Don't miss your chance to join Downey Brand water law attorneys Meredith Nikkel, Scott Shapiro, and Brian Hamilton at Argent Communications Group's 38th Annual California Water Law & Policy Conference in San Diego from September 30 - October 1, 2024. Registration is still open! Meredith will serve as conference co-chair, introducing this year’s impressive lineup of speakers who will address critical issues affecting California's water rights and supply. Their discussions will cover a range of topics, including flood control management, water project operations, species protection, climate change, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, and more. Additionally, on day one of the conference, Scott will lead a discussion on flood control management titled “Planning for Too Much Water—Flood Control,” and on day two, Brian will be moderating a panel on the administration of groundwater under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Check out the full agenda and register here: https://lnkd.in/gJh68BrH We're looking forward to seeing you there! #DowneyBrand #WaterLaw #FloodControl #SGMA
Downey Brand LLP
Law Practice
Sacramento, CA 4,494 followers
Helping clients throughout California and beyond achieve the results that matter most to them.
About us
Clients turn to Downey Brand for efficient and practical legal advice. We have built a reputation for understanding the industries and businesses of our clients and working with them to achieve the results that matters most. Founded in California’s capital city of Sacramento, Downey Brand is strategically positioned to serve clients in business, natural resources, and litigation matters throughout California and beyond. As a preeminent full-service law firm, we offer counsel in more than 50 areas of civil practice including energy, water, agriculture, corporate, business planning, bankruptcy, employment, construction, real estate, trusts and estates and family law. We focus on providing these services to public corporations, governmental entities, privately held companies, non-profits, family-owned businesses, and individuals. Our clients’ industries are as vast and diverse as our region and include financial institutions, agricultural producers, forest products, energy, retail, construction, real estate, public agencies, and non-profit organizations. Our firm's heritage of community involvement started more than 50 years ago with our assistance in the formation of Legal Services of Northern California. Today, our attorneys serve on over 30 charitable boards throughout our region supporting such causes as animal welfare, food banks, women’s shelters, hospice services, theatre groups, as well as our thriving local art museum. For more than 95 years, our success has derived from earning the trust of our clients. Many of these relationships have spanned decades, which is a testament to our legal skills, our responsiveness and our ability to understand our clients’ goals. We intend to perpetuate this legacy by continuing to provide practical advice that allows our clients to advance their interests.
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http://www.downeybrand.com
External link for Downey Brand LLP
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- Law Practice
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Sacramento, CA
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- Partnership
- Founded
- 1926
- Specialties
- Water, Food & Agriculture, Environmental, Energy, Land Use, Corporate, Civil Litigation, Construction, Real Estate, Employment, Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, Trusts and Estates, Family Law, and Taxation
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621 Capitol Mall
18th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
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3425 Brookside Road
Suite A
Stockton, CA 95219, US
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455 Market Street
Suite 1500
San Francisco, CA 94105, US
Employees at Downey Brand LLP
Updates
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We are thrilled to congratulate Tyson Hubbard on his 10-year anniversary at Downey Brand! Thank you for your impactful work in trust and estate litigation cases throughout our community and your commitment to helping our clients achieve what matters most over the past decade. Here's to many more successful years of working together! #DowneyBrand #WorkAnniversary #TrustandEstateLitigation #ThankYou
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Starting January 1, 2025, California’s urban retail water suppliers will follow new efficiency regulations under the statewide "Making Conservation a California Way of Life" framework, part of the State Water Resources Control Board's strategy to save 500,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2040 and address the state's water supply needs. In a recent publication, Downey Brand counsel Austin Cho and associate Jake Voorhees provide an overview of this significant milestone in conservation regulations, which will be the first time the approximately 400 suppliers that supply water to 95 percent of Californians will be held to individualized water use objectives rather than general statewide water reduction mandates. Subscribers to the California Water Law & Policy Reporter or the California Land Use Law & Policy Reporter can read the full article here: https://argentco.com/ #DowneyBrand #WaterLaw #WaterConservation
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In the recent case Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale, the California Supreme Court resolved a key procedural issue for #CEQA and writ cases where it is uncertain whether the time to file an appeal starts when an order is issued or when a final judgment is filed, ruling that only the formal judgment—not earlier orders—begins the clock. For anyone involved in California litigation, this is an important development that brings much-needed clarity and ensures litigants know exactly when their appeal window begins. Read more about this decision in our latest #CEQAChronicles blog post by Downey Brand attorneys Andrew Skanchy and Sam Bacal-Graves here: https://lnkd.in/gq5eUXbT #DowneyBrand #Litigation #Appeals #ProdeduralIssues
