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1 March 2013 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES LUKAS J. CLARY Shaw Valenza LLP welcomes Lukas J. Clary, who joined us in February, as an associate in the Sacramento office. For more information about Lukas, please review his bio. |
1 December 2012 | SHAW VALENZA WISHES YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES SAFE AND JOYOUS HOLIDAYS! In lieu of mailing holiday cards we have decided to make a charitable donation to Save the Children. This organization is providing much needed supplies to the shelters in the hardest hit areas following Hurricane Sandy's destructive hit to the east coast. Our thoughts are with are with all those affected by the devastation. Everyone at Shaw Valenza wishes you and your families safe and joyous holidays, and a happy new year.
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4 September 2012 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES WILLIAM BISHOP, JR. Shaw Valenza LLP welcomes William D. Bishop, Jr., who joined us in September, as an associate in the Sacramento office. For more information about William, please review his bio. |
17 August 2012 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN LAW360 ARTICLE REGARDING EMPLOYMENT CLASS WAIVERS Law360 quoted Greg Valenza in an article regarding a petition to the California Supreme Court to clarify how the Concepcion decision affects class waivers in employment disputes. Click here to read the article. |
19 July 2012 | Super news! The 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list has arrived. Shaw Valenza proudly announces that Jennifer was included on the Northern California Super Lawyers list for the fourth consecutive year. Greg Valenza was included on the Super Lawyers list for the second consecutive year. Congratulations to them both.
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22 June 2012 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN HOME CHANNEL NEWS ARTICLE Jennifer Brown Shaw was quoted in a Home Channel News article regarding the rise in surprise visits by the DOL. Click the link above to read the article |
20 June 2012 | JENNIFER SHAW RECEIVES HIGH RATING AT HR WEST 2012 CONFERENCE Jennifer Shaw was honored to speak at this year's HR West 2012 annual conference in South San Francisco. Attendees rated Jennifer's session a 97.9%! |
13 June 2012 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN LAW360 ARTICLE REGARDING ADA RULING Law360 quoted Greg Valenza regarding the 9th Circuit's ruling in Josephine Okwu v. Cindy McKim that state workers cannot sue for ADA violations. Click here to read the article. |
5 June 2012 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN LAW360 ARTICLE REGARDING CLASS ACTION WAIVERS Law360 quoted Greg Valenza regarding the California Court of Appeal's decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion addressing class action waivers in arbitration agreementss. Click here to read the article.
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22 May 2012 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN LAW360 ARTICLE ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA Law360 quoted Greg Valenza regarding the Ninth Circuit's decision in Marla James et al. v. The City of Costa Mesa that the ADA does not protect against discrimination on the basis of marijuana use. Click here to read the article. |
1 May 2012 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN LAWYERS USA ARTICLE REGARDING BRINKER DECISION Lawyers USA quoted Greg Valenza regarding the California's Supreme Court's ruling on the Brinker decision. Click here to read the article.
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22 December 2011 | THE CALCHAMBER PARTNERS WITH SHAW VALENZA LLP The Daily Journal recently interviewed California Chamber of Commerce's General Counsel, Erika C. Frank, for their Corporate Counsel Q&A. Ms. Frank named Shaw Valenza LLP as one of its key partners. Click here to read the full article. |
19 December 2011 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES JASMINE L. ANDERSON Shaw Valenza LLP welcomes Jasmine L. Anderson, who joined us in December, as an associate in the Sacramento office. For more information about Jasmine, please review her bio. |
29 November 2011 | JENNIFER SHAW PARTICIPATES IN NEW YORK TIMES FORUM Jennifer Shaw participates in New York Times forum on disability discrimination. Click here to read the discussion. |
21 October 2011 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL ARTICLE Jennifer Brown Shaw was quoted in a Sacramento Business Journal article on office vacancies. Click the link above to read the article.
