Whitney, Thompson & Jeffcoach
Kyle Hampton
as Partner
in Merced
from Hampton Firm.
Hampton represents individuals, small businesses, developers, banks, growers, dairies, and municipalities.
Miller Barondess LLP
Wenfeng Su
as Associate
in Los Angeles
from King & Wood Mallesons.
Su is a commercial litigator who has experience in diverse matters from cross-border litigation, arbitration, and investigation, to advising foreign companies on complying with U.S. export control and sanctions laws.
Address
1999 Avenue of the Stars Suite 1000 , Los Angeles 90067 US
T:
(310) 552-4400
F:
(310) 552-8400
Smith Entertainment Law Group
Henry W. Root
as Partner
in Los Angeles
from Lapidus, Root & Sacharow LLP.
Root serves as counsel to major and independent entertainment, media companies, recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, consumer product companies, and large purchasers of music catalogs and name imagine and likeness rights.
Address
12400 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 810 90025 , Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
T:
(310) 395-6800
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Ron S. Grace
as Shareholder
in Los Angeles
from Nossaman LLP.
Grace serves as general corporate counsel and transactional counsel with respect to a wide variety of business transactions. He represents emerging and established companies, including those in the healthcare industry, on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, private placements of equity securities, and general contract, securities, and health care law.
Address
1840 Century Park E, #1900 , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 586-7875
First Amendment Coalition
John David Loy
as Legal Director
in San Diego
from ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
Loy is a veteran civil liberties litigator who has defended the First Amendment rights of reporters, photographers, bloggers, students, teachers, activists, protesters, musicians, Marines, and motorcycle club members and has fought for public disclosure and governmental transparency for over 20 years.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
E. Martin Estrada
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Estrada has been named a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Estrada, whose practice focuses on complex litigation and investigations, was inducted at a ceremony on Feb. 26, during the ACTL's spring meeting in Coronado. A former federal prosecutor, he has tried more than 30 federal and state trials and arbitrations, argued over a dozen appellate matters before U.S. courts of appeal, and conducted hundreds of investigations.
Founded in 1950, the ACTL comprises the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Fellowship in the college is given by invitation only to experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers are marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Membership in the college does not exceed 1 percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province.
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Glaser Weil LLP
Robert W. Heaven
as Associate
Heaven practiced as a solicitor (transactional attorney) in Australia at a large international corporate law firm where he worked in copyright and civil litigation as well as assisting foreign companies fundraise and get listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He then practiced as a barrister (trial attorney) at Mitchell Chambers specializing in criminal defense. Throughout his legal career in Australia he worked as an associate lecturer in the law schools of The University of Adelaide and The University of South Australia, where he taught Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure, and Foundations of Law.
Heaven is the barrister liaison of the Trusts and Estates Committee and the Criminal Law Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He also completed trial advocacy training programs at LACBA to allow him to serve as a volunteer prosecutor at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
In addition to his legal career, Robbie served on Active Duty in the United States Army and is now serving in the 442nd Infantry Regiment 100th Battalion in the U.S. Army Reserve and is trained as an infantryman. He is also studying for a Master's Degree in Special Operations and Irregular Warfare on a part-time basis at the University of New South Wales run in conjunction by the Australian Defence Force.
Doron M. Tisser
as Partner & Co-chair of the Trusts & Estates Department
Tisser has been designated as a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, and as a certified specialist in Taxation Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is one of less than approximately 100 attorneys in California who has earned both these Board Certifications. He has authored over 65 articles and chapters in books on various estate and tax planning subjects, including booklets on A Guide to Planning Your Estate, A Guide to Trust Administration, and A Guide to Advanced Estate Tax Planning Techniques. He has published articles and materials for Estate Planning Magazine and for California Continuing Education of the Bar. In addition, Tisser has authored chapters on "Corporate Buy-Sell Agreements" and "Partnership Buy-Out Agreements" for Counseling California Corporations, published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar.
