Press Releases

Bloomberg Law Postal Service Fix Requires Congress, Not Bankruptcy By: Alex Wolf and Louis C. LaBrecque April 24, 2020 "'The Postal Service serves this essential function and is set up as this not for profit enterprise,' said Buchalter PC attorney Valerie Bantner Peo. 'As a question of bankruptcy law, I think it’s fairly cut and dry that they’re not eligible.'" [.. ...

April 23, 2020 Buchalter is pleased to announce the following attorneys and practice areas have been recognized by Chambers and Partners. Commercial Finance: Anthony Callobre, Robert Davidson and William Schoenholz Health Care: Carol Lucas and Mitchell Olejko Chambers also recognized Buchalter as a leading law firm in Commercial Finance ...

Buchalter litigators Gary Wolensky, Steven Di Saia, Paul Alarcon, and Bree Oswald obtained a favorable summary judgment ruling on behalf of Solar Turbines, Inc., a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., in an arbitration, arising from a turbine explosion at a landfill power generation facility in Michigan ...

April 21, 2020 – Buchalter is pleased to announce and welcome new member of its Tax, Benefits, & Estate Planning Practice Group, Parisa Weiss, to its San Diego office. Ms. Weiss focuses her practice on estate planning, trust, and probate administration and litigation ...

By Adam Gower Receiverships, Restructures and Turnarounds: What You Need to Know During the Coronavirus Crisis "The Coronavirus crisis has created uncertainty in the commercial real estate industry. Transactions have ground to a halt. An estimated 30% of tenants failed to pay rent on April 1st, a situation that is expected to become exacerbated come May 1st. As the number of distressed situations continues to rise, there’s growing talk of receiverships, restructures and turnarounds ...

COVID-19's public health crisis could also be a financial disaster for hospitals April 8, 2020 By: Shannon Muchmore "Smaller community hospitals are going to have a harder time than the larger hospitals just because of economies of scale," Damaris Medina, co-chair of the life sciences practice at law firm Buchalter, told Healthcare Dive. They also have more service lines that, at least before the outbreak, bring in revenue. Geographic diversity could also be helpful as more hot spots emerge ...

Buchalter litigators Gary Wolensky, Steven Di Saia, Nancy Swift, Paul Alarcon, and Bree Oswald obtained a favorable summary judgment ruling on behalf of Caterpillar Inc. in an action in the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, arising out of a fire in a mobile hay lift allegedly started by an internal defect in the engine’s control unit (ECM).  The engine left Caterpillar’s possession fourteen years prior to the incident and was subsequently installed in the hay lift ...

Medical Record Retention Requires Good Policies, Strict Compliance Healthcare Risk Management April 1, 2020 "Many healthcare organizations follow a policy of keeping medical records for seven years, says Andrew Selesnick, JD, shareholder with Buchalter in Los Angeles. “However, we usually recommend 10 years because if there is a dispute and the medical records are unavailable, defending on such a claim could be more problematic,” he says ...

Hospitals likely to face protective gear lawsuits, attorneys say Los Angeles Daily Journal By: Winston Cho "Damaris Medina, an attorney at Buchalter who regularly represents hospitals systems, called for protection for hospitals that will be hit by lawsuits from health workers for exposing them to hazardous working conditions ...

Office Tenants and Owners are Feeling the Coronavirus Crunch Globe Street By: Lisa Brown "SAN FRANCISCO—In these unprecedented times of COVID-19, office owners are feeling the crunch right along with many others. End of the month moves are shot, there are issues with tenants moving in and out, and dates are being pushed out for build-outs, says Manuel Fishman, shareholder at Buchalter in San Francisco. 'It is during these times that human nature comes out,' Fishman tells GlobeSt.com ...

SEATTLE, Wash., March 26, 2020 – Buchalter is pleased to welcome Bradley Hoff as Chair of the firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group. Mr. Hoff, who is based in Seattle, joins from Foster Garvey PC. “Brad’s experience and leadership bolsters our existing team of insurance coverage attorneys providing expert legal advice to a broad array of industries – particularly given the COVID-19 pandemic and all of the insurance coverage issues arising on a daily basis,” said Adam J ...

Dear Clients, Colleagues & Friends, Buchalter is carefully monitoring the rapidly changing developments of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to present challenges and change our daily way of life in unprecedented ways. We will continue to take the necessary steps to safeguard the health of our families and colleagues in accordance with CDC guidelines and directives from federal, state, and local authorities ...

As published in Verdict Magazine  "Participating in ASCDC for a quarter of a century has defined the most important aspects of my career, and significantly influenced my practice as an appellate lawyer in every way imaginable. In particular, I am honored to be part of Pam Dunn's vision during the 1990s to develop what has become one of the most successful amicus advocacy groups on the planet ...