson The RecorderTaking the deposition of a hostile witness is difficult and stressful, especially when the deponent…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 18 No. 2, Spring 2009)SAN FRANCISCO — If you are developing a particularly close relationship with your client —…
Dhyana Levey Los Angeles Daily JournalThe market is terrible — and the only deals getting done are garbage. No joke.…
Zusha Elinson The RecorderAs the hedge fund industry struggles this year, it relies more than ever on its…
AlphaSeven Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2009 by…
The Bar Association of San Francisco’s School-To-College (STC) program is planning to expand its reach to…
Susan Kostal San Francisco AttorneyBear Indictments Prompt Review of Operating Procedure The indictment last week of two former Bear…
Jenny Strasburg The Wall Street Journal OnlineMost laypeople think lawyers get away with murder, and it’s often hard to disagree. Almost…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderLarry Rabkin in the late 1990s found his firm facing a doomsday mantra — that…
Jill Redhage and Jonathan Vanian Daily JournalThere is a lot to like about arbitration because it has been shaped by the…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 17 No. 2, Spring 2008)Giving advice to lawyers about their legal briefs may seem even more presumptuous than some…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderSan Francisco, October 25, 2007 – In a recent survey by Institutional Investor’s Alpha Magazine…
Three‐year fellowship will help hundreds of San Mateo County residents escape domestic violence. San Mateo,…
Bay Area Legal AidSeven Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2008 by…
Most lawyers find it hard to get excited about preparing for a direct examination of…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderShartsis Friese is proud to have been listed among the Top Corporate Philanthropists in the…
A man named Colin comes into your office and begins telling you his legal problems:…
Richard F. Munzinger ABTL Report Northern CaliforniaCristina Rubke, a second-year associate at San Francisco's Shartsis Friese, works on the firm's biggest…
Leslie A. Gordon San Francisco AttorneySpeed kills, but it’s a double-edged sword. Thinking and acting quickly are crucial for good…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 16 No. 2, Spring 2007)Unanimous decision in Fair v. Bakhtiari draws a bright line re admissibility of documents San…
Court mulls if arbitration clause can turn deal prepped in mediation into fair game Arthur…
Mike McKee The RecorderAttorneys at Shartsis Friese are representing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as amicus curiae in an upcoming…
In the last issue of this publication, I explained my approach to taking depositions. Now it’s…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderThe $1.3 trillion-plus hedge fund industry has been a bonanza for accountants, administrators, lawyers, prime…
Imogen Rose-Smith AlphaTaking depositions may seem easy. But it is difficult to do well and almost impossible to…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderOnce again hedge funds—a.k.a. financial lightning in a bottle—have defied efforts by regulators to monitor their…
Thomas Brom California LawyerEven if you have been living under a rock, it is unlikely that you have…
Jahan P. RaissiIn this month’s discussion, our panel of experts discuss the implications of the Seventh Circuit…
California LawyerIntroduction All too frequently, in the absence of applicable buy-sell or other shareholder agreements, serious…
Arthur J. ShartsisWhen lay people complain to me about the way that lawyers act, I often tell…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderPRINCETON, N.J.—On April 4, 2002, a top adviser to Shirley M. Tilghman, the president of…
John Hechinger and Daniel Golden The Wall Street JournalComplex litigation often comes down to a battle of expert witnesses. When the facts are…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderMany hedge fund managers are dealing with significant regulatory change and uncertainty. As nearly everyone in…
James J. Frolik Lipper HedgeWorld SEC Registration Report 2005 - 2006Someone once said that cross-examination is ultimately a test of character — not just for…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderIntroduction The SEC recently adopted a new rule that requires most investment advisers that manage…
James J. Frolik Compliance ReviewDespite their eligibility, some firms would rather stay single Ask law firm leaders or consultants…
Marie-Anne Hogarth The RecorderFounders of West Coast Hedge Fund Practice Are Leaders Today The year was 1983, and…
Anna Oberthur San Francisco Daily JournalMany money managers are confronted by an unhappy investor at some point – usually after…
Charles R. RiceOn July 20, 2004, the SEC proposed a new rule and rule amendments that, if…
James J. Frolik Compliance ReviewI’m often surprised how many lawyers — even ones that aren’t very good — regard…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 13 No. 2, Spring 2004)I like to go both ways. I mean, of course, that I like to do…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 12 No. 2, Spring 2003)Terminating sanctions, the most extreme punishment in civil litigation, are so unusual that some attorneys…
