Buchalter

Legal Services | California, USA
tel: 213 891 0700 | fax: 213 896 0400
1000 Wilshire Boulevard | Los Angeles | California | 90017 | USA

Main Contacts

Adam J. Bass

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Overview

Buchalter is a full-service business law firm that has been teaming with clients for eight decades, providing legal counsel at all stages of their growth and evolution, and helping them meet the many legal challenges and decisions they face. Our clients are engaged in a diverse global economy governed by complex laws and regulations, and they trust us as advisers and business partners because we are involved in their world. They rely on our forward-thinking to help them resolve problems before they arise.

At Buchalter, we practice in that spirit.

Our founding principle-providing our clients with the best business solutions-continues to lead us. We value each client relationship, recognizing that their success is our success. Our overarching goal-getting the best results for the client in a timely manner with sensitivity to cost-has engendered client loyalty, and the firm has grown from that loyalty.

Our lawyers are accessible, resourceful, skillful and adept at responding to change. Our technological capabilities keep case law and rule changes at our fingertips and client communications current, enabling us to create efficient, superior outcomes.

We strongly believe that technology is a tool that furthers the practice of law and have used that belief to develop a cutting edge platform for our firm. We use a meshed (NVPN) network to facilitate work among offices, Cisco VoIP telephony and Video-over-IP conferencing. Sharing documents is seamless through FileSite, which is also utilized to create our Client Extranets. To support our litigation matters, we use Concordance and Opticon, as well as LiveNote and Sanction. Unlike many firms, we have the capacity to process e-Discovery in-house, reducing client costs.

Buchalter lawyers are also active members of the communities in which they live and work. Leadership is a value the founding partners practiced and passed on to the current generation of attorneys. Our lawyers sit on the boards of prominent organizations, teach and lecture frequently. We actively participate in many associations and groups including the Public Law Center, San Francisco Legal Aid Society, Practicing Law Institute, California State Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the LACBA Domestic Violence Project, the Sojourner Center, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Phoenix and many others.

Buchalter is consistently ranked among the leading law firms by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, The Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Business Journal. It is also ranked among the leading firms nationally by American Legal Media and the National Law Journal.

Buchalter's commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities in which we practice is more than eight decades strong. The firm's diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater array of creative talent and alternative thinking, benefiting all.

