Top best Litigation Lawyers Near me in ZIP 90067

You no longer have to compromise between finding an attorney who understands the law or one that understands how a business is run. Mr. Zargarpour is an attorney with over 29 years of experience in operating and managing a business (and not just a law firm). Mr. Zargarpour combines a perfect balance of legal knowledge with an understanding of all aspects of a business.. Mr. Zargarpour is familiar with the limitations placed on you by shareholders, members, partners, employees, banks, investors, finances, family members, or even the competition. This familiarity helps save you a lot of wasted time, effort, and money and may result in a quicker resolution of the legal issues you are facing.

Wilkie thinks that creativity is an under-appreciated and under-utilized aspect of practicing law. Although the law at times appears clear-cut-and-dried, there is still plenty of room for creative thinking. Creativity comes into play, for example, when it comes to presenting a set of facts in a certain light in order to persuade a judge or jury, or to negotiate a favorable contract or settlement for a client.. In his over thirty years of practice, Wilkie has applied the lessons in creativity gleaned from handling almost a thousand cases involving disputes concerning real estate, contracts, insurance coverage and legal malpractice. He has taken approximately 100 of those cases to trial before a judge or jury.. He is a member of the Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Southern California Chapter Chinese American Lawyers Association and the Cowboy Lawyers Association.. He is admitted to practice before all the California courts, the United States District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.. Wilkie is well versed on legal disputes involving real estate. He has handled real estate disputes from inception all the way to the United States Supreme Court.  He is a licensed real estate broker and has written and lectured on issues involving real estate litigation.. Wilkie graduated cum laude from UCLA, and obtained his law degree from Loyola University School of Law, graduating with honors and selected for membership into the Sir Thomas More Honor Society. Wilkie has served on Advisory Board and Building Committee of Los Angeles Branch of the American Heart Association and as legal advisor to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Southern California has a confirmed weakness for sports cars, especially those manufactured in Italy and enjoys skiing, horseback riding, bicycling and scuba diving.

We serve as Outside General Counsel for entrepreneurs and growing companies, with an emphasis in the construction industry, providing superior cost-effective legal and business solutions in collections, contracts, employment, insurance, and intellectual property matters. Litigation, mediation, arbitration and transactions.

We are dedicated to the interests of our clients and delivery of extraordinarily responsive, creative, practical and high quality solutions to their problems, developed from their point of view.  We are also dedicated to providing our clients with quality service at a competitive cost.. We believe that the problems facing many individuals and corporate clients today can be addressed by taking a preventive approach. We assist clients in identifying potential problems prior to them maturing into litigation. If appropriate, we take advantage of settlement opportunities before litigation, but if we have to litigate, then that what we do.. We also stress risk avoidance services, including the evaluation of clients' business, IP and HR practices, policies and procedures and regulatory compliance issues. All of these strategies are designed to maximize recovery and enhance the client's position.. We represent manufacturers, distributors, franchisors, pharmaceutical companies, compounding pharmacies, healthcare providers, retail/food chains and developers.

Reza I. Gharakhani is an experienced, effective and aggressive litigation attorney who handles breach of contract, employment and intellectual property cases. In addition, Reza's practices also focuses on matters involving corporate governance, fiduciary duties and unfair business practice claims. Reza has won cases both at the pleading stage and through jury verdicts in both state and federal courts in California and Hawaii. He has successfully represented clients in partnership disputes and dissolutions, shareholder representative litigation, derivative litigation, and shareholder class actions, obtaining over $15 million in settlements and awards on behalf of his clients. Reza also helps his clients avoid litigation by implementing preventative measures and business practices to minimize litigation risks.

Penny M. Costa maintains a broad-based litigation practice with an emphasis on business disputes and intellectual property litigation. She has represented a variety of businesses and industries in high-stakes litigation from the distribution of music royalties to the cancellation of stock options, and the enforcement of copyright and First Amendment rights.  Ms. Costa also counsels clients regarding the protection of their intellectual property, including trademark and copyright issues.. Ms. Costa represents clients in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative proceedings and alternative dispute resolution. An experienced litigator, she has also handled many appellate matters, successfully briefing and presenting cases before the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Costa handles pro bono adoption matters for Alliance for Children’s Rights.. From 2007 through 2015, Ms. Costa has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list, a designation bestowed on only the top 5% of lawyers in this region.