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10250 Constellation Blvd. , Los Angeles 90067 USA
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(310) 282-6294
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Allison Mallick
as Partner
in San Francisco
Mallick advises clients facing complex environmental challenges, focusing on litigation, regulatory advocacy, and compliance counseling. She represents companies and industry coalitions across multiple sectors, including energy, cement, manufacturing, chemical processing, and agricultural processing.
Nicholas F. Frey
as Partner
in Palo Alto
Frey focuses on executive compensation, benefits, deferred compensation, ERISA, and mergers and acquisitions due diligence matters, and has substantial experience in advising venture capital and emerging growth companies on compensation and benefits issues with respect to their key employees.
Latham & watkins
Robert Blamires
as Partner
in San Francisco
Robert Blamires is a member of the Data & Technology Transactions Practice in the Corporate Department who advises clients on data privacy practices, risks, and compliance, particularly in the context of M&A, capital markets, and other corporate transactions, as well as on proactive compliance, the use of data assets, and contracts governing data sharing and processing. He also has substantial experience with the firm's Data Privacy & Security Practice.
McGuireWoods
Nicholas J Hoffman
as partner
in Los Angeles
Hoffman Joins International Association of Defense Counsel. He is a trial attorney who handles a wide range of matters, including product liability, mass tort, intellectual property, unfair competition, business tort and other complex commercial disputes. He represents clients in the technology, biotechnology, medical devices, consumer products and entertainment industries.
Latham & Watkins
Kevin C. Reyes
as Partner
in San Diego
Reyes is a member of the mergers & acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department. He represents public and private companies on a range of corporate matters, including M&A transactions, debt and equity capital markets offerings, venture capital financings, corporate governance, and securities law compliance, particularly in the life sciences, technology, consumer products, and real estate sectors.
Kristin N. Murphy
as Partner
in Costa Mesa
Murphy is a member of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice in the Litigation & Trial Department. She advises clients on complex business litigation, with an emphasis on M&A, securities fraud, and class action litigation. Her recent representations include special committee engagements in controlling stockholder transactions, multi-jurisdictional litigation arising out of solicited and hostile takeover attempts, and lawsuits related to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Heather B. Deixler
as Partner
in Bay Area
Deixler is a member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice in the Corporate Department. who counsels public and private companies operating in the healthcare industry and digital health sector on regulatory compliance, transactional matters, and data privacy and security. With a practice at the intersection of healthcare and technology, she advises a range of cutting-edge clients on emerging regulatory regimes, including innovative healthcare delivery systems, value-based payment programs, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare.
Nikki Buffa
as Partner
in Costa Mesa
Buffa is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice in the Corporate Department. She provides environmental counseling in all areas of environmental law, with a particular focus on the siting of major infrastructure projects, energy transition and renewable energy, stakeholder engagement, and crisis management. She counsels clients on a wide range of relevant state and federal regulatory regimes and has previously served in senior positions in the Obama Administration at the Department of the Interior and the White House, and on the Biden-Harris transition team.
Mayer Brown
Andrew J. Demko
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Demko joins the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Consumer Litigation & Class Actions practices. He has represented companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, media, entertainment, technology and securities. He also has experience with environmental and employment litigation, including ERISA lawsuits and wage and hour class actions.
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350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1503 , Los Angeles 90071-1503 United States of America
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(213) 229-9500
Nossaman
Frank Liu
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Liu helps public agencies use innovative procurement methods to deliver highly complex and large-scale airport, highway, bridge, tunnel, transit and social infrastructure projects. His work spans every step of the procurement process.
Willis Hon
as Partner
in San Francisco
Hon focuses on serving water industry clients across California on a broad range of administrative and regulatory matters.
Elinor Eizdi
as Partner
Eizdi specializes in real estate transactional law. She represents real estate developers, government agencies and independent oil and gas companies in all phases of real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
Nossaman
Randy Boyer
as Partner
in Irvine, CA
Boyer assists clients in resolving disputes regarding wage and hour class actions, products liability class action, complex contractual and real estate matters and individual employment matters.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Maxwell A. Blum
as Partner
in Oakland CA
Max Blum is a member of the firm's Litigation and Public Law practices.
