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Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America® 2019 Edition
OAKLAND (August 15, 2018) – Three attorneys from Donahue Fitzgerald were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019: Dawn Newton, Franchise Law Merrill J. Schwartz, Corporate Law Kristin A. Pace, Tax Law The Best Lawyers in America rankings are based solely on peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of attorneys confidentially evaluate their colleagues. As lawyers do not […]
Twitter Account Is Trade Secret, Publisher Says, Testing Law
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Nonprofits Need to Know About the New “ABC Test” for Classifying Independent Contractors
The case – Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court – is aimed at making it harder for companies like Uber and Lyft to use independent contractors, but the breadth of the Court’s ruling extends beyond the Gig Economy, impacting every industry, including the nonprofit sector. In the Dynamex Operations West case, the California Supreme […]
Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys Named 2018 Super Lawyers
Kristin A. Pace: Estate and Probate Wilfred F. Roberge, Jr.: Estate and Probate Mary M. Rudser: Estate and Probate Elizabeth M. Engh: Estate and Probate David A. Stein: Construction Litigation Jonathan McNeil Wong: Immigration Practice areas represented include estate and probate, construction litigation, and immigration. All recognized attorneys have been honored for five years or […]
Sweeping New Music Law Expedites A $1.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Spotify
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LA punk rock band NOFX aims to share in $1.6 billion Spotify suit
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Senior Litigation Associate, Jesse B. McKeithen Joins the Firm’s Oakland Office
Jesse joins the firm from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he handled antitrust cases, regulatory investigations, complex commercial litigation, and class action lawsuits, amongst other types of litigation matters. Jesse received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and his law degree from UCLA School of Law. He also holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from […]
Employment Partner Andrew Shalauta Joins the Firm’s Oakland Office
Andrew joins the firm from Burnham Brown and has over 20 years of experience practicing law. Andrew has significant experience and expertise in handling litigation for private employers, public entities, and educational institutions. Andrew earned his J.D. from University of Colorado School of Law and his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. About Donahue Fitzgerald […]
Spotify Attorney Estimates the Service Infringed 300,000 Songs in Settlement Hearing
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Donahue Fitzgerald Ranked in Top Tier of 2018 “Best Law Firms”
Donahue Fitzgerald’s Corporate Practice Group specializes in advising public and private companies, from high-tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, regarding corporate transactions, private equity and venture financings, and commercial matters. Our attorneys represent clients in the formation, financing, operation, and dissolution of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, and regularly advise these entities on corporate […]