News published on Southern California Record in December 2024

Mathew S. Rosengart, shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., will be the 2024 honoree at the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) annual benefit gala held Dec. 5 at Soho Beach House during Art Basel in Miami.

The decision, which directed a Sacramento court to recalculate $3.3M in medical expenses and interest awarded to a car crash plaintiff, found the court had misapplied California's Hospital Lien Act. The court said the law allows plaintiffs to only seek expenses racked up from arrival at the ER to discharge, not into "perpetuity"

The California State Bar says the proposal is intended to address allegedly racist attorney disciplinary practices, which allegedly resulted in black male attorneys being punished more frequently than white lawyers. Opponents say the change will allow lawyers to hide misconduct from future clients

Ethan Chernin and Michele Ballard Miller will present “What’s on the Horizon in 2025 for California Workplaces” for the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that contributions to a qualified retirement plan through an employer can be excluded from "disposable income" reported by people seeking to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy

Environmental groups are suing the Kern County Board of Supervisors over its approval of a carbon-capture project at the century-old Elk Hills oil field, alleging that the project violates the California Environmental Quality Act and will likely leak carbon.

Seven attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in the 2025 Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Strategy 300 Global Leaders Guide.