Bartko Articles

Thirteen Bartko Attorneys Named 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Thirteen Bartko attorneys have been selected as Northern and Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2022, in the practice areas of Antitrust Litigation, Business Litigation, Labor & Employment, Franchise/Dealership, Intellectual Property Litigation, Real Estate, and Transactional Real Estate. […]

Trial Court Enters Naify Judgment and Awards Costs

As previously reported in June 2021, the San Francisco Superior Court, Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. presiding, issued its Statement of Decision in the In Re Matter of Robert A. Naify Living Trust following a three-week trial in February and March. […]

Bartko Firm Spearheads Dismissal of All Claims Against a Former Prime Minister of Egypt

September 17, 2021: Bartko firm spearheads dismissal of all claims against our client, a former Prime Minister of Egypt, in an Alien Tort Claim case pending in Washington D.C.—winning by proving up immunity based on the United States’ recognition of […]

Filing vaccine injury claims under the federal Vaccine Injury Act

On September 28, 2021, the Daily Journal published an article by Ben Riley concerning filing claims under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act. The article discussed the Act, the requirements and procedures for claims, and the likelihood that injuries […]

Ben Riley Speaks About Federal Vaccine Injury Cases

August 2021 On August 5, 2021, Ben Riley spoke on a Bar Association of San Francisco panel about Vaccine-Related Legal Issues concerning production, administration, and litigation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine-related issues have been elevated to front page news. As […]

Ben Riley Ranked By Chambers As Top California Lawyer in Both Intellectual Property and Trust and Estate Litigation

July 2021 Benjamin K. Riley, a principal and executive committee member of Bartko Bunzel & Miller, has received 2021 top California lawyer rankings from Chambers in two, disparate areas of litigation. In May 2021, Chambers USA Lawyer Guide rated Mr. […]

Bartko Secures Trial Victory in $250+ Million Alleged Oral Promise Case

Bartko clients, the Co-Trustees of the Robert A. Naify Trust, won a complete victory after a court trial held in February and March 2021. The Petitioner, Christina Cortese, alleged that her stepfather, Robert Naify, orally promised to leave her a […]

NEW Covid-19 Paid Sick Leave Starting March 29, 2021

The State of California just enacted legislation that will go into effect on March 29, 2021 requiring all businesses with more than 25 employees to provide a new bank of up to 10 days (80 hours) of supplemental paid sick […]

Labor market criminal antitrust offenses in the crosshairs

John “Jack” McLean, Of Counsel to the firm, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy, a Principal of Bartko Bunzel & Miller, have published an article in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal highlighting how the U.S. Department of Justice is following […]