Our philosophy is simple, but all too rare among law firms today.  At The Law Offices of Michael D. Grahn we believe that when you hire a law firm you should expect to build a genuine relationship with your attorney.  Your attorney should be compassionate and available when you want to ask questions or discuss your case.  Your attorney should strive to provide you genuine relief and ease the anxiety you feel.. As a client of The Law Offices of Michael D. Grahn you will receive comprehensive, skillful and talented legal representation.  Our clients will also discover that our truly exceptional legal representation is equally focused on compassion, care and availability.. We are a highly experienced and accomplished law firm.  Our success is measured both by the results we achieve in the courtroom, and by the relationships we build with our clients.  We work tirelessly to obtain the best legal results possible, and to guide our clients through the process with kindness and compassion.

Ms. Molnar is a litigation and transactional intellectual property attorney.. She has handled trademark infringement cases, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, in a wide range of industries including individuals and entities within the musical instrument, cell phone accessory, toy and apparel industries.. She has experience in patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases, including litigation involving non-traditional marks such as trade dress, product configuration and product packaging.. In addition, she has extensive experience in trademark prosecution, including litigating opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.. On the transactional side, Ms. Molnar advises clients on the availability of trademarks for use and registration, negotiates and prepares licenses, and performs intellectual property due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions.. Ms. Molnar also assists start-up companies with the procurement of an intellectual property portfolio, corporate formation and licensing.. Ms. Molnar earned her J.D. from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2006. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Corporate Communications, magna cum laude, from Elon University.. Ms. Molnar is admitted to practice in New York and California, as well as the United States District Court for the Central and Southern Districts of California and the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts of New York.

Mr. Mehdian is the founding member of Mehdian Law, APC. His expertise runs deep in general litigation, including but not limited to, business litigation, trust litigation, and catastrophic personal injury litigation.  Mr. Mehdian has successfully represented parties in various litigation matters, resolving disputes as economically and expeditiously as possible for those who expect more.

Joyce H. Ma focuses her practice in the areas of securities litigation, domestic and international business litigation, and general liability matters in State and Federal Court.  Her extensive experience as an entrepreneur and business woman has helped Ms. Ma consistently attain exceptional results in the courtroom as well as dispute resolutions forums, while maintaining her sensitivity to each client’s personal and enterprise concerns.    Ms. Ma’s clients include major corporations including Fortune 500 Companies and multi-national corporations, as well as small businesses and sole proprietors.  She has assisted in the successful defense of large corporations in various delicate matters, including a defamation/libel action involving a renown international corporation and a domestic business entity.  She has also assisted and acquired favorable settlements on behalf of individuals and corporation alike, including a multi-million settlement in a products liability case.. During her graduate career, Ms. Ma served as Copy Editor for the Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice, and authored the article, “Proposition 8 and Education: Teaching our Children to be Gay?”  (19 S. Cal. Rev. L. & Social Justice 149).  She also was engaged as a summer associate for a top five ranked law firm in Seoul, South Korea.  She has participated in the Post-Conviction Justice Project through the advance clinic program at University of Southern California where she represented an inmate as a certified student.  In addition to acting as counsel in parole hearings, Ms. Ma also appeared before the California Court of Appeals on a Habeas Corpus petition on behalf of her client, which was granted by the Appellate Court.

Jonathan Shin is an associate in the litigation department of Hooper, Lundy, & Bookman.  Mr. Shin’s practice comprises a wide range of matters on behalf of hospitals, medical staffs, and other health care providers.. Mr. Shin obtained his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2012 as a member of the Order of the Coif and Moot Court Honors Program. While in law school, he also served as Managing Editor of the Pacific Basin Law Journal, and served as an intern for the New York County District Attorney’s Office during the Summer of 2011.. Prior to joining Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, Mr. Shin was an associate for Shumener, Odson & Oh, LLP where he represented clients on a variety of commercial litigation matters, with a particular emphasis on commercial real estate litigation.. Mr. Shin is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the United States District Court for the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Jill Casselman practices in the areas of general and complex civil litigation, and intellectual property.  She has experience handling copyright, trademark, inverse condemnation, products liability, breach of contract, negligence, fraud, and animal law cases, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.. Ms. Casselman has substantial experience representing clients in all stages of litigation up through and including at trial. In 2010, she co-chaired two cases through trial, while preparing for trials in several other matters.  Representing the plaintiff in an inverse condemnation matter, the court found liability at trial, resulting in a $1.5 million settlement.. Ms. Casselman graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Law in 2009.  She received her B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, where she graduated summa cum laude in three years.

