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By The Daily Journal
Robert S. Cooper of Buchalter described Honeycutt as “one of the finest judges before whom I have ever appeared.”
“Some judges are lawyer-friendly, others are smart in a scholarly way, and many judges really care about getting it right,” Cooper wrote. “Judge Honeycutt combines all of these traits in one judge.”
“He is extremely respectful of counsel, and very lenient and human at all times,”Cooper continued
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Finding Balance in the Legal Profession
By Abby Cook and Alyssa Diel
“For navigating high-stress periods at work, Michelle Quist emphasized that she uses communication as her guide. Michelle noted that she directly communicates with her family when work may require her full focus and impact family time. Michelle also stated during the interview: “The best relationships are built through communication, both at home and with clients
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Buchalter is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Johnson as the firm’s new Head of Information Technology. Johnson has been promoted from within the firm, where he has served in the IT Department for nearly four years as Network Manager.
Johnson’s appointment reflects Buchalter’s continued focus on operational excellence and its commitment to developing and promoting internal talent
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By Scott Weiser
Jack R. Luellen of Buchalter raised worries about enforcement once the consumer prohibitions take effect.
“Will a person’s public trash be subject to inspection, and, if so, where at the collection point or at the municipal waste facility and by whom?” Luellen said.
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Buchalter is pleased to announce the addition of nine attorneys to its Nashville office further strengthening the firm’s presence in the Southeast and significantly broadening its labor and employment, litigation, and corporate capabilities. The group joins Buchalter from Barton LLP and represents a meaningful investment in the firm’s long-term growth in the region
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By Tim Ryan
While there has been a general change in how board officials are approaching settlements, it has not been uniform across regions, said Thomas Posey, a partner at Buchalter PC who represents employers. Posey said some regions still insist on certain language being included in agreements, while others are more receptive to considering counters to their settlement proposals
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Buchalter is pleased to announce its President and Chief Executive Officer, Adam Bass, was honored for the ninth consecutive year as one of the “Most Influential People in LA” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
The Business Journal’s ninth annual LA500 celebrates the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles. These individuals have helped L.A. by showing vision, creativity, innovation and determination during unprecedented times
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Building on its recent expansion in the Pacific Northwest, Buchalter is pleased to announce the addition of a Tax and Estate Planning team in its Portland office. The group joins Buchalter from Stoel Rives LLP and significantly enhances the firm’s private client, tax, and estate planning platform in the region
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“I don’t think the banking landscape will change that much at this time,” said Richard Ormond, a partner at Los Angeles-based law firm Buchalter, capturing the industry’s central tension as financial institutions stay on the sidelines.
“Things will remain cautious as the majority of businesses, particularly in California, really focus on recreational use rather than just medical use,” Ormond predicted.
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“Because of federal illegality, and because of the regulatory nature of cannabis, it really falls to each state to make its own rules — and the variation is pretty big,” said Oren Bitan, co-chair of law firm Buchalter’s cannabis and hemp group. “For the packaging requirements, you really need an expert on state and local law, because even that can differ.”
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Seven Buchalter Partners have been named among the world’s leading intellectual property lawyers for 2026. World IP Review (WIPR) Leaders list features the full spectrum of IP practices, including patents, trademarks, design, copyright, licensing and trade secrets, covering dispute resolution to litigation and prosecution
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By Sebastian Obando
At the same time, the repeal signals a change in federal priorities around emissions and energy policy, said Jack Luellen, Denver-based special counsel for law firm Buchalter and a member of its Energy & Natural Resources practice group.
“The most obvious implication of the repeal is that there no longer is a federal mandate to control greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles,” Luellen told Construction Dive
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Suparna Datta, PhD, has joined the firm as a Partner in its Intellectual Property practice group, based in the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. Dr. Datta is a patent litigator and registered patent attorney with extensive experience representing clients in complex, high-tech disputes before the International Trade Commission, federal district courts, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Richard Petretti has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Los Angeles and San Diego offices and is a member of the Commercial Finance practice group.
