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Phone: (310) 712-8102
Gerald has over 35 years of experience in litigating civil lawsuits including numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts and resolving disputes through private arbitrations and mediations.

GERALD L. SAUER

Founding Partner

Phone: (310) 712-8111
Bob is an accomplished trial attorney who has litigated numerous civil actions and obtained verdicts in hundreds of millions of dollars in high-profile and high stakes controversies.

ROBERT S. CHAPMAN

Senior Partner

Phone: (310) 712-8113
Greg has substantial experience in litigating civil disputes in federal and state courts and in private arbitrations. With co-counsel Robert S. Chapman, he obtained a $900,000 jury award in favor of the owner of show-jumping horses against his broker/trainer who was found to have committed fraud and breached fiduciary duties by “flipping” horses, i.e., purchasing a horse and immediately re-selling the horse to a client for multiples of the purchase price.
 
 

GREGORY P. BARCHIE

Partner

Phone: (310) 712-8105
Amir has substantial experience in handling jury and bench civil trials in federal and state courts and in litigating disputes in private arbitrations.

AMIR A. TORKAMANI

Partner

Phone: (310) 712-8110
Sonya has extensive experience counseling employers and employees in a wide variety of employment matters and in conducting investigations of workplace issues. She also litigates employment matters representing both employers and employees, including single-plaintiff FEHA claims and single-plaintiff and class and representative action wage and hour claims in state and federal court, as well as administrative claims with the DFEH, EEOC, and the Department of Industrial Relations. Sonya has represented clients large and small, from Fortune 100 companies to start ups, in many industries including hospitality, medical, retail, property management, food and beverage, manufacturing, construction, and senior living. Sonya has also successfully mediated dozens of employment disputes, including FEHA, wage and hour, breach of contract, and privacy actions, as well as personal injury disputes.
 
 

SONYA D. GOODWIN

Partner/Mediator

Phone: (310) 712-8109
Candace plays a critical role in overseeing the firm’s day-to-day operations and in supporting the daily activities of the firm’s attorneys.

CANDACE YANG

Legal Administrator

Phone: (310) 712-8103
Diana assists the firm’s attorneys with various tasks on a daily basis ranging from filing pleadings to assistance in the courtroom.

DIANA OLIVO

Paralegal/Legal Assistant