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
ASWT Founding Partner Mike Arias has been honored in three different areas of litigation in the 29th Edition of Best Lawyers in America. The categories are: employment law; mass tort litigation / class actions; and personal injury litigation. This is the third consecutive year Mr. Arias is named a Best Lawyer marking yet another excellent… Read more
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
Partners Elise Sanguinetti and Jamie Goldstein settled a childhood sexual abuse case against a school for seven figures. A student at a southern California high school was sexually abused by her teacher when she was just 16 years old. The teacher had a history of misconduct involving other students, including students at this school in… Read more
Elise Sanguinetti wrote an article for CAALA’s Advocate magazine titled “Attracting, hiring, and keeping the right employees.” The article focuses on how law firms can recruit the right people and hold on to them. With the Great Resignation still impacting all kinds of firms, Elise lends her extensive experience in hiring to help attorneys understand… Read more
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
ASWT managing partner Mike Arias has been named a Top 40 Plaintiff Attorney in California by The Daily Journal. Through numerous years of experience, Mr. Arias has had an extensive career in protecting the public. His specialties include serious personal injury, wrongful death, employment, consumer class actions, and mass wage and hour claims. Recognized at… Read more
Managing partners Mike Arias and Elise Sanguinetti have been recognized by Lawdragon in the 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list. This select group includes lawyers who have made remarkable contributions as leaders, litigators, dealmakers, power brokers, judges, and innovators. Each of these lawyers have made an impact in their respective fields and this recognition… Read more
The newest ASWT attorney, Sahar Malek, was featured in the January/ February edition of the CAOC’s Forum magazine. Ms. Malek’s article focuses on product liability, making the point that if a product hurts a consumer after being recalled it can still go a long way in establishing liability. She details out who are the true… Read more
3 ASWT lawyers were featured in the January/February CAOC edition of Forum Magazine. Mike Arias, Alfredo Torrijos and Arnold Wang were named CAOC’s Consumer Attorneys of the Year for winning a settlement for former University of Southern California students who were sexually abused by the campus gynecologist. Consumer Attorney of the Year is awarded… Read more