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LOS ANGELES – June 28, 2021. Buchalter secured a favorable settlement of more than $22.6 million from Chicago Title on behalf of approximately 80 victims of a fraudulent liquor license investment scheme. Gina Champion-Cain, the mastermind behind the scheme, defrauded investors into believing they were investing in short term loans for liquor license applicants
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In May 2021, Anne Marie Ellis, Bree Oswald and David DeBerry secured Summary Judgment and a full dismissal for their clients- which were contract manufacturers and retailers of personal care products, in a Proposition 65 lawsuit that raised novel legal issues. The case was pending before Judge Buckley in Los Angeles Superior Court, Complex Division
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Buchalter Lawyers Dylan W. Wiseman, Robert M. Dato, Brandon M. Carr and Tiffany Ng representing Ruifeng Biztech, Inc., obtained an important ruling from the Ninth Circuit.
On June 8, 2021, the Ninth Circuit denied petitioner’s writ in the matter of Quintara Biosciences, Inc. v. Ruifeng Biztech, Inc. Quintara challenged an order striking and dismissing nine of its alleged DNA sequencing trade secrets
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Buchalter recently represented VEP Healthcare Inc. in its merger with US Acute Care Solutions. Together, the companies form the largest physician-owned provider of integrated acute care medicine and the third-largest provider of emergency medicine services in the U.S., serving more than seven million patients annually in approximately 300 hospital-based locations
California, USA
June 02, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to announce the arrival of new Shareholder John Clough, and welcome him to our Los Angeles Office. Clough is the newest member of the Litigation Practice Group. A seasoned trial lawyer, Clough focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation
California, USA
"Biden’s Capital Gains Hike Could Sweeten This Trump Tax Break"
Bloomberg Law
By: Noah Buhayar and Ben Steverman
"Other changes Biden is proposing -- such as new limits on a popular break used by property investors -- could drive more money to opportunity zone funds, said Michael Williamson, chair of the real estate practice group at law firm Buchalter in Los Angeles. But he worries that Democrats might also target the incentives themselves, making them more complex or unattractive
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May 18, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to announce the arrival of new Shareholder Artin Betpera, who joins the firm’s Orange County office. Betpera is the newest member of the Litigation and Class Action practice groups.
“I am thrilled to welcome Artin to the Firm,” said Adam Bass, Buchalter President and Chief Executive Officer
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May 12, 2021- Buchalter is pleased to announce new additions to its Board of Directors - Damaris Medina, a Los Angeles and Orange County-based Shareholder, who is also the first Hispanic female in this position, Kevin Lytle, Shareholder in the Phoenix/Scottsdale office, and Matthew Covington, Shareholder in the San Francisco office
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April 20, 2021- Buchalter is pleased to announce David Elkanich joins the Firm as Chair of the newly launched Professional Responsibility Practice Group. He is a welcome addition to the Firm’s expanding Portland office, and also a member of the Litigation Practice Group.
Elkanich focuses his practice primarily on legal ethics, risk management, and discipline defense
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Senior Counsel Anne Marie Ellis joins the Product Liability Advisory Council ("PLAC"), becoming a new Sustaining member. PLAC is trade association at the forefront of helping product manufacturers, retailers and suppliers stay abreast of legal and regulatory issues that affect their business both today, and in the future
California, USA
Buchalter is pleased to announce that nine attorneys from the firm's Sacramento office have been named 2021 Top Lawyers by Sacramento Magazine. These attorneys have gained a high level of peer recognition and professional achievement in their respective fields of law
California, USA
"Big Auto's High Court Jurisdictional Workaround Rebuffed"
Law360
By: Linda Chiem
"'In some way it's not unexpected, but the separate opinions by Justices Alito and Gorsuch point out [there's] more food for thought about what the court is doing, so I think there's layers to it,' M.C. Sungaila, who heads Buchalter PC's appellate practice group, told Law360
California, USA
"March Calendar: See Who's Arguing | When a 'Friend' Supports Neither Party | New Press for Cameras in the Court | SCOTUS Headlines"
Law.com
By: Marcia Coyle
“'COVID has accelerated the use of technology in the courts. This has impacted the highest court in the land as well, with real-time audio of oral arguments. But does this mean that cameras are coming? Probably not, at least by the court’s own choice,' said M.C. Sungaila, leader of Buchalter’s appellate practice
