Trial Lawyer View interviewed co-founding partner Elise Sanguinetti about her career, the challenges she has faced as a female trial lawyer, the importance of trial lawyer associations, access to the civil justice system, and the significance of empathy. During 2020, the legal field was turned on its head by Covid-19 and the various changes &… Read more
ASWT’s Elise Sanguinetti and Jamie Goldstein have been honored to be among four finalists for Trial Lawyer of the Year 2020 by the San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association for their work in the Grace DeWitt v. Odiseo Jimenez case, and additionally recognized by the association as “notable achievers”. In the trial, which took place entirely… Read more
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos (ASWT) along with co-counsel have obtained the largest known settlement in a sexual abuse case in U.S. history, as well as the largest known personal injury settlement against a university. The $852,000,000 settlement is on behalf of over 700 former USC students alleging sexual abuse by USC OB/GYN George Tyndall…. Read more
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, L.L.P. have received the honor of being given Tier 1 recognition in the 2021 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms! U.S. News and Best Lawyers, the leading survey of lawyers worldwide, joined to rank law firms in the U.S., currently ranking firms in 75 National Practice… Read more
Jamie Goldstein, a partner at Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, won a “step challenge” proposed by the American Association for Justice. Ms. Goldstein took more than 600,000 steps in just 15 days, the equivalent of about 260 miles! AAJ proposed the winter challenge to raise money for World Central Kitchen, which uses food to heal… Read more
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – Mike Arias, Elise Sanguinetti, Arnold Wang, Alfredo Torrijos, Jamie Goldstein, Christopher Swift and Travis Daniels of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos have all been named 2021 Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers honors outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas annually, selecting candidates based on peer recognition and professional achievement. The organization… Read more
Alameda County, CA – December 3, 2020 – In a completely virtual trial that took place in Alameda County Superior Court, a jury awarded a $1.37 million verdict to a woman who suffered serious injuries as the result of a college student’s negligence. Grace DeWitt was a student in San Luis Obispo and while walking… Read more
The Los Angeles Daily News published an article on this settlement, to read – click here. Mike Arias and Jamie Goldstein of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos announced a settlement of a civil lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles and a public defender who was accused of sexually assaulting his own client in a… Read more
AAJ’s Trial magazine ran an article highlighting Elise Sanguinetti’s work to end housing discrimination in homeowner’s agreements. Ms. Sanguinetti noticed seriously racist language from the Jim Crow era in countless homeowner agreements dating back sixty and seventy years. Due to the difficult bureaucratic process and red tape, the language has often been left in these… Read more
Name partners Mike Arias and Alfredo Torrijos co-authored an article for The Advocate (the largest magazine in the United States for plaintiffs’ trial attorneys) titled “The new reality of law-firm technology.” This article examines how 2020 has radically changed the way law firms are implementing technology. These changes include how technology is implemented within the… Read more