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Published: August 21, 2025
Weintraub Tobin is proud to share that 46 of the Firm’s attorneys have been honored in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ (up from 41 attorneys last year). Of the 46 attorneys recognized, 11 have been recognized as Ones to Watch and two attorneys have received the distinguished title of “Lawyer of the Year.”
Published: August 14, 2025
Weintraub client Doug Liman will reunite with Angelina Jolie, two decades after their initial collaboration on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, for a new spy thriller titled The Initiative. The film follows master spy Bright (Angelina Jolie) and a new agent navigating dangerous missions where loyalty and survival are constantly in question. Universal Studios is finalizing the deal with Liman set to direct and F. Scott Frazier writing the script. Production is slated to begin the first quarter of 2026.
Published: August 8, 2025
Weintraub client Zosia Mamet has joined Luca Guadagnino’s AI-themed feature film, “Artificial”, for Amazon’s MGM. Mamet, best known for her role on the hit TV series, “Girls”, joins Andrew Garfield, Jason Schwartzman, and Ike Barinholtz to name a few. While the plot of the film and her role have yet to be announced, the film is being described as a comedic drama set in the world of artificial intelligence.
Published: July 16, 2025
Weintraub client and author Rebecca Yarros’ popular romance novel, “The Things We Leave Unfinished,” is set to be adapted into a film by Lionsgate.
Told in alternating timelines, “The Things We Leave Unfinished” tells the story of 28-year-old Georgia Stanton, who returns home after a public divorce and reluctantly works with a bestselling author to finish her late great-grandmother’s WWII love story — only to uncover secrets that challenge what she thought she knew about the past and the concept of love.
Published: July 16, 2025
Weintraub Tobin hosted its internal mock trial on June 27, 2025. Designed to help associates refine their courtroom skills while under the expert supervision of more senior attorneys, the mock trial included key elements of real litigation.
Over 30 participants joined from across all offices and ranks, including shareholders, associates, and staff. Mock jurors filled the room as associates acting as counsel gave opening and closing arguments, presented evidence, and cross-examined witnesses before a shareholder acting as a judge throughout the day-long event. At the end of the day, the jury deliberated and returned a verdict. In preparation for the mock trial, associates also took and defended depositions of key witnesses, filed motions in limine to exclude evidence, and prepared pre-trial documents like jury instructions and verdict forms.
Published: July 8, 2025
Filmmaker Doug Liman and immersive content studio 30 Ninjas are partnering with Google to create an immersive extended reality project called Asteroid, one of the first major projects launching on Google’s forthcoming XR platform.
Published: July 2, 2025
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been recognized in the Northern California Super Lawyers Top 100 list for 2025. The attorneys recognized include Gary L. Bradus, David W. Creeggan, Louis A. Gonzalez, Jr. , and Charles L. Post. The Top 100 are alphabetical listings of the attorneys who ranked top of the list in the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers nomination, research, and Blue-Ribbon review process.
Published: July 1, 2025
In a June 26 article for Law360, Dani Kass writes about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s denial of 13 more inter partes review (IPR) petitions, reinforcing a new standard based on “settled expectations” — the idea that older patents shouldn’t be challenged after being in force for several years without prior dispute.
Published: June 30, 2025
Weintraub Tobin is honored to announce that 47 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers® and Rising Star lists, an annual review recognizing outstanding attorneys in the region.
Published: June 26, 2025
In a June 24th article for FTC Watch, Chris May writes about the changing landscape of influencer marketing and how recent lawsuits and updates to FTC guidance is impacting the ‘creator economy.’
Weintraub intellectual property and entertainment attorney Scott Hervey spoke with FTC Watch about a $150 Million class-action lawsuit against Alo Yoga and several influencers for failing to disclose that various social media campaigns were actually paid ads.
“The reason why the plaintiffs are making that claim is it plays into the narrative that Alo and the
influencers are trying to game the system and obtain greater reach by being not only dishonest
with the viewers or subscribers, but also by being dishonest with the platforms,” Scott explained.
FTC Watch subscribers can read the full article here (Paywall). You can also watch Scott’s full breakdown of this case on this episode of The Briefing.