Temitayo Opeoluwa Peters
as Partner
in Oakland
Temitayo ("Ope") Peters is a member of the firm's Constitutional Law, Employment Law & Litigation, Litigation, and Public Law practices.
Kristin E. Charbonnier
as Partner
in San Francisco
Kristin Charbonnier is a member of the firm's Litigation and Real Estate practices.
Eli Jacob Flushman
as Partner
in San Rafael
Eli Flushman is a member of the firm's Public Law practice.
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Emily Stephens
as Shareholder
in Los Angeles
from Vinson & Elkins LLP.
Emily Stephens concentrates her practice on fund formation and investment management and has a deep institutional knowledge of virtually all aspects of the investment management business.
Address
1840 Century Park East, #1900 , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 586-7875
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Joseph H. Drapalski
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Drapalski focuses on environmental law and litigation, including federal and state Superfund, enforcement, compliance counseling and transactional matters. His litigation practice involves toxic exposure, CERCLA cost recovery and contribution, natural resource damages, groundwater and sediment contamination lawsuits and environmental citizen suits. Drapalski's regulatory and compliance practice focuses on federal and state Superfund, the Clean Water Act, RCRA, National Contingency Plan, CEQA and NEPA. He frequently advises clients on environmental aspects of business transactions, including transactions involving real property.
Rebecca J. Winthrop
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Winthrop's practice focuses on representing financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, and purchasers of distressed assets in complex restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcies in multiple industries, including energy, manufacturing, construction and entertainment. She also advises healthcare providers in out-of-court workouts and as non-debtor counterparties to third party vendor and joint venture agreements in the event of bankruptcy, and counsels both borrowers and bondholders on their rights in municipal bankruptcies.
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Jann
as Partner
in Century City
Jann, a member of Glaser Weil's Corporate Department, maintains a broad corporate transactional practice with a focus on the purchase and sale of businesses and securities. He is experienced in all aspects of the purchase and sale process beginning with due diligence and the preparation of letters of intent, to the negotiation and documentation of purchase agreements and ancillary transaction documents, to the review and preparation of fairness opinions, and finally to post-closing dispute resolution. He has represented clients in the successful purchase and sale of businesses in a wide range of industries, including medical practices, construction, traditional and green energy, manufacturing, environmental systems, IT services, real estate holdings, food and liquor manufacturing and wholesaling, e-commerce, and ad-tech and marketing services. In addition to his M&A practice, Jann acts as outside corporate counsel assisting clients with the negotiation and documentation of key business agreements and governance matters, including agreements detailing partner and shareholder rights, loans and security interests, employment, non-competition, confidentiality, and commercial terms and conditions.
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Glaser Weil, based in Los Angeles, advises a range of clients -- from start-ups to large global corporations.
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Christopher Haug
as Probate Attorney
in Los Angeles
from Monterey County Superior Court.
Haug joins the probate legal unit of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, having worked in the probate department of the Monterey County Superior Court since 2015. He serves in a voluntary role on the Judicial Council's Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the Judicial Council for improving the administration of justice in decedent estates, conservatorships, guardianships, other probate matters, and on mental health and developmental disability issues. He also serves on the Tribal Court-State Court Forum, which makes recommendations to the Judicial Council for improving the administration of justice in all proceedings in which the authority to exercise jurisdiction by the state judicial branch and the tribal justice systems overlaps.
Bergeson LLP
John D. Cooke
as Partner
in Silicon Valley
Cooke represents clients in civil litigation, criminal and regulatory matters, and corporate investigations. Prior to joining the Bergeson firm, Cooke was an assistant U.S. attorney for 12 years in the Northern District of Illinois as well as in the Northern Districts of California and New York. He led complex investigations, prosecutions, and trials in a range of matters, including fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, public corruption, violent crime, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. As a result of his prosecution and trial of leaders of a violent street gang for RICO violations, John was tapped to coordinate the U.S. Attorney's Office's racketeering investigations amid an upswell in violent crime in Chicago. In addition to his experience in federal criminal litigation, Cooke represented the United States in civil litigation, including fraud matters under the False Claims Act and employment disputes.