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7 October 2011 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW VOTED TOP RATED SPEAKER AT 2011 ANNUAL SHRM CONFERENCE Jennifer Brown Shaw is listed as one of the Top Rated Speakers at SHRM's 2011 Annual Conference. |
13 July 2011 | Super news! The 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list has arrived. Shaw Valenza proudly announces that Jennifer was included on the Northern California Super Lawyers list for the third consecutive year. Greg Valenza was included on the Super Lawyers list for the first time this year. And Geoff Hash was selected for inclusion in the 2011 Super Lawyers - Rising Star edition. Congratulations to them all. |
19 June 2011 | SHAW VALENZA LLP CELEBRATES 5 YEARS Shaw Valenza is proud to celebrate five years of serving our clients. In honor of our anniversary, and to express our gratitude, we are making a donation on our clients' behalf to Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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6 June 2011 | OUR SACRAMENTO OFFICE HAS MOVED As of June 6, 2011, our new address is 980 Ninth Street, Suite 2300, Sacramento, CA 95814. Our facsimile and telephone numbers will remain the same. Our San Francisco address and telephone numbers are also unchanged. |
20 April 2011 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE ON UNLIMITED VACATION Jennifer Brown Shaw was quoted in a Daily Journal article on employers who give unlimited vacation benefits. Click the link above to read the article.
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10 February 2011 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES AMY K. LEE Shaw Valenza LLP welcomes Amy K. Lee, who joined us in February, as an associate in the San Francisco office. For more information about Amy, please review her bio. |
14 January 2011 | GREG VALENZA AND JENNIFER BROWN SHAW QUOTED IN SHRM ARTICLE Greg Valenza and Jennifer Shaw were quoted in an article for the Society for Human Resources Management on what California employers can expect under Governor Brown. Click on the link above to view the article. |
7 January 2011 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL ARTICLE |
3 January 2011 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW QUOTED IN HR DAILY ADVISOR HR Daily Advisor highlights Jennifer Shaw's internal investigation program presented at SHRM'S 2010 annual conference. Click here to view the article. |
1 December 2010 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES TIMOTHY L. REED Shaw Valenza LLP welcomes Timothy Reed, who joined us in December, as an associate in the San Francisco office. For more information about Timothy, please review his bio. |
19 November 2010 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW VOTED TOP RATED SPEAKER AT 2010 ANNUAL SHRM CONFERENCE Jennifer Brown Shaw is listed as one of the Top Rated Speakers at SHRM's 2010 Annual Conference. Click here to see the list of speakers. |
9 October 2010 | SHAW VALENZA SPONSORS SACRAMENTO SPCA EVENT |
6 October 2010 | GREG VALENZA DEBATES PROPOSITION 19 ON SAN FRANCISCO RADIO STATION KALW-FM radio station's Your Legal Rights host, Chuck Finney, hosted a panel of guests to debate Proposition 19 - the legalization of marijuana initiative. Click the link above to listen to the broadcast. |
9 September 2010 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN NEWSWEEK ARTICLE REGARDING PROP. 19 Jennifer Brown Shaw was quoted in a Newsweek article regarding Proposition 19. Click here to read the article. |
1 September 2010 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN ARTICLE RE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS Jennifer Brown Shaw was quoted in a HR Daily Advisors article regarding internal investigations. Click here to read the article.
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12 August 2010 | JENNIFER SHAW SPEAKS AT CAL CHAMBER'S PROPOSITION 19 NEWS CONFERENCE The California Chamber of Commerce selected us to analyze employment law issues raised by Proposition 19. Prop 19, which is on the November 2010 ballot, is the initiative proposing to legalize certain marijuana use. More on Proposition 19 here.
More on Jennifer Shaw's press conference here.
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6 August 2010 | After a four-week jury trial in Sacramento Superior Court, the jury took six hours to find for our very happy client in a retaliation/wrongful termination case. Congratulations to our Shaw Valenza trial team, Greg Valenza and Alexander Sperry.
