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

Published: December 2, 2016

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.

Weintraub Tobin Ranked in 2017 ‘Best Law Firms’

Published: November 2, 2016

Sacramento, California – November 2, 2016 – U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the seventh consecutive year, announce the “Best Law Firms” rankings.

Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in 1 practice area and regionally in 15 practice areas.

Firms included in the 2017 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2017 Edition of “Best Law Firms” includes rankings in 74 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas. One “Law Firm of the Year” is named in each of the 74 nationally ranked practice areas.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation received the following rankings in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:

  • National Tier 2
    • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 1
    • Sacramento
      • Litigation – Real Estate
      • Real Estate Law
      • San Francisco
        • Securities / Capital Markets Law
    • Metropolitan Tier 2
      • Sacramento
        • Commercial Litigation
        • Corporate Governance Law
        • Employment Law – Management
        • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
        • Litigation – Labor & Employment
        • San Francisco
          • Corporate Governance Law
          • Litigation – Trusts & Estates
      • Metropolitan Tier 3
        • Sacramento
          • Corporate Law
          • Tax Law
          • San Francisco
            • Banking and Finance Law
            • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

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About Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

With roots going back to 1852, we clearly know how to change with the times.

Weintraub Tobin is a law firm that is a lot like our clients — energetic, driven and supportive of the communities in which we live and work. In fact, the number of communities we call “home” has increased recently.

On January 1, 2012, Sacramento’s Weintraub Genshlea Chediak merged with San Francisco’s Tobin & Tobin, the oldest practicing law firm in California.  The firm merged with highly-respected attorneys from the Beverly Hills entertainment and business law firm of Weissmann Wolff Bergman Coleman & Grodin in July 2012. In 2014, Weintraub Tobin merged with the preeminent litigation firm of Waldron & Bragg, based in Newport Beach. On January 14, 2015 Weintraub Tobin expanded its practice even further with the opening of its fifth office in San Diego.

Now with more than 70 lawyers, strategically located in five cities across the state, Weintraub Tobin is one of the most dynamic law firms in California. We specialize in business, corporate and securities law; labor and employment law; real estate finance and transactional work; entertainment, new media and intellectual property law; and business litigation. Our practice is focused on the needs of our clients and the business community. Long-term client relationships underscore our experience, quality, consistent service, style and strong team approach. We have seen dynamic growth and increased sophistication in the companies and individuals we represent.  As our communities evolve, so do our practice areas.  Our strong relationships with high-quality law firms around the world extends our reach internationally.

We know that no two clients are the same and we tailor our approach to meet each client’s needs. From individuals to large multinational entities, we help a diverse group of clients identify their changing legal and business needs, and work with them to obtain the results they want.

Weintraub Tobin, providing peerless legal services from California for the world.

Weintraub Tobin’s L&E and IP Blogs recognized as “Top 100 Legal Blogs” By Feedspot Blog Reader

Published: November 1, 2016

Weintraub Tobin’s Labor & Employment and Intellectual Property Blogs have both been recognized as a “Top 100 Legal Blogs Every Lawyer and Law Student Must Follow” by Feedspot Blog Reader! Feedspot takes into consideration 1,000’s of Law blogs from across the United States and Canada and uses search and social metrics to rank them. Congratulations to all our wonderful attorneys for providing fresh interesting content!

To view the full list, visit Feedspot Blog Reader at http://blog.feedspot.com/legal_law_blogs/.

Weintraub Tobin Shareholder, Matthew Sugarman, excited to announce deal for “Cosmere”

Published: October 27, 2016

Weintraub Tobin Shareholder, Matthew Sugarman is excited to announce DMG Entertainment’s acquisition of the licensing rights to Cosmere from science fiction writer Brandon Sanderson. Matt, a Los Angeles-based attorney in the firm’s entertainment department, represents Sanderson. The deal, which was announced on Variety, has been coined as “one of the largest literary deals of the year”. With over 10 million copies sold, the Cosmere universe will be a must-see.

Congratulations to DMG Entertainment, Brandon Sanderson, and attorney Matthew Sugarman.

