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Wendel Rosen LLP, based in Oakland, California, is an award-winning law firm serving an array of business, public, and individual clients regionally…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 15 Oct 2021
Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust: Income Tax Issues
An intentionally defective grantor trust (“IDGT”) can be beneficial for transferring wealth and reducing estate taxes. With a transfer of assets to an…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 1 Oct 2021
Governor Signs 31 New Housing Laws to Address State’s Housing Crisis
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 27 housing bills into law on September 28, 2021. With the addition of the four housing bills he signed on September 16…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 2 Aug 2021
California Supreme Court Denies Review in Berkeley Shellmound Case Paving the Way for Housing Under SB 35
In an exciting development regarding the validity of SB 35, the California Supreme Court on July 28, 2021, denied review of a recent First District…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 20 Aug 2015
It’s illegal to sing Happy Birthday?
Some years ago, Aaron Sorkin (bar none the greatest television writer of all time) spent a few Minutes of an episode of Sports Night making light of…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 19 Aug 2015
Why federal and state agencies are considering converting from a “gallons consumed” to a “road usage” tax – and what are the risks to the consumer?
Many states and the federal government are seriously considering converting from a “gallons consumed” tax levy to a “miles driven” program for…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 17 Aug 2015
Between Scylla and Charybids: the mediation privilege and legal malpractice claims
I attended a mediation earlier this month in a real estate case. I won't say more through because . . . well . . . It's confidential. The…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 12 Aug 2015
Mind your real estate partnership agreement even in bad times (or be prepared to pay “reliance damages”)
Most sophisticated real estate investors are wise enough to know that they should abide by the terms of their investment entity's governing agreement…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 6 Aug 2015
Designers beware: copycat coughs up big cash
After two years of battle in court, Tory Burch LLC ("Tory Burch") wins $41.2 million ($38.9 million in damages and $2.3 million in attorneys' fees)…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 5 Aug 2015
Eight things you need to know about the AAA’s new Construction Arbitration Rules
I just finished a construction arbitration this past week, which also explains my sporadic posts as of late, sorry. Coincidentally, on July 1, 2015…
Wendel Rosen | USA | 31 Jul 2015
Respect the remedy of rescission in real estate disputes
Claims seeking damages for broken real estate deals may be more common, but the remedy of rescission often provides the most bang for the buck. In a…
