Insurance is one of the largest industries in the United States. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that in 2015, California’s insurance industry was responsible for $35.3 billion of California’s total gross state product (GSP). While there is nothing wrong with a business wanting to make money, some individuals and companies take advantage of those… Read more
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
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos SoCal Partners Mike Arias, Arnold C. Wang, and Alfredo Torrijos earned the title of Super Lawyers for 2023. Senior Associate Travis M. Daniels received the honor of Super Lawyers Rising Star. Mike Arias is the founding and managing partner of ASWT and has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for… Read more
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
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
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
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 managing partner Mike Arias has been named a Top 100 Attorney in California by The Daily Journal for the 3rd time in four years. In 2022, Mr. Arias has been named a Top 30 Plaintiff Attorney in California, a Super Lawyer, a Best Lawyer and received many other accolades. Mr. Arias has extensive knowledge… Read more
Elise Sanguinetti has been named a Top 100 lawyer in California by The Daily Journal. A founding partner at ASWT, 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. Most recently she has been named one of the Daily Journal’s… 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
