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Trial lawyer with emphases on complex business, intellectual property, securities, employment, real estate, and professional negligence disputes.

Steve Haney is an aggressive litigator and an experienced and successful trial attorney. He does whatever it takes for his clients to win.

Shawn Shaffie’s practice, as partner at Parker Shaffie LLP involves all aspects of litigation, business, wrongful death, and deal making.  Mr. Shaffie also focuses on professional liability concerning attorneys, accountants and other business professionals. He has favorably resolved numerous multi-million-dollar lawsuits and arbitrations, and has wide-ranging litigation experience in a variety of substantive areas including business disputes, contracts and finance, habitability, franchise law, risk management and loss prevention, intellectual property, insurance, and sober living home and drug treatment center malfeasance.. Mr. Shaffie is passionate about protecting artists and their imaginations. Within his entertainment law practice, he represents talent in all phases of deal making, contracts and negotiations, as well as litigation arising from such matters.

Sabina represents clients throughout Southern California in various Civil Litigation matters, including, property disputes, employment disputes, breach of contract matters and landlord representation.. Sabina graduated from UC Berkeley with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science, and from Southwestern Law School with Public Service Distinction. While in law school, Sabina was a legal advocate at the Children’s Rights Clinic, and also externed at the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.. Sabina is admitted to the State Bar of California and the US District Court, Central District of California. Learn more about our services at , or contact us for a consultation in one of our California offices.

Richard S. Conn is a partner in the Firm's Los Angeles office.  Mr. Conn specializes in business, creditors' rights and probate litigation. His practice also involves defense of professional liability claims against attorneys arising in the context of business, bankruptcy or probate representation.  Mr. Conn has also represented several Southern California universities in trust and commercial litigation.

Mr. Lussier is a Partner at Veatch Carlson, LLP, where he is also the Director of the Firm's Intellectual Property Department. A civil litigator with deep experience across all categories of business disputes, his practice primarily focuses on intellectual property litigation, including trademark and copyright infringement, unfair competition, false advertising, misappropriation of trade secrets, and commercial disparagement. Mr. Lussier also has represented Fortune 500 companies in many types of complex litigation, including employment, antitrust, product liability, environmental, and contractual disputes. In addition to representing clients in trial courts, Mr. Lussier is an experienced appellate lawyer, having obtained victories for clients in the California Court of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. In addition to being involved in community activities, Mr. Lussier serves as a Trustee of the Pasadena Methodist Foundation.

Mr. Holmes' practice focuses on complex civil litigation, securities enforcement defense, and other regulatory defense. He represents clients in a broad range of fraud-based matters, including SEC and CFTC investigations, grand jury investigations and criminal and civil litigation involving allegations of financial fraud and related allegations of malfeasance. He also represents clients in proceedings before FINRA, the Department of Insurance, Department of Real Estate, and Board of Accountancy.. Mr. Holmes, an accomplished trial lawyer, recently completed a federal trial regarding securities law claims (defeating all claims of fraud against his client), obtained an approximately $1 million decision in favor of his plaintiff client in a breach of fiduciary duty case tried in state court, obtained an over $1 million award for his client following a securities arbitration, obtained a state court trial verdict for another client (the plaintiff in a breach of contract and fraud case), and obtained a nonsuit for his client in a jury trial following the close of the plaintiffs' case - and these are only a few of his many favorable trial results. Mr. Holmes has also represented clients in appellate matters (most recently affirming a state-court post-trial result he'd earlier obtained for his client), as well as before the Ninth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal (in securities-related matters), and the Delaware Supreme Court (finding in favor of Mr. Holmes' client). While at the SEC, Mr. Holmes led SEC investigations and injunctive/administrative actions, and since entering private practice, has defended - at the investigative and litigation stages - numerous such actions.. Prior to founding what became Holmes, Athey, Cowan & Mermelstein LLP, Mr. Holmes was a shareholder in a Los Angeles-based white collar criminal and civil litigation firm, and was Of Counsel to two national law firms. He also served as a Staff Attorney in the Enforcement Division of the United States Securities & Exchange Commission, and as Corporations Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the California Department of Corporations (now known as the "Department of Financial Protection and Innovation", or DFPI). While at the California Department of Corporations, Mr. Holmes was a founding member of the Internet Compliance and Enforcement ("ICE") unit, and while at the SEC, Mr. Holmes was a member of the Internet Enforcement Branch.

Mr. Atlee is a business litigator who handles a wide range of disputes involving real property, contracts, unfair competition, intellectual property, interference and other business torts. He routinely first-chairs matters before arbitrators and mediators as well as judges and juries in state and federal courts. Mr. Atlee helps clients achieve their business objectives through practical advice, strategic motion practice and proactive use of alternative dispute resolution prior to trial.. Mr. Atlee first partnered with the founders of Park & Velayos when they all started their careers in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins. After 16 years at Latham, Mr. Atlee also was a litigation partner at Winston & Strawn LLP and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, while continuing to work occasionally on discrete matters with Messrs. Park and Velayos.

