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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Jennel Fernandez has been named Chief Administrative Officer of the Firm. As CAO, Jennel will dedicate her time, skills, and experience to improving firmwide operational efficiency and to supporting the leadership priorities of the Firm’s Managing Board. An eleven-year member of Weintraub’s administrative team, Jennel most recently served as Director of Human Resources.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Alison E. Geddes has been appointed to the 2024 Board of Directors for Building Owners & Managers Association of Sacramento and the Central Valley (BOMA Sacramento). She will serve as Chair of the Government Affairs Committee.

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Weintraub clients Concordia Studio and Jonathan King were among the winners at the 2023 Creative Arts Emmys, held January 6-7, 2024 in Los Angeles.

The documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, an Apple Original film produced in association with Concordia Studio, took home four awards, including Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Music Composition, Outstanding Narrator, and Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special. Producer Jonathan King is among the team for Outstanding Documentary.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Ryan E. Abernethy and Justin M. Borrowdale have been named as shareholders in the law corporation.

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Weintraub client Treefort Media will produce a satirical podcast for Audible about the college admissions industry called Big Envelopes. The 6-part series was created by Aaron and Will Eisenberg, who will also serve as executive producers. Abbi Jacobson from A League of Their Own, Whitney Peak from Gossip Girl, Susie Essman from Curb Your Enthusiasm, Judy Greer from Archer, Timothy Simons from Veep, Aaron Taylor Jennings from Grand Crew, and The Sklar Brothers from Dumb People Town will star in the comedy series.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Madeline C. Giles as an associate in the Firm’s Trusts & Estates practice group. Previously, she worked as a Summer Associate and Law Clerk at the Firm.

On October 4, 2023, Sacramento County settled a long-running civil rights lawsuit brought by Hardesty Sand & Gravel for $58.5 million. The landmark settlement falls on the heels of a $20 million settlement in a related suit brought by the owners of the ranch where Hardesty Sand & Gravel had mined for decades until Sacramento County unlawfully ordered Hardesty to shutter the mining operation.

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