Matthew King The San Francisco Daily JournalThe SEC’s decision not to appeal the tax-related charges in the Kenneth Ough case is…
Lynn Hume The Bond BuyerWhile virtually all states have dissenters' rights appraisal statutes, only a few states have "dissolution…
Arthur J. Shartsis Business Valuation UpdateMillions of dollars worth of claims are made every year on transactions that could have…
Joel Zeldin Claims Awareness Hot SheetShartsis corporate partner Rupert Russell, counsel Jeff Braker, and associate Maribeth Charvet counseled the San…
A California magistrate court dismissed a lawsuit against a company accused of not adequately telling…
McCord Pagan Law360Shartsis Friese Attorneys Mike Dell, Jeff Braker, and Sergio Broholm Represent Teichert on $93.5 Million…
Ambrogio Visconti Global Legal ChronicleShartsis Friese LLP co-founder and managing partner, Art Shartsis spoke to The Recorder about the…
Ross Todd The RecorderShartsis Friese Tax Counsel Dashiell Shapiro appeared on Bloomberg TV on Thursday, October 10th to…
Bloomberg TVCryptocurrency holders know more about what the Internal Revenue Service expects to see on their…
Laura Davison and Allyson Versprille BloombergWhen New York City intellectual property litigator Jayadeep “Jay” Deshmukh wanted to trade his partnership…
Angela Morris ABA JournalShartsis Friese LLP partners Joel Zeldin, Robert Ward, and Joseph Mauch served as the tribe's…
Peter Byrne www.consortiumnews.comDavid Sloan of Sunstone Hotel Investors talks to us about his counsel for in-house design…
Melissa Anders Modern CounselOn May 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider the pharmaceutical industry’s challenge…
Quitting a law firm partnership can feel like leaping over a pit while dodging a…
Patience Haggin The RecorderFirm assists Rocklin-based company in its purchase by Mattress Firm Holding Corp. Shartsis Friese LLP…
Jason Pafundi Los Angeles Daily JournalThe pharmaceutical industry, hoping to stop a novel drug take-back program in Alameda County, is…
Fiona Smith Los Angeles Daily Journal54-lawyer SF firm goes from four to eight partners to satisfy No Glass Ceiling initiative…
Ryne Hodkowski San Francisco Daily JournalSAN JOSE - Former CPS brokers Joe Moriarty, Greg Davies and Eric Fox claimed they…
Nathan Donato-Weinstein San Jose Business JournalAt the Legal Technology Leadership Summit opening reception on Tuesday, I struck up a conversation with a…
Christopher Danzig Above the LawA Santa Clara County court ruling last week added some much needed clarity to a…
Petra Pasternak The RecorderThe Association of Business Trial Lawyers gathered Tuesday night at the Four Seasons in downtown…
Sara Randazzo San Francisco Daily JournalThere was good news and bad news in the magistrate judge’s opinion for six lawyers…
Joseph Rosenbloom Litigation 2010Oakland, California – April 19, 2010 – Centro Legal de la Raza (Centro Legal) announced…
Centro Legal De La RazaThe International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers has brought together three of the leading…
Who's Who LegalSAN FRANCISCO — The bankruptcy of San Francisco’s Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison — now six…
Jill Redhage San Francisco Daily JournalSAN FRANCISCO — Described as irreverent, fiscally conservative and independent, San Francisco’s 57-attorney law firm…
Jill Redhage San Francisco Daily JournalDerek Wilson of Shartsis Friese has notched another deal for Folsom-based Waste Connections Inc., this…
Amanda Royal The RecorderA defunct San Francisco purveyor of invisible braces didn’t hoodwink investors about its chances in…
Zusha Elinson The RecorderSAN FRANCISCO — If you are developing a particularly close relationship with your client —…
Dhyana Levey Los Angeles Daily JournalThe market is terrible — and the only deals getting done are garbage. No joke.…
Zusha Elinson The RecorderAs the hedge fund industry struggles this year, it relies more than ever on its…
AlphaThe Bar Association of San Francisco’s School-To-College (STC) program is planning to expand its reach to…
Susan Kostal San Francisco AttorneyBear Indictments Prompt Review of Operating Procedure The indictment last week of two former Bear…
Jenny Strasburg The Wall Street Journal OnlineLarry Rabkin in the late 1990s found his firm facing a doomsday mantra — that…
Jill Redhage and Jonathan Vanian Daily JournalCristina Rubke, a second-year associate at San Francisco's Shartsis Friese, works on the firm's biggest…
Leslie A. Gordon San Francisco AttorneyCourt mulls if arbitration clause can turn deal prepped in mediation into fair game Arthur…
Mike McKee The RecorderThe $1.3 trillion-plus hedge fund industry has been a bonanza for accountants, administrators, lawyers, prime…
Imogen Rose-Smith AlphaOnce again hedge funds—a.k.a. financial lightning in a bottle—have defied efforts by regulators to monitor their…
Thomas Brom California LawyerIn this month’s discussion, our panel of experts discuss the implications of the Seventh Circuit…
California LawyerPRINCETON, N.J.—On April 4, 2002, a top adviser to Shirley M. Tilghman, the president of…
John Hechinger and Daniel Golden The Wall Street JournalDespite their eligibility, some firms would rather stay single Ask law firm leaders or consultants…
Marie-Anne Hogarth The RecorderFounders of West Coast Hedge Fund Practice Are Leaders Today The year was 1983, and…
Anna Oberthur San Francisco Daily JournalTerminating sanctions, the most extreme punishment in civil litigation, are so unusual that some attorneys…
