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Marc Weitz began his career on Wall Street, holding positions at Lehman Brothers, AIG, and Morgan Stanley, where he focused on fixed income and structured products. He later joined Financial Management Advisors in Los Angeles, managing portfolios and advising on distressed debt, bankruptcies, and corporate credit. Before founding his own law practice, Marc served as a senior associate at Chanin Capital Partners, a prominent financial advisor to debtors and creditors in complex restructuring and bankruptcy matters.. Marc is an active member of the Los Angeles legal and financial communities. He belongs to the Southern California Bankruptcy Inn of Court, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the CFA Societies of Los Angeles and France. He is licensed to practice law in California (Bar #242830), admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a licensed California real estate broker (DRE #02056127).. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law and holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder.. Outside of work, Marc is an avid traveler who has visited over 120 countries. He is also a published novelist, passionate cinephile, and devoted reader who enjoys discussing film and literature. When outdoors, he can often be found hiking or jogging in the hills.

Malcolm has 32+ years experience in litigation, mediation, corporate and corporate formation, general business, employment, real estate and insurance matters.. Malcolm is admitted to practice before the Federal District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th and 9th Circuits, Washington D.C. Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is also admitted to the US Court of International Trade,. Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell law directory.. Litigation Background. Malcolm has tried court and jury tirals in both State and Federal Courts in the field of national and international business, wills and trust, employment and insurance matters.  The diverse litigation experience gives him added insight to take an  entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and dispute resolution. Malcolm is a panel arbitrator for the Shenzhen International Arbitration Commission and the Beijing International Arbitration Commission.. Business Transactions. Malcolm is actively involved in handling transactional matters, and has close working relationship with businesses on a regional and international scale.. This permits him to negotiate effectively for international clients, from Company formation to decision making in a business context.. Mediation. Appointed as a neutral on the Los Angeles Superior Court panel, and as a settlement officer on the Attorney Settlement Officer Panel, United States District Court for the Central District of California.  Also appointed as a Panel Mediator for the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO").. His mediation experience includes a wide variety of legal disputes, emphasizing multiparty and international business disputes involving employment, construction, securities, ongoing transactional disputes, and family disputes.. International Law. In international matters, his experience spans international litigation, corporate, business, real estate and insurance matters in North and Latin America, Europe and China.. China Experience. Appointed as counselor to governmental and commerical concerns in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), and is also acting as an advisor to the cities of Shenyang, Dandong and Benxi on trade, business entities formation, international arbitration, such as CIETAC, and other wills and trust related matters.. He is enthusiastically and actively engaged in hosting for delegations of prominent Chinese Governmental Officials, Chinese attorneys, and elite business people coming from various cities of PRC, including but not limited to, Beijing, Shanghai, Fujing, Shangdong and Guangdong Provinces.. Speaking Engagement. Malcolm's expertise in the field of business law, litigation, employment, arbitration law, international law, and insurance law has led to numerous engagements for regional, national and international organizations.  Please see details about this part in the section below.

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Los Angeles Magazine has named Barry Kellman to its list of Southern California "Super Lawyers" for four consecutive years.  He represents employers in all aspects of employment law and related business issues.  His firm, Kellman & Kleiman, is one of the premier boutique firms in Los Angeles, primarily representing mid-size businesses including many of Hollywood's best known production companies.

Linda M. Toutant is a business litigator with more than twenty years experience. While Ms. Toutant has practiced in all areas of business-related civil litigation, she possesses substantial experience representing businesses in class action disputes, wage and hour claims, employee classification actions, and claims alleging harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. She also advises employers concerning matters of hiring, termination, promotion, testing, disability, and family accommodations and leave.. Ms. Toutant practices law at the trial and appellate levels in both federal and state court, and has appeared in arbitrations, mediations and before numerous administrative tribunals, including the California Labor Commission, the EDD, NLRB, EEOC and DFEH.. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, gardening, skiing and camping with her family.

Licensed in California, Tony M. Soliman is a well respected attorney, broker and businss man with a zealous work ethic and passion to help others. Mr. Soliman and his firm serve clients in various areas of law including Personal Injury, Criminal Defense - DUI/DWI Defense - Medical Cannabis defense and consultation, Business/Corporate Law, Real Estate Law and Entertainment Law.. After attending San Diego State University where Mr. Soliman obtained his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, he moved back to Los Angeles to help with the family business. Upon the business becoming self-sustaining, Mr. Soliman again relocated to San Diego to attend California Western School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctorate.. Since 2011 Mr. Soliman has been dedicated to refining and cultivating his law practice as well as keeping an exemplary record with the California State Bar. Native to the West Los Angeles area, Tony is bilingual in English and Arabic. We at Soliman Law Group look forward to aggressively and competently representing and fighting for our client's interests.. If you or someone you know has a legal matter or may be facing criminal charges, please do not hesitate to call us at or. We are available 24/7. If you call after hours, please leave a message and your call will be returned promptly.