Buckley LLP
Lauren L. Erker
as Counsel
in San Francisco
Erker represents financial services companies and industry-leading technology, retail, and manufacturing firms in consumer class actions, complex commercial litigation, and enforcement actions.
Sarah Davis
as Counsel
in San Francisco
Davis represents financial institutions in consumer class actions, complex commercial litigation, and regulatory enforcement actions.
Norma Ramirez-Marin
as Senior Counsel
in Los Angeles
Ramirez-Marin represents a variety of financial services clients on licensing, regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters.
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Yoka & Smith LLP
Martin S. McMahan
as Partner
in Los Angeles
McMahan worked in business for several years before getting a law degree from Loyola Law School. His practice includes catastrophic injury/wrongful death defense, class-action and complex tort actions, commercial litigation, premises liability and product liability.
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Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Jonathan M Baum
as Partner
in San Francisco
from Clarence Dyer & Cohen LLP.
Jonathan Baum is a partner in Steptoe & Johnson LLP's Investigations & White-Collar Defense Group. He represents individuals and companies in criminal and civil proceedings in federal and state court, as well as in government investigations. He handles bank and wire fraud, money laundering, bribery, and economic espionage matters for clients.
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One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3900 , San Francisco 94105 United States
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(415) 365-6748
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Jesse Levin
as Partner
in Century City
Jesse Levin is a problem solver. For clients that face high-stakes disputes in corporate, entertainment, employment, real estate, and general commercial litigation, he is an aggressive advocate and a dedicated advisor. Mr. Levin takes pride in being responsive to his clients' unique concerns, and understanding the impacts litigation can have on his clients' attention and bottom lines. With that understanding, he helps each of his clients identify and pursue their objectives in litigation efficiently, and when necessary, relentlessly.
Mr. Levin's maintains a diverse practice built upon his extensive experience in both defending and prosecuting claims for breaches of contract and fiduciary duties; profit participation and royalty disputes; employment claims and wage & hour violations; class actions; intellectual property infringement and trade secret violations. Mr. Levin also routinely represents and advises partners and corporate officers and directors in matters of business divorce, internal investigations, and professional liability.
Recently, Mr. Levin prevailed on behalf of a management company suing for seven figures in unpaid royalties and defeated counter-claims for alleged violations of the Talent Agencies Act after a two-week arbitration. In a recent real estate matter before the Los Angeles Superior Court, Mr. Levin won a motion for summary judgment of contract claims that alleged over $150,000,000 in damages.
A life-long Angeleno, Mr. Levin received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, and his law degree from UCLA Law. Year after year, he is repeatedly selected as a "Rising Star" by Southern California Super Lawyers.
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Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Elias Dabaie
as Partner
in Century City
Elias Dabaie focuses on complex commercial litigation and advises clients in a wide range of high-stakes disputes, with particular emphasis on claims involving breach of contract, business torts, consumer fraud and products liability. His clients span a diverse array of industries, including real estate finance, professional sports and multinational retail.
With expertise in all aspects of litigation-including serving as lead counsel in several trials and obtaining lucrative settlements-Mr. Dabaie's commitment to his clients' success has earned him a reputation for fierce advocacy and imaginative litigation strategies.
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Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Karen Ahearn
as Partner
in Century City
Karen Ahearn, a partner in Glaser Weil's Real Estate Department, provides clients with a full range of real estate and development services. She assists clients with financing acquisitions, developments, leasing and land use. Her diversity of experience includes shopping centers, mixed-use projects and residential developments.
Before joining the Firm, Ms. Ahearn specialized in insurance coverage matters. Thus, Ms. Ahearn is in a unique position to advise clients on an entire range of ancillary issues that arise in real estate transactions, including insurance needs and indemnification agreements.
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Duane Morris LLP
Justin A. Santarosa
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Justin A. Santarosa, of Duane Morris' Los Angeles office, has been promoted to the firm partnership.
Kenneth Tze
as Partner
in San Francisco
Kenneth Tze, of Duane Morris' San Francisco office, has been promoted to the firm partnership.
