California Federal Court Rejects Class Certification in Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation

by Jarod Bona If you are the antitrust lawyer for a defendant in a class action, defeating class certification is a major victory—usually a complete victory, pending appeal. You can read a more complete description of the requirements for class certification in our article on the class action antitrust case of Comcast v. Behrend. But before we talk about the North District of […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC

California Federal Court Rejects Class Certification in Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation

by Jarod Bona If you are the antitrust lawyer for a defendant in a class action, defeating class certification is a major victory—usually a complete victory, pending appeal. You can read a more complete description of the requirements for class certification in our article on the class action antitrust case of Comcast v. Behrend. But before we talk about the North District of […]

Aaron GottOf Counsel, Bona Law PC

Organizing a Real Estate Syndicate and Securities in California

by Bona Law PC Author: Staff Real estate syndication allows you to put your private savings into real estate investments when other financing isn’t available for them. The syndicator’s responsibilities and obligations to an investment group and the investors’ responsibilities to each other are determined by how the syndication is organized. Choosing the form of organization requires […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC

Organizing a Real Estate Syndicate and Securities in California

by Bona Law PC Author: Staff Real estate syndication allows you to put your private savings into real estate investments when other financing isn’t available for them. The syndicator’s responsibilities and obligations to an investment group and the investors’ responsibilities to each other are determined by how the syndication is organized. Choosing the form of organization requires […]

Aaron GottOf Counsel, Bona Law PC

Dispute resolution in a future EU / UK trade “deal”: what are the likely costs of avoiding indefinite European Court of Justice jurisdiction?

Stephen Hornsby Partner Dispute Resolution See all articles by this author In most commercial negotiations, discussions about dispute resolution procedures are usually left until last. The parties don’t like to poison negotiations by talking about how they resolve disputes before they even reach agreement. But the future resolution of disputes in any eventual EU/UK agreement […]

The Golden Rule of Real-Estate Investing: Does the property qualify as investment property for a Section 1031 Exchange?

Matthew Riley is an attorney with Bona Law, primarily focused on antitrust, commercial litigation, real-estate, and federal administrative law. In my first blog post for Titles and Deeds I introduced what I consider the “Golden Rule” of real estate investing—Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. As promised, I’ve returned to help you understand the fundamental rules governing these exchanges, so you can determine whether […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC

Streichenberg Attorneys at Law joins IR as the exclusive Competition Law Member in Switzerland

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Dr. Oliver Kaufmann of Streichenberg Attorneys. Dr. Oliver Kaufmann has joined IR as our exclusive Competition Law Member in Switzerland. Streichenberg Rechtsanwälte | Streichenberg Attorneys at law is a team of highly committed lawyers, each with their own special practice area, ranging from distribution […]

Dr. Oliver KaufmannPartner, Streichenberg Attorneys at Law

Steven Benz with Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. joins IR as the exclusive Competition Law Member in the US – Washington DC

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Steven F. Benz of Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. Steven has joined IR Global as our exclusive Competition Law Member in the US – Washington DC. Mr. Benz represents corporations as plaintiffs in antitrust, unfair competition, class action, and complex commercial cases […]

How do I Know Whether My Company is Abusing its Dominant Position in the European Union?

Luis Blanquez is an antitrust attorney at Bona Law with fifteen years of competition experience in different jurisdictions within the European Union such as Spain, France, Belgium and the UK. He lives in San Diego and is in the process of becoming a member of the California bar. He will be one of the very few attorneys […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC

Is it Fraud for Owners and Real-Estate Agents to Fail to Disclose a Planned Taking in California?

In a recent California appellate case, DNI Food Service, Inc. dba Zaya’s Bistro v. Kim, the owner of a multi-tenant retail building in Los Angeles County was notified that two parcels of its land would be affected by a freeway expansion project. The building wasn’t located on either of the parcels, and there were five tenant vacancies. Caltrans planned […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC

How to Write a Significant Antitrust or Appellate Brief

I have written many briefs over the years, since graduating from Harvard Law School in 2001. I have also read many briefs, both practicing law and clerking for Judge James B. Loken on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (in Minneapolis). The quality and style of the legal briefs I have seen vary dramatically. And—not surprisingly—the approaches to writing […]

Jarod BonaPartner, Bona Law PC