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Peter Kiel Joins DP&F Land Use and Water Law Groups

Peter Kiel, an expert in California water law, has joined the Napa and Santa Rosa offices of Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty as a Partner.  Peter comes from a boutique water and energy firm in Sacramento where he worked on the full array of legal issues related to surface water and groundwater, including water rights, the […]

Updated Groundwater Basin Priorities May Bring Regulation to North Bay Wine Counties

The 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires every groundwater basin in California ranked medium and high priority to be managed by one of more Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) pursuant to an adopted Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) or alternative plan.  The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) issued the initial groundwater basin prioritization in 2014.  […]

International Wine Law Conference in Napa in October

On October 1-3, the International Wine Law Association will be having its annual meeting in Napa at CIA at Copia.  The two-day conference will cover legal issues related to climate change, the international wine trade, geographical indications and other legal areas relevant to the wine industry.  Anyone is invited to attend, and attorneys will have […]

GDPR Is Here – The New European Union Data Protection Regulation Goes Into Force

You’ve probably received a barrage of emails in the past week from a wide variety of websites that you may (or may not) remember having an account with, telling you that they’re updating their privacy policies.  The reason: the European Union (“EU”) has reached the official start date of its new General Data Protection Regulation […]