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On Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM, Downey Brand attorney Zachary Streiff will be co-presenting with Mythily Sivarajah in a webinar titled "Discovery and E-Discovery" as part of day two of the Pincus Professional Education, Inc.'s Annual Superior Court Boot Camp. This will be a great opportunity to develop your discovery or any aspect of your case in California State Court, from start until right before trial. You can register here: https://lnkd.in/gw_8s5AV See you there! #DowneyBrand #PincusProEd #Litigation #Discovery
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On Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 9:15 a.m., Downey Brand partner Meredith Nikkel will be speaking at the California Lawyers Association's 2024 Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite National Park. Meredith will be speaking alongside Marianna Aue of the California State Water Resources Board and Krystal Moreno of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians in a presentation titled "Go With the Flow," where she will discuss what we can expect from the State Water Board’s recent adoption of emergency regulations to protect instream flows, the pending litigation challenging curtailments under these regulations, and the Board’s emergency and long-term regulations to maintain flows as outlined in the Bay-Delta plan. The panel will be moderated by Richard Roos-Collins of the Water and Power Law Group PC based in Berkeley, California. We are proud to sponsor this annual event and look forward to seeing you in Yosemite for four days of unparalleled legal education and networking with the nation’s leading environmental officials, lawyers, and professionals! #DowneyBrand #WaterLaw #2024EnvironmentalLawConference
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Navigating probate litigation can be tricky, especially when nonlitigating beneficiaries can benefit without doing any work or paying for a lawyer. However, in a recent holding in Asaro v. Maniscalco, the California Court of Appeal ruled that double damages from a wrongful property claim could go exclusively to the litigant, not the entire trust, when fairness demands it. Sean McKissick highlights in his latest #TrustonTrial post that such a decision sends a clear message: in probate court, not everyone gets to ride for free. Check out the blog and read Sean's latest post here: https://bit.ly/3z3rZJC #DowneyBrand #FinancialElderAbuse #LegalExpenses #ProbateLaw
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed new timelines and reporting requirements for large electric investor-owned utilities to connect or upgrade electric customers. This is a significant move to accelerate California's progress toward its decarbonization goals by ensuring timely energization of new and existing customers. You can read more here: https://bit.ly/3XbPWrw Downey Brand contributors: Breana Inoshita and Megan Somogyi #ElectricUtility #CaliforniaEnergy #Energy #Decarbonization #CPUC
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Last week, as part of our annual Back-to-School Drive, we were thrilled to donate 40 new backpacks and a variety of school supplies to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento for its “Stock the Club” Back-2-School distribution event, which collects school supplies to offset the cost families incur as kids go back to school as well as throughout the school year. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento is dedicated to providing a safe place for our region's youth to learn, grow, and thrive. Together with their generous supporters and dedicated community partners, the Club provides life-changing programs that support the academic, physical, and emotional development of kids and teens. The Boys & Girls Club works to ensure that every young person that walks through its doors graduates on time, is living a healthy lifestyle, demonstrates good character and citizenship, and develops the skills and confidence needed to accomplish their dreams. Thank you to the Downey Brand team for making our Back-to-School Drive a success, and for helping us ensure that kids and teens in #GreaterSacramento start their first day with all the supplies they need to succeed. Wishing all of the kids the very best school year! You can learn more about the Club and how to help here: https://lnkd.in/d8S5kbWS #DBintheCommunity #BacktoSchoolDrive #BacktoSchool #GivingBacktotheCommunity
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Downey Brand is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers® 2025 recognized 44 Downey Brand Lawyers, including four who received the highly acclaimed “Lawyer of the Year” honor. 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" honorees include Jay-Allen Eisen (Sacramento) for Appellate Practice, Tyson Hubbard (Sacramento) for Trusts and Estates Litigation, Kevin O’Brien (Sacramento) for Water Law, and William Warne (Sacramento) for Personal Injury Litigation. You can view more information about our full list of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gKKxSfHF Congratulations, everyone! The Best Lawyers in America®: Annie Amaral | Meghan Baker | Kelly Breen | Andrea Clark | Brian Cragg | Michael B. Day | Jamie Dreher | Jay-Allen Eisen | Matthew Ellis | Sean Filippini | Jan Robinson Fleener | Steve Goldberg | Nicole Granquist | Tyson Hubbard | Steve Hymas | Thomas MacBride, Jr. | Christian Marsh | Mary Martinelli | Scott McElhern | Daniel McVeigh | Stephen Meyer | Meredith Nikkel | Kevin O’Brien | Kathryn Oehlschlager | Kelly Pope | Silvio Reggiardo III | Scott Shapiro | Rebecca Smith | Megan Somogyi | Robert Soran | James Squeri | Danielle Stephens | Melissa Thorme | Tina Thomas | Bill Warne | Matt Weber Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch: Kristin Capritto | Bradley Carroll | Austin Cho | Brian Hamilton | Chris Kolkey | Alexandra LaFountain | Michael Laino | Patrick Veasy #DowneyBrand #BestLawyers