Michael Zareh Pehlevanian is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A. He focuses his practice on civil litigation defense, general liability, premises liability and product liability.. Prior to joining QPWB, Mr. Pehlevanian was lead counsel for a financial services company specializing in tax planning.  He assisted individuals and businesses with Federal and State tax liability issues. He represented clients in all aspects of the audit process, negotiated with the Internal Revenue Service and with State taxing agencies to release levies, garnishments and federal tax liens, and petitioned tax court involving tax obligation issues.. Mr. Pehlevanian received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California in May 2013 and Bachelor of Arts from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California in May 2008, graduating with a major in political science.. Mr. Pehlevanian is licensed to practice law in California.  He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and San Diego County Bar Association.. He is fluent in Armenian.

Mhare Mouradian is an experienced attorney focusing his distinguished practice on complex civil litigation. Mr. Mouradian specializes in Business Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Corporate Transactions, and Real Estate Transactions. He has successfully represented numerous companies and individuals in state and federal court to verdict. He has valuable experience handling corporate and real estate transactions, premises liability, products liability and employment law matters.. Mr. Mouradian has wide ranging experience with alternative dispute resolution that has resulted in countless favorable settlements for his clients.  He strives to consistently develop integrated legal strategies that support his clients’ business objectives.  Additionally, Mr. Mouradian takes pride in serving as outside general counsel to several companies providing advice and guidance in all areas of business law.

I spent the first 30+ years of career in the largest law firms in the world, including in various management positions.  In 2011, I decided that my clients no longer needed that infrastructure (or overhead), and opened my own firm.  It has worked out quite well for my clients, my family, and me.

Gregory M. Salvato   is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law and the founding member of Salvato Law Offices, a litigation and bankruptcy firm located in downtown Los Angeles and Orange County, California, specializing in creditor rights and business litigation.. Mr. Salvato has litigated matters in the Bankruptcy or Federal District Courts in Arizona, Coloado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Texas, and before the California Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. He has been a Bankruptcy Specialist since 2002, certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, State Bar of California and is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification.  Mr. Salvato  is the former chair of the Bankruptcy Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California. He is Martindale-Hubbell A-V rated, and Los Angeles Magazine named him a "Southern California Super Lawyer" from 2004 through 2020.. Mr. Salvato is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s sections on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, Litigation, and Remedies (Chair, 2002-2003), the Italian American Lawyers Association (President 2019, Board of Trustees), Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum,  California Bankruptcy Forum, Financial Lawyers Conference, American Bankruptcy Institute, and American Bar Association.. He received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1976 from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, and his J.D. in 1986 from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California, where he was the Chief Articles Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.. Published cases include:  In re Amwest Ins. Group, Inc. (L. Tim Wagner, Liquidator v. Amwest Ins. Group), 285 B.R. 447 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2002); In re First T.D. & Investments, Inc. (Neilson v. Chang),  253 F. 3d 520 (9th Cir. 2001); In re First T.D. & Investments, Inc. (Neilson v. Chang), 218 B.R. 92 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1999), In re Cobe (Smith v. Cobe), 229 B.R. 15 (BAP 9th Cir. 1998); In re Colonial Realty Company (Colonial Realty Co. v. River Bank America), 122 B.R. 1 (Bankr. D. Conn. 1990); In re Peregrine Entertainment Group (National Peregrine, Inc. v. Capitol Federal Savings), 116 B.R. 194 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1990).

Eli Gordon is the Managing Partner of the Business Real Estate Group in Los Angeles. Mr. Gordon has been recognized as one of the leading real estate litigation defense attorneys in Los Angeles and has represented some of the largest property owners and managers in the country in high stakes litigation. Mr. Gordon is the Chair of the Affordable Housing Practice Group at Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP and has been a distinguished member of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) government affairs committee.. Mr. Gordon joined Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP in 2006 as a law clerk while attending Chapman University School of Law in Orange, California. Mr. Gordon then joined KTS as an Associate Attorney in 2007 and, after exhibiting an exemplary record of results for his clients, was named Partner in 2014.. Mr. Gordon’s practice has focused primarily on defending complex litigation matters filed in state and federal court against owners and managers of residential and commercial real estate including, but not limited to, mass Plaintiff habitability disputes, fair housing disputes, wrongful eviction claims, breach of lease actions and other matters in the business and real estate arena. Mr. Gordon’s work in prosecuting commercial breach of lease complaints has led to judgments totaling in the millions of dollars for his clients. Mr. Gordon has handled several high profile appellate matters and has presented argument before the California Court of Appeals, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.. Mr. Gordon is also an active member of the California Apartment Association, the Institute of Real Estate Management and the California Self Storage Association.