Matthew King The San Francisco Daily JournalThe SEC’s decision not to appeal the tax-related charges in the Kenneth Ough case is…
Lynn Hume The Bond BuyerSan Francisco (November 5, 2021): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that the firm…
Social justice attorney Stephen Zollman to join CRLA’s Santa Rosa office Santa Rosa, CA –…
San Francisco, August 19, 2021: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 22 of…
San Francisco, July 12, 2021: : Fourteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers”…
San Francisco, December 18, 2020 – Shartsis Friese real estate partner Peter Aitelli has been…
San Francisco, October 14, 2020: Shartsis Friese LLP has been recognized on Vault's 2021 list…
San Francisco, August 20, 2020: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 21 of…
San Francisco, July 16, 2020: Fourteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
San Francisco, July 14, 2020: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s…
The last few weeks have been remarkable in our country and around the world as…
San Francisco, April 1, 2020 – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Paul…
San Francisco, February 3, 2020 – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Florence…
San Francisco, December 2, 2019 – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Brad…
San Francisco (November 1, 2019): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that the firm…
San Francisco, August 15, 2019: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of…
San Francisco, July 18, 2019: Twelve Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
San Francisco, July 1, 2019 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Debra Kasper, Sarah…
San Francisco (January 11, 2019): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that leading tax…
San Francisco (January 1, 2019): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce it has elevated…
San Francisco (November 12, 2018): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Erick C.…
San Francisco, August 15, 2018: Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 12 of…
San Francisco, July 19, 2018: Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Jodi Fedor has joined…
San Francisco, July 11, 2018: Fourteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
San Francisco, CA: Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Scott Schneider has joined the firm…
San Francisco (March 29, 2018): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that David H.…
San Francisco (November 22, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that 13 of…
San Francisco (November 16, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce it has elevated…
San Francisco (November 2, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP Family Wealth Planning partner Richard (Dick) S.…
SAN FRANCISCO (September 19, 2017): Shartsis Friese LLP announced that Open Door Legal in San…
San Francisco, July 12, 2017: Thirteen Shartsis Friese attorneys have been named “Super Lawyers” for…
October 24, 2016 – San Francisco – Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce it…
San Francisco, August 18, 2016: Shartsis Friese is proud to announce the following lawyers have…
San Francisco, July 8, 2016 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today thirteen attorneys have been…
Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that JJ Stein has been promoted to partner…
Several Shartsis Friese LLP litigators recently published chapters in a new benchbook entitled California Business…
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. tapped David Egdal of Shartsis Friese as seller's counsel in the…
San Francisco, October 13, 2015–Shartsis Friese LLP is pleased to announce that Richard S. Kinyon…
Helios Software, et al. v. SpectorSoft Corp., Civ. No. 12-081-LPS (Delaware District Court). The firm…
San Francisco, August 20, 2015: Shartsis Friese is proud to announce the following lawyers have…
San Francisco, July 22, 2015 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today fifteen attorneys have been…
Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that David Egdal has joined the firm as Of Counsel…
The Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of Alameda County on September 30, 2014 in a…
San Francisco, August 12, 2014 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Dana W. Fox…
San Francisco, July 3, 2014 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Fifteen attorneys have…
Fifteen Shartsis Friese partners were chosen by U.S. News - Best Lawyers. Robert Friese, Arthur…
U.S. Regulation of Hedge Funds covers the many legal issues that arise in structuring and…
Shartsis Friese LLPSan Francisco, October 1, 2013 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Richard S. Kinyon,…
San Francisco, July 8, 2013 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Seventeen attorneys, including…
Shartsis Friese is proud to announce that, effective January 1, 2013, Christina Mickelson Hamilton, Larisa…
San Francisco, July 11, 2012 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that sixteen attorneys, including…
San Francisco, June 15, 2012 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Craig B. Etlin…
Shartsis Friese is proud to announce that on June 5th, the San Francisco Board of…
The Twitter lease at 1355 Market Street has been chosen by the San Francisco Business…
