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Sanford Jay Rosen

Michael W. Bien

Ernest J. Galvan

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld

Lisa Ells

Jeffrey L. Bornstein

Van Swearingen
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Penny Godbold

Jane E. Kahn (1954-2018)

Thomas Nolan
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Ben Bien-Kahn

Michael Freedman

Kara J. Janssen

Jenny Yelin
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Rekha Arulanantham

Alexander Gourse

Caroline E. Jackson

Michael Nunez

Marc J. Shinn-Krantz

Cara E. Trapani

Jessica Winter

Amy Xu
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Awards

“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in 1st Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice – Firm is Also 1st Tier in SF in 4 Litigation Categories

November 4, 2019

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Bien Named One of the Top 100 Lawyers in California for the 7th Time

September 19, 2019

Posted in Awards, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

14 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists for 2019

July 19, 2019

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Managing Partner Gay Grunfeld Named to DJ’s Top Women Lawyers List for 8th Time

May 8, 2019

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Lawdragon Selects Four RBGG Partners to Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide

May 7, 2019

Posted in Awards, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

RBGG Named to National Law Journal’s Elite Trial Lawyers List for 2018

December 4, 2018

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage Tagged Disability Rights

Sandy Rosen Receives CLEO EDGE Founders Award

December 4, 2018

Posted in Awards, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage

Five RBGG Partners Selected for Best Lawyers 2019 – Grunfeld is Attorney of the Year for Employment Law in San Francisco

August 15, 2018

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Commercial Litigation, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement

13 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists for 2018

July 10, 2018

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Managing Partner Grunfeld Named to Top Women Lawyers List for 7th Time

May 11, 2018

Posted in Awards, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

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Action Needed To Prevent Uncontrolled COVID-19 Outbreaks In California Prisons
Notice to Our Incarcerated and Parolee Clients About COVID-19
RBGG’s Response to COVID-19
Rosen in the DJ: Ninth Circuit Was Right to Overturn Conviction Based on Defense Attorney’s Racially Driven Conflict
RBGG Files Motion to Stop Guards at Correctional Facility in San Diego from Assaulting and Terrorizing People with Disabilities
Rosen Writes for the DJ on the Increasing Positioning and Politicizing of Federal Courts.
RBGG’s Bornstein: Trump’s Meddling Is Wrong, But So Are Overlong Federal Sentences
RBGG’s Swearingen Obtains Dismissal for Corporate Board Member in Breach of Fiduciary Duty Case
Gay Former CHP Officer Suing Over 20 Years of Harassment and Discrimination Wins Appeal
Grunfeld and Trapani in DJ: Court of Appeal Decision a Blow to Law Firms Seeking to Arbitrate Discrimination Claims

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