Buchalter

Legal Services | Washington, USA
tel: 206 319 7052 | fax:
1420 5th Avenue, Suite 3100 | Seattle | Washington | 98101 | USA

Main Contacts

Adam J. Bass

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Shareholder

Bradley W. Hoff

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Shareholder

Overview

Buchalter is a full-service business law firm that has been teaming with clients for eight decades, providing legal counsel at all stages of their growth and evolution, and helping them meet the many legal challenges and decisions they face. Our clients are engaged in a diverse global economy governed by complex laws and regulations, and they trust us as advisers and business partners because we are involved in their world. They rely on our forward-thinking to help them resolve problems before they arise.

At Buchalter, we practice in that spirit.

Our founding principle-providing our clients with the best business solutions-continues to lead us. We value each client relationship, recognizing that their success is our success. Our overarching goal-getting the best results for the client in a timely manner with sensitivity to cost-has engendered client loyalty, and the firm has grown from that loyalty.

Our lawyers are accessible, resourceful, skillful and adept at responding to change. Our technological capabilities keep case law and rule changes at our fingertips and client communications current, enabling us to create efficient, superior outcomes.

We strongly believe that technology is a tool that furthers the practice of law and have used that belief to develop a cutting edge platform for our firm. We use a meshed (NVPN) network to facilitate work among offices, Cisco VoIP telephony and Video-over-IP conferencing. Sharing documents is seamless through FileSite, which is also utilized to create our Client Extranets. To support our litigation matters, we use Concordance and Opticon, as well as LiveNote and Sanction. Unlike many firms, we have the capacity to process e-Discovery in-house, reducing client costs.

Buchalter lawyers are also active members of the communities in which they live and work. Leadership is a value the founding partners practiced and passed on to the current generation of attorneys. Our lawyers sit on the boards of prominent organizations, teach and lecture frequently. We actively participate in many associations and groups including the Public Law Center, San Francisco Legal Aid Society, Practicing Law Institute, California State Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the LACBA Domestic Violence Project, the Sojourner Center, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Phoenix and many others.

Buchalter is consistently ranked among the leading law firms by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, The Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Business Journal. It is also ranked among the leading firms nationally by American Legal Media and the National Law Journal.

Buchalter's commitment to reflecting and enhancing the rich diversity of the clients and communities in which we practice is more than eight decades strong. The firm's diversity of attorneys and staff provides clients with a greater array of creative talent and alternative thinking, benefiting all.

Lawyers Worldwide: 476

Areas of Practice

Professionals

Partners

Brian  Adkins

Brian Adkins

Shareholder
Marissa  Alkhazov

Marissa Alkhazov

Shareholder
Mark A.  Bonenfant

Mark A. Bonenfant

Shareholder
Amy  Cross

Amy Cross

Shareholder
Joanne N.  Davies

Joanne N. Davies

Shareholder
Kirsten J.  Day

Kirsten J. Day

Shareholder
Adam   Doupé

Adam Doupé

Shareholder
David J.  Elkanich

David J. Elkanich

Shareholder
Jeffrey G.  Frank

Jeffrey G. Frank

Shareholder
Bradley W.  Hoff

Bradley W. Hoff

Shareholder
Wendy   Lee

Wendy Lee

Shareholder
Leah  Lively

Leah Lively

Shareholder
Michelle   Pham

Michelle Pham

Shareholder
Doug  Prince

Doug Prince

Shareholder
Joe   Sakay

Joe Sakay

Shareholder
Tereza   Simonyan

Tereza Simonyan

Shareholder
Marcus J.  Williams

Marcus J. Williams

Shareholder

Associates

Of Counsel

Amber  Bevacqua-Lynott

Amber Bevacqua-Lynott

Senior Counsel
John B.   Crosetto

John B. Crosetto

Senior Counsel
Eileen K.   DaPra

Eileen K. DaPra

Special Counsel
Perry  Drapekin

Perry Drapekin

Associate General Counsel
Jeffrey R.  Kaatz

Jeffrey R. Kaatz

Senior Counsel
Tiffany F.  Ng

Tiffany F. Ng

Senior Counsel
Jennifer  Oswald

Jennifer Oswald

Senior Counsel
Kyle   Rekofke

Kyle Rekofke

Senior Counsel
Midori  Sagara

Midori Sagara

Senior Counsel
John M.  Schultz

John M. Schultz

Of Counsel
Alexandra  Shulman

Alexandra Shulman

Senior Counsel
Kripa   Upadhyay

Kripa Upadhyay

Of Counsel
Scott G.  Warner

Scott G. Warner

Of Counsel

Articles

What is the Fair Chance Ordinance?

September 11, 2024 By: Amber Healy, Craig Nickerson, and Spencer Adler On September 3rd, 2024, Los Angeles County’s Fair Chance Ordinance (“FCO”) went into effect, establishing new criminal background check requirements for employers in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The FCO expands the limitations placed on employers by California’s Fair Chance Act (“FCA”). Does this Impact You? The FCO applies to employers: (1) located or doing business in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, and (2) employ five or more individuals (including independent contractors)...

A Brave New World(?) – A Closer Look at the Jaden Rashada NIL Litigation

By: Stephen Best, Clayton Barnett, and Brian Adkins August 27, 2024 Introduction As many sports lawyers are aware, there have already been several examples of name, image, and likeliness (“NIL”) litigation throughout the country.  In fact, we previously reviewed several groundbreaking cases which stood to fundamentally alter the landscape of college athletics.  However, while these prior cases have largely sought to establish or revise policies concerning how scholar-athletes may receive compensation, recently, new ground has been broken once again...

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Press

Buchalter Achieves Mansfield Certification 2023-2024

We are proud to announce that Buchalter has achieved Mansfield Certification 2023-2024! Mansfield Certification, awarded by Diversity Lab, measures the structural changes and steps we have taken over the past year to ensure our paths to leadership – including lateral hiring, client pitch teams, promotions, appointments, and more – are open and transparent to all qualified lawyers. Mansfield’s processes seek to ensure equal opportunity and access to leadership roles. The focus is on opening the door wider, and ensuring that opportunities for advancement are inclusive for everyone...

Buchalter Adds Three Attorneys to Labor and Employment Group

19 September 2024 – Buchalter is pleased to announce that Amber Healy has joined the firm as a Shareholder alongside attorneys Neil Katsuyama in the Los Angeles office and Hailey Oberst in the Orange County office. All three attorneys join the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group from Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud, & Romo. "We are thrilled to welcome Amber, Neil, and Hailey to Buchalter,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “Amber’s expertise in wage and hour and PAGA litigation, combined with her team’s experience, make them invaluable additions to our group. We look forward to their contributions to our Labor practice and the firm...

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