San Francisco, July 13, 2011 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that eleven attorneys have…
San Francisco, July 13, 2011 – Shartsis Friese is very pleased to announce it has…
San Francisco, March 14, 2011 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that Derek Boswell has…
Eight Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2011 by…
San Francisco, July 14, 2010 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that twelve attorneys have…
Shartsis Friese attorneys Joel Zeldin, Frank Cialone, and John Stein successfully represented Christopher Mammen and…
San Francisco – December 15, 2009 – Earlier this month, Frank Cialone was elected as…
Eight Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2010 by…
San Francisco, July 15, 2009 – Shartsis Friese LLP announced today that thirteen attorneys have…
Seven Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2009 by…
San Francisco, October 25, 2007 – In a recent survey by Institutional Investor’s Alpha Magazine…
Three‐year fellowship will help hundreds of San Mateo County residents escape domestic violence. San Mateo,…
Bay Area Legal AidSeven Shartsis Friese partners were chosen as The Best Lawyers in America for 2008 by…
Shartsis Friese is proud to have been listed among the Top Corporate Philanthropists in the…
Unanimous decision in Fair v. Bakhtiari draws a bright line re admissibility of documents San…
Attorneys at Shartsis Friese are representing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as amicus curiae in an upcoming…
In cases involving both legal and equitable claims, it is possible and may make sense…
Sanjeet Ganjam ABTL Report (Volume 28 No 3, Winter2021/2022)Probate litigation that arises from the death of a spouse can involve an array of…
Frank A. Cialone ABTL Report (Volume 28 No 3, Winter2021/2022)With the passage of Proposition 19, California voters significantly limited the ability of parents to…
November’s election may usher in taxpayer-adverse changes to the current taxpayer favorable gift and estate…
On July 31, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and U.S. Department of the…
On June 22 and June 24, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new Interim…
On June 5, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA) was signed into law.…
On May 15, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
On May 13, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new guidance regarding the requirement…
The California Probate Code provides a formula to determine fees for attorneys and personal representatives…
Richard S. Kinyon, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Kirsten D. Wolff California Trusts and Estates Quarterly 2020 (Volume 26, Issue 1)California's income taxation of trusts has unpleasantly surprised many trust fiduciaries and beneficiaries. Its unique…
Richard S. Kinyon, Kim Marois, Sonja K. Johnson California Trusts and Estates Quarterly (Volume 21, Issue 3, 2015)On April 24, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program and Health…
Following up on our prior client alert posted April 2, 2019, this alert serves to…
On April 7, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of the Treasury issued…
On April 2 and April 3, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued rules and guidance…
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed…
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, on March 13, 2020, President Trump announced his determination…
The COVID-19 crisis is disrupting business in unprecedented ways. The unique risks posed by the…
Roey Rahmil, Anthony B. LeuinA smart business owner launching a new business or product will investigate to ensure that…
Joseph V. Mauch ABTL Report Northern California, Vol. 26, No. 2With the new year come new changes to consider in estate planning. For this client…
Patrick R. McCabe, Richard S. Kinyon, April Hopkins Rox, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Florence M. Jao, Debra L. Kasper, Charles G. Stephenson, Sarah M. King, Mark E. MullinCLIENT ALERT December 16, 2019 To Avoid Litigation, Business Websites Should Be Updated To Ensure…
Erick C. Howard, Daniel M. PoniatowskiTo navigate through regulatory restrictions or for strategic reasons, public companies may need to rely…
P. Rupert Russell Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial RegulationOn December 22, 2017 H.R.1, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act…
Patrick R. McCabe, Richard S. Kinyon, April Hopkins Rox, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Florence M. JaoThere has been an emerging litigation trend in Delaware, where most U.S. public companies are…
P. Rupert Russell Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial RegulationA client recently came to me with a trademark problem. The client was a small-but-growing…
Joseph V. Mauch ABTL Report Northern California, Vol. 25, No. 2The recent election of Donald Trump as President and a Republican-controlled Congress have raised the…
Patrick R. McCabe, Richard S. Kinyon, April Hopkins Rox, Danielle T. Zaragoza, Florence M. JaoTo attract and retain top talent, while facing cash constraints, many growing companies utilize stockbased…
P. Rupert Russell Law360Two friends from college email you: they want to start a business together. Can you…
