RBGG’s Bien To Receive Founders Award from Western Society of Criminology
The Western Society of Criminology (WSC) will honor RBGG’s Michael Bien with the prestigious June Morrison-Tom Gitchoff Founders Award, which is awarded to honor a person who, through their scholarship...
View ArticleBornstein on Trump Immigration Ban: “Truth, Justice and the American Way”
RBGG’s Jeff Bornstein published an opinion piece in the Daily Journal on February 3, 2017, “Truth, Justice and the American Way” that discusses the meaning of this Superman-inspired phrase today in the...
View ArticleRBBG’s Bien Comments to New York Times on Stanford’s Dismissal of Sexual...
An article in the New York Times on February 9, 2017, “Stanford drops lawyer who advised students in sexual assault cases,” quotes RBGG’s Michael Bien about the dismissal of a lawyer, Crystal Riggins,...
View ArticleStatement to the Community Regarding Partnership with Airbnb
The California Council of the Blind, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld and Airbnb have agreed to partner collaboratively to address...
View ArticleGalvan and Yelin in The Recorder: California Supreme Court Issues Decision on...
RBGG’s Ernest Galvan and Jenny Yelin published an article in The Recorder on March 8, 2017, California Supreme Court Issues Decision on Use of Private Email. According to the article, “Public...
View ArticleSHN Security Guard Suit re Overtime Pay Moving Ahead
On October 19, 2016, lawyers at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld filed a class action lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against Shorenstein Hays-Nederlander Theatres LLC (SHN) and other...
View ArticleLyft and the National Federation of the Blind Announce Comprehensive...
On April 3, 2017 Lyft and the National Federation of the Blind announced a collaborative effort to ensure reliable and equal service to individuals who are blind and use service animals. Michael Bien,...
View ArticleGrunfeld and Stone-Manista in The Recorder: “The Consequences of Not...
RBGG’s Gay Grunfeld and Krista Stone-Manista published an article in The Recorder on March 28, 2017 entitled, “The Consequences of Not Responding to Sexual Harassment Allegations.” Full text of the...
View ArticleBornstein and Spore in the DJ: Deregulation Does Not Mean Easing Up on DOJ...
RBGG’s Jeff Bornstein and Andrew Spore’s article, “Deregulation does not mean easing up on DOJ compliance programs,” appeared in the Daily Journal on April 6, 2017. Despite indications that President...
View ArticleJudge Threatens to Fine California Prisons for Delayed Mental Health Treatment
Federal Court Judge Kimberly Mueller issued an order on April 19, 2017 in Coleman v. Brown requiring the State of California to fully comply with Program Guide timelines for transfers to inpatient...
View ArticleAMC Theaters Agrees to Improve Services for Blind Movie-Goers
RBGG’s Ernest Galvan, Michael Bien, and Michael Nunez are co-counsel for plaintiffs on this action that was brought to ensure blind customers have reliable access to audio description services at AMC...
View ArticleMichael Bien Speaks on Internet Privacy and Protecting Data from ISPs
A recent Super Lawyer’s article, What Can You Do to Protect Your Data from Internet Service Providers, relies on RBGG’s Michael Bien to outline the consequences of new federal legislation that repealed...
View ArticleRBGG’s Jeff Bornstein Comments for Cal Lawyer’s White Collar Defense Roundtable
RBGG’s Jeff Bornstein was a participant in California Lawyer’s 2017 White Collar Roundtable that examined how white collar regulatory and enforcement priorities might change in the Trump Administration...
View ArticleSandy Rosen Blogs for HuffPost: Fear and Loathing in Trump Land
Sandy Rosen’s latest blog, Fear and Loathing in Trump Land, was originally published on Huffington Post. Fear and Loathing in Trump Land 05/17/2017 Referring to the Trump presidency, last month one of...
View ArticleBornstein and Other Leading SF Lawyers Share Perspective on Robert Mueller
RBGG’s Jeff Bornstein joined several leading San Francisco lawyers in providing perspective to The Recorder on the appointment of Robert Mueller as special prosecutor to investigate Russia’s role in...
View ArticleRBGG’s Bien Comments for VICE: The Prison System is Designed to Ignore Mental...
RBGG’s Michael Bien provided background and commentary for a recent VICE Tonic story, “The Prison System is Designed to Ignore Mental Illness.” Michael comments on the issues raised when prisoners in...
View ArticleLawsuit Alleges Blind People Cannot Use Greyhound Website or Mobile App
In February of 2015 Tina Thomas, who is blind, was planning a trip from her home in Los Angeles to Las Vegas to visit family and friends. She tried to book the trip on Greyhound.com, but her...
View ArticleGrunfeld and Stone-Manista in The Recorder: “The Consequences of Not...
RBGG’s Gay Grunfeld and Krista Stone-Manista published an article in The Recorder on March 28, 2017 entitled, “The Consequences of Not Responding to Sexual Harassment Allegations.” Full text of the...
View ArticleBornstein and Spore in the DJ: Deregulation Does Not Mean Easing Up on DOJ...
RBGG’s Jeff Bornstein and Andrew Spore’s article, “Deregulation does not mean easing up on DOJ compliance programs,” appeared in the Daily Journal on April 6, 2017. Despite indications that President...
View ArticleJudge Threatens to Fine California Prisons for Delayed Mental Health Treatment
Federal Court Judge Kimberly Mueller issued an order on April 19, 2017 in Coleman v. Brown requiring the State of California to fully comply with Program Guide timelines for transfers to inpatient...
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