What is Estate Planning?; Tim Heileman, Rose Law Group estate planning attorney, provides insight

EstatePlanning.com Believe it or not, you have an estate. In fact, nearly everyone does. Your estate is comprised of everything you own— your car, home, other real estate, checking and savings accounts, investments, life insurance, furniture, personal possessions. No matter how large or how modest, everyone has an estate and something in common—you can’t take it with you when you …

What cannabis businesses need to know about intellectual property protection

By Marsha Durr, Rose Law Group law clerk, and Jeremy Kapteyn, chairman of Rose Law Group Intellectual Property Law Department Marijuana has created quite a buzz in Arizona this year. In June, petition signatures were submitted to the secretary of state for approval to put legalization of adult use of marijuana on the November ballot. Less than two weeks later, …

Making in-roads in the Cannabis Industry; Laura Bianchi, Partner and Director of Rose Law Group Corporate/Business Transactions Department interviewed by The Cannabis Reporter

Snowden Bishop | The Cannabis Reporter Making in-roads in the Cannabis Industry; Attorney Laura Bianchi explains how entrepreneurs navigate legal road blocks The cannabis industry is a new frontier rich with opportunity for ambitious prospectors. But even the most savvy of entrepreneurs face unprecedented challenges when it comes to navigating new legal landscape. Pioneers have paved in-roads for new entrepreneurs who …

Tom Galvin, Rose Law Group land use attorney with an emphasis on water law, provides analysis of the precarious state of Lake Mead and Lake Powell water levels

By Thomas Galvin, land use attorney at Rose Law Group, with a focus on water law; candidate for the CAP board in 2016. At a recent briefing, Thomas Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and Ted Cooke, general manager of the Central Arizona Project (CAP), provided a stark assessment of the Colorado River for those assembled in …

Kathryn Honeker, Rose Law Group Class Action Department Chair, comments on Target’s decision to refund more than $90 million for fake Egyptian cotton sheets

Business Insider Target is offering customers millions of dollars in refunds after discovering that it sold fake Egyptian cotton sheets. The sheets were manufactured by Welspun India, a global textile company that’s a key supplier to many US retailers including Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, JCPenney, and Macy’s, Bloomberg reports. Welspun’s shares have fallen 20% after the news. The sheets were sold …

Adam Martinez, Chairman of Rose Law Group real estate litigation department provides insight into Arizona Court of Appeals broker liability for a wrongful death lawsuit

Arizona Real Estate Brokerage Not Liable for Agent Car Accident By Adam Martinez Chair of Rose Law Group Real Estate Litigation Department Today, the Arizona Court of Appeals handed down a decision upholding a trial court’s dismissal of a wrongful death lawsuit against an Arizona brokerage (Santorii v. RE/Max Professionals, 1 CA-CV 15-0211). The lawsuit was filed against the brokerage …

Valley businesses question nonprofit’s ADA lawsuit ‘scheme,’ lawsuits will continue, says Adam Martinez, Chair of Rose Law Group real estate litigation department who is handling many ADA defense suits

By Steven Totten | Phoenix Business Journal The recent controversy surrounding Valley businesses, a recently formed nonprofit and a number of lawsuits is seeing no signs of slowing. Several businesses in metro Phoenix — including mom-and-pop shops, Paradise Valley Mall and CVS Pharmacy — have found lawsuit notices in their mailboxes from Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities, a recently formed …

Rose Law Group Partner and Director of Corporate Law and Estate Planning Departments, Laura Bianchi to speak at Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce event

Breakfast with a side of… Recreational Marijuana Event date: August 24, 2016 Time: 7:30 am – 9:00 am Breakfast with a Side of… is a series of forums that provides Chamber Members an excellent opportunity to learn about the issues affecting the Scottsdale area business community. The forum is structured on dialogue between those leaders making policy decisions and Chamber …

Developers bringing gated community to former nursery property in Phoenix

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Empire Group) By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal Scottsdale developers Richard Felker and Rich Zacher have started construction on a new 44-home gated, semi-custom home development at 40th Street and Osborn Road in Phoenix. The Villas at Baker Park are being built on what used to be the Baker Nursery property. The nursery …

Raven Golf Club not downsizing, owners say

(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Raven) By Mike Sunnucks | Phoenix Business Journal The owners of the Raven Golf Club plan to keep the 164-acre course near South Mountain at 18 holes. A real estate group had floated the idea of reducing the Raven down to nine holes and build some new homes on the course near Baseline Road …