Browse below for news, legal insights, information on presentations and events, and other resources from the Weintraub Tobin legal team.
Published: January 20, 2026
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Blake Gibbs has been named Treasurer of the Sacramento County Bar Association’s Construction Law Section.
Published: January 16, 2026
As 2025 fades into the rearview mirror, many of the entertainment and media industry’s biggest legal questions remain unresolved. In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler take a forward-looking approach to the cases and doctrines that could shape 2026.
Published: January 13, 2026
In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Meagan Bainbridge and Nikki Mahmoudi break down SB 513, a new law that clarifies what documents must be included in an employee’s personnel file which came into effect on January 1, 2026.
Published: January 12, 2026
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Lily M. Harris has been named practice group leader for the Firm’s Trusts & Estates group.
Lily is a shareholder and experienced litigator who represents clients in a broad range of matters, with a primary focus on trusts and estates litigation. A California State Bar Certified Legal Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, she provides comprehensive representation in contested estate, trust guardianship, and conservatorship cases.
Published: January 9, 2026
Your intellectual property is one of your company’s most valuable assets. Are you keeping track of it? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin Partners Scott Hervey and Tara Sattler walk through why an IP checkup is a smart way to kick off the year and how businesses can safeguard their intellectual property assets.
Published: January 8, 2026
Pursuant to Senate Bill 294 which went into effect January 1, 2026 and added a new Part 5.6 to the California Labor Code (sections 1550 – 1559), the California Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR” aka “Labor Commissioner”) has issued the anticipated “California Workplace – Know Your Rights” Notice (“Notice”).
Published: January 8, 2026
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to welcome Uri Grant as a shareholder in the Firm’s Trusts & Estates group.
Uri is an experienced litigator representing beneficiaries, trustees, conservators, and professional fiduciaries through the legal and emotional challenges that arise in probate, trust, and conservatorship disputes. He will be based out of Weintraub’s Sacramento and San Francisco offices and will be assisting clients throughout California.
Published: January 7, 2026
Jacqueline Simonovich, a senior attorney in Weintraub Tobin’s Labor and Employment practice group, has been named President of the Barristers Board of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF), effective January 1, 2026.
Published: January 6, 2026
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Dustin Amrein and Benjamin Lewis have been named shareholders in the law corporation.
Published: January 5, 2026
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that partners Jessica Marlow and Shaun Gordon have been selected as a featured duo in Variety’s Dealmakers 2025 list, which highlights attorneys, executives, agents, and financiers behind many of the year’s most impactful entertainment transactions.