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March 23, 2021- Buchalter is pleased to announce the arrival of new Shareholder William J. (“Bill”) Keeler, Jr. Keeler joins in Portland as the newest addition to the Firm’s growing Tax & Estate Planning Practice Group. Licensed in California and Oregon, Bill has extensive experience representing families, individuals, and trustees in various estate and trust disputes anywhere on the West Coast
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Buchalter recently represented Ruifeng Biztech, Inc., in what may be a first-of-its kind ruling, on March 13, 2021, the Northern District of California granted Ruifeng Biztech’s motion to strike nine of Quintara Biosciences, Inc.’s alleged DNA sequencing trade secrets, leaving plaintiff with only its customer list and vendor list claims to support its allegations under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act
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March 16, 2021 – Buchalter is pleased to announce the arrival of new Shareholder Cecilia Miller, and welcome her to our San Diego Office. She joins the firm’s Litigation and Insurance Law Practice Groups. Miller’s practice encompasses trial and appellate representation of her policyholder clients in arbitrations, state courts, and federal courts across the country
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March 2, 2021. Buchalter’s Products Liability team represented our client, Hyundai Motor America, in a trial victory obtained in Orange County Superior Court. Plaintiff brought suit against Hyundai claiming that the subject 2016 Hyundai Accent was defectively designed and manufactured. Plaintiff sought an award of $15.4 million against Hyundai. The jury returned a complete defense verdict following a 10-day trial
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that seventeen attorneys in the Firm’s Los Angeles & Orange County offices were named 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers. These attorneys have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Buchalter’s 2021 Southern California Super Lawyers include:
William S. Brody
Harry W. R. Chamberlain II
Efrat M. Cogan
Mark T. Cramer
Robert M. Dato
Julian Gurule
Dana Hobart
John L. Hosack
Carol K. Lucas
Joshua Mizrahi
Terese A
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 28, 2021 – Buchalter is pleased to announce that it has added two Shareholders in its Arizona office – Robert Miller joins the Insolvency and Financial Law practice group and Quinn C. Wheeler joins the Commercial Finance practice group. Both attorneys join from Bryan Cave.
“I am thrilled to welcome Bob and Quinn, both exceptional additions, to the Firm
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January 26, 2021. Buchalter is pleased to announce that J. Craig Cartwright has officially begun his position as the new office Managing Shareholder in Arizona. He spent the last several months working with Paul M. Weiser, the Arizona office Managing Shareholder since 2005, to ensure a smooth transition.
“It’s been a privilege to serve as office managing shareholder for the past 16 years,” said Weiser
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Shareholders Mercedes O. Martin and Masahisa Mitsunaga were both recognized as 2021 Minority Leaders of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Mercedes Martin specializes in real estate transactions, with an emphasis on real estate secured transactions, tax credit finance and equity investments. She Co-Chairs the Firm’s Community Development Finance group. Ms
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January 21, 2020
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A Housing Policy Wish List under a Biden/Harris Administration
By: Joseph Cioffi
"2020 (and, by the looks of it, 2021) has taught us that predicting the future is no longer merely a fool’s errand as not even Nostradamus would find success in the prognostication business these days
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"California Cases To Watch In 2021"
Law360
By: Dorothy Atkins
"Mary-Christine 'M.C.' Sungaila, chair of the appellate practice at Buchalter, said COVID-19 disruptions have lasted for so long that court dockets are overloaded and judges want to move ahead with in-person jury trials as best they can, with criminal cases taking priority
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"Calif. Real Estate Regulations, Legislation To Watch In 2021"
Law360
By Andrew McIntyre
"Since the passage of Prop. 13 in 1978, commercial and residential properties in the state have only been reassessed for tax purposes when they've sold, and lawmakers and special interest groups have been trying to rewrite the law for decades.
Voters in November rejected a so-called split roll change to Prop. 13 by voting down Prop
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Marijuana Business Daily
"New California cannabis health-warning label requirement could trigger swell of industry lawsuits"
By: John Schroyer
"Legal experts said such a mandate often is enforced not by state regulators but by private plaintiffs and attorneys. That practice has morphed into a cottage industry in California targeting cannabis manufacturers and some retailers.
“The bounty hunters will be able to start regulating and enforcing those come Jan