Jason received his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University where he was appointed by the Dean of Student Life to head the judicial board and risk management panel which oversee ASU's fraternities and sororities.  He was named Greek Man of the Year in 1993.  After graduation, Jason returned home to Birmingham, Alabama where he attended law school at Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He was a member of Cumberland's Moot Court Team and competed nationally against students from all over the United States.  He passed the Bar Exam in Alabama in 1996 and began his legal career at Boardman, Carr et al.  where his practice focused on the defense of big box retailers including Kmart and Toys R Us in lawsuits arising out of personal injuries and accidents.  In 2000,he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to Southern California.  Jason joined Daniels, Fine, Israel, Schonbuch & Lebovits, LLP in July of 2000 and has defended bars and night clubs along the world famous Sunset Strip since that time.  He also represents concert venues, private security companies, commercial trucks, motor carriers, products manufacturers, musicians, and artists in litigation throughout California and Alabama.  He and Jennifer have four children and also serve as resource parents for the Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services and Long Beach Head Start.  Aside from spending time with his wife and family, Jason is a food and wine enthusiast and an avid college football fan.

Jason H. Tokoro is an experienced trial attorney who has prosecuted and defended actions in both state and federal court.  He has prevailed in complex commercial disputes involving a wide variety of issues, including intellectual property, entertainment, real estate, class actions and general business disputes.. Notable accomplishments include:. Prior to joining Miller Barondess, Jason was a litigation counsel at O’Melveny & Myers, LLP in its Business Trial and Litigation practice group and served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Dean D. Pregerson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.. Jason received his Juris Doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall) in 2007, Order of the Coif.  During law school, he was a Supervising Editor of the Berkeley Business Law Journal.  Jason graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Political Science.

I represent a wide array of clients in securities litigation and enforcement matters, and in complex business litigation. I represent private equity funds, including hedge funds, broker-dealers, underwriters, placement agents and issuers (including their officers and directors) in SEC and FINRA (formerly NASD) enforcement proceedings, and in white collar criminal proceedings. In addition, I defend both underwriters and issuers (and their officers and directors) in securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions and takeover defense litigation.. Beyond securities matters, I also have an active complex business litigation practice, including representing parties in California consumer class actions involving claimed violations of the Right to Privacy, Section 17200 and RICO.. In addition to representing private and public companies in a variety of industries in both national and international business disputes as well as in securities class and derivative actions, I also represent both domestic and international market participants (including many Chinese issuers traded in the US, as well as underwriters and placement agents with respect to those transactions) in a wide range of securities litigation and enforcement matters, including pre-litigation crisis management counseling.. I have been approved by American International Group, Inc. (AIG), and XL Group PLC, as one of the few lawyers in California to represent directors and officers in securities and other complex (class action) litigation matters.

I have ejoyed a 24-year career in California's constantly evolving area of insurance coverage litigation, focusing on novel and complex issues involving multi-million dollar disputes.  I have represented some of the largest and best known insurance carriers in the United States in cases pending in state and federal courts.  In addition, my practice involves representing companies and individuals involved in a wide range of business and commercial disputes.

I am an attorney-mediator (and licensed real estate broker) based in Century City, Los Angeles, California.  I enjoy a broad civil litigation practice, with emphasis on business and real estate litigation.  I also serve as a mediator in these fields.. I have been an active member of the California Bar since 1989.  I was also admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 1984, and the District of Columbia Bar in 1985.. Please note: After many years of practicing exclusively in California, I stopped paying dues to the D.C. Bar and the Virginia State Bar to save business costs; therefore, I am on "administrative suspension" status with the D.C. and Virginia bar associations.  I can obtain reinstatement at any time by paying appropriate fees/dues to either or both associations, and with the D.C. Bar, taking a mandatory one-day course given only in D.C.. I have never been sanctioned or subject to any disciplinary complaints or proceedings in any jurisdiction.

I am a litigator and managing partner of Simkin & Associates, Inc.  I am licensed to practice law in California, New York, and the District of Columbia.  Our firm focuses on real estate and business law.  We prosecute and defend breach of contract, fraud, negligence, and misrepresentation cases.  Our typical cases involve property owners, businesses, trustees, and realtors concerning purchase agreements, leases, contracts, and all other matters of residential and commercial property and business disputes.  We also handle employment and probate and trust litigation.  Michael Simkin has proudly is one of the Southern Californina lawyers identified as a Superlawyer!. We guide our clients through the legal maze from beginning to end including jury trials, appeals, and collection of money judgments.  We provide our clients with creative solutions, personal attention and cost effective services.

