July 15, 2024 By: Roger L. Scott In September of 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 553, which amended Labor Code section 6401.7 and created new section 6401.9 to require employers (with few exceptions) to develop and implement a detailed workplace violence prevention plan and to train their employees in addressing workplace violence. Employers were required to comply by July 1, 2024. Despite the new requirements being announced months ago and the subject of much public discussion, we know that many employers have not yet implemented a plan. Some may not have been exposed to the law’s requirements...
Buchalter
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.
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners
![Betty Arkell](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78542.jpg)
Betty Arkell
Shareholder![Kara Chrobak](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82433.jpg)
Kara Chrobak
Shareholder![Scott L. Evans](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75797.jpg)
Scott L. Evans
Shareholder![Terry Freeman](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78235.jpg)
Terry Freeman
Shareholder![Robert B. Hinckley Jr.](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/73000/a73374.jpg)
Robert B. Hinckley Jr.
Shareholder![Robert B. Hinckley Jr.](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/73000/a73374.jpg)
Robert B. Hinckley Jr.
Shareholder![Rajesh Kukreja](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82432.jpg)
Rajesh Kukreja
Shareholder![Dylan Metzner](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82416.jpg)
Dylan Metzner
Shareholder![Joe Sakay](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/80000/a80770.jpg)
Joe Sakay
Shareholder![Steve Segal](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75796.jpg)
Steve Segal
Shareholder![Michael Williamson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68484.jpg)
Michael Williamson
ShareholderAssociates
![Sarah Andrzejczak](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/73000/a73371.jpg)
Sarah Andrzejczak
Attorney![Nicholas A. Fedewa](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/80000/a80771.jpg)
Nicholas A. Fedewa
Attorney![Andrew Neiman](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78540.jpg)
Andrew Neiman
Attorney![Marie C. Zimmerman](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/77000/a77179.jpg)
Marie C. Zimmerman
AttorneyOf Counsel
![Amber Arias](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82418.jpg)
Amber Arias
Special Counsel![Clayton Barnett](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/79000/a79674.jpg)
Clayton Barnett
Senior Counsel![Laura Chartrand](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82408.jpg)
Laura Chartrand
Special Counsel![Michael C. Flynn](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68335.jpg)
Michael C. Flynn
Of Counsel![Jack Luellen](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78541.jpg)
Jack Luellen
Special Counsel![Albert Sahlstrom](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82404.jpg)
Albert Sahlstrom
Senior CounselArticles
Federal Court Bars Colorado From Imposing Colorado Interest Rates on Loans Made by Out of State Banks
June 24, 2024 By: Michael C. Flynn A new Colorado law required all banks and credit unions chartered in any state to charge only Colorado’s maximum interest rate, not the interest rates allowed by the lender’s state. In an opinion published on June 18, the US District Court for the District of Colorado issued a preliminary injunction staying the application of the Colorado law as to out of state banks not located in Colorado, allowing those states banks to charge Colorado borrowers the interest rate allowed by the lender’s state...
Press
Buchalter Ranked Among Top 10 Most Diverse Firms in Law360’s 2024 Diversity Snapshot
Buchalter is thrilled to announce its continued recognition as one of the nation’s top 10 most diverse law firms by Law360’s 2024 Diversity Snapshot. Buchalter was also recognized as one of the top 10 mid-size firms with the most diverse equity partnerships. These prestigious rankings stand as a testament to Buchalter’s dedication to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment. The Law360 Diversity Snapshot is part of an annual survey of law firm diversity data, ranking firms according to the percentage of attorneys of color at various levels of the organization. For more information on Buchalter’s commitment and diversity recognition, click here*...
Ava Sadeghi, Appointed Co-Chair of the Gender Equity Committee at Lawyers Club of San Diego
Attorney Ava Sadeghi has recently been appointed as a Co-Chair of the Lawyers Club of San Diego’s Gender Equity Committee for the 2024-2025 term. Below is the statement from the Lawyers Club’s website regarding the purpose of the Gender Equity Committee: Gender Equity Committee Purpose: The Gender Equity Committee addresses issues relating to gender bias and barriers to the advancement of women in the San Diego legal community. The Committee presents the Annual Equal Pay Day event to highlight and address pay equity, and promotes gender equality through programming and supporting similar efforts in the greater San Diego community...
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