Los Angeles, CA—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington holding that Vancouver-based medical manufacturer Medtrica Solutions Ltd. did not infringe a U.S. patent asserted by Cygnus Medical LLC. The District […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Sheri Bonstelle, a partner in its Government, Land Use, Environment and Energy (GLUEE) Department, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, effective May 1, 2015. Bonstelle has been involved in Lambda Legal since 2007. […]
May 14, 2015—JMBM client WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, the largest Canadian provider and second largest US provider of route-based laundry services to multifamily apartments and universities, closed its sale to EQT Infrastructure II, a European private equity fund. The transaction involved the sale by WASH’s existing private equity fund owner, CHS Capital, to EQT. In […]
May 13, 2015—At the National ADA Symposium in Atlanta yesterday, senior representatives of the Department of Justice (DOJ) acknowledged that the DOJ is committed to issuing regulations for website accessibility. Its focus on cyber accessibility will include accessibility for touch screens, point-of-sale technologies, and streaming video services. An earlier statement by the DOJ indicated a […]
CALABASAS HILLS, CA—Helmet House, Inc., one of the nation’s largest powersports apparel distributors and manufacturers, announced settlement of its patent and trademark litigation against RPM Gear, Inc., doing business as Olympia Moto Sports. Helmet House also announced that RPM Gear was granted a multi-year license of its Aqua-Barrier™ patented hooded collar technology for particular RPM […]
LOS ANGELES – Catherine De Bono Holmes, Chair of the Investment Capital Law Group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP and publisher of the Investment Law Blog, will participate on a panel at the IIUSA 8th annual EB-5 Regional Economic Development Advocacy Conference in Washington D.C. on April 14th. The topic of her panel […]
Los Angeles—The Government, Land Use, Environment & Energy Group of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to welcome Daniel Freedman as an associate in its Los Angeles office. Mr. Freedman’s experience includes representing and advising clients on matters relating to real estate development, zoning, project entitlements, CEQA, NEPA, federal and state environmental […]
Jim Butler’s press release “Meet the Money® National Hotel Finance & Investment Conference: The Window of Opportunity is Open – Choosing the Right Deals,” was sent over Business Wire and was picked up by Yahoo Finance! and EIN News Desk. LOS ANGELES–Meet the Money® 2015 will mark the 25th year that hotel owners, operators, developers, […]
LOS ANGELES—Jim Butler, Chairman of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group® and Chinese Investment Group® and Catherine DeBono Holmes, Chair of JMBM’s Investment Capital Law Group have been recognized as a “Top 25 EB-5 Attorney” by EB5 Investors Magazine. In the EB-5 area, Butler and his Global Hospitality Group® source EB-5 capital for select top hotel developers, […]
LOS ANGELES — Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) and Advantage America EB5 Group are pleased to announce the publication of Regional Centers & Sponsors and U.S. Securities Laws: How to evaluate broker-dealer, investment company and investment adviser registration requirements. “When it comes to the EB-5 investment market, the SEC provides clear guidance in […]