Offices
Attorneys
- Alan C. Freeland
- Beau Simon
- Christopher J. Mead
- David I. Blumenfeld
- Edward L. Seidel
- Jamie Chou
- Jed E. Solomon
- Jeffery P. Woo
- Kate Wheble
- Keith M. Casto
- Kristen Thall Peters
- Mark L. Tuft
- Mark P. Schreiber
- Mark R. Warnke
- Peter C. Califano
- Peter L. Muhs
- Quinlan S. Tom
- Scott M. McLeod
- Walter W. Hansell
- William H.G. Norman
Practices
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Antitrust & Competition
- Appellate Litigation
- Bankruptcy & Insolvency
- Building Industry & Risk Management
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Transactions
- Construction & Design Professionals
- Corporate & Securities
- Corporate Governance
- Employee Benefits
- Energy
- Environmental
- Finance
- Franchise & Distribution
- Green
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Internet & E-Commerce
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation
- Media Law
- Non-Profit & Education
- Privacy & Data Security
- Probate Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate Solutions
- Real Estate Transactions
- Retail & Marketing
- Taxation
- Telecom, Broadband & Media
- Telecommunications
- Transport, Infrastructure & Logistics
- Wealth Management: Estate Planning, Trust Administration & Succession Planning
- White Collar Criminal Defense
Events
- “Lawyers Beyond Borders” and “Practicing Law in the Electronic Age”
- 2008 SB 800 Claims Handling Session
- 2nd Annual SuperConference California Wetlands – Federal and State Policy and Practice
- A Convenient Forum? Some Jurisdictional Issues in Trust and Probate Litigation
- Advanced Lease Analysis – An Introduction
- AGENDA: Do’s and Don’ts of Emergency Response
- Audio Webinar: Real Estate Closings from A to Z
- Banned Books Week – Censorship: First Amendment, Schools & Student Speech, Online, Television and Radio
- CALEA, CPNI, ECPA and Confidential Subscriber Information – Recent Developments
- California Assessors’ Association 103rd Annual Conference
- California Assisted Living Association 2008 Fall Conference
- California Communications Association Engineering Roundtable – CEQA and GO 170
- California Communications Association’s 2007 Suppliers Tech Expo
- California Lawyers for the Arts Music Business Seminar 2005
- CEB Real Property Remedies
- CLE International’s 4th Annual Construction Law Conference: Public Infrastructure and Stimulus Funding
- CLE International’s Construction Claims Conference
- CLE International’s Green Building Conference
- Commercial Real Estate Closings for Paralegals
- Consortium for Continuing Legal Education in Europe’s MCLE Fair
- Contractor’s Seminar: OSHA Laws Are Changing!
- Data Privacy for Lawyers CLE Luncheon
- Do’s and Don’ts in Emergency Responses
- East Bay CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Honors & Ovations – ECHO Awards
- East Bay CREW Honors & Ovations – ECHO Awards
- East Bay CREW September Luncheon – The Relationship Between Energy and Commercial Real Estate
- Environmental Issues and Real Estate Title: A Practical Legal Guide
- Environmental Regulation 2011: Managing in the Face of Rapid Change
- Ethical Risks of Outsourcing Legal Services
- Exempt or Nonexempt? How To Avoid the Misclassification Mistakes You Simply Can’t Afford To Make in California
- Fireside Chat – Evolution of Downtown Oakland
- Green Building – Through the Eyes of the Legal, Finance, Development and Insurance Industries
- GreenBuild – November 19-21, 2008
- Hot Topics in Intellectual Property
- How to Obtain Good Title in Real Estate Transactions
- In-Depth Title Insurance Principles
- Interstate Direct Shipping of Wine: Heald Swedenburg and Beyond
- Kristen Thall Peters Facilitates Discussion on Renewable Energy Projects
- Landfill Gas-to-Energy Projects in California
- Lawyers Associated Worldwide 2012 Americas Regional Meeting
- Lawyers Associated Worldwide Annual General Meeting
- Legal Ethics 2007 New Risks – New Rules – New Solutions
- Legal Ethics 2008: New Risks — New Rules — New Solutions
- M&A Best Practices
- Maximizing the Benefits of California Homebuilder’s Right to Repair Act: It’s Not Just About the Fix
