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New Attorney

GCA is pleased to announce that Laura M. Blakely has joined us as Of Counsel in the Commercial Law Practice Group effective August 3, 2009.


New Partners

GCA is pleased to announce that Susan D. Condon, who joined us as Of Counsel in the Litigation Practice Group and Real Estate Practice Group in July 2008, has been elevated to Partner effective June 1, 2009.

GCA is also pleased to announce that Valerie M. Wagner has joined us as Partner in the Litigation and Employment Law Practice Groups effective April 1, 2009.


Recent Publications

"The Complications of Overtime Exemption Laws in a Service Economy" by Elizabeth Roth and Barbara Tanzillo appeared in the Daily Journal on January 26, 2010. The Firm has handled numerous wage and hour matters, and Ms. Roth and Ms. Tanzillo, who are partners in GCA's Employment Law Group, previously addressed the Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel on the issues of classifying employees.

"Sotomayor and Roger Traynor: The Job Interviews" by Elizabeth Roth was published September 24, 2009 in national legal newsletters Employment Law360 and Appellate Law360, which are publications of Law360: The Newswire for Business Lawyers.

Guest Column
Sotomayor and Roger Traynor: The Job Interviews
All the focus on the speeches and writings of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor before her confirmation got me thinking. What would we see if we scrutinized the speeches and writings of the California Supreme Court’s former Chief Justice, Roger Traynor, a great 20th century appellate judge who served on the California Supreme Court for nearly 30 years? asks Elizabeth Roth of GCA Law Partners LLP.

Speaking Engagements

Ken Van Vleck (litigation, real estate) is a longstanding faculty member for the National Business Institute, speaking on real property title and boundary issues. His most recent engagement was Boundary Disputes: Resolving Client Conflicts, which he taught in San Francisco on December 4, 2008 (NBI website).

Elizabeth Roth and Barbara Tanzillo have made several training presentations to clients on Sexual Harassment, in compliance with California's now mandated interactive training and education for supervisory employees regarding sexual harassment (CA Government Code section 12950.1).