Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that partner Eve Brackmann has joined the Editorial Board of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Shopping Center Law & Strategy Journal. The ICSC Shopping Center Law and Strategy Journal is the legal journal for retail real estate and published quarterly. The electronic newsletter offers practical advice as well as scholarly analysis for shopping center professionals—from creative solutions to tough[…]
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Stuart Kane partner Shane Criqui published the article “The Benefits (and Drawbacks) of Employee Arbitration Agreements” in the December 4, 2017 issue of the Orange County Business Journal. “The most obvious benefit of arbitration is that it allows an employer to avoid the cost and uncertainty of a jury trial. There is no jury in arbitration. Instead, a neutral (generally a retired judge or an experienced attorney) is[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that partner Eve Brackmann was recently featured in the Orange County Business Journal’s “OC Style File.” The OCBJ feature highlights local professionals and top executives who match high levels of service and expertise with special style and flair. Click here to view the article.
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce it has been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2018 in the following practice areas in Orange County: Employment Law Management, Labor & Employment Litigation and Real Estate Law. The 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings showcase top firms recognized by clients and peers for continuing to deliver professional excellence and optimal quality. The rankings indicate a unique combination[…]
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Stuart Kane partners Don Hamman and Eve Brackmann authored the article “The Best Efforts Standard in California: Still a Rolling Stone (and What to Do About It)” that was published in the October 16, 2017 issue of the Orange County Business Journal discussing how to best address the Best Efforts Standard contract language in the sale of a commercial property. [Read Full Article]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that partner Shane P. Criqui has been nominated and approved as a member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Bar Foundation (OCBF). This impressive 40-plus member board is comprised of many of Orange County’s top legal professionals and business leaders. Mr. Criqui previously served for several years on the Associate Board of Directors for the OCBF. The OCBF is[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce partner Bruce May was named the 2018 Labor and Employment Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Orange County by Best Lawyers®. Mr. May was also listed in the practice area of Employment Law Management. Bruce May has specialized in employment law for 38 years. Mr. May provides expert counseling to employers of all sizes on day-to-day personnel issues, with an emphasis[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that five partners have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers® in America 2018:
- Bruce Stuart: Real Estate Law
- Robert Kane: Employment Law – Management
- Bruce May: Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Donald Hamman: Litigation – Real Estate
- Eve Brackmann: Litigation – Real Estate
Partner Bruce May was also named the 2018 Labor and[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP partner Eve Brackmann will serve as a panelist on two presentations for the “Bridging the Gap” annual seminar, being hosted by the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA), the OCBA Young Lawyers Division, and the Daily Journal on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, CA. Ms. Brackmann will co-present both the Business Law seminar and the Landlord-Tenant seminar. The purpose of the seminars, which have[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that partners Shane P. Criqui and Javier F. Gutierrez have been selected to the 2017 Southern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers magazine. This is the third year in a row Gutierrez and Criqui have been recognized by the publication. Criqui has been practicing law for 9 years and is a veteran of six trials, including trials in Orange County,[…]
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Stuart Kane partner Javier Gutierrez authored the article “Experiential Retail: Leasing and Marketing for the Millennial Demographic” that was published in the May 8, 2017 issue of the Orange County Business Journal discussing how the real estate industry has begun to evolve its products to target the “Millennial Generation” demographic. [Read Full Article]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that
Partner Javier F. Gutierrez served as co-moderator at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Orange County and Inland Empire members-only roundtable event in Newport Beach on May 16, 2017. Roundtable participants shared about their experience in the areas of capital markets, workplace innovation, land development and multi-family housing development. Gutierrez had the opportunity to co-moderate the roundtable discussion regarding
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Stuart Kane, LLP is pleased to announce that Partner, Eve Brackmann, has been recognized by the Orange County Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates as a rising trial lawyer, and will be at the Courthouse Steps reception on June 22, 2017. The purpose of ABOTA is to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of trial advocacy to[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is proud to be one of the platinum sponsors of the 2nd Annual Orange County Real Estate Luncheon being held Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Hotel Irvine in Irvine, CA. In partnership with the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF), the event will benefit the health, education, and employment of Orange County veterans through OCCF’s OC Veterans Initiative. Last year’s event raised $580,000 to help Orange County[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is proud to sponsor the Anti-Defamation League’s 2017 Marcus M. Kaufman Jurisprudence Awards Dinner, being held Thursday, April 6, 2017, at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach. This year’s recipients of the prestigious award, named in honor of the late Supreme Court Justice Marcus M. Kaufman, are Andra Greene, Michael Ray and Gary Singer. The Marcus M. Kaufman Jurisprudence Award is presented to exemplary attorneys who have[…]
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Stuart Kane contributed for the third year in a row to the Real Property section of the recently published World Bank Doing Business report. In its 14th year of publication, this year’s annual report was titled Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All. Stuart Kane partners Eve Brackmann, Don Hamman, Javier Gutierrez, and Robert Wallace, and real estate paralegal Paula Allegra, provided[…]
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On February 15, 2017, OCTANe will host – Employment Law Update 2017: A Workshop for Management. Stuart Kane LLP employment law partners Bruce May and Shane Criqui will present a lively and informative overview of the new legal requirements for employers in California. Topics will include:
- Salary Requirements for Exemption from Overtime
- Paid Sick Leave
- Marijuana in the Workplace
- New limits on Criminal Background Checks
- More changes in California’s
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California employers face significant regulatory burdens, not the least of which is the California Labor Code. Non-compliance with the Code can result in significant damages and penalties for employers. Californiaʼs detailed wage and hour laws regulate minimum wage and overtime, equal pay, and paystubs, among other things. While certain statutory violations may seem trivial, they may nonetheless result in significant liability. This is especially true given the increasing use of[…]
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Stuart Kane LLP is pleased to announce that partner Eve A. Brackmann has been accepted into the Banyard Inn of Court at the Barrister level. The Banyard Inn of Court is the Orange County organization affiliated with the American Inns of Court, and membership is by recommendation only. Named in honor of Judge Robert Banyard, the Inn’s mission is to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the[…]
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Stuart Kane partner, Javier F. Gutierrez, was named one of Urban Land magazine’s “40 Under 40” award recipients. The annual award given to 40 of the world’s best and brightest real estate professionals has become increasingly competitive. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) members considered over 400 finalists from those nominated for the award before determining the top professionals. Mr. Gutierrez received the Emergent Leadership Award for Professional Services[…]
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