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On October 13, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 39 (Grayson) establishing the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL). This hallmark legislation which passed with bi-partisan support, becomes fully effective on July 1, 2025, and seeks to impose a…

It took a few years to work through the court system, but we are finally now seeing the results of cases filed during the COVID-19 Pandemic for losses and impacts associated with governmental shutdowns.  In the wake of the largest…

It was eight years ago that the California Court of Appeal issued its first opinion in the ongoing saga between a disgruntled public works contractor and the Fresno Unified School District over the lease-leaseback delivery system.  The case continues today. …

When you work as a contractor, one of the issues you may find is that materials cost more than when you originally bid the project. If you don't have a material escalation clause in your contract, you could end up…

People often ask me, Craig, what do you like about being a lawyer? What makes you tick? What gets you out of bed and in the office? Well, the answer is coffee! Seriously, it's interesting that most people think that…