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LOS ANGELES, CA (January 20, 2017) – Weintraub Tobin, one of California’s leading, full-service law firms, is pleased to announce that Eric Caligiuri, Jo Dale Carothers, David R. Gabor, and Gary Waldron have been named to the 2017 Southern California “SuperLawyers” list. The annual publication recognizes no more than 5.0 percent of lawyers throughout Southern California.

Eric Caligiuri – Eric advises domestic and international clients through complex intellectual property disputes. Mr. Caligiuri’s practice focuses on patent and trade secret litigation in federal district courts, California state courts, and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). He has experience representing companies in a wide range of fields, including semiconductor products and processes, mobile device components and applications, networking, and systems-on-a-chip (SoC’s).

Jo Dale Carothers – Jo Dale is a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property group and a member of the Litigation group. She is an intellectual property litigator and registered patent attorney. Jo Dale advises clients on a wide range of intellectual property issues, including patents (ownership, infringement/non-infringement, validity/invalidity, patentability, and proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)), trade secrets and copyrights.

David Gabor – David Gabor is a shareholder at Weintraub Tobin. David is a trial lawyer, but increasingly represents production companies, infomercial companies, direct response companies and multi-level marketing organizations as both operational and compliance matters. In particular, David is focused on advertising and compliance issues, including FTC counseling and litigation, class actions, and multi-agency governmental compliance involving the marketing and sale (over multiple media platforms) of various products including educational and health-related products.

Gary Waldron – Gary is a preeminent trial lawyer who has continually practiced as a trial lawyer since 1979. He first practiced in Kansas City, Missouri for one and one half years. From April 1981, he has continually practiced in the State, Federal and Bankruptcy Courts of Southern California. Mr. Waldron has tried or arbitrated over 100 cases, including over 40 jury trials.

About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.

About Weintraub | Tobin

With offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco, Weintraub Tobin is an innovative provider of sophisticated legal services to dynamic businesses and business owners, as well as non-profits and individuals with litigation and business needs. For more information on the firm, visit weintraub.com.

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Weintraub Tobin Shareholder Alan L. Grodin would like to congratulate client, Federation Entertainment, on completing their first-look agreement with Paramount Television. Federation Entertainment will partner up with Paramount TV to co-produce and co-distribute content “with a focus to collaborate with the best talents on formats worldwide,” as described by Pascal Breton. The President and Founder of Federation Entertainment made the announcement official this morning alongside Amy Powell, President of Paramount Television.

For more information on the announcement, visit the page at http://deadline.com/2017/01/paramount-tv-inks-first-look-deal-federation-entertainment-original-content-1201879574/

Weintraub Tobin would like to congratulate clients, Evan Puschak & James Charles, for being recognized by Forbes as some of the brightest in their field.

“The Nerdwriter” creator, Evan Puschak, was named to Forbes’ Media 30 under 30 list. Evan’s YouTube series has gained over 1,000,000+ subscribers* since launching in 2011.

James Charles, was selected into the 2017 Forbes 30 under 30 for Art & Style. The New York native became the first male spokesmodel for Covergirl and has amassed over 1.2 million Instagram followers** all before his 18th birthday.

Congratulations from Weintraub Tobin!

*Subscriber numbers were recorded from https://www.youtube.com/user/Nerdwriter1/about on January 5, 2017.
**Instagram Followers were recorded from https://www.instagram.com/jamescharles/ on January 5, 2017.

Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation, Inc. and Milberg LLP have announced a proposed settlement with the Stanley Chais Defendants and the Chais Related Defendants.

For more information about the class action, please visit the CHAIS tab.

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Weintraub Tobin Shareholder, Matthew Sugarman, would like to congratulate clients, Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, on having their graphic novel “Joyride” named one of The Best Comics & Graphic Novels of 2016 by Barnes & Noble. Joyride was published in late-September by BOOM! Studios and has been described as a “rebellious love letter to the sci-fi genre, exploring what happens when nothing stands between a group of teens and their freedom amongst the stars.”

Congratulations to Collin and Jackson!

Read the full list from Barnes & Noble at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/best-comics-graphic-novels-2016/.

Weintraub Tobin would like to congratulate Darrell P. White on being the 2017 President-Elect of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association. Darrell is an attorney with Weintraub Tobin, formerly known as Waldron Bragg in Orange County. His practice focuses on commercial and complex litigation in addition to providing general counsel to clients. He has been an active member of the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association since 2014, and currently serves as CFO. In 2016, Darrell was also appointed American Bar Association, Litigation Section Liaison to the Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities.

To learn more about the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association, visit their page at http://www.ochba.org

Fourth Edition of California Leave Law: A Practical Guide for Employers, co-authored by Weintraub Tobin Shareholder, Lizbeth (“Beth”) V. West, and published by Matthew Bender (LexisNexis), now available.

Book Highlights:

• A full explanation of federal and state leave laws.
• Tips on how to navigate the complex issues surrounding family leave, disability accommodation leave, pregnancy disability leave, and various other leaves of absence.
• Insightful analysis on the key legal issues to keep in mind when administering leaves of absence.
• A discussion of the importance of training supervisors and having an effective documentation program for leaves and accommodations.
• Important cases and their implications.
• California and federal model notices.
• Useful forms and checklists.

Purchase information:  Click here.