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PAGA Lawsuit Spotlights Continued Independent Contractor Challenges in California
July 1, 2023
A recent trend in the arena of direct sales is an increasing number of lawsuits under California’s PAGA (private attorney general) statute, alleging that the independent contractor status of multilevel marketing distributors is inconsistent with California law
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that several attorneys in the Firm’s Northern California offices were named to the 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. These attorneys have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Buchalter’s 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars include:
2023 Super Lawyers
Valerie Bantner Peo
Jean L. Bertrand
Shawn M. Christianson
Steven G. Churchwell
James K. Dyer
Manuel Fishman
Robert S
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Buchalter congratulates Cecilia Miller, who was recognized as a 2023 "Women of Influence in Law" by the San Diego Business Journal. This prominent list highlights individuals recognized for their exceptional legal skill and achievement across the full spectrum of responsibility, exemplary leadership as evidenced by the highest professional and ethical standards, and contributions to the San Diego community at large. To view the full list of nominees, click here
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20 June 2023. Buchalter is pleased to welcome Shareholder Chris Mason and Senior Counsel Christine Claffey to its Scottsdale Office. Chris is a new member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, and Christine joins the Real Estate Practice Group.
“We are thrilled to welcome both Chris and Christine to the Firm,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter
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Buchalter congratulates Shareholder David E. Mark, who was recently elected to serve as the Chair of the Remedies Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.
The Remedies Section keeps you on top of all of the new rules, regulations, and laws affecting your practice through e-mail announcements and provides newsletters and mailers detailing the Section's activities and new laws that affect this field of practice
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12 June, 2023. Buchalter is pleased to announce the appointment of new office Litigation Practice Group Chairs in Orange County and San Diego. Shareholders Artin Betpera and Caroline Djang will co-chair the Litigation group in Orange County, while Shareholders Thomas O'Connell and Rebecca Fortune will co-chair the Litigation group in San Diego
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12 June, 2023. Buchalter is pleased to announce the appointment of new office Litigation Practice Group Chairs in Orange County and San Diego. Shareholders Artin Betpera and Thomas O'Connell will be leading the Litigation groups, while Caroline Djang and Rebecca Fortune will co-chair alongside them
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Buchalter is thrilled to announce that Shareholder William Schoenholz has been recognized by Chambers & Partners USA Guide as a “Leader in the Field” for 15 consecutive years.
Chambers USA is the leading legal data and analytics provider, highlighting the top lawyers and law firms across the USA for over two decades. Chambers' rankings are conducted by a dedicated team of independent researchers.
What clients have to say about Mr
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June 06, 2023 – Buchalter is pleased to announce David Elkanich as the new Office Managing Shareholder of its Portland office. Elkanich is also Chair of the firm’s Professional Responsibility Group.
“Portland is a key market for the firm in the Pacific Northwest
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4 Issues Potentially Holding Up The DOL's Overtime Rule
May 31, 2023
Law360 Employment Authority
By: Max Kutner
The U.S. Department of Labor missed its self-imposed deadline Wednesday to propose a rule updating the salary threshold for overtime, but attorneys said litigation and nominations could cause further delay.
"Their statutory framework of what they're looking to do, it's more than just the amount," Buchalter's Lively said. "It's the entire gamut. ..
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June 1, 2023 Buchalter is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been recognized by Chambers and Partners as “Leaders in Their Field”: California Commercial Finance: Robert Davidson William Schoenholz Robert Willner California Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation Nora Sheriff California Health Care: Carol Lucas Colorado Corporate/M&A: Betty Arkell Oregon Immigration: Andrea Bartoloni Oregon Labor & Employment: View More
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June 1, 2023. After the opening of its Denver office last year, Buchalter continues its expansion in Colorado with the addition of new Shareholder Jon Olafson. Olafson will Chair the Firm’s new Organizational Inclusion, Diversity, and Belonging Group and is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys from the firm’s Sacramento office have been named 2023 Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine.
Their exceptional expertise and remarkable accomplishments in their respective legal fields have earned them immense recognition and respect from their peers.
