Buchalter

Legal Services | California, USA
tel: 415 227 0900 | fax: 415 227 0770
55 Second Street | San Francisco | California | 94105 | USA

Main Contacts

Adam J. Bass

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Matthew S. Covington

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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.

Lawyers Worldwide: 476

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Professionals

Partners

Peter G.  Bertrand

Peter G. Bertrand

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Faith K.  Bruins

Faith K. Bruins

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Jason  Croft

Jason Croft

Shareholder
Kirsten J.  Day

Kirsten J. Day

Shareholder
Denise H.  Field

Denise H. Field

Shareholder
Manuel  Fishman

Manuel Fishman

Shareholder
Alicia  Guerra

Alicia Guerra

Shareholder
Benjamin M.  Heuer

Benjamin M. Heuer

Shareholder
Jeffrey  Judd

Jeffrey Judd

Shareholder
Natacha  Kolb

Natacha Kolb

Shareholder
Jenni  Krengel

Jenni Krengel

Shareholder
Monica  Mazzei

Monica Mazzei

Shareholder
Sharon  Morrissey

Sharon Morrissey

Shareholder
Gwenneth  O'Hara

Gwenneth O'Hara

Shareholder
Jay L.  Paxton

Jay L. Paxton

Shareholder
Josiah R.  Reid

Josiah R. Reid

Shareholder
Nora  Sheriff

Nora Sheriff

Shareholder
Thomas M.  Sherwood

Thomas M. Sherwood

Shareholder
Douglas C.  Straus

Douglas C. Straus

Shareholder
Dylan W.  Wiseman

Dylan W. Wiseman

Shareholder
James B.  Wright

James B. Wright

Partner Emeritus
Glenn P.  Zwang

Glenn P. Zwang

Shareholder

Of Counsel

Jonathan  August

Jonathan August

Special Counsel
Jean L.  Bertrand

Jean L. Bertrand

Of Counsel
Brandon  Carr

Brandon Carr

Special Counsel
John  Epperson

John Epperson

Of Counsel
Bukola   Mabadeje

Bukola Mabadeje

Senior Counsel
Peter W.  McGaw

Peter W. McGaw

Of Counsel
James P.  Mosher

James P. Mosher

Of Counsel
Tiffany F.  Ng

Tiffany F. Ng

Senior Counsel
Melissa  Richards

Melissa Richards

Of Counsel
C. Jean  Ryan

C. Jean Ryan

Of Counsel
Steven H.  Winick

Steven H. Winick

Special Counsel

Articles

Corruption and Competition: The Wrong Goal in Football

2024 By: Melody Mohammadi Since their inception, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) in 1904 and the Union of European Football Associations (“UEFA”) in 1955, football’s most important governing bodies, have aimed to promote fairness and act as representative democracies over arguably the most international sport to date. However, rampant corruption, open favoritism, and frequent infringements of competition laws have undermined their purpose and aim.1 Throughout modern history, each governing body has shown that it is willing to bend its rules for money, power, and political gain...

Bet it all on Blue: How the Betrayal of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Star Shohei Ohtani Impacts both the Sports and Legal Worlds

April 12, 2024 By: Charles Whiteman and Daniel C. Silva Friendship only goes so far, at least in the case of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani (“Ohtani”), and his former interpreter and de facto personal manger, Ippei Mizuhara (“Mizuhara”). On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for the Central District of California filed a criminal complaint (“Complaint”) against Mizuhara for allegedly engaging in bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1344(2). Specifically, Mizuhara is charged with stealing over $16,000,000.00 from Ohtani...

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Press

Monica Mazzei Featured in Marquis Who’s Who

Marquis Who's Who Honors Monica Mazzei, JD, for Expertise in Family Law April 12, 2024 Monica Mazzei, JD, LLM, has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. Ms. Mazzei has established herself as a distinguished figure in family law, currently serving as a shareholder and family law chair at Buchalter in California, a full-service law firm...

Kara Chrobak Quoted in People Magazine

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan's Magic Mike Dispute Explained: They 'Probably Feel Like It's Worth the Gamble' April 15, 2024 By: Gillian Telling "Jenna is trying to prove that all of the Magic Mike intellectual property was developed during their marriage," explains Kara Chrobak, shareholder at national law firm Buchalter, of why the exes, both 43, are going to court over the financial matter. (Chrobak isn't working with either of them.) Dewan's lawyers claim that she is still entitled to earnings from the lucrative franchise, noting that they were developed and co-financed by Tatum during their marriage "with community effort and marital funds." To read the full article, click here...

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