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3 ASWT Lawyers Featured in Northern California Super Lawyers 2023

February 3, 2023 | Uncategorized

Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos Northern California Partners Elise R. Sanguinetti and Jamie Goldstein earned the title of Super Lawyers for 2023 and Associate Attorney Anna Mezhebovskaya received the honor of Super Lawyers Rising Star.  Elise R. Sanguinetti is a founding partner of ASWT and has been named a California Super Lawyer every year since… Read more

The Daily Journal Featured ASWT Managing Partner Mike Arias Discussing the “Proposed Ban on Non Compete Clauses”

January 12, 2023 | News & Events , Uncategorized

ASWT Managing Partner Mike Arias was featured on the front page of the Daily Journal discussing the “FTC Proposal of a National Ban on Non-Compete Clauses”.  The feature delves into the possibilities that would be allowed to many following the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses in employment contracts. California would potentially be… Read more

The Daily Journal Featured ASWT Managing Partner Mike Arias Discussing the “Race to Beat Expiring Sex Assault Law”

January 12, 2023 | News & Events , Uncategorized

ASWT Managing Partner Mike Arias was featured on the front page of the Daily Journal discussing “‘Roes’ and ‘Does’ clog court dockets as attorneys raced to beat expiring sex assault law”.  The feature discusses the flood of civil cases seen last month in California state courts using the placeholders of Doe and Roe. This is… Read more

ASWT Authors Article on Sexual Assault and Harassment for CAOC Forum Magazine

November 18, 2022 | News & Events , Uncategorized

Managing Partner Mike Arias, Senior Associate Sahar Malek, Senior Paralegal Assal Badrkhani, and Legal Assistant Madeline Heyman of ASWT authored an article regarding Sexual Assault and Harassment for CAOC Forum magazine’s November/December 2022 Issue. The article delves into “Abuse of Power: the historical evolution of institutional sexual assault from a litigation perspective”.  Some key takeaways… Read more

5 Ways to Support a Loved One Who Is a Clergy Abuse Survivor

October 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

For many people, religion is a large part of life.  By extension, religious figures of authority, such as priests, bishops, and other members of a clergy, are embedded in a person’s faith and religious practices.  It is near unfathomable that abuse can happen at the hands of these trusted figures.  Unfortunately, countless cases of abuse… Read more

ASWT Obtains Seven-Figure Settlement in a Class Action Case Against Thrifty Payless, Inc. & Rite Aid

August 17, 2022 | News & Events , Uncategorized

Senior Associates Craig Momita and Mike Arias settled a class action case against a duly organized California and Delaware corporation for unfair, unlawful and fraudulent business practices for seven figures. An employee residing in the State of California failed to be reimbursed for employee expenses while employed by the above-mentioned corporations. The corporations were required… Read more

Elise Sanguinetti Selected as a Top 40 Plaintiff Attorney in California

June 8, 2022 | Uncategorized

ASWT founding partner Elise Sanguinetti has been selected as a Top 40 Plaintiff Attorney in California by the Daily Journal.  Ms. Sanguinetti’s main focus of expertise is serious injury, wrongful death cases, civil appeals, and legal malpractice. She exclusively represents plaintiffs in civil litigation, holds an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named a… Read more

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