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First Amendment, Public Records Act and FOIA

Lawyer and Law Firm Representation

Employment Litigation, Class Actions and Counseling

Higher Education

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Trade Secrets and Intellectual Property

Legal Malpractice

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Land Use and Fair Housing

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Partners

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

Julia Herrmann

Eric Ho

Luma Khabbaz

Brenda Muñoz

Natalie Smith

Emma Stodder
Legal Fellows

Samahria Alpern
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Public Interest Cases

Employment Law

Grunfeld Co-Chairs Daily Journal’s 2018 NorCal Women Leadership in Law Forum

November 16, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Lawsuit Alleges Lime Misclassifies Workers as Independent Contractors

November 15, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Employment Law, Independent Contractor

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

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

May 11, 2018

Posted in Awards, Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Grunfeld on Gender Pay Inequality in the Legal Profession

May 1, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage

Grunfeld Comments to the DJ on Trends in Gender Bias Litigation

April 18, 2018

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Gender Discrimination

Grunfeld and Shinn-Krantz: Ending Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment

February 23, 2018

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

Grunfeld Speaks on Cal Lawyer’s Employment Law Roundtable

November 13, 2017

Posted in Employment Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged California Equal Pay Act, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law

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

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

August 15, 2017

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

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“Best Law Firms” Ranks RBGG in 1st Tier Nationally for Appellate Practice in 2027 and 1st Tier in SF in 4 Litigation Categories
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Publisher Settles Censorship Claims Against California Department of State Hospitals
Five RBGG Partners Named to Best Lawyers for 2027
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Rosen and Galvan Author DJ Article on Limits of Inadvertent Disclosure
18 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers List for 2026
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction that Stops Trump Administration from Seizing Children’s Private Medical Records Through Out-of-State Grand Jury
DJ Names Jenny Yelin a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer for 2026

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