The coronavirus outbreak brought with it crippling unemployment, massive social upheaval and a major shift in the way attorneys will practice law. As the legal community and the world continue to battle this terrible sickness, the attorneys at Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos have helped lead the way by working with bar associations, legal organizations… Read more
Six ASWT attorneys, Mike Arias, Elise Sanguinetti, Arnold Wang, Alfredo Torrijos, Jamie Goldstein, Kate Harvey-Lee and Christopher A.J. Swift have been honored on the Super Lawyers Top 2020 lists. Super Lawyers top lists recognizes top attorneys through a multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Super Lawyers is a professional recognition organization that annually awards the nation’s top… Read more
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos has obtained numerous seven-figure verdicts and settlements and several recently completed cases highlight the firm’s skill at trial and in settlement negotiations. ASWT Obtains $22.5 Million Settlement Agreement with Sara Lee Corp After almost 15 years of litigation, attorneys at ASWT negotiated a $22.5 million settlement in a class action… Read more
Los Angeles, Ca. (December 30, 2019) – Four ASWT attorneys, Mike Arias, Alfredo Torrijos, Arnold Wang and Kate Harvey-Lee, have been honored on the 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list. The Southern California Super Lawyers list recognizes top attorneys through a multiphase selection process involving peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Super Lawyers is… Read more
Mike Arias was interviewed by Massage Magazine discussing the impact a new law will have on independent contractors, such as massage therapists, throughout the state in 2020. In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 5 into law, requiring most companies to reclassify independent contractors as full-time employees in order to stop the exploitation of workers…. Read more
Attorneys and staff from Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, LLP participated in the Injury Board (IB) Day of Action, joining Abilities Recovery Center (ARC) in raising awareness of the needs of those who have suffered catastrophic injuries. Smart home devices, which were provided to multiple ARC clients, are crucial in allowing independence in their day… Read more
Founding partner Elise Sanguinetti was featured in the Civil Action podcast at this year’s CAALA Convention in Las Vegas. Elise discusses her concerns regarding forced arbitration, the political landscape, and the influences that helped mold her into one of the best trial attorneys in California. Click here to listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-content-interview-elise-sanguinetti-at-2019-caala/id1466726741?i=1000455700866
Mike Arias was honored by Top Verdicts for having obtained one of the Top 20 Civil Rights Verdicts in California in 2018. Mike obtained a $2.2 million sexual harassment/wrongful termination verdict in Albarracin v. Wilson, a case involving a paralegal with Fidelity National Financial Inc., who accused a senior attorney of sexual harassment. Soledad Albarracin… Read more
To read media coverage of this case, go to: Law360 September 26, 2019 – San Francisco, CA – A class action was filed on behalf of consumers who paid tips through the DoorDash app or website alleging the “tips” were actually used by DoorDash to fund its operations by subsidizing the guaranteed payment the company… Read more
To read media coverage of this case, go to: Albany Business Review Albany Times Union September 19, 2019 – Los Angeles, CA – A class action lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Federal Court alleging that Cachet Financial Services failed to abide by industry and federal regulatory standards which allowed for MyPayrollHR to exact a… Read more