Blogs

• JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® to Host the 29th Annual Meet the Money® National Hotel Finance and Investment Conference May 6-8, 2019 in Los Angeles
• Troubled hotel loans on the horizon? Hotel Lawyer perspective from the Spring 2019 Trigild Lender Conference
• Panic Buttons: What hotel owners need to know about unions and new ordinance in Long Beach, CA
• JMBM's Global Hospitality Group® presents updated hotel experience Credentials
• Why retail centers are adding hotels to the mix

• Bell Northern Research v. ZTE: Court Grants Protective Order to Prevent Plaintiff from Using a Former Consultant of Defendant as an Expert Witness
• District Court Denied Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction Where Defendant Failed to Submit Any Evidence and Merely Relied upon Allegations of Complaint
• Magistrate Judge Recommends Denial of Motion to Amend Final Infringement Contentions Where Plaintiff Should Have Sought Additional Information in Discovery
• District Court Dismisses Complaint with Prejudice for Plaintiff's Failure to Participate in Discovery and for Failure to Comply with Court Orders
• Motion to Disqualify Based on Representation of "Sister" Companies Denied Where There Was No Showing of Actual Conflict or Possession of Confidential Information

• Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps: Part 2 – the Breach Response Plan
• Social Media is Hazardous to Your Cybersecurity Health Part 1: The Problem
• Overstate Your Cybersecurity at Your Peril – Lessons from the Equifax Data Breach
• Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps: Part 1 – the Data Map
• Illinois Expands Protection of Biometric Information – Who's Next? Opening the gates to expensive class actions and "sue and settle" lawsuits

• Opportunity Zones and U.S. Hotel Development
• Catherine DeBono Holmes recognized by EB5 Investors Magazine as a "Top 15 Corporate Attorney" for the second year
• Proposed IRS Regulations Offer More Potential Uses of Opportunity Zone Funds for Real Estate Development
• How Real Estate Developers Can Use Opportunity Zone Funds to Finance New Real Estate Projects
• Webinar: "How can EB-5 issuers make the most of the Opportunity Zone program?"

• Environmental and Land Use Lawyer Martin Stratte Joins JMBM's Natural Resources and Mining Group
• The DOI's Review of National Monuments – What it means to the mining industry
• Important news for mining companies with existing or future projects in the California desert
• California Mining Update — AB 1142 and SB 209: What operators need to know about SMARA modernization
• California Mining Update — AB 1142 and SB 209: What lead agencies need to know about SMARA Modernization

• California Appeals Court Upholds Legislative Workaround that Mooted CEQA Suit Targeting Development Project in Los Angeles
• JMBM's Land Use & Zoning Practice Ranked as Metropolitan Tier 1 "Best Law Firm" in 2019 by U.S. News & World Report
• New California Prop 65 Warnings Required by August 30, 2018 – Is your business ready?
• JMBM Government, Land Use and Environmental Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® Guide
• State Agencies Cannot Use State Budgetary Uncertainties to Escape Mitigation Obligations under CEQA