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21 July 2010 | CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNIFER SHAW (AGAIN) AND MATT NORFLEET! Jennifer was included on the Northern California Super Lawyers list for the second consecutive year.
Matt was selected for inclusion in the 2010 Super Lawyers - Rising Star edition. |
3 March 2010 | Greg Valenza was quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding California employers who require workers to drive company-owned vehicles. See the article here. |
16 December 2009 | SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT SELECTS SHAW VALENZA LLP FOR AWARD We are pleased to announce The Sacramento Regional Transit District (RT) has awarded Shaw Valenza LLP the prestigious "Partners in Business" award for Outstanding Certified Small Business. The award, based on our training services during 2009, will be presented during the Partners in Business Conference & Awards luncheon on Thursday, January 28, 2010 at the Lions Gate Garden Pavilion.
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13 November 2009 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW VOTED TOP RATED SPEAKER AT 2009 ANNUAL SHRM CONFERENCE Jennifer Brown Shaw is listed as one of the Top Rated Speakers at SHRM's 2009 Annual Conference. Click here to see the list of speakers.
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2 November 2009 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN ARTICLE RE WORKPLACE ROMANCES Greg Valenza was quoted in a Business Insurance article regarding workplace romances. Click here to read the article. |
26 October 2009 | Shaw Valenza LLP recently responded to request for proposal to conduct training services for a large California municipality. We were the only firm to receive highest score possible in the categories of "Experience of Proposer" and "Customer Satisfaction/Firm Reputation," and received a Notice of Intent to Award. |
19 October 2009 | SHAW VALENZA ANNOUNCES TWO NEW ATTORNEYS Shaw Valenza is pleased to announce that Alexander M. Sperry has joined the Sacramento office as Of Counsel and Geoffrey M. Hash has joined the San Francisco office as an Associate. |
17 August 2009 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW IS SPEAKING AT GREATER STOCKTON EAC On September 25, 2009, Jennifer Brown Shaw will be presenting an Annual All Day Labor Law Seminar for the Greater Stockton EAC. Click here for more information or to register for this event. |
10 August 2009 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN ARTICLE RE HIDDEN CAMERAS IN THE WORKPLACE Greg Valenza was quoted in a SHRM article regarding a California Supreme Court ruling stating that hidden cameras in the workplace is not an invasion of employees' privacy. Click here to read the article. |
19 July 2009 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN ARTICLE RE MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Greg Valenza was quoted in The Press-Enterprise article regarding the San Bernardino County medical marijuana ordinace. Click here to read the article. |
15 July 2009 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE RE PREDICTED 2009 EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION BOOM Greg Valenza was quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding a prediction of an employment litigation boom coming true in 2009. See the article here. |
13 July 2009 | CONGRATULATIONS TO JENNIFER SHAW! Jennifer Shaw has been named by Northern California Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in California for 2009. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
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1 July 2009 | HR.BLR.COM WRITES ARTICLE ON JENNFIER BROWN SHAW'S PRESENTATION HR.BLR.com. wrote an article on Jennifer Brown Shaw's "Top Ten Ways to Violate California's Wage Hour Laws" presentation at the Society for Human Relations Management's (SHRM) 61st Annual Convention. Click here to read the article. |
31 March 2009 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES ALAYNA SCHROEDER Shaw Valenza LLP welcomes Alayna Schroeder. |
23 January 2009 | GREG VALENZA DEBATES EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT ON LOS ANGELES RADIO STATION KPFK-FM radio station's Morning Review host, Roy Ulrich, moderated a debate between Greg Valenza and a Cornell professor. |
12 December 2008 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE RE MEAL AND REST BREAK LAWSUIT Greg Valenza was quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding an airline worker's claim that she was deprived of her state-mandated meal and rest breaks. See the article here. |
28 November 2008 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE RE MEAL-BREAK LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT Greg Valenza was quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding Macy's settlement of a meal-break lawsuit for $25 million. See the article here. |
25 November 2008 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW QUOTED IN CRAIN'S BENEFITS OUTLOOK ARTICLE Jennfier Brown Shaw was quoted in a Crain's Benefits Outlook artice regarding employee wellness programs. |
6 November 2008 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW LISTED AS TOP SPEAKER AT 2008 SHRM CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO SHRM recently announced that Jennifer Brown Shaw was one of its top rated speakers at the 2008 annual conference. Jennifer will be offering her topic, "Top Ten Ways to Violate Wage Hour Laws" again on July 15, 2009.