Dan Woods is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office.  An accomplished litigator and experienced trial lawyer, he has been honored with many prestigious awards and has been recognized by several leading legal publications.  Benchmark Litigation recently named him one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America.. Among the awards he has received, Mr. Woods was named one of the Top 100 Attorneys in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal in 2011.  In 2011, Mr. Woods was awarded the ABA's John Minor Wisdom Public Interest and Professionalism Award.  He received  a 2011 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award,  and was named a 2010 Attorney of the Year by the Recorder.  Mr. Woods was presented with the 2011 "Partner in Mission" award by The Salvation Army.  The Log Cabin Republicans presented him with the "President Ronald Reagan Award" for 2011.  Mr. Woods received the Katherine Krause Award presented by the Inner City Law Center for outstanding leadership and service to its clients, tenants in slum housing buildings, (2000) , and was a recipient of the California State Bar President's Award for Pro Bono Service the same year.  Most recently, Mr. Woods has been selected to the 2016 Irish Legal 100, an annual compilation of the top 100 lawyers in the United States of Irish descent.. Among the publications that have recognized him, Mr. Woods has been recognized  as a leading litigator by Chambers USA each year from 2006-2016.  In 2006, for example, Chambers USA reported that “clients admire his confident trial skills and knack for ‘always being right.’’  In 2012, Chambers USA noted that clients “appreciate his ability to ‘predict what will happen in a case.’”  Mr. Woods has also been recognized as a California "Litigation Star" in Benchmark Litigation for 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2016.  He has also been named a "Super Lawyer" in the Southern California Super Lawyers Edition each year since 2004.

At the Law Offices of Ian J. Imrich, APC, our experience and focus upon evolving technologies and modern advances is keenly different; as a result, our legal perspective is progressive and different as well.. Rather than resist the advance of eCommerce and balk at the global economy, our law office understands both the historical practice of law and the inevitable evolution into worldwide legal and economic realities, emerging new technologies that impact them, and the social interactions and networking of our diverse clientele.. We understand the intrinsic structure of our clients' businesses and provide real world knowledge and pragmatic legal advice in order to better resolve complex legal issues and help our clients avoid further legal problems in the future.. We provide sage legalcounsel and pragmatic legal advice which is prompt, effecient, and effective.  Our clients count on us for a powerful, innovative, and  practical legal approaches to meeting the various challenges that face their business. The legal services we offer focus on these key areas:

Artin Shaverdian is an experienced litigator representing business entities, public agencies and individuals in a broad range of commercial and real estate related disputes. In addition to his business and real property litigation practice, Mr. Shaverdian specializes in eminent domain / inverse condemnation litigation, other valuation related litigation, construction disputes, and municipal and redevelopment matters.. He is widely recognized as an expert in California in eminent domain and inverse condemnation matters and speaks regularly on eminent domain issues. In addition to representing clients in litigation matters, he also provides strategic advice and counseling to his clients to creatively resolve or proactively avoid disputes.. Mr. Shaverdian has represented multinational corporations, business entities and individuals in a variety of industries including technology, oil and gas, hospitality, food and beverage, manufacturing, and various others in litigation and other related matters. He has also represented public agency clients such as the Riverside County Transportation Commission, Los Angeles Unified School District, Oxnard Union High School District, High Desert Water District, City of Ontario, City of Gardena, City of Pico Rivera, City of Pomona, City of South Gate, Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency, Cathedral City Redevelopment Agency, Glendale Redevelopment Agency, and Orange County Flood Control District in various litigation matters.. Los Angeles magazine has recognized Mr. Shaverdian as a Super Lawyers “Southern California Rising Star” from 2011-2015.. Prior to joining Best Best & Krieger, Artin was of counsel with Kane Ballmer & Berkman and was previously a partner with the California Eminent Domain Law Group.. Mr. Shaverdian is a member of Association of Business Trial Lawyers.  He is also a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the International Right of Way Association, the central authority in public right-of-way work, including legal issues related to eminent domain and inverse condemnation litigation. He is a member of the Eminent Domain and Land Use Committee of the Transpotation Research Board.  He has written articles for the IRWA on eminent domain and inverse condemnation issues. He is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Real Property Section, Condemnation and Land Valuation Committee, a member of the Armenian Bar Association, and a registered agent with the California Bureau of Real Estate.. Artin attended Southwestern University School of Law where he graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree in 2002. While in law school, he was a member of the moot court and trial advocacy programs. Artin is a native of Southern California, having graduated from the Marshall School of Business at USC, with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurship. At USC he was the recipient of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Top Ten Business Plan Award.. Artin was named to the Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2011 -2015.