News/Events/Blogs

Weintraub is pleased to announce that David W. Creeggan has joined the firm as a shareholder in the Real Estate group. He will be based in Weintraub’s Sacramento office.

Dave handles commercial real estate matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, tax-deferred exchanges, development, title, financing, and sale-leaseback transactions, as well as commercial leasing for office, retail, industrial, multi-family and agricultural properties. He assists a wide range of clients with their real estate needs,

In the summer of 2020, we saw a flurry of diversity and inclusion activity at law firms in response to the murder of George Floyd and the general social unrest in this country at that time. Many firms ostensibly renewed their diversity and inclusion initiatives.

While these renewed commitments were well-intentioned, it was hard not to wonder — would all this talk actually translate into action? Or would these actions surpass the performative and translate into real,

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that attorney Meagan D. Bainbridge has earned a certificate in workplace investigations from the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI). Obtaining this certificate means that Meagan has passed the rigorous exam and demonstrated success at achieving the core knowledge and skills necessary to successfully perform impartial workplace investigations.

Intellectual Property attorney Jo Dale Carothers is featured in the 2022 edition of San Diego Super Lawyers Magazine. In a section called “Prior Practice,” Jo Dale discusses how her academic career in engineering led to working with JPL to help decode images from the Mars Pathfinder. Her engineering expertise was later put to use in her work as an expert witness, which led her to her own law career.

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Jo Dale Carothers, Ph.D., has been selected to the 2022 San Diego Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor by the research team at Super Lawyers.

Warner Bros. and Studio 8 are set to produce a film adaptation of the comic book “Black.” The comic was first introduced in 2016, created by Weintraub Tobin clients Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3, and also published by Weintraub Tobin client Black Mask Studios.

Black Mask Studios’ Matteo Pizzolo will produce along with Jeff Robinov and John Graham of Studio 8. Osajyefo and Smith will co-produce and Black Mask’s Brett Gurewitz will serve as executive producer.

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce the launch of California Employment News, a series of short, informational videos designed to keep California employers up-to-date on legal developments in employment law.

On March 27, 2022 CODA won all three Academy Awards for which it was nominated (Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay). It made history as the first film with a predominantly Deaf cast and the first film produced by a streaming service (Apple TV+) to win Best Picture. Actor Troy Kotsur is also the first Deaf male actor to win an Oscar, taking home Best Supporting Actor,

Weintraub clients David Mamet and Tracy Letts both have plays opening on Broadway in the next few weeks.

David Mamet’s iconic American Buffalo opens March 22 at Circle in the Square Theatre, starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, and Darren Criss.

The Minutes, a new play by Tracy Letts, opens April 2 at Studio 54 with a cast including Blair Brown, Tracy Letts, Jessie Mueller, and Noah Reid.

In a March bulletin for the American Health Law Association Jeanne Vance writes the article entitled Summary of Meaningful Revisions to Chapter 10 of the Medicare Program Integrity Rule Regarding Provider Enrollment Matters.