Business Law Agribusiness Committee

The Agribusiness Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section presents guest speaker Mike Howerton on the topic: Intuitive Business Development for Overworked Lawyers on February 21, 2023, at 12 noon to 12:30 p.m.  Get real tips and a practical action plan to grow and development your legal practice from an entrepreneurial and executive coach!  Read more

The Agribusiness Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section hosted an informative Webinar on October 18, 2022 entitled Agribusiness Legislative Update. Read more

The Agribusiness Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section presents a webinar on Banking and Lending for Agribusiness (food and produce distributors and related industries) on November 15, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Read more

The Agribusiness Committee of the California Lawyers Association’s Business Law Section presents a webinar on Banking and Lending for Agribusiness (food and produce distributors and related industries) on November 15, 2022, at 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Read more

On June 15, 2022, in the matter of Viking River Cruises, Inc v. Moriana, (“Moriana”) the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the invalidation of contractual waivers to assert representative claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). Read more

In September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills that expand winery off-site tasting room privileges and grant alcohol beverage manufacturers the right to advertise and promote charitable donations in connection with the sale of alcohol. The laws will become effective on January 1, 2022. Read more

Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army published a proposed rule revising the definition of “waters of the United States” or “WOTUS” protected under the Clean Water Act. Read more

At its Tuesday, August 10, 2021 public meeting, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) will hold an Informational Panel: Overview of Extreme Heat and Impact of Heat on Agricultural Industry and Farmworkers. Read more

In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid ruled in favor of California agriculture businesses who challenged a decades old California regulation allowing union organizers onto the farm to organize workers. Read more

On March 29, 2021, the federal Circuit Court for the Eastern District delivered a significant victory to the California business community in the Proposition 65 case, California Chamber of Commerce v. Becerra. Read more