Gerard ("Gerry") Fox graduated from Georgetown Law School, magna cum laude, and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond. Mr. Fox has acted as lead trial counsel for clients such as Vivendi, Clear Channel and Dow Chemical. Gerry has also represented a wide variety of high net worth individuals, privately owned companies and high profile entertainers including Madonna, James Gandolfini, Anita Baker, Rush Limbaugh, Art Neville and the Isley Brothers.. Mr. Fox started his career at Covington & Burling, followed by Kaye, Scholer, before forming his own litigation boutique, Fox & Spillane. It was at Fox & Spillane that Mr. Fox achieved and honed his trial skills during the twelve year history of his firm. He is a fierce advocate who brings a passion to each and every matter in order to drive a favorable resolution. His trial practice takes him to courts throughout the country.. Mr. Fox has represented both plaintiffs and defendants and brings to each matter on which he is retained a firm understanding of how "the other side is thinking." He believes in mapping out a wide range of strategic options at the beginning of a case, fitting the case strategy within the client's overall set of business goals and budgets, and then getting to a "leverage point" quickly, in order to position the case for a favorable close position for his client. It is his firm belief that preparation, sound judgment, and timely execution are the keys to bringing about a cost effective and winning result in a commercial litigation matter. He works on both an hourly and, when merited, a pure or modified contingent fee basis.. Mr. Fox has handled substantial matters in the following industries: music, televison and motion picture, infomercial, media, video game, talent management, family wealth and trusts and estates, investment banking and security,oil and gas, sports, modeling, clothing, radio, real estate, chemical products, securities, banking, and medical device products.

Founder and principal of Rome & Associates, A.P.C., Eugene Rome is an accomplished litigator and transactional attorney representing clients in both the United States and abroad in the areas of intellectual property law, domain name disputes and art law. He also possesses a wealth of experience in entertainment and business litigation.. Mr. Rome represents clients in matters involving Internet disputes as well as financial and electronic payment processing. For example, recently, Mr. Rome obtained a $2.4 million verdict with $1.45 million in punitive damages in a breach of oral agreement and fraud case arising out of a failed referral relationship in the complex international payment processing space. Mr. Rome has also prosecuted several payment processing disputes against foreign banks, during which he successfully established jurisdiction over the foreign banks in the United States and secured favorable settlements with the banks’ co-defendants.. Mr. Rome serves as outside counsel to domain name registrars, web service providers, lead generator companies and other Internet businesses. In a mass typosquatting case, he procured a $1.3 million judgment against all registrants of the infringing domains as well as individuals and companies monetizing the infringing domains. His domain name practice includes representing clients in intellectual property, compliance issues and other legal proceedings involving:. ·         Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ·         Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). ·         Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). ·         Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM) and analogous state law provisions. In addition to his work in Internet and business law, Mr. Rome has developed a niche in art law. Serving as co-counsel, he provided case strategy, discovery and litigation support in securing an $800,000 judgment in a forged artwork case on behalf of a Parisian art gallery. He has also litigated ownership issues to prominent Warhol works, represented partners in art promotion disputes and handled insurance disputes arising out of damaged and stolen art.. Mr. Rome is admitted to practice in California, both in federal and state courts. He is fluent in Russian and speaks conversational French.

For over 25 years, Farhad Novian, the Managing Partner of Novian & Novian LLP,  has advised, counseled and represented California businesses and individuals in a broad range of corporate and business transactions and disputes. These matters have been resolved or adjudicated at the state or federal level through court trials, jury verdicts, at arbitration, at mediation or informally.  In so doing, Farhad has built and manages a highly capable and skilled team of corporate, litigation and transactional attorneys providing legal services to the Novian clients, all at competitive rates.. Farhad’s business counseling and litigation advocacy skills have successfully resolved or adjudicated disputes and matters involving breach of contract, business fraud, copyright and trademark, defamation, entertainment law, hospitality, labor and employment, licensing, partnership, real estate, trade secret misappropriation and right of publicity violations.  Farhad has also garnered success in representing numerous privately held and publicly traded companies on transactional matters in the corporate, entertainment, hospitality, real estate and technology fields from the start-up funding phase, to operations, to mergers and acquisitions.. Farhad earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from UCLA in 1981. He received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School Los Angeles, in 1984.  In 1988, the brother combination of Farid and Farhad founded Novian & Novian and has remained consistently strong players in the legal community since then.  For close to two decades, Farhad has enjoyed recognition as an “AV” rated lawyer via the peer-review system established and administered by Martindale-Hubbell, with “AV” being the highest rating for “legal ability” and “faithful adherence to the professional standards of conduct and legal ethics of the legal profession, professional reliability and diligence . . . .”. Farhad is active in state and federal bar associations and regularly lectures at UCLA on real estate and hospitality law and has participated in the “Boardroom Series” lectures on corporate structuring matters before young entrepreneurial professionals. As a community participant, Farhad is a member of the Board of Directors of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and a volunteer in several other community organizations.  He has two young sons and enjoys playing tennis during his off hours and is an avid art enthusiast.

