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Michael W. Bien

Ernest J. Galvan

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld

Lisa Ells

Van Swearingen

Jenny Yelin
Of Counsel

Penny Godbold

Jane E. Kahn (1954-2018)

Thomas Nolan
Senior Counsel

Ben Bien-Kahn

Michael Freedman

Caroline E. Jackson

Kara J. Janssen
Associates

Eric Monek Anderson

Maya Campbell

Hannah Chartoff

Alexander Gourse

Adrienne Harrold

Ben Hattem

Ben Holston

Luma Khabbaz

Jared Miller

Brenda Muñoz

Marc J. Shinn-Krantz

Adrienne Spiegel
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Eric Ho
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Awards

Caroline Jackson Elevated to Senior Counsel

February 14, 2023

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage, Uncategorized

Bien and Grunfeld Named Again to DJ’s Top 100 California Lawyers List

September 21, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Five RBGG Partners Named to 2023 Best Lawyers List

August 18, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

15 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Lists for 2022

July 14, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Ells and Grunfeld Named to DJ’s Top Women Lawyers List for 2022

June 1, 2022

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage, Uncategorized

“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in 1st Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice in 2022 – Firm is Also 1st Tier in SF in 4 Litigation Categories

November 5, 2021

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Bien and Grunfeld Named Again to DJ’s Top 100 California Lawyers List

September 16, 2021

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

5 RBGG Partners Named to 2022 Best Lawyers® List

August 19, 2021

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage, Government Enforcement

16 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers Lists for 2021 – Grunfeld Named to Top 50 Women for 8th Time

July 8, 2021

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Lisa Ells and Gay Grunfeld Named to DJ’s Top Women Lawyers List for 2021

May 19, 2021

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Feature on Homepage

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Perkins Coie Wins Summary Judgment Striking Down Executive Order – RBGG Joined More Than 500 Other Law Firms in Amicus Brief Challenging the President’s Unconstitutional Action
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RBGG Joins More Than 800 Other Law Firms Nationwide in Amicus Briefs Challenging White House’s Executive Orders Targeting Jenner & Block, Wilmer Cutler and Susman Godfrey
RBGG Files Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts for Lawyers for Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Court
RBGG Handling Appeal of Family of Man With Disabilities Who Was Denied Life-Saving Care
Disability groups appeal for another chance to block California’s assisted suicide law
Major Settlement to Improve EDD’s Broken Notification System for Unemployment Benefits
Ninth Circuit Upholds Contempt Finding Against State for Failing to Provide Adequate Mental Health Care in California Prisons
Publisher Files Censorship Suits Against Jails in California and New Mexico
Upholding the Rule of Law in the Face of Presidential Lawlessness

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