Gluck

“Ambiance complies with the law when it hires employees and it has always only hired people it believes have the legal right to work in the United States,” said Benjamin Gluck, a lawyer representing Ambiance.

“While it is with sadness that Atlas has agreed to close its recycling operations, this decision reflects the evolving land use along the Alameda Corridor,” wrote Gluck in a statement to The Times.

In an e-mail to The Times, defense attorney Benjamin Gluck said the company “will continue its efforts to be a good neighbor and member of the community.”

The Weisenbergs’ defense attorneys, Vicki Podberesky and Benjamin Gluck, argued their clients separated the offending acetylene canisters as soon as they were discovered and kept them away from machinery that could cause an explosion.

Benjamin N. Gluck, Fish’s attorney in Los Angeles, said the charges are unfounded.