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Sanford Jay Rosen, Of Counsel (Founding Partner Emeritus)

Michael W. Bien

Ernest J. Galvan

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld

Lisa Ells

Van Swearingen

Jenny Yelin

Kara J. Janssen
Of Counsel

Penny Godbold

Jane E. Kahn (1954-2018)

Thomas Nolan
Senior Counsel

Ben Bien-Kahn

Michael Freedman

Caroline E. Jackson

Marc J. Shinn-Krantz
Associates

Eric Monek Anderson

Maya Campbell

Alexander Gourse

Adrienne Harrold

Ben Hattem

Eric Ho

Luma Khabbaz

Brenda Muñoz

Adrienne Spiegel

Emma Stodder
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Hannah Motley Davis
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Awards

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

RBGG Attorneys Receive Prestigious CLAY Award for Landmark Voting Rights Case

March 21, 2018

Posted in Awards, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Blind Voters, Voting Rights

DJ Names RBGG One of California’s Top Boutiques for 2017

November 2, 2017

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

“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in First Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice – Firm is Also First Tier in San Francisco in Four Litigation Categories

November 1, 2017

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

Michael Bien Named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California for the 5th Time

September 20, 2017

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

Five RBGG Lawyers Once Again Selected for The Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2017

Posted in Appellate Practice, Awards, Employment Law, Government Enforcement

13 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists for 2017

July 7, 2017

Posted in Awards, Feature on Homepage

RBGG’s Bien Receives Founders Award from Western Society of Criminology

February 3, 2017

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

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RBGG Promotes Janssen to Partner and Shinn-Krantz to Senior Counsel
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New Attorneys at RBGG
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