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The Recorder
has named Morrison & Foerster to its inaugural list of "Leading Northern California Environmental Law Practice Groups."
"The quality is excellent, from the partners to the associates."
(
Chambers USA
2012)
"Morrison & Foerster LLP is 'significant in California,' handling 'quality work.' It is especially known for its expertise in Proposition 65 matters, but its strengths extend to endangered species, cleantech and water law."
(
Legal 500 US
2012)
Daily Journal Top 100 Lawyers in California – Michèle Corash
Supplement to the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal
Fiona Smith
9/11/2013
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Litigation
Article
Reprinted with permission.
They’re Back? First District Court of Appeal Paves the Way for Possible Reinstatement of Controversial Air Quality Thresholds
Chris Carr
,
Shaye Diveley
, and
Miles Imwalle
8/15/2013
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Project Finance
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Solar Project Prevails Over Williamson Act, CEQA Claims in
Save Panoche Valley
David Gold
,
Miles Imwalle
, and
Megan Jennings
7/8/2013
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Natural Resources
Client Alert
Out of the Box
Legal guidance for the consumer product + retail industry
Ellen Adler
6/6/2013
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Newsletter
Reforming Proposition 65: Governor’s “Update” Is a Promising Start
Michael Steel
,
Michèle Corash
, and
Robert Falk
5/8/2013
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Challengers Double Down on Opposition to California’s Carbon Allowance Auctions
Peter Hsiao
,
William Sloan
, and
Sue Landsittel
4/24/2013
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Supreme Court Confirms EPA’s Interpretation That Logging Roads Do Not Require NPDES Permits
Chris Carr
and
Shaye Diveley
3/20/2013
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Natural Resources
Client Alert
2012 Product Liability Annual Review
Erin Bosman
2/28/2013
Aviation + Aerospace
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Pharmaceutical + Medical Device
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Picking Up Steam? CARB Reports that California’s Second Carbon Auction Exceeds Price Expectations
William Sloan
,
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and
Megan Jennings
2/25/2013
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Consumer Product Alert: California Revises Draft Green Chemistry Regulations
Peter Hsiao
,
William Tarantino
, and
Joshua Simon
2/4/2013
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Court Rejects Challenge to California’s Cap-and-Trade Carbon Offset Program
William Sloan
,
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and
Sue Landsittel
1/30/2013
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
GMO Laws Spread to Washington and New Mexico
Michael Steel
and
Alejandro Bras
1/15/2013
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Retail
Client Alert
FDA Releases New Food Safety Rules
Michael Steel
and
Alejandro Bras
1/10/2013
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Putting the Brakes on San Diego’s Transportation Plan
Miles Imwalle
,
Megan Jennings
, and
Michael Steel
12/11/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
CARB Restates Its Cap-and-Trade Auction Results
Michael Steel
,
William Sloan
, and
Theresa Cho
12/10/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Lone Pine
Order Forces Plaintiffs to Ante Up
James Huston
,
Julie Park
, and
Jeffrey David
11/28/2012
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Pharmaceutical + Medical Device
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
Client Alert
Sold! High Volume, Low Prices Mark California’s First Carbon Allowance Auction
William Sloan
,
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and
Sue Landsittel
11/20/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
California Drops the Hammer on Carbon Auction Despite Lawsuit
William Sloan
,
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and
Sue Landsittel
11/14/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Truth in Green Advertising: FTC Releases Final Revised “Green Guides”
William Tarantino
and
Alejandro Bras
10/3/2012
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Retail
Client Alert
Question of the Week:
Under Prop 37, can’t grocery stores, delis, convenience stores, and the like avoid litigation by simply obtaining sworn compliance statements from their suppliers?
Michael Steel
9/27/2012
Advertising and Marketing Law
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Retail
Client Alert
D.C. Circuit Rebuffs Challenges to EPA's Climate Change
Michael Steel
,
William Sloan
,
Peter Hsiao
, and
Sue Landsittel
6/26/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
“No One Can Stop Change”: Court Upholds Use of Future Baseline Under CEQA
Miles Imwalle
,
Megan Jennings
, and
Michael Steel
4/19/2012
Development, Land Use + Construction
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Government + Public Agencies
,
Land Use + Development
,
Litigation
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
EPA Proposes Nationwide Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants
William Sloan
,
Michael Steel
, and
Megan Jennings
3/27/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Environmental Justice as Environmental Impact:
The Intersection of Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and the California Environmental Quality Act
Bloomberg BNA World Climate Change Report
, Vol. 2012, No. 48
Peter Hsiao
,
David Gold
,
Miles Imwalle
, and
Jennifer Jeffers
3/12/2012
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Real Estate
Article
Reproduced with permission from Daily Environment Report, Vol. 2012, No. 48, 3/12/2012. Copyright 2012 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033)
www.bna.com
.
A Collision of Environmental Issues in California
Environmental Law360
Peter Hsiao
,
David Gold
,
Miles Imwalle
, and
Jennifer Jeffers
3/2/2012
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Article
All Content © 2003-2012, Portfolio Media, Inc. Permission to use this article has been granted by the publisher.
