Aug 28 2024

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Advocacy Helps Arizona Abortion Access Act Qualify for 2024 Ballot

Naomi Jorgensen
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After an intense month of legal battles, the Arizona Supreme Court held last week that the Arizona Abortion Access Act (Proposition 139) will appear on the November 2024 general election ballot. Arizona voters will get to decide whether abortion protections should be enshrined into the Arizona Constitution at the ballot box, and Coppersmith Brockelman’s attorneys played a key role at every step along the way. The firm’s representation of Arizona for Abortion Access demonstrates the power and effectiveness of its full-service political, election, and public law practice. Coppersmith Brockelman attorneys provided comprehensive legal support from the very beginning, including drafting the initiative’s language, managing corporate formation and governance issues, and defending the measure in court. With the firm’s guidance, Arizona for Abortion Access brought together a diverse...

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Attorney Andy Gaona
Feb 09 2023

Arizona Supreme Court Appoints Election Practice Leader Andy Gaona to Judicial Performance Review Task Force

Naomi Jorgensen
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With a deep-seated commitment to championing transparency in public processes and maintaining the integrity of elections,  Andy Gaona – head of Coppersmith Brockelman’s nationally recognized elections, political, and public law practice – was named to the Arizona Supreme Court Task Force overseeing reforms to the Judicial Performance Review system. Appointed by Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel of the Arizona Supreme Court, Andy is one of 21 members called to develop recommendations to expand and improve the judicial performance review process, which currently evaluates the performance of all judges and justices who stand for retention. Andy is one of only three practicing attorneys appointed to the Task Force, and will join current and retired judges and others in helping the Arizona Supreme Court with this important task. He...

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Attorney Andy Gaona
Oct 10 2022

Andy Gaona Leads Coppersmith Brockelman’s Political & Election Practice as Roopali Desai Exits for Ninth Circuit Judgeship

Naomi Jorgensen
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With Roopali Desai leaving to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Coppersmith Brockelman not only congratulates her on the appointment, but also announces that Andy Gaona will take up the mantle of the firm’s nationally recognized elections, political, and public law practice she helped build and ensure its important work continues and expands throughout Arizona. In her 15 years at Coppersmith Brockelman, Desai focused on defending election challenges, ensuring compliance with campaign finance laws and representing a variety of initiative and candidate campaigns. Most recently, she prevailed in 11 lawsuits related to Arizona’s 2020 General Election and successfully represented two statewide initiative campaigns. Additionally, she helped the firm's business clients resolve a variety of disputes. “President Biden and the U.S. Senate...

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Oct 10 2022

4 New Attorneys Strengthen Coppersmith Brockelman’s Health Care, Corporate and Commercial Litigation Practices

Naomi Jorgensen
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Recognized nationally for outstanding work in health care law and commercial litigation, Coppersmith Brockelman further bolsters our expertise in these areas by hiring David Bixby, Michael Aguirre, Nathan Kunz and Ben Yeager. Well-known to the Arizona legal community (and beyond), David Bixby joins us after nearly 25 years as Chief Legal Officer of Banner Health.  David oversaw Banner’s corporate, regulatory, transactional, and other legal affairs as it grew to a $12 billion multi-state integrated healthcare system. He provides strategic advice to health care organizations, including management of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and affiliations, other major transactions, corporate governance, conflicts of interest and director independence issues, physician and network arrangements, and Stark and anti-kickback matters. Michael Aguirre comes to the firm after three years as Assistant General...

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Malvika Sinha, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC
Nov 12 2021

Coppersmith Brockelman Hires Malvika Sinha to Address Increasing Commercial Litigation Demand

Naomi Jorgensen
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As companies return to pre-COVID-19 operations and need to resolve legal issues set aside during the pandemic, an increasing number choose litigation. To meet this growing demand, we hired Malvika Sinha to bolster our commercial litigation practice. Sinha’s experience with high-stakes disputes will help us continue to deliver our renowned legal services. Sinha has worked with clients on a wide variety of disputes, including environmental, food and drug, pharmaceutical litigation, class action defense, and sensitive internal investigations. Several of her cases have involved intensive discovery and regular motion practice. “We help clients address a wide range of business needs, including representing them in court when needed. Malvika’s experience litigating complicated cases strengthens our ability to meet clients’ growing litigation needs,” said Roopali Desai, partner. “Moreover, her experience...

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Nov 04 2021

Coppersmith Brockelman Ranked Among 2022 Best Law Firms by Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report

Naomi Jorgensen
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Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report honored our firm in its 2022 edition of Best Law Firms by ranking us nationally in four practice areas and locally in 19 practice areas. Attaining multiple Best Law Firms rankings demonstrates that our lawyers think creatively, find practical solutions, build community and provide excellent services. Firms recognized are known for professional excellence and consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers, who provide feedback on a variety of factors, including cost effectiveness, responsiveness, and expertise. The firm was ranked in the following practice areas: Metropolitan Tier 1, Phoenix Administrative / Regulatory Law Antitrust Law Appellate Practice Civil Rights Law Commercial Litigation Employment Law – Management Health Care Law Litigation – Antitrust Litigation – Health Care Litigation – Labor & Employment ...

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