- Mining Your Bankruptcy Estate for Potential Claims: Avoiding Latent Conflicts
- Monterey County Women Lawyers Association and Monterey College of Law Present: A Practical Approach to Conflicts of Interest for California Lawyers
- Nevada County Bar Association Basic Fee Arbitration Training Program
- Online Smear and Infringement Campaigns, Detecting, Responding, and Brand Protection
- Playing it Smart – Avoiding Environmental and Engineering Pitfalls in CRE Investments
- PLI’s California MCLE Marathon 2005: : Latest Issues in Legal Ethics – Substance Abuse – Elimination of Bias in the Profession
- PLI’s California MCLE Marathon 2006
- PLI’s California MCLE Marathon 2007
- PLI’S California MCLE Marathon 2009: Latest Issues in Legal Ethics – Substance Abuse – Elimination of Bias in the Profession
- Privacy & Information Security Law Primer for California Businesses
- Real Estate Law and Business 2006
- Recent Developments in the Ethical Practice of Real Estate Law
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the RE Facility
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the Real Estate Facility
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the Real Estate Facility
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Ancillary Agreements for the Real Estate Facility – January 12, 2022
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
- Renewable Energy Projects: Negotiating Power Purchase Agreements
- Renewable Energy Projects: Structuring REC Purchase and Sale Agreement, Interconnection Agreement
- Renewable Energy: PPA Ancillary Agreements for the Renewable Energy Sources
- Responding to Attorney Solicitation – SB 800 Updates and Advanced Techniques for Claims Handling
- Responding to Attorney Solicitation / SB 800 Updates and Advanced Techniques for Claims Handling
- Reynolds Center for Media and Cooper, White & Cooper Present: Media in Modern Trial Practice
- Risk Management: Attorney Solicitation Through SB 800
- Ross Real Estate Program
- San Mateo County Bar Association Fee Arbitrator Training
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
- Solano County Fee Arbitration Training Program
- Southbay Engineers Club Meeting: Benefits of Landfill and Digester Gas Projects for Municipalities
- State Bar of California Litigation Section Annual Trial Symposium & Retreat
- State Bar Webinar Regarding New Storm Water General Permit
- Steering Clear of The Media Sledgehammer: The Latest in Media Relations & Public Works Projects
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Structuring Solar PV Agreements: Negotiating Real Estate Entitlements and Offtake Agreements
- Sustainable Development: Incorporating Green Designs Into Your Building Projects
- Take a Tax Holiday: Understanding Tax-Free Acquisitions of Private Corporations
- Techniques for Taking Effective Depositions
- The 14th Annual Bernard E. Witkin Memorial Symposium: Practical Issues for Lawyers in a Rapidly Changing Legal Environment
- The 18th Annual Contra Costa County Estate Planning Symposium: Ethics for Estate Planning Lawyers
- The Environmental Enforcement Series: Enforcement of Local Environmental Laws
- The Law and Ethics of NewLaw 2019
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2005-2006: The Year in Review
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2006-2007 – The Year In Review
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2007-2008: The Year in Review
- The Law Governing Lawyers 2008-2009: The Year in Review
- The Road to New York, Texas and Beyond . . . Direct Shipping of Wine after the Supreme Court Decision
- The Rutter Group Presents: Effective Law Firm Marketing in the 21st Century
- Understanding Trademark Law 2007
- WCI Carbon Market 2040 Crystal Ball
- West Coast Green – September 25-26, 2008
- Why Green Office Buildings Make Financial Sense
Cooper News
- 4 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 4 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 6 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 6 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 7 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- 8 Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- ATTENTION: IMPORTANT FRAUD ALERT – PLEASE READ
