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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

Alexander Gourse

Adrienne Harrold

Ben Hattem

Eric Ho

Luma Khabbaz

Brenda Muñoz

Natalie Smith

Emma Stodder
Legal Fellows

Hannah Motley Davis
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Awards

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

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

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DJ Names Jenny Yelin a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer for 2026
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RBGG Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of SF Public Defender Manohar Raju in Appeal of Contempt Fines
Ells and Grunfeld Once Again Named to DJ’s List of Top Women Lawyers in California

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