Businesses often ask about including green power in ESG efforts. We suggest rephrasing the query such that it is about using renewable energy to reduce the environmental harms associated with fossil fuel energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the supply
On its website, the Atlanta Opera includes an Opera 101 area designed to explain opera to the uninitiated. The site boldly proclaims, “Opera is a dramatic story told through song” It’s true that when most people think of opera, they
On a construction project, it’s hard to argue that the involved parties — whether an architect, engineer, contractor, subcontractor, developer, etc. — are not experts in their field, i.e., they all some scientific, technical, or specialized knowledge or skill particular
Inheriting a Home with Siblings
It is extremely common for family members to pass down real estate to younger generations. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other family members may choose to leave their valuable real estate assets to family members
How Does Partition by Appraisal Work in California law?
A partition action in California is a court-ordered process to bring an end to co-ownership disputes by dividing real estate equitably among co-owners. California law allows for three manners of partition
In the world of partition actions in California, lawyers have misunderstood the California Court of Appeal opinion in Summers v. Superior Court (2018) 24 Cal. App. 5th 138 as meaning that the interests of parties in the proceeds of sale
by Pillsbury’s Construction & Real Estate Law Team
With 2021 now behind us, we wanted to share our top five most-read articles of 2021 from Gravel2Gavel. The most-read blog posts covered real estate and construction industry trends ranging from Proptech,
Sustainable construction is the practice of creating a healthy indoor environment that’s based on ecological principles. The goal is to reduce the construction industry’s impact on the environment by utilizing sustainable development practices, energy efficiency measures, and taking advantage
Ringing out 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Systems Studies & Simulation, Inc. v. United States, recently held that there generally is no presumption that a protester has suffered competitive prejudice, even where the