Buchalter’s 2023 Top Lawyers include:
James Drew Caprile - Health Care
Harry W.R. Chamberlain – Appellate
Philip Chan - Employment & Labor
Steven Churchwell - Government Contracts
Kevin T
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Buchalter congratulates Shareholder Mark T. Cramer for his remarkable achievement of being selected as a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that the Firm has advanced 16 spots on The American Lawyer's annual ranking of the "AmLaw 200 Survey," to be ranked as the 131st largest law firm, its highest spot yet.
The American Lawyer recognized Buchalter’s double-digit increases. “Only 5 of the Second Hundred firms saw headcount rise this year, and just Buchalter experienced a double digit leap of 13%
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Los Angeles Shareholders Tanya Viner and Jeremy Weitz win two "M&A Atlas Awards" at the 2023 USA Middle Market M&A Atlas Awards Gala Dinner. The team was awarded "USA Apparel & Beauty Deal of the Year" for their work on Oxford Industries' acquisition of Johnny Was from Endeavor Capital as well as "USA Middle Market Growth Deal of the Year" for their work on Mobility Market Intelligence's (“MMI”) investment from WestView Capital
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Buchalter is pleased to congratulate Shareholder Tanya Viner who was named "Woman Dealmaker of Year" at the 2023 USA M&A Atlas Awards. Recipients of this award are selected on the basis of demonstrable track-record for completing value generating transactions, clients served, must be with their firm for a year, plus 15 years of industry experience and exemplify “Distinction in Dealmaking” qualities
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A Buchalter team led by Tiffany Ng obtained complete victory when a California Court of Appeal ruled that Buchalter’s clients could not be sued for malicious prosecution and ordered the other side to pay Buchalter’s attorney fees. The saga started when the clients, having lost a previous lawsuit using a different law firm, contacted Tiffany to defend them against the ensuing malicious prosecution action
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March 28, 2023. Buchalter is pleased to announce the launch of its new Family Law Practice Group and welcomes three new attorneys to the Firm’s San Francisco office - Monica Mazzei joins as a Shareholder and Chair of the Family Law group, along with associate attorneys Emily Yip and Stephanie Huang.
“Monica is a highly respected family law attorney with a wealth of knowledge and experience,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter
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Buchalter has been named within the 2022 Leopard Law Firm Index (LLFI) top 100 law firms by legal intelligence provider Leopard Solutions. The top 100 law firms consistently performed well in the Leopard Law Firm Index throughout 2022, resulting in this top-ranking achievement
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March 23, 2023. After the opening of its 11th office in Denver of November of last year, Buchalter continues its expansion in Colorado with the addition of two Shareholders - Betty Arkell joins the Corporate Practice Group and Terry Freeman joins the Firm’s Commercial Finance Practice Group.
“We are thrilled to welcome both Betty and Terry,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter
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Buchalter congratulates Shareholder William Schoenholz who was recognized by the L.A. Times B2B Publishing as one of 2023's Banking and Finance Visionaries.
The right commercial banker or trusted financial advisor does more than provide services and advice. These individuals - and the institutions they represent – can genuinely prepare your organization for growth (and beyond)
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WWD: Why Beauty Lawsuits Are Set to Increase
Among the current lawsuits are ones against L’Oréal, Sephora and Olaplex
March 3, 2023
By: Kathryn Hopkins
“If you Google the Olaplex case, that says it kind of started from TikTok. As an attorney, it is crazy to think that trends in litigation are going to come from social media outlets,” said Marissa Alkhazov, a shareholder in Buchalter law firm’s Seattle office and the Northwest chair of the firm’s products liability practice group
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Buchalter is sponsoring this year’s moot court competition at the UC Irvine Law School. The event will take place on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 3PM-5PM.
The case before the court centers on the dismissal of Dr. Helen Croix from her tenured employment at Aguefort University. After posting unsound medical advice on her private blog, an unaffiliated doctor used Dr. Croix’s advice in treatment, and his patient died. During the wrongful death suit that followed Dr
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Buchalter acted as co counsel, and advised and assisted in securing a $215M dollar settlement under California’s False Claims Act against a national healthcare company that overcharged California’s Medi-Cal program by falsely reporting higher prescription drug costs. David Balfour and Charles Whitman led the Buchalter team