Roey Rahmil California Young Lawyers Association (CYLA) eNewsThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is considering an ordinance that would require pharmaceutical…
Arthur J. Shartsis, Heidi Sanborn Cerritos Community NewsI. The SEC Enforcement Trend There has been an emerging enforcement trend by the U.S.…
P. Rupert RussellOn March 3, 2016, Anthony Leuin and a panel of other distinguished experts on insurance…
Roey Rahmil, Anthony B. LeuinWhen one imagines the aftermath of a natural disaster in the Bay Area, providing legal…
Roey Rahmil California Bar JournalIn the coming days, the long-standing IP fight between Apple and Samsung will finally arrive…
Joseph V. Mauch ABTL Report Northern CaliforniaINTRODUCTION Breaking up a business in California can be difficult, in some ways not unlike dissolving…
Richard F. Munzinger, Frank A. Cialone, Robert Charles Ward California Business Law PractitionerIt is not every day the Supreme Court gives trademark practitioners the chance to call…
Joseph V. Mauch American Bar Association IP Litigation BlogDespite continued improvement in the legal job market, competition for many entry-level and lateral positions…
Roey Rahmil California Bar JournalMost litigators look forward to oral argument because we love the sound of our own…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 23 No. 2, Summer 2014)Watching one of your witnesses be cross-examined is one of the most nerve-wracking experiences a…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 22 No. 2, Summer/Fall 2013)Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is must reading for lawyers who want to…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 21 No. 2, Spring/Summer 2012)Unlike the standard governing the capacity to make a will, California courts have not applied…
John J. Stein The RecorderIts been almost two and a half years since Galleon’s Raj Rajaratnam was arrested, and…
Jahan P. RaissiRecent amendments to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure changed the disclosure…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 20 No. 2, Spring 2011)Preparing for the direct examination of a friendly witness is like choreographing a dance scene…
Charles R. Rice Proof (Volume 19, Number 1, Fall 2010)Writing a good legal brief is more a matter of craft than art. Most judges…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 19 No. 2, Spring 2010)Taking the deposition of a hostile witness is difficult and stressful, especially when the deponent…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 18 No. 2, Spring 2009)Most laypeople think lawyers get away with murder, and it’s often hard to disagree. Almost…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderThere is a lot to like about arbitration because it has been shaped by the…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 17 No. 2, Spring 2008)Giving advice to lawyers about their legal briefs may seem even more presumptuous than some…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderMost lawyers find it hard to get excited about preparing for a direct examination of…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderA man named Colin comes into your office and begins telling you his legal problems:…
Richard F. Munzinger ABTL Report Northern CaliforniaSpeed kills, but it’s a double-edged sword. Thinking and acting quickly are crucial for good…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 16 No. 2, Spring 2007)In the last issue of this publication, I explained my approach to taking depositions. Now it’s…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderTaking depositions may seem easy. But it is difficult to do well and almost impossible to…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderEven if you have been living under a rock, it is unlikely that you have…
Jahan P. RaissiIntroduction All too frequently, in the absence of applicable buy-sell or other shareholder agreements, serious…
Arthur J. ShartsisWhen lay people complain to me about the way that lawyers act, I often tell…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderComplex litigation often comes down to a battle of expert witnesses. When the facts are…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderMany hedge fund managers are dealing with significant regulatory change and uncertainty. As nearly everyone in…
James J. Frolik Lipper HedgeWorld SEC Registration Report 2005 - 2006Someone once said that cross-examination is ultimately a test of character — not just for…
Charles R. Rice The RecorderIntroduction The SEC recently adopted a new rule that requires most investment advisers that manage…
James J. Frolik Compliance ReviewMany money managers are confronted by an unhappy investor at some point – usually after…
Charles R. RiceOn July 20, 2004, the SEC proposed a new rule and rule amendments that, if…
James J. Frolik Compliance ReviewI’m often surprised how many lawyers — even ones that aren’t very good — regard…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 13 No. 2, Spring 2004)I like to go both ways. I mean, of course, that I like to do…
Charles R. Rice ABTL Report Northern California (Volume 12 No. 2, Spring 2003)While virtually all states have dissenters' rights appraisal statutes, only a few states have "dissolution…
Arthur J. Shartsis Business Valuation UpdateMillions of dollars worth of claims are made every year on transactions that could have…
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