Awards and Affiliations

Firm attorney David Given filed a complaint for world-renowned music producer and recording artist Otis Jackson Jr., professionally known as Madlib.

Firm filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against a security officer and Securitas Security Services for civil rights violations, negligence, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Attorney Levinson appeared as a guest on Fox Sports radio show with Coach B and Eternal to discuss NIL.

Federal court certifies class in FEHA discrimination case.

Partner Randy Erlewine selected as a Northern California Super Lawyer for 2024.

Firm attorneys concluded their representation of the Dr. Maya Angelou Foundation in the acquisition of her remaining personal papers and other materials by the New York Public Library.

Attorney Michael Levinson appeared on ABC News to discuss the current NIL case.

The class action suit is currently pending in the Southern District of California before Judge Scarsi.

Kyle O’Malley discusses a recent trend among federal courts grappling with intersection of royalty rights and copyright termination rights.

Firm attorneys commence trial on behalf of former members of the band Supertramp.

O'Malley and Erlewine discussed their recent success representing California workers in Raines v. US Healthworks.

The lawsuit asserts claims under federal civil rights laws and California employment statutes, alleging pervasive race discrimination and harassment against African American employees, and retaliation.

Senior Counsel Mike Levinson’s article Incivility may cost you was published in the January 2024 issue of Plaintiff Magazine. The article summarizes and analyzes the recent California court of appeals decision Snoek v. ExakTime Innovations, Inc.

Firm attorneys Nicholas A. Carlin and Michael D. Levinson have filed a wrongful death and survival lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court on behalf of Marquis Smith, Jr.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Colin P. Leis rejected Deloitte’s attempt to dismiss whistleblower retaliation claims brought against both the consulting giant and UCLA by firm client Omar Noorzai, the former Executive Director of UCLA’s Business Transformation Office.

The California Supreme Court featured Raines v. US Healthworks as one of four high profile cases in their “Year in Review” article.

Law360 named the firm one of its “legal lions” of the week for their work on behalf of employees in Raines v. US Healthworks (Case No. S273630).

The California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Raines v. US Healthworks (Case No. S273630), holding that an employer’s business entity agents can be held directly liable under the FEHA for employment discrimination.”

Firm partner Brian Conlon discusses the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith.

Partner Randy Erlewine has been named a Northern California Super Lawyer for 2023, a recognition bestowed annually on the top 5% of practicing lawyers in the region.

The article cites an Economic Policy Institute study estimating that $50 billion is stolen from American workers annually. The article notes that wage theft “disproportionately affects lower-wage workers, women, people of color, and immigrant workers,” and lists the many forms of wage theft.

Firm partner Randy Erlewine argued before the California Supreme Court on behalf of clients Kristina Raines, Derrick Figg, and a putative class of over 500,000 aggrieved California job applicants who were subjected to discriminatory and invasive medical screenings.

Popular newspaper, SF Gate, and food news magazine, Eater San Francisco, reported on the firm’s October 2022 wage theft class action settlement on behalf of hourly employees who worked at local restaurant Bobo’s Steakhouse and former establishment Bobo’s Burger Bar.

Firm managing partner David Given announced today the addition of Janine Small, an experienced intellectual property and entertainment lawyer, to its roster of attorneys as of counsel to the firm.

Why the landmark 1995 California Supreme Court decision in Lisa M. v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital safeguarding employers from vicarious liability for their employees’ sexual misconduct on the job is ripe for abolishment.

Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court against the Regents of the University of California, Deloitte Consulting LLP, two high-ranking UCLA officials, and the head of Deloitte’s higher education consulting division.