Charles N. Bland
Partner

Email: cbland@bnwllp.com
Telephone: 213-833-7990



Charles Bland has 30 years experience in civil litigation, with primary emphasis on employment law, unfair competition, trade secrets, defamation and general  business litigation.  He has represented major commercial airlines, aerospace corporations, insurance companies, financial institutions, and other registered securities entities.  In addition to litigating in state and federal courts, Mr. Bland arbitrates before the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly NASDAQ), the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States.

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Ralph Navarro
Partner

Email: rnavarro@bnwllp.com
Telephone 213-833-7990



Ralph Navarro specializes in representing and advising clients regarding acquisitions, leasing, construction, development, mortgage lending (permanent and construction), leasehold financing, workouts, and foreclosures.  Mr. Navarro’s clients are primarily national and foreign banks, and he also represents life insurance companies, real estate companies and other companies in real estate secured lending and the purchase, sale and leasing of real estate.  He has particular expertise in handling large-scale foreclosures and workouts.  Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Mr. Navarro was a partner at Coudert Brothers for 15 years.

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Robert Weber, Jr.
Partner

Email: rweber@bnwllp.com
Telephone: 213-833-7990



Robert Weber, Jr. is one of the founding partners of Bland, Navarro & Weber. He has practiced in the area of transactional real estate for more than 30 years.  Mr. Weber represents real estate lenders, landlords, tenants and purchasers and sellers of real estate.  He has particular expertise advising lenders regarding loan origination, modification and restructuring.  Prior to co-founding the firm in 1997, Mr. Weber was a partner with Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon.  In the late 80’s and early 90’s, he worked at Sanwa Bank California in the capacity of legal counsel to the Real Estate Industries Division and handled the Division’s OREO (“Other Real Estate Owned”) portfolio.

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Rebecca L. Gerome
Partner

Email: rgerome@bnwllp.com
Telephone: 213-833-7990



Rebecca Gerome represents employers in a wide variety of cases under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VII, including sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination based on age, race, national origin, sex and disability.  She also represents employers in other employment-related litigation, including wrongful termination and breach of contract claims.  In addition, Ms. Gerome counsels employers on various issues, including terminations, wage and hour regulations, employee handbooks, and workplace harassment training.

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