We Make It Our Business To Know Your Business
Just as the legal profession has its own distinct guidelines and ethical standards, the lawyers at CHK understand that your business must also function within a unique set of policies, procedures, industry norms and specialized regulatory parameters. We know that employment law advice concerning a reorganization, a workplace harassment allegation or a wrongful termination claim must be approached much differently in the construction and retail industries than in the technology or finance sectors. As a result, we do not take a "one size fits all" approach.
Our Firm's singular focus on employment law, combined with our size and breadth of experience, has helped us create a foundation of in-depth knowledge concerning the particular needs of a diverse group of industries and their business cultures. Many of our attorneys are recognized experts in their particular field of interest, including technology, banking, hospitality, education, new media and entertainment, and the additional industries listed below. In short, we have made it our business to understand your business.
BANKING AND FINANCE
- Bank of Stockton
- Fremont Bank
- Heffernan Group
- ING Direct
- KBC Financial Products
- Premier America Federal Credit Union
- Westwood Financial Corp.
CONSTRUCTION
- ACCO Engineered Systems
- Architectural Glass and Aluminum Co.
- Swinerton, Inc.
ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- Entergy Corp.
FOOD AND HEALTH PRODUCTS
- Europa Sports Products
- Rich Products Corp.
- Amy's Kitchen
HEALTHCARE
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Central Michigan University
- Drexel University
- Educational & Institutional Insurance Administrators, Inc. and its 138 higher education institutions
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Pomona College
- San Joaquin Delta Community College District
- San Joaquin Valley College
- Smith College
- California State University
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law
- University of California, San Francisco
HOSPITALITY
- Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
- The Saint Regis San Francisco
- The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa
- The Westin Pasadena
- The Westin Saint Francis
- Innovative Dining, Inc.
INSURANCE
- Alaska National Insurance Company
- Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance
MANUFACTURING
- BAE Systems plc
- Topcon America Corporation
- Guardian Industries
- Honeywell International, Inc.
- Sappi Fine Paper
MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT
- Craig Murray Productions
- Insomniac Games, Inc.
- NBC Universal
- Nederlander Concerts
- O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- Safari Books Online
- San Diego Padres Baseball Club
- Time Warner Telecom, Inc.
- Ericsson, Inc.
- Bonnier Corporation
NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS
- American Cancer Society, Inc.
- Ecumenical Association for Housing
- J. Paul Getty Trust
- Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- National Automobile Dealers Association
- Energy Foundation
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/LAW FIRMS
- Barrett Business Services, Inc.
- Keker and VanNest LLP
- Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley
PUBLIC SECTOR AGENCIES
- Los Angeles World Airports: (including Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport & Bob Hope Airport, Burbank California)
- City of San Jose
- Truckee Tahoe Airport
RETAIL
- Gucci Group
- L'Oreal
- International Dairy Queen, Inc.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.
- Mango
- Robbins Bros.
- Scandinavian Designs, Inc.
- Stella McCartney
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Alexander McQueen
- Balenciaga
- Bottega Veneta
- Sergio Rossi
- Boucheron
TRANSPORTATION
- Puget Sound Truck Lines
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling Co.
- Norcal Waste Systems, Inc.
- Sunset Scavenger Co.
- South Valley Disposal & Recycling, Inc.
- Recology, Inc.
TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES
- Adaptec, Inc.
- Arcata Associates, Inc.
- Geron Corp.
- Ingram Micro, Inc.
- Nanosys, Inc.
- Samsung Information Systems America, Inc.
- Sybase, Inc
- Ericsson, Inc.
- Ultratech, Inc.
- Wipro Technologies
- Genomic Health
- FormFactor
WINERIES
- Brown- Forman Corporation
- Fetzer Vineyards
- Gloria Ferrer Winery-Freixenet USA
- Jekel Vineyards
- Korbel California Champagnes
- Sonoma- Cutrer Vineyards