Year this Office was Established: 1933
Lawyers Worldwide: 476

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Partners

Kalley R.  Aman

Kalley R. Aman

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Paul S.  Arrow

Paul S. Arrow

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Farhad  Bahar

Farhad Bahar

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Adam J.   Bass

Adam J. Bass

Shareholder
Ariel A.  Berrios

Ariel A. Berrios

Shareholder
Farah  Bhatti

Farah Bhatti

Shareholder
Oren  Bitan

Oren Bitan

Shareholder
Bernard   Bollinger

Bernard Bollinger

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Mark A.  Bonenfant

Mark A. Bonenfant

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William S.  Brody

William S. Brody

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Jed  Burton

Jed Burton

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Lee C.  Cheng

Lee C. Cheng

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Arthur  Chinski

Arthur Chinski

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John  Clough

John Clough

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Rick  Cohen

Rick Cohen

Partner Emeritus
Robert S.  Cooper

Robert S. Cooper

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A. Blake  Cooper

A. Blake Cooper

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Mark T.  Cramer

Mark T. Cramer

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Jason  Croft

Jason Croft

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Robert J.  Davidson

Robert J. Davidson

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Steven  Di Saia

Steven Di Saia

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Josh  Escovedo

Josh Escovedo

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Douglas P.  Farr

Douglas P. Farr

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Terry  Freeman

Terry Freeman

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Robert S.  Gillison

Robert S. Gillison

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Jason E.  Goldstein

Jason E. Goldstein

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Gabriel G.  Green

Gabriel G. Green

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Julian  Gurule

Julian Gurule

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Brian T.  Harvey

Brian T. Harvey

Shareholder
Harumi  Hata

Harumi Hata

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David  Hitchcock

David Hitchcock

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Peter V.  Hogan

Peter V. Hogan

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John L.  Hosack

John L. Hosack

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Peggy  Hosking

Peggy Hosking

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Suzanne Cate  Jones

Suzanne Cate Jones

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Jeffrey H.  Kapor

Jeffrey H. Kapor

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Daniel   Katz

Daniel Katz

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Eric  Kennedy

Eric Kennedy

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Mitchell  Kim

Mitchell Kim

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Lance  Lehnhof

Lance Lehnhof

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Cheryl M.  Lott

Cheryl M. Lott

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Carol K.  Lucas

Carol K. Lucas

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David E.  Mark

David E. Mark

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Mercedes O.  Martin

Mercedes O. Martin

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Damaris L.  Medina

Damaris L. Medina

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Michael L.  Meeks

Michael L. Meeks

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William M.  Miller

William M. Miller

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Robert  Miller

Robert Miller

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Jennifer  Misetich

Jennifer Misetich

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Masahisa  Mitsunaga

Masahisa Mitsunaga

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Joshua  Mizrahi

Joshua Mizrahi

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Philip  Nulud

Philip Nulud

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C. Tyler  Ohanian

C. Tyler Ohanian

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Richard P.  Ormond

Richard P. Ormond

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R. Chad  Pugh

R. Chad Pugh

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Rajnish  Puri

Rajnish Puri

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Josiah R.  Reid

Josiah R. Reid

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Peter  Rho

Peter Rho

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Joshua M.  Robbins

Joshua M. Robbins

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Mary H.  Rose

Mary H. Rose

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Keven  Rowe

Keven Rowe

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Daniel M.  Rygorsky

Daniel M. Rygorsky

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Joel G.   Samuels

Joel G. Samuels

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William  Schoenholz

William Schoenholz

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Andrew   Selesnick

Andrew Selesnick

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Matthew L.  Seror

Matthew L. Seror

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Daniel H.  Slate

Daniel H. Slate

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Scott O.  Smith

Scott O. Smith

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Pooya E.  Sohi

Pooya E. Sohi

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Steven M.  Spector

Steven M. Spector

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Ryan D.  Staley

Ryan D. Staley

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Larry  Steinberg

Larry Steinberg

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George  Stephan

George Stephan

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Stephen J.  Strauss

Stephen J. Strauss

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Blake  Terry

Blake Terry

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Joseph  Vargas

Joseph Vargas

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Tanya  Viner

Tanya Viner

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Jeremy  Weitz

Jeremy Weitz

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Marcus J.  Williams

Marcus J. Williams

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Michael  Williamson

Michael Williamson

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Robert A.  Willner

Robert A. Willner

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Philip J.  Wolman

Philip J. Wolman

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Jeffrey S.  Wruble

Jeffrey S. Wruble

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Daniel H.  Wu

Daniel H. Wu

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Michael  Zerman

Michael Zerman

Shareholder

Of Counsel

Russell  Allyn

Russell Allyn

Senior Counsel
Efrat M.  Cogan

Efrat M. Cogan

Of Counsel
Jessie Reider  Cristo

Jessie Reider Cristo

Senior Counsel
Michael B.  Fisher

Michael B. Fisher

Of Counsel
Michael C.  Flynn

Michael C. Flynn

Of Counsel
Jennifer  Guerrero

Jennifer Guerrero

Senior Counsel
Landon  Hardcastle

Landon Hardcastle

Senior Counsel
Dana  Hobart

Dana Hobart

Of Counsel
Karl    Israelsen

Karl Israelsen

Of Counsel
Gerald

Gerald "Jerry" Janoff

Senior Counsel
Vanessa  LeFort

Vanessa LeFort

Senior Counsel
Aaron M.  Levine

Aaron M. Levine

Senior Counsel
C. Dennis   Loomis

C. Dennis Loomis

Of Counsel
Melanie T.   Marcheschi

Melanie T. Marcheschi

Senior Counsel
Danielle  Mayer

Danielle Mayer

Senior Counsel
Selena  Medlen

Selena Medlen

Associate General Counsel
Ashley  Milnes

Ashley Milnes

Senior Counsel
Andrea R.  Musker

Andrea R. Musker

Senior Counsel
Anthony J.  Napolitano

Anthony J. Napolitano

Senior Counsel
Alexandra Bijan  Pakzad

Alexandra Bijan Pakzad

Special Counsel
Mancy  Pendergrass

Mancy Pendergrass

Senior Counsel
Scott M.  Salomon

Scott M. Salomon

Senior Counsel
Jack R.  Scharringhausen

Jack R. Scharringhausen

Senior Counsel
Stuart A.  Simon

Stuart A. Simon

Of Counsel
Gordon  Stuart

Gordon Stuart

Senior Counsel
Kenny  Tamura

Kenny Tamura

Senior Counsel
Sarin  Tavlian

Sarin Tavlian

Senior Counsel
Blake  Tengberg

Blake Tengberg

Senior Counsel
Susan P.  White

Susan P. White

Special Counsel
Michael J.  Worth

Michael J. Worth

Senior Counsel

Other

Leonard (Len)  Venger

Leonard (Len) Venger

Senior Advisor

Articles

Rounding Time Is No Longer a Safe Bet in Oregon and Washington

By: Leah Lively and Alexandra Shulman The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandates that employers compensate employees for each hour worked. Nonetheless, the Department of Labor guidance permits rounding of employee time punches so long as, among other things, the rounding is conducted in a neutral manner and, if any favor is shown, it benefits the employee. For example, using rounding, if an associate clocked in any time from 7:53 a.m. to 8:07 a.m., the company would round the employee’s time to 8:00 a.m. and pay the employee for hours worked based on an 8:00 a.m. start time...

NIL: Never-ending Intercollegiate Litigation

By: Stephen Best, Clayton Barnett, and Brian Adkins February 7, 2024 Whether you are a passionate supporter of college athletics or a casual sports fan, nearly everyone has heard the three letters, NIL. NIL (or name, image, and likeness) has quickly become part of the national sports lexicon ever since the United States Supreme Court opened the door for student-athletes to receive monetary compensation under National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston in 2021. Yet, it is likely an understatement to say that the Supreme Court “opened the door” to NIL, so much as they “broke the dam”...

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Press

Robert B. Hinckley Jr. Quoted in the Denver Business Journal

Colorado outpaces the nation in closing the gender pay gap, report finds By: Analisa Romano March 14, 2024 "What is unclear to me is whether or not the increase in wages for women is due to the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, or whether it's just running parallel to the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act," Hinckley said. "It's hard to know what impact this law has when you only have three years of data. You may need more runway to understand the long-term impacts of a law like that." To read the full article, click here...

Adam Bass Quoted in the Daily Journal

Daily Journal By: Jack Needham Adam Bass, CEO and president of Buchalter PC said that the in-person engagement provided by a physical office was “meaningful,” adding that the office’s role in a lawyer “perfecting their craft” at all stages of their career had been underappreciated until the pandemic and the shift to remote work. “It’s not that it can’t be done remotely, but I think it’s a lot smoother, just works a lot better, when it’s in the office,” he said, adding that this was particularly the case for early career lawyers who could benefit from the knowledge of their senior colleagues. “For the more senior lawyers it’s collaboration, you know, bouncing complex ideas off each other...

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