Read the rest of the announcement here: http://variety.com/2016/film/news/brandon-sanderson-cosmere-movie-adaptation-dmg-1201902500/

Vida L. Thomas to speak at SJSHRM event in 2017

Published: October 21, 2016

Vida Thomas will be speaking at San Joaquin Society for Human Resources Management’s Employment Legislative Update 2017  on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.   For more information on this seminar, please visit sjshrm.com.   Please note that Weintraub Tobin’s clients will receive a discounted rate and limited seats are available.  To register for this seminar, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/employment-legislative-update-2017-a-half-day-seminar-tickets-28660308755.

Vida serves as Of Counsel to the Firm’s Labor and Employment Group. As an AV-rated attorney who has practiced employment law for over 20 years, she heads up the Firm’s workplace investigations unit.

12 Weintraub Tobin Attorneys Named to Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar 2016

Published: August 26, 2016

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SACRAMENTO, California – August 26, 2016 – Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation congratulates its twelve attorneys who have been included in Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar 2016.

Gary L. Bradus
Dale C. Campbell
Christopher Chediak
Janet Chediak
Edward J. Corey, Jr.
Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr.
Shawn M. Kent
Michael A. Kvarme
Audrey Millemann
Julie Oelsner
Charles L. Post
Beth V. West

About Sacramento Business Journal’s Best of the Bar

This annual list highlights outstanding attorneys in the greater Sacramento area who demonstrate excellence in their practice of law. Attorneys are nominated and selected by their peers. According to the Sacramento Business Journal, “There’s no substitute for the opinion of lawyers who have worked with – and against – one another.”

About Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

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.

Chris Chediak named 2017 ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Corporate Law in Sacramento

Published: August 24, 2016

Sacramento, California – Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin, a business law and litigation firm, announces that Chris Chediak has been named Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Law for 2017 in Sacramento by Best Lawyers in America®. After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Individuals are named to the list based on their particularly high level of peer recognition.

Chris is a senior shareholder in the firm’s Corporate group, and is a leading corporate transactional attorney in the region.  Chris’ practice focuses on governance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, fiduciary matters, and other entity transactions, including early and late stage financing, reorganizations, strategic partnering, joint ventures, licensing, distribution, and researching arrangements. He has extensive experience representing both public and private clients and regularly represents clients in the following industries: agri-business, technology, software, private equity, venture capital, manufacturing and non-profit associations.

Chris was also named 2009 & 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Nine Weintraub Tobin Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers In America© 2017

Published: August 15, 2016

SACRAMENTO, California – August 15, 2016 – Weintraub Tobin congratulates its nine partners who have been included in The Best Lawyers of America© 2017 list.

David Adams, Sacramento, Corporate Governance Law & Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Dale Campbell, Sacramento, Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Chris Chediak, Sacramento, Corporate Law
Jim Clarke, Sacramento, Tax Law & Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Daniel B. Eng, San Francisco, Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Securities/Capital Market & Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Louis Gonzalez, Jr., Sacramento, Litigation – Real Estate
Michael A. Kvarme, Sacramento, Real Estate Law
Charles L. Post, Sacramento, Employment Law Management & Litigation – Labor and Employment
Gary D. Rothstein, San Francisco, Litigation-Trusts and Estates

For more information on Best Lawyers In America© 2017, visit: https://www.bestlawyers.com/

Weintraub Shareholder, Gary Bradus, Weighs In On The Legal Generation Gap For Comstock Magazine

Published: August 10, 2016

“Weintraub accommodates flexible schedules, but the important point is for people to be available, Bradus says — from wherever they’re sitting.” Weintraub shareholder, Gary Bradus recently weighed in on the legal generation gap addressed in Steven Yoder’s article, The Case for New Practices. As technology continues to expand, Gary believes that firm productivity is increasing, which is no longer measured by the amount of hours an attorney spends at their desk. With over 25 years of experience in the legal field, Gary is a witness to the growing generation gap that currently exists in the legal field.  To read the full article by Yoder, click here:  http://www.comstocksmag.com/article/case-new-practices.

Gary is a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate group. Gary represents businesses from formation through all stages of operation, assisting clients in many areas including employment, shareholder and director rights and duties, corporate governance and other internal issues.

Weintraub client elected to International Olympic Committee

Published: August 5, 2016

Weintraub client, Anant Singh, was recently elected to the International Olympic Committee. Alan Grodin, Singh’s longtime attorney and close friend, says “Anant is an outstanding member of the international community, and will serve the IOC well.”

Singh is the pre-eminent South African film producer known for over 80 films including Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. For more information about the IOC election click here.