- Best Lawyers Honors Mark Tuft as 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Califano leads on Bankruptcy Reform
- Cooper Announces Strategic Alliance with Coombs and Dunlap
- Cooper Attorney Organizes Effort to Respond to Subprime Mortgage Crisis
- Cooper Lawyer Elected as California Bankruptcy Forum Secretary
- Cooper Lawyer Helps Lead CBF’s 22nd Annual Insolvency Conference
- Cooper Lawyer Leads CLLA in Support of Mortgage Cramdown
- Cooper Lawyer Leads Efforts to Correct Interim Bankruptcy Rules
- Cooper Lawyer to Lead the Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
- Cooper Wins SLAPP Motion Addressing First Amendment Issues in Cyberspace
- Cooper, White & Cooper Announces New Art Collection Featuring San Francisco Artists
- Cooper, White & Cooper Announces New Art Collection Featuring San Francisco Artists
- Cooper, White & Cooper Included Among 2019 “Best Law Firms”
- Cooper, White & Cooper Included Among 2020 “Best Law Firms”
- Cooper, White & Cooper Included Among 2021 “Best Law Firms”
- Cooper, White & Cooper Joins Womble Bond Dickinson September 2022
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Accepts CCCBA Gold Diversity Award
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Formalizes Green Practice
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Joins California Minority Counsel Program
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Joins Lawyers Associated Worldwide
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Receives Diversity Award from Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Receives Platinum Diversity Award from Contra Costa County Bar Association
- Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Will Host Delegates from Lawyers Associated Worldwide
- Court Strikes Lawsuit Brought by Heirs of Rock Promoter Bill Graham
- CWC Awarded CCCBA Gold Diversity Award for Second Year
- CWC Client Fortistar Announces Commercial Operation of New Landfill Energy Facility in Virginia
- CWC Client Fortistar Announces New LFG Projects in Virginia and North Carolina
- CWC Client Fortistar in the Spotlight at Miramar Energy Commercial Operation Ceremony
- Drew Dilworth elected Vice Chair of State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
- Drew Dilworth Named to State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct
- Edward Seidel Elected Partner of the Firm
- Final Clean Power Plan Decision Unlikely During Obama Term
- Five Cooper Attorneys Selected for 2013 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America”
- Green Practice Group Co-Chair Profiled as “Leading Lawyer” in Environmental Law
- Jamie Chou and Patrick Rosvall Become Partners of the Firm
- Jeffery P. Woo Joins Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- Jill Rowe Receives VLSP Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service Award
- Keith M. Casto Joins Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- Kristen Thall Peters and Cyrus Wadia “Green” Articles Featured in Contra Costa Lawyer Magazine
- Kristen Thall Peters Elected President of Contra Costa County Bar Association’s Real Estate Section
- Kristen Thall Peters Elected to Contra Costa County Bar Association’s 2008 Board of Directors
- Kristen Thall Peters Joins Firm Management Committee
- Kristen Thall Peters Speaks on Green Building
- Mark Schreiber Appointed to State Bar Committee on Professional Liability Insurance
- Mark Schreiber Appointed to State Bar Mandatory Fee Arbitration Committee
- Mark Schreiber appointed Vice Chair of State Bar Committee on Mandatory Fee Arbitration
- Mark Tuft Cited by American Bar Association Report on Legal Ethics
- Mark Tuft Discusses Attorney-Investigators in California Labor & Employment Law Review
- Peter C. Califano Elected President of CLLA
- Peter Califano Appointed Co-Chair of State Bar Insolvency Law Committee
- Peter Califano Appointed to Board of Governors for Commercial Law League of America
- Peter Califano Appointed to the State Bar Business Law Section Executive Committee
