Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Farella Braun + Martel is proud to be recognized as a winner of the 2024 Bay Area Best Places to Work, an awards program presented by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. This is the 18th time Farella has earned the Bay Area Best Places to Work award. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gUyWGB8T #BestPlacesToWork #MidsizeLawFirm

As we finish off 2025, we're presenting our 17th in the series of EO Radio Show's "Quick Tip" episodes focusing on the details of state registration of nonprofit corporations. In this episode, Cynthia Rowland and Joseph Hilliard examine basic state filing requirements for nonprofit corporations operating in Illinois and Indiana. Listen to the podcast: https://lnkd.in/eqp_tbMd You can find all the prior episodes on our website or the Farella YouTube channel, where there is a playlist just for state filing requirements. #EORadioShowPodcast #NonprofitFormation #NonproftFilings #ExemptOrganizations

Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that Insurance Recovery Partner Erica Villanueva has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and will assume the position of Secretary effective January 1. Service on the BASF Executive Committee is customarily a four-year officer role commitment, culminating with a year of service as BASF President. Additionally, Employment Senior Associate Jaya Bajaj Narang was nominated to serve on the BASF Barristers Club Board of Directors for a three-year term starting January 1. #InsuranceRecovery #EmploymentLaw

Farella Braun + Martel is honored to receive Dell Technologies’ 2024 Law Firm Diversity Award. The award is given annually to a Dell partner firm in recognition of the firm’s dedication to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. Farella was the recipient of the inaugural award in 2012. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gYqJBDEF

Join speakers Chandra Andrade, Ben Buchwalter, Kevin Jones, Jaya Bajaj Narang, Rebecca Stephens, Jamie Sutton Talt, and Ryan Wessels at the 2025 Employment Law Symposium on January 16. The programs will provide an understanding of new laws and regulations affecting employers in California. https://lnkd.in/gx2Vdxex #EmploymentLaw

As 2024 draws to a close, it is a good time to share year-end thoughts on essential annual governance responsibilities for nonprofits and also to check in on other housekeeping that busy nonprofits sometimes overlook, and that could be a good start for nonprofit leaders to put on their list of things to do in the coming year. This episode refreshes the advice in episode 25 from December 2022. Other than updating the years by adding two at each reference, the advice still stands. We hope you find it helpful food for thought as you consider where your organization is on all these compliance matters and what might need to be attended to as this year comes to a close. Or, if you run out of time, these can be the basis for your 2025 New Year's resolutions for your charity. Listen to EO Radio Show's episode 105 with host Cynthia Rowland: https://lnkd.in/gRkErSGi #EORadioShowPodcast #NonprofitGovernance #NonprofitLaw #ExemptOrganizations

A recent federal court decision eliminates the present need for any person or company to comply with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its implementing regulations. This decision may be reversed upon appeal, but as of December 3, 2024, any person or company that was compelled under the CTA and its implementing regulations to file a beneficial ownership report with FinCEN or provide beneficial ownership information to a reporting company is no longer required to do so. Read the client alert by Greg LeSaint and Gary Kalei Akiona to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gpY57RU8 #CorporateTransparencyAct #BusinessTransactions

We proudly announce that Farella tax partner Julie Treppa has been appointed to serve on the Equal Rights Advocates Board of Directors. ERA is a national civil rights organization dedicated to protecting and expanding economic and educational access and opportunities for women and girls. Learn more about Julie: https://lnkd.in/gYCzZ3zF

California Senate Bill (S.B.) 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024, was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28 and is the first extended producer responsibility (EPR) law specific to textiles in the U.S. CalRecycle, the state agency responsible for implementing S.B. 707, reports that Californians dispose of 1.2 million tons of textiles annually, accounting for 3 percent of landfilled material. S.B. 707 is part of a growing trend of EPR laws across the country that seek to hold producers responsible for product management throughout the product’s life cycle, including at the time of disposal or recycling. S.B. 707’s stated purpose is to increase the amount of textiles diverted from landfills. The “covered products” under S.B. 707 are specified types of apparel and textile articles, but covered products are defined broadly and encompass a variety of items, such as shirts and dresses, leisurewear and athletic wear, handbags and accessories, bedding, window coverings, towels, and tablecloths. Although focused on textiles, S.B. 707 has significant implications for those in California’s waste collection and processing sectors, as well as those throughout the supply chain. Read the article by Christopher Rendall-Jackson: https://lnkd.in/eF-anc9n #EnvironmentalLaw #ExtenderProducerResponsibility #SB707

Welcome to The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film. Today, Hons Yung is joined by Farella Senior Paralegal Joseph Hilliard to discuss the 1987 movie RoboCop. Hons and Joe discuss the basic features of a corporation, common corporate roles, and certain compliance filings with the Secretary of State and under the Corporate Transparency Act. Does Omni Consumer Products have to update its BOI report following the death of Dick Jones? Why can't RoboCop walk faster? We talk about these questions and more. #TheVerdictEstatePlanningThroughFilm #PrivateClient #CorporateTransparencyAct #CorporateGovernance