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California Consumer Privacy Act
Compliance with the CCPA will require many companies to reevaluate certain practices relating to the collection and use of Personal Information. This short note provides information related to who needs to comply with the CCPA and what is required to begin the assessment of the impact of CCPA on your organization. Important Dates January 1, […]
Read »Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys Named 2019 Super Lawyers
Kristin A. Pace: Estate and Probate Mary M. Rudser: Estate and Probate Elizabeth M. Engh: Estate and Probate Jonathan McNeil Wong: Immigration Practice areas represented include estate and probate and immigration. All recognized attorneys have been honored for seven years or more. The Northern California Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service […]
Read »Berkeley, Emeryville, SF, and San Leandro Employers: Don’t Forget Mid-Year Minimum Wage Increases
Of the four, Emeryville’s is the highest, at $16.30/hr, and the same rate will apply to all businesses, big and small. San Leandro’s minimum hourly pay jumps to $14.00 on July 1, as Berkeley and San Francisco’s new minimum rate of $15.59/hr takes effect. Note that in prior years, Berkeley’s minimum wage increases occurred in […]
Read »Of Counsel Barbara L. Friedman Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
With over 20 years of experience in dispute resolution and intellectual property counseling, Barbara’s experience covers from domestic and international trademark selection, clearance, registration, and enforcement, to negotiating and drafting assignments, licenses, and related agreements. Barbara received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo […]
Read »GDPR-Year One: Practitioners’ Perspective
According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals, over the last year in the EU, more than 94,000 individual complaints have been filed, 200,000 cases have been received by Data Protection Authorities, and GDPR enforcement actions have resulted in over €56,000,000 in fines.1 There is little question that data privacy and security has become a […]
Read »Associate Shruti B. Arora Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Shruti joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Intellectual Property, Business and Corporate, and Data Security and Privacy practices. Shruti advises clients on privacy laws and assists with privacy compliance. She also counsels clients on clearance projects, trademark prosecution, and developing and implementing domestic and global trademark filing strategies. Shruti earned her J.D. from the University of Utah, S.J. […]
Read »Donahue Fitzgerald Advises The Speech Pathology Group in its Partnership with Ridgemont Equity Partners
Read the full press release, Ridgemont Equity Partners Announces Partnership with The Speech Pathology Group.
Read »Associate Elizabeth M. Hollis Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Elizabeth joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Trusts and Estates, Tax, and Business and Corporate practices. Elizabeth represents clients on estate planning, trust administration, and probate law matters. Her practice primarily focuses on strategic estate and tax planning, with the goal of preserving wealth for clients and their families. Elizabeth earned her J.D. from Santa Clara University and […]
Read »Associate Delisle Warden Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Delisle joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Music and Entertainment and Intellectual Property practices. Delisle advises clients on various aspects of each including copyright, trademark and licensing agreements; and copyright and trademark registration. Delisle earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, earned his M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, and earned his B.A. from Emory University. About […]
Read »Associate Cullen L. Schlievert Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Cullen joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Business and Corporate practice. Cullen represents public, private, and start-up companies in corporate, securities, and real estate transactions. He advises clients in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, private stock offerings, joint venture structuring, division spin-offs, and venture capital financing. Cullen earned his J.D. from Santa Clara Unversity School of Law and earned […]
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