- Peter Califano Appointed Vice-Chair/Legislation of the State Bar’s Business Law Section
- Peter Califano Co-Authors Commercial Law League Letter to U.S. Senate
- Peter Califano Co-Chairs Venue Group Meeting at NCBJ
- Peter Califano Elected President of the California Bankruptcy Forum
- Peter Califano Elected Recording Secretary of CLLA
- Peter Califano Named Chair-Elect of Bankruptcy Section of Commercial Law League of America
- Peter Califano Promoted to Vice-President of California Bankruptcy Forum
- Peter Califano Reelected Chair of CLLA Bankruptcy Section
- Peter Califano Testifies on Bankruptcy Venue Reform Before the House Judiciary Committee
- Peter Califano to Head CLLA Bankruptcy Section
- Retailers Get Relief From Threat of Class Action Lawsuit Based on Credit Card Receipts
- Richard Collier Appointed on the ADR Local Rules Attorney Advisory Committee
- Richard Collier Begins Term as President of The Mediation Society
- Richard J. Collier Joins Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- Sarah Banola Appointed to Serve on California Bar’s COPRAC
- Sarah Banola Elected Partner of the Firm
- Seven Cooper Attorneys Named as Northern California Super Lawyers in San Francisco Magazine
- Six Cooper Attorneys Named Northern California Super Lawyers
- Three Partners Join Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
- US News and World Report and Best Lawyers Include Cooper, White & Cooper in 2017 Best Law Firms List
- US News and World Report and Best Lawyers Include Cooper, White & Cooper in 2018 Best Law Firms List
- William Norman Addresses San Bruno Pipeline Explosion in California Energy Markets Newsletter
- William Norman Feature Article in Joint State Bar Publication
Legal News
- 9th Circuit Finds Standing For Employees With Lost Identity Data, But No Identity Theft
- A Cautionary Lesson Regarding Arbitration Agreements
- Acquiring Companies Need to Exercise Caution to Qualify for Limited Exception Allowing Non-Compete Agreements Related to the Sale of a Business
- Ad Sales Are Services, Not Goods Covered by UCC
- Airline’s Tourism Tax Collection Survives Lawsuit
- Alert: Verizon/Apple Valley, CA Cable Franchise
- Anaheim Loses Round in Tax on Online Travel Companies
- Arbitrator Disclosure Requirements Broadened
- ATTENTION: IMPORTANT FRAUD ALERT – PLEASE READ
- Attorney’s Political Activities in Opposing Prior Work for Former Client May Support Professional Negligence Claim
- Board’s “Zone of Insolvency” Duties Rejected by California
- Brokers May Enforce Arbitration
- California Arbitrator Need Not Disclose Prior Public Censure
- California Class Action Waiver Permitted in Commercial Contract Between Two Substantial Parties
- California Constitution (Prop 209) Invalidates Race/Gender Preferences in City Contracting
- California Court of Appeal Denies Disqualification of Class Counsel
- California Court of Appeal Holds that Attorney-Client Communications Are Not Subject to Mediation Confidentiality Under California Evidence Code Section 1119
- California Court of Appeal Issues Far Reaching Opinion Addressing the Professional Responsibilities of Corporate Lawyers, Conspiracy Claims, Corporate Privilege, and Derivative Shareholder Actions
- California Court of Appeal Reaffirms Effectiveness of Anti-SLAPP Protections As Procedural Device for Defeating Malicious Prosecution Claims
- California Court of Appeal Reverses Order Confirming Award Under Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act
- California Court of Appeal Reverses Summary Judgment for Law Firm Finding Statute of Limitations Was Tolled
- California Evolves: No Damages, No Standing for Consumer Suits
- California Limits Tort Exposure to Subcontractors
- California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Case Heard by Ninth Circuit
- California Spam Act Allows Blind Headers
- California Supreme Court Clarifies 17200 Standing Requirements, Loosens False-Advertising Proof
- California Supreme Court Upholds Blanket Immunity for ISPs and Other Republishers From Liability for Defamation
