Browse below for news, legal insights, information on presentations and events, and other resources from the Weintraub Tobin legal team.
Weintraub Tobin Shareholder David Creeggan will provide an update at NAIOP Sacramento’s Legal & Legislative Update, a timely program focused on the policies, regulations, and decisions shaping the future of commercial real estate.
Weintraub Tobin’s Construction Group attorneys, Dan Steinberg, Jessica Robison, Dustin Amrein, and Blake Gibbs will present No Pay, No Problem: Mechanics’ Liens & Smart Collections, a practical seminar focused on protecting your right to payment on construction projects.
On Wednesday, May 20th Weintraub Shareholder Dustin Amrein will present “Payment Enforcement: Lien Law,” on behalf of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of California. This comprehensive webinar is designed to help contractors protect their right to payment. The session will cover the four critical forms every contractor must understand—Preliminary Notice, Mechanic’s Lien, Stop Notice Claim, and Payment Bond Claim—and explain how they apply across both public and private works projects. Attendees will gain practical insight into completing these forms correctly, understand their purpose, and learn effective strategies for recovering unpaid sums, even in situations where payment rights were not initially exercised.
Published: April 28, 2026
ICE has updated its audit guidelines, and the stakes for I-9 compliance just increased. In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Shauna Correia and Meagan Bainbridge discuss how recent ICE changes are reclassifying common I-9 errors and what that means for employers facing potential audits.
Published: April 27, 2026
On April 23, 2026, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”), sent letters to all governors and State Medicaid Directors requesting that the states do the following:
Published: April 21, 2026
Weintraub client, At Will Media, is producing a new weekly podcast interview show, We’re Back! With Brian Williams, for Netflix, hosted by veteran journalist Brian Williams. The series will feature conversations with pop culture figures and newsmakers and is expected to debut later in 2026.
At Will Media’s Will Malnati and Ashley Taylor will serve as executive producers alongside Jonathan Wald.
At Will Media is represented by Weintraub partner Shaun Gordon.
Read more about the project in Variety.
Published: April 17, 2026
Financial elder abuse is one of the least reported and misunderstood issues affecting families in California. Despite not always looking like theft, it often begins with small, seemingly innocuous shifts. Common patterns include: a senior who stops discussing money, a caregiver who starts attending every appointment, or an estate plan that is quietly revised without talking to the family. By the time financial elder abuse is recognizable, significant assets are likely gone. To protect the elderly and what they have worked so hard to build, we must understand financial elder abuse, the signs, remedies, and how to respond. Prompt response is imperative.
Published: April 17, 2026
Can a five word phrase be worth millions? In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Matt Sugarman break down the high stakes trademark dispute between Las Vegas performer Maren Flagg and Taylor Swift over the phrase “The Life of a Showgirl.”
In this episode, they cover:
Weintraub Tobin, alongside ACT Capital Advisors and CTW, is hosting a practical seminar for business owners focused on maximizing company value and preparing for a successful sale or transition. This session will feature insights from Weintraub Shareholder Justin Borrowdale, Paul Humphreys of ACT Capital Advisors, and Brian Hoblit of CTW on key topics, including current buyer priorities, effective business positioning, common transaction pitfalls, and critical legal and structural considerations.
Published: April 15, 2026
For the second consecutive year, Weintraub Tobin has been ranked by Chambers and Partners in the 2026 Chambers Spotlight California Guide, recognizing it as one of the state’s top mid-sized law firms for Mergers & Acquisitions.
This edition of the Chambers Spotlight California Guide highlights an elite group of boutique and mid-size law firms, vetted through Chambers’ rigorous selection process to prove high-quality legal expertise and exceptional client service in practice areas critical to California’s dynamic businesses and communities.
Weintraub Tobin’s inclusion among a select group of firms recognized for Mergers & Acquisitions in the Spotlight California Guide, along with being the only Sacramento firm honored, underscores the firm’s strength as a trusted advisor in California’s fast-moving corporate legal landscape.
“Being recognized by Chambers for the second consecutive year underscores the strength of our corporate practice and the exceptional work of our attorneys in Sacramento and across California,” said Managing Shareholder, Gary Bradus. “This honor reflects our team’s continued commitment to delivering strategic, high-value counsel to clients statewide.”
The Weintraub Tobin Corporate Practice Group is widely recognized as one of California’s premier legal teams for mergers and acquisitions, with its attorneys playing a central role in some of the most significant recent M&A transactions across the Central Valley and Northern California. The firm’s M&A team advises both buyers and sellers in complex, high-value transactions involving privately held and public companies, helping drive business growth and strengthen the region’s economy.
With unrivaled, independent research, Chambers and Partners is considered the most definitive and respected mark of excellence across the legal industry worldwide. The Chambers Spotlight rankings feature select firms in top states for their excellence in key practice areas. To read more about Weintraub Tobin’s Chambers Spotlight recognition, please visit the Firm’s Chambers profile.
About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners has over 30 years of US research in the Legal Market and therefore uniquely placed to identify markets where there is a significant collection of leading smaller firms, Chambers is on a mission to uncover the best legal talent wherever it may be. Chambers is on a mission to uncover and champion the best legal talent across the United States, wherever it exists, starting with shining a spotlight on select states in 2024. Chambers sought to identify the leading small to medium-sized law firms offering a credible alternative to Big Law. The ranked firms were selected based on independent and in-depth market analysis, coupled with an assessment of their experience, expertise and calibre of talent. Chambers Spotlight covers Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New York State.