“Richard is a highly regarded finance lawyer with deep experience across complex lending and restructuring matters, particularly in media and entertainment,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter
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Buchalter is proud to announce that Pamela Kohlman Webster has been named Partner Emeritus, recognizing her extraordinary career, leadership, and lasting impact on the firm.
Webster officially joined Buchalter in September 1982, following her earlier service as a Summer Law Clerk after graduating in 1981, and has been a cornerstone of the firm for more than four decades. She was elected Partner in February 1990 and later elected to the firm’s Board of Directors in March 1996
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By Andy Gensler
“A mistrial is an extreme remedy that is difficult to get,” said Lauren Spahn, a partner in Buchalter’s Nashville office with a background in entertainment law and specializing in live. “The judge put a few safeguards in place. Ultimately, the states filed for the mistrial. The judge then had this cooling off period and basically helped to provide mechanisms that would take away certain prejudices that could harm the states
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By Matt Daneman
“Cox will likely discourage lawsuits against ISPs for the actions of their subscribers, unless the providers are directing or encouraging users to pirate content, Philip Nulud at Buchalter told us. The SCOTUS decision seems to indicate that as long as ISPs aren’t encouraging people to infringe or are providing some application designed for piracy, they’re largely immune to contributory liability copyright claims, he said. With the 4th U.S
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Office Snapshot: Buchalter Expands Presence In Chicago
By: Daniel Moritz-Rabson
“Just one year after Buchalter opened a branch in Chicago, its ambitions in the city have grown rapidly enough to warrant expanding into a new space.
Buchalter’s year-old Chicago office regularly welcomes attorneys from the firm’s other branches and has an atmosphere of collaboration, managing partner Thomas Jefson said
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Buchalter is pleased to announce the continued expansion of its White Collar & Investigations and Litigation groups with the additions of David Menninger, Special Counsel in Buchalter’s Los Angeles office; Andrew C. Erskine, Special Counsel in the Chicago office; and Andrew Stebbins, Special Counsel in the Portland office.
The White Collar group’s co-chairs, Ashwin Ram and Daniel C
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Partner Monica Mazzei was recognized by USA TODAY as one of the “Top 5 Influential Lawyers to Watch in 2026” on April 1, 2026. This distinction honors attorneys who are making a meaningful impact in their fields while setting new standards for legal excellence.
Through their achievements, thought leadership, and dedication to clients and communities, these honorees exemplify the future of the legal profession and are helping to shape the evolving landscape of law
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Christopher Van Gundy has joined the firm as a Partner in its Litigation, Class Actions, and FDA Regulatory Compliance practice groups, in the firm’s San Francisco office. Van Gundy brings more than 30 years of experience advising and representing companies in both complex litigation and regulatory matters involving food, dietary supplements, e-vapor, medical device and consumer products
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By Taylor Telford
Robert B. Hinckley Jr., an attorney with Buchalter in Denver, Los Angeles, and Orange County, Calif., said that how employers respond when situations like these crop up can limit risk of litigation.
“A lot of times, what ends up causing the lawsuit is not the action, the discrimination, the harassment,” Hinckley said. “It’s that the employer didn’t address it adequately and effectively after the fact
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Partners Jeffrey Wolf and Thomas O’Connell have been recognized among the Franchise Times’ 2026 “Legal Eagles.” This list of top franchise attorneys is compiled by the Franchise Times based on nominations by peers, clients and franchise industry leaders. Honorees are recognized for their involvement in a variety of cases over the past year and are tracking several trends
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Partners Shawn Christianson and Valerie Bantner Peo have been recognized as 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Attorneys recognized on this list bring remarkable skills in financing, structuring, litigating and creating a pathway forward.
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Moderna Vaccine Patent Deal Sets Up High-Stakes Immunity Appeal
By: Christopher Yasiejko
“The contingent payment “effectively prices the risk” of Moderna’s government-contractor defense while preserving a live dispute for Federal Circuit review, said Coby Nixon, chair of Buchalter’s litigation practice group in Atlanta. That structure matters because federal courts generally won’t decide purely theoretical questions once a case is settled. By tying another $1