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Senior Counsel Diea D. Schum Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Diea joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Litigation, Real Estate, and Construction practices. She handles all phases of the litigation process, including appellate practice. Diea is an effective litigator who is not afraid to tackle the most complicated legal issues and tailors her approach to each client based on their objectives. Prior to joining the firm, Diea was […]
Franchising and Trademarks: Where, Why and How?
Franchise definitional elements All franchise agreements are trademark licences, but not all trademark licences are franchise agreements. Although the statutory language varies among jurisdictions, a classic franchise has three core elements: The licensor grants the licensee a right to use licensor’s trademark. The licensee pays the licensor a fee, other than the wholesale price of […]
Senior Counsel Debbie Y. Chin Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Debbie joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Trusts and Estates and Tax practices. She focuses on sophisticated estate planning, wealth transfer planning, and tax planning for individuals and families. Debbie assists clients on the preparation and implementation of tax efficient plans for wealth preservation and transfers using a combination of strategies, such as grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), […]
Senior Counsel Mario M. Choi Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Mario joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Litigation and Intellectual Property practices. He focuses on complex litigation matters, counseling, and representing clients through all phases of the litigation process. He also is experienced in representing individuals, companies, and public pension funds on a variety of securities, antitrust consumer protection, and privacy class actions. Mario earned his J.D. from […]
Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys Named 2021 Super Lawyers
Daniel B. Newbold: Estate & Trust Litigation David A. Stein: Construction Litigation Elizabeth M. Engh: Estate & Probate Jonathan McNeil Wong: Immigration Kristin A. Pace: Estate Planning & Probate Mary M. Rudser: Estate Planning & Probate Practice areas represented include estate & trust litigation, construction litigation, estate planning & probate, and immigration. The Northern California […]
Donahue Fitzgerald Advises Game Taco in Acquisition of WorldWinner from GSN Games
Read the full press release, Game Taco Acquires Skill-Game Pioneer WorldWinner From GSN Games.
Associate Arun P. Bose Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Arun joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Intellectual Property, Music and Entertainment, and Business and Corporate practices. His practice focuses on trademark, copyright, domain names, and business transactions. He assists clients in obtaining trademark and copyright registrations, and enforcing their intellectual property rights. Arun earned his J.D. from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, […]
Associate Janet Li Joins Donahue Fitzgerald
Janet joins Donahue Fitzgerald’s Litigation and Trusts and Estates practices. Her practice focuses on will and estates litigation. She uses her legal skills to help families reach amicable settlements or handle contentious litigation. She counsels clients ranging from individuals and small business owners to high net worth individuals who own multiple corporations and real estate […]
Donahue Fitzgerald Advises Prime Engineering in Strategic Investment from Godspeed Capital
Read the full press release, Prime Engineering Announces Strategic Investment from Godspeed Capital.
Will Mandatory Covid Vaccinations For Employees Be Legal?
In December 2020, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 guidance to address vaccination issues. This new EEOC guidance states that a COVID-19 vaccine is not a medical examination for purposes of the ADA, however pre-screening vaccination questions and giving the vaccine can trigger ADA regulations on disability-related inquiries and reasonable accommodations. Under the ADA, an […]