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Tyson & Mendes LLP
Alla Shabun Policastro
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Policastro's practice focuses on defense of general liability and personal injury matters on behalf of individuals and businesses. Over the course of the past thirteen years, her litigation experience has included high exposure and catastrophic personal injury cases in the insurance and hospitality industries. Policastro also has significant experience in risk assessment and mitigation for her clients and handling all aspects of litigation to trial. She has an exceptional track record for resolving high exposure cases through negotiations and mediation even in the most adverse of circumstances
Emily Clare Meeson
as Partner
in San Diego and Orange County offices
Meeson's practice focuses on employment practices litigation defense, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. She has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout Southern California. She has successfully prepared multiple cases and witnesses for trial through completion, resulting in favorable jury verdicts
Christopher Howard Schon
as Partner
in San Diego
Schon specializes in high exposure, catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense. He also assists privately held businesses in state regulatory and compliance matters. Schon has prepared and argued numerous trial and pre-trial motions that disposed of causes of action and resulted in significantly reduced exposure against his clients. His jury trial experience includes a defense verdict and jury verdicts substantially below plaintiffs' settlement demands prior to trial.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Samantha Wilson Zutler
as Equity Partner
in San Francisco, CA
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Samantha W. Zutler has been elevated to equity partner. Samantha Zutler is a member of the firm’s Public Law; Litigation; and Labor and Employment practices.
Gregory Brian Thomas
as Equity Partner
in Oakland, CA
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Gregory B. Thomas has been elevated to equity partner. Greg Thomas is a member of Burke’s Litigation; Public Law; and Insurance Coverage and Litigation practices.
Kevin Drake Siegel
as Equity Partner
in Oakland, CA
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin D. Siegel has been elevated to equity partner. Kevin Siegel is a member of Burke’s Public Law; Environmental, Land Use, and Natural Resources; and Litigation practices.
Alan Amadeo Sozio
as Equity Partner
in Los Angeles
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Alan A. Sozio has been elevated to equity partner. Alan Sozio is a member of the firm’s Public Law (Eminent Domain); Environmental, Land Use, and Natural Resources; Litigation; and Real Estate and Business practices.
Mark Jason Austin
as Equity Partner
in Santa Ana, CA
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Mark J. Austin has been elevated to equity partner. Mark Austin is a member of Burke's Litigation; Public Law and Tort Claims and Products liability practices.
Thomas Darrel Jex
as Equity Partner
in Riverside, CA
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas D. Jex has been elevated to equity partner. Tom Jex is a member of the firm’s Public Law and Education Law practices.
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Atheria Law
Felicia Jafferies
as Senior Counsel
in San Francisco
Felicia Jafferies' practice focuses on privacy and technology insurance issues. A skilled litigator, her background includes the supervision of complex cases from inception through trial, and she has worked with Fortune 500 companies to develop nationwide litigation strategies for novel legal issues in the online commerce space. She also advises on matters concerning all aspects of cyber insurance coverage, including incident response and the defense of regulatory investigations and consumer lawsuits.
Joshua Myles
as Senior Counsel
in San Francisco
Josh Myles' practice includes representation of professional liability insurers of some of the world’s largest architectural and engineering firms. Josh has dealt with claims reaching into the billions of U.S. dollars, and his analytical and negotiation skills have been instrumental in achieving favorable results for insurers and their insureds. He also is experienced in addressing complex cyber and technology issues and has a background litigating intellectual property cases
Andrew Chan
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Andrew Chan represents London and U.S. insurers and focuses his practice on complex technology, media, and cyber matters. His practice includes providing insurance coverage advice, risk mitigation, and litigation management on matters involving data breaches, consumer privacy class actions, intellectual property disputes, and regulatory investigations.
Joshua Leach
as Partner
in San Francisco
Josh Leach advises cyber insurers regarding coverage for losses and claims arising from breach events and facilitates front-line incident response. With more than two decades of experience representing insurers, Josh’s experience also includes litigation arising out of disputes over the nature and extent of insurance coverage, insurance bad faith, and contribution and subrogation amongst insurers.
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