Bryan's clients include large and small internet-based entertainment companies, motion picture, television and production companies, talent agencies, actors, personal and business management firms, national real estate brokerage companies, real estate development and management companies, national food service distributors, multi-state restaurant companies, banks, financial institutions, and multi-national corporations.

As a Los Angeles Civil attorney, Mehrshad Mirkhan has a solid reputation for approaching legal matters in a strategic, comprehensive, and personalized manner.  His approach has been so successful that he has succeeded in running an efficient law firm encompassing the whole Southern California region, including Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.  He is considered to be a formidable opponent by opposing counsel while strictly adhering to high ethical standards.. Attorney Mirkhan is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Bar Association of North San Diego County. He obtained his law degree from the McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific in 1998. The McGeorge School of Law awarded him with the “Most Patient Advocate Award” and the “Commitment to Clients Award.” He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Kentucky in 1995.

Arash Beral is a partner in Freeman, Freeman & Smiley LLP's Los Angeles office and a member of the Litigation Department. Mr. Beral routinely counsels clients in highly sophisticated, complex legal matters and disputes, oftentimes of national and international significance. While he represents clients in business, commercial, employment, intellectual property, and real estate litigation matters from inception (including emergency injunctive relief/TRO applications) through trial, appeals, and enforcement of judgments, Mr. Beral's primary practice focus is on ever-evolving state and federal trade secret laws and trade secret litigation.. Mr. Beral's most recent trial victories include a 2015 state court trial victory in which case he was the lead plaintiff's trial counsel in a real estate dispute involving property located in the highly coveted Estates at the Oaks of Calabasas, and a 2014 federal court trial victory in which case he was the lead local defense counsel in a trade secrets dispute involving claims among competing multi-national businesses.. Mr. Beral earned both his Bachelor of Arts degree and Juris Doctor degree in less than five years, graduating in the top 5% of his undergraduate class and in the top 10% of his law school class.  While now a seasoned litigator, he was at the time of admission to the State Bar of California one of the youngest practicing lawyers in California.. From 2012 through 2016, Mr. Beral was named to the list of Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine, an honor bestowed to only 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40.

An experienced trial lawyer and litigator, Mr. Cachán has represented Fortune 500 companies before federal and state courts around the country in breach-of-contract litigations, securities and banking actions, professional malpractice cases, suits brought under California’s Unfair Competition Law and many other substantive legal areas. In the last several years, Mr. Cachán has served as trial counsel in various significant and high-profile matters, including:. Mr. Cachán has also represented Wells Fargo in several high-stakes litigations, including a class action brought by the City of Los Angeles alleging the bank has engaged in unlawful sales practices, two other matters brought by the cities of Los Angeles and Oakland alleging disparate-impact race discrimination in connection with mortgage lending, and several suits alleging the mismanagement of investments made on behalf of various pension companies. Mr. Cachán has represented NBCUniversal in an arbitration involving the profits from a series of popular made-for-television movies.. Mr. Cachán has been named one of California’s Top 20 Under 40 lawyers by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The national law publication Law360 named him one of the top lawyers under 40 in the nation. He was selected as one of twelve “Rising Star” attorneys byDiversity & the Bar, published by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. And for seven consecutive years, Mr. Cachán was named a “Rising Star” in the field of general litigation by Law & Politics Media, Inc., published in Los Angeles magazine.. Mr. Cachán has previously served as a member of the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) of the State Bar of California, which evaluates all candidates who are under consideration for a judicial appointment by the Governor. He currently serves on the board of governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) in Los Angeles. He sits on the Complex Courts Committee for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Mr. Cachán also serves on the board of the Mexican-American Bar Foundation, a charitable organization that has provided more than $1 million in scholarships to young Latinos enrolled in ABA-accredited law schools in Southern California.. Mr. Cachán has taken an active role in various pro bono activities that center around his interests in trial work and Latin America. He has served as a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s “Mexico Project,” traveling to Mexico to help the country's judges, public defenders and prosecutors master basic trial skills. In addition, Mr. Cachán several years ago participated in a consultative session with the Honduran Supreme Court, organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development, regarding a case that raised issues of first impression under Honduran law. Mr. Cachán is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.. Mr. Cachán is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Between college and law school, he studied in Spain as a Fulbright Fellow. Prior to beginning private practice, Mr. Cachán served as law clerk to the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcón of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the first Latino appointed to that court.. Mr. Cachán is the son of Cuban exiles and is fluent in Spanish.