JD Supra Recognizes Three Downey Brand Attorneys as Top Authors in 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards
April 5, 2021
Downey Brand is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Galvin, Sophia Castillo, and Patrick Veasy have been recognized as Top Authors in the JD Supra 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards for their thought leadership and writing on key topics in the following categories:
- Jeffrey Galvin – Wealth Management
- Sophia Castillo – Food & Beverage
- Patrick Veasy – Food & Beverage and Environment
In its sixth year, the Readers’ Choice Awards recognize top authors and firms read by C-suite executives, in-house counsel, media, and other professionals across the JD Supra platform. JD Supra editors chose the 28 main topics covered in this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards for their timeliness as well as their proven, ongoing importance. In each category, they recognized ten authors for their high visibility and engagement. In total, across all categories, 265 authors were recognized for their excellence and achievement out of a pool of approximately 60,000.
Jeff is a partner in the firm’s Sacramento office where he represents clients across Northern California in trust and estate litigation and related civil disputes. This is Jeff’s second consecutive year being recognized as a JD Supra Top Author for his writing on trust/estate litigation. In 2015, Jeff created Trust on Trial, a leading blog on California trust and estate litigation that is an educational resource for lawyers and members of the public. Jeff is a member of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association. He speaks frequently on trust and estate disputes to audiences of lawyers and related professionals.
Sophie is a partner in the firm’s environmental practice in San Francisco where she specializes in complex issues relating to California’s Proposition 65 and toxics law. In her Proposition 65 practice, Sophie defends clients up and down the supply chain, in the food, cosmetics, home and garden, housewares, hardware, glassware, and cleaning products industries. She publishes a monthly update Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights describing trends in 60-Day Notices of Violation by citizen plaintiff groups with her colleague Patrick.
Patrick is a senior associate in our Sacramento office and his practice also focuses on environmental law, with an emphasis on water quality, environmental site remediation issues, and toxic tort litigation, including under Proposition 65. As noted above, Patrick co-authors Proposition 65: Trends and Highlights with Sophie. He is also the co-author on the firm’s bi-monthly publication California Air and Climate and writes frequently on issues involving PFAS.