- California Supreme Court: Business Not Vicariously Liable For Independent Contractor’s Injuries From Contractor’s Failure To Guard Against Inherent Risks
- Choice-Of-Law Clause Can’t Make Independent Contractor From California Employee
- Clean and Green Shipping News
- Coming Soon – More Junk in Your Fax Machine
- Company Stock in 401(k) Plan is Defensible, Says 9th Circuit in Change
- Consumer Law Firm’s Ad Survives Product Maker’s SLAPP Defense
- Cooper Lawyer Leads Efforts To Provide Clean-up Of Bankruptcy Reform Legislation
- Corporate Violation, Officer Liability
- County Supervisor’s Public Criticisms May Be Actionable By Business
- Court Bounces VOIP “Slamming” Claim to FCC
- Court of Appeal Victory on Sikh Temple Control
- Cruise to Supreme Court
- Domain Name Not Subject to California Direct Turnover to Judgment Creditor
- EEOC Can Still Investigate and Subpoena After Closing File
- Employers Must “Provide” Meal and Rest Breaks But Not “Ensure” They Are Taken
- European Court of Justice Issues Appellate Decision on Application of Attorney-Client Privilege To In-House Counsel, Finding No Attorney-Client Privilege Exists for Written Communications By In-House Counsel Since In-House Counsel Are Not as “Independent” as External Lawyers
- Even National Companies Can’t Record or Monitor California Calls
- FCC Residential Non-Exclusivity Contract Rule Upheld
- Federal Courts Split on Whether Sponsored Links Constitute Trademark Infringement
- Fiber Optic Easement Claims Go To Court
- Immunity When Forwarding Email? (California Fixes 9th Circuit “Roommates” Interpretation)
- Indemnity, Duty to Defend Distinguished and Clarified by California Supreme Court
- Licensed Software “Buyer” Cannot Resell
- Malware or Product? Spam Filter Immune for Blocking It, Either Way
- Moving Lawyer Has No Fiduciary Duty to Explain New Arbitration Clause to Sophisticated Clients
- Ninth Circuit Applies California Wage and Labor Laws to Visiting Workers
- Ninth Circuit Cancels ISP Traffic Compensation for California Telecom
- Ninth Circuit Defines LLC Citizenship for Federal Court Diversity Jurisdiction
- Ninth Circuit Imagines Self-Defamation From Insufficient Context
- Ninth Circuit Lightens Scrutiny of Local Telecom Regulation, Overruling Itself
- No Legal Fee Mountain for Plaintiff’s Molehill
- No LHWCA Compensation For Stress Reaction To Employer Discipline
- No Liability for “Gotcha” Paystub, Meal/Break Time Violations
- No Maritime Attachment Without Proof of Contract
- No Parent-Company Jurisdiction Based Solely On Owning Subsidiary
- No Punitive Damages for Labor Code Minutiae
- Northern District of California Weighs In On Circuit Split Regarding Non-Client Standing to Seek Disqualification
- One Harassing E-mail Does Not Create Hostile Work Environment
- Pitfalls of Employee Noncompetes: New Employer Liable for Honoring Prior Employer’s Noncompete
- Recent Caselaw Regarding Jurisdiction Over Corporations in California
- Reps and Warranties in Contract are No Basis for Securities Laws Claims
- Retailer Update
- Retailers OK’d to Require Extra Personal ID for Merchandise Returns on Credit Card
- Rights-of-Way Ruling in Ninth Circuit: Siting Permits May Consider Aesthetics
- Road Map for Domain Name Seizure (All Roads Lead to Registry)
- San Francisco Health Care Ordinance Not Preempted by ERISA, Forecasts Ninth Circuit
- Satellite-Only Tax Valid in Ohio
- Senior & Disabled Plaintiffs Get Treble Damages for Unfair Practices?
- Ship Tax by Tonnage Found Unconstitutional by U.S. Supreme Court
- Stock Purchase Agreement Reps & Warranties Need Explicit Language to Terminate
- Supreme Court Holds Injunctions Not Automatic for Patent Infringement
- Terminating an Employee for Behavior “Caused By” a Disability
- Text Messages Covered by “Do-Not-Call” Law, Says Ninth Circuit
- Trustee of Revocable Trust Not Answerable to Remainder Beneficiaries
- U.S. Supreme Court Allows Review of Employee Text Messages on City Pagers
- Vendor’s Overseas Employees Lack Standing to Sue Under Customer’s Labor Standards
Image Attributions
Downtown Walnut Creek photographed by Danny Howard and used with permission under the CC BY-NC 2.0 license.