Environmental Justice and Environmental Impact Analysis –
A California Case Study
ALI-ABA Advanced Environmental Law Course
Peter Hsiao
and
Jennifer Jeffers
2/2/2012
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Article
California Supreme Court Upholds Product Liability Precedent That Defendants Are Not Liable for Harm Caused by Other Defendant’s Products
Erin Bosman
1/17/2012
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Retail
Client Alert
Beginning Today, New Removal and Venue Rules Improve Defendants’ Access to Federal Courts
Kimberly Gosling
and
Erin Bosman
1/6/2012
Antitrust Law
,
Antitrust Law | Litigation
,
Class Actions
,
Commercial Litigation
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Financial Services Litigation
,
Insurance Litigation
,
Intellectual Property Litigation
,
Litigation
,
Patent Litigation
,
Product Liability
Client Alert
Redevelopment Agencies: Dead, But Not Buried
Zane Gresham
1/4/2012
Development, Land Use + Construction
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Government + Public Agencies
,
Land Use + Development
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
California Revives Green Chemistry Initiative With Draft Program Regulations
Toxics Law Reporter
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
,
William Tarantino
, Meredith Klein
11/10/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Product Liability
Article
Reproduced with permission from
Toxics Law Reporter.
Consumer Product Alert: California Revives Green Chemistry Initiative with Draft Regulations that Impact Manufacturers, Importers, and Retailers
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and
William Tarantino
11/2/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Mark IV
Ruling:
District Court Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Denial of Discharge of Environmental Obligations
Larren Nashelsky
,
Todd Goren
, and
Kristin Hiensch
10/24/2011
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
California Adopts Historic Cap-and-Trade Program for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Peter Hsiao
,
William Sloan
,
Michael Steel
, and
Megan Jennings
10/21/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
California Takes Action on Bisphenol-A: What Is the Impact?
Peter Hsiao
and
Robin Stafford
10/17/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
California to Require its Contractors to Comply with SEC Conflict Minerals Reporting Obligations
10/17/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Government Contracts
,
Product Liability
,
Project Finance
,
Public Companies Counseling + Compliance
Client Alert
Riding the Wave:
Confronting Jurisdictional and Regulatory Barriers to Ocean Energy Development
Golden Gate University Environmental Law Journal
Volume 5, Issue 1
Chris Carr
and
Jennifer Jeffers
10/10/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Natural Resources
Article
TCE Revisited: U.S. EPA Releases Long-Awaited Toxicity Reassessment of Trichloroethylene with Potentially Vast Implications on Historically Contaminated Sites, Industrial and Consumer Products, and Liability
Peter Hsiao
and
Robert Falk
10/5/2011
Advanced Chemicals + Materials
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Product Liability
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Michèle Corash Named to
The Recorder's
"Women Leaders in the Law" List
Michèle Corash
9/17/2011
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
Article
What a Difference a Year Makes:
California Delays its New Carbon Trading Program
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and
William Sloan
7/1/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Supreme Court Rejects States’ Nuisance Claims But Leaves Door Open to Future Climate Change Lawsuits
Michael Steel
,
Peter Hsiao
,
Jennifer Jeffers
, and
William Sloan
6/20/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Carbon Capture, Regulation + Markets
,
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Litigation
Client Alert
Contemplating Chapter 11 as a 'Fresh Start'? Consider Recent Developments in Environmental Claims Liability
BNA's Bankruptcy Law Reporter
Larren Nashelsky
,
Robert Falk
,
Miles Imwalle
, and
Kristin Hiensch
5/12/2011
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
Article
Posted with permission from The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
Don’t Go Near the Water . . . Stymied by Congress, EPA and the Corps Issue New CWA Jurisdictional “Guidance”
Chris Carr
,
Zane Gresham
, and
Jennifer Jeffers
5/3/2011
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Natural Resources
Client Alert
Contemplating Chapter 11 as a
“Fresh Start”?
Consider Recent Developments in Environmental Claims Liability
Larren Nashelsky
,
Robert Falk
,
Miles Imwalle
, and
Kristin Hiensch
4/26/2011
Business Restructuring + Insolvency
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Litigation
Client Alert
AB 32 Standstill? California’s Cap-and-Trade Market on Hold until State Assesses Viable Program Alternatives
Peter Hsiao
,
Jennifer Jeffers
,
William Sloan
, and
Michael Steel
3/22/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
AB 32 Setback:
Tentative Court Ruling Threatens to Delay
Implementation of California Carbon Market
Michael Steel
,
William Sloan
, and
Jennifer Jeffers
2/3/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
Client Alert
Kwikset
Reset:
Why The California Supreme Court’s Latest Horror May Be Less Scary Than It Looks
William Stern
,
Sylvia Rivera
, and
William Tarantino
2/2/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Litigation
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
A Seat at the Table: Ninth Circuit Announces New Rules for Defending NEPA Actions
Peter Hsiao
and
Joshua Simon
1/18/2011
Appellate + Supreme Court
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Litigation
,
Natural Resources
Client Alert
Product Liability Group Annual Practice Review
Charles Kerr
and
Don Rushing
1/12/2011
Aviation + Aerospace
,
Consumer Litigation
,
Consumer Products
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Litigation
,
Pharmaceutical + Medical Device
,
Product Liability
,
Proposition 65 + Chemicals
,
Retail
Client Alert
Court Questions Use of “Modified” Baseline Approach in Transportation Improvement EIR
Shaye Diveley
,
David Gold
, and
Zane Gresham
1/5/2011
Development, Land Use + Construction
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Government + Public Agencies
,
Land Use + Development
,
Litigation
,
Natural Resources
,
Real Estate
Client Alert
Cold Comfort – New California Rules for Businesses Using Refrigeration
Peter Hsiao
,
Michael Steel
, and Meredith Klein
1/3/2011
Clean Technology + Alternative Energy
,
Consumer Products
,
Environment + Energy
,
Environmental Litigation
,
Environmental Regulation
,
Land Use + Development
,
Retail
Client Alert
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