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31 October 2008 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW QUOTED IN SACRAMENTO BUSINESS JOURNAL ARTICLE Jennfier Brown Shaw was quoted in a Sacramento Business Journal artice regarding employers laying groundwork when planning layoffs. |
22 September 2008 | SHAW VALENZA LLP HRCI APPROVED PROVIDER Shaw Valenza LLP is pleased to announce that we are an HR Certification Institute Approved Provider. HRCI credit will be available on all of our 2009 public seminars. |
27 August 2008 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE Greg Valenza was quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding employment law cases that split the California Supreme Court |
15 August 2008 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN DAILY JOURNAL ARTICLE Greg Valenza was quoted in a Daily Journal article regarding a Judge that granted a rare fee hike to winning Plaintiffs' atorney |
7 July 2008 | OUT-OF-DATE ARBITRATION CLAUSE CAN'T BE ENFORCED Greg Valenza was quoted in a Business Insurance article regarding out-of-date arbitration clauses.
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27 May 2008 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN HRCALIFORNIA ARTICLE Greg Valenza was quoted in an HRCalifornia article regarding internships. |
19 March 2008 | JENNIFER SHAW AND GREG VALENZA PRESENT AT NATIONAL HR IN HOSPITALITY CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS Shaw Valenza partners Jennifer Shaw and Greg Valenza presented "Four Legal Trends You Cannot Ignore" on March 19, 2008, at the National HR in Hospitality Conference in Las Vegas. Over 100 senior human resources professionals heard Jennifer and Greg address timely issues such as the use of electronic technology in recruiting, new trends in immigration law, and balancing affirmative action and diversity obligations under anti-discrimination laws. Human Resource Executive Online published an article about the presentation. |
19 February 2008 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL ARTICLE Greg Valenza was quoted in an In-House Counsel article regarding a ruling on California privilege. |
18 February 2008 | JENNIFER SHAW QUOTED IN THE SACRAMENTO BUSINESS TIMES REGARDING EMPLOYER RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS Jennifer Shaw was quoted in the Sacramento Business Journal regarding employer recordkeeping requirements. |
1 February 2008 | SHAW VALENZA LLP WELCOMES SHANE ANDERIES |
24 January 2008 | SHAW VALENZA LLP PARTNER GREG VALENZA PREVAILS AT CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT |
20 December 2007 | RECORD TURNOUT ATTENDED SHAW VALENZA'S 2007 LEGAL UPDATE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SACRAMENTO |
22 May 2007 | JENNIFER BROWN SHAW QUOTED IN MONSTER.COM ARTICLE |
13 April 2007 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN INSIDE COUNSEL MAGAZINE |
13 April 2007 | SHAW VALENZA BEGINS PUBLISHING A MONTHLY ARTICLE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DAILY JOURNAL |
13 April 2007 | SAHRA VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH |
23 February 2007 | NO GLASS CEILING |
17 February 2007 | GREG VALENZA QUOTED IN BUSINESS INSURANCE ARTICLE Greg Valenza was quoted in a Business Insurance article regarding the effects of the 2-1 ruling by a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco in Betty Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Inc. |
8 November 2006 | LOCAL ELECTED AND AGENCY OFFICIALS TAKE ETHICS TRAINING |
1 October 2006 | SHAW VALENZA ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES AND NEW SAN FRANCISCO LOCATION |
4 August 2006 | BIG FISH, SMALL POND |