Lee Brenner is chair of the Media and Entertainment practice group and a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Brenner serves as counsel for individuals, television networks, production companies, corporations and partnerships in business, media, entertainment, employment and commercial lawsuits. Mr. Brenner has extensive experience in litigating complex civil matters in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration tribunals. He provides litigation risk analysis and routinely handles consumer fraud class actions, such as those related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Mr. Brenner has also carved a niche litigating matters on behalf of businesses and individuals who have been defamed by anonymous commentators on the internet.. He also has experience defending companies in litigation claims related to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) and advising on Prop 65 compliance.. Mr. Brenner is a Committee Chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communications Law, and serves as a co-editor of the Communications Lawyer, the ABA Forum’s publication on communications law.. Mr. Brenner lectures regularly to clients on the subjects of right of publicity, copyright, idea submission and trademark law.. Mr. Brenner is a regular contributor to Drye Wit, Kelley Drye’s media and entertainment law blog.

Kennedy Art Law provides smart legal strategies for creatives and small business owners. We help with contracts (review, drafting, and negotiation), intellectual property (trademark and copyright registration, licensing, and defense), and business (formation and management). Many of our clients are in online video or digital media, independent production, and e-commerce. By keeping overhead low, we provide competitive prices and offer excellent value. We'd love to hear from you.

Kasey Diba, Esq. serves as the managing partner at Finnegan & Diba, ALC. A first-generation American-Iranian, he immigrated to the United States at eight and has made Southern California his home. Mr. Diba holds a Political Science degree from UC San Diego and a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern School of Law, where he focused on International Law. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Southern California and leads the firm’s Civil Department, focusing on business litigation and transactions. With 24 years of experience, he has successfully represented a wide array of clients, including franchises and small businesses across various industries. His fluency in English, Spanish, and Farsi allows him to connect with clients from diverse backgrounds. Mr. Diba has established a robust network of legal professionals to meet clients' needs beyond the firm’s offerings. In his personal life, he enjoys sports, music, and spending time with family, embodying a commitment to balance while being recognized as a dedicated attorney in the Los Angeles community.

Julia Gowin is a partner in the litigation department where she handles all aspects of complex civil litigation, including real estate, construction, product liability, toxic tort and asbestos/silica defense.. Prior to joining HPTY, Julia worked at a mid-sized law firm in Orange County in the “Business Litigation” department.  She represented both plaintiffs and defendants in real estate, products liability, construction, employment, breach of contract, eminent domain/inverse condemnation, trust/probate, and general commercial litigation matters.. Her corporate cases included breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, interference with prospective economic advantage, unfair competition/Business & Professions Code section 17200 claims, and other business torts.  She has defended companies sued for breach of licensing agreements and RICO violations, including requests for temporary restraining orders, injunctions, writs of attachment and appointment of receivers.. Her real estate cases included unlawful detainer, breach of purchase and sale agreements, lease disputes, escrow litigation, illegal subdivision of property and boundary/easement disputes, mechanic’s liens, deed disputes and quiet title actions, environmental contamination, government tort claims against cities and counties, and general disputes between homeowners and homebuilders and contractors and subcontractors.  As outside counsel for numerous Southern California homebuilders, Julia oversaw and assisted insurance defense counsel in construction defect cases as well.. Julia’s product liability clients included pharmaceutical and medical device companies; property owners and manufacturers involved in claims of injury from various chemicals and toxins, including asbestos and silica; car and boat manufacturers involved in catastrophic or other injury actions; window manufacturers involved in construction and product defect claims; and companies sued for Proposition 65 warning violations throughout California.  In this capacity, Julia acted as both national and local counsel for certain of her firm’s clients.  She litigated labor and employment disputes for these clients as well.. At HPTY, Julia has focused primarily on the defense of products and premises liability claims in both state and federal court.  She is the head of the Law and Motion and Appellate departments in Los Angeles where she has drafted numerous dispositive motions at the trial court level; petitions for writ of mandate, opening and respondents’ briefs at the appellate level; and petitions for review to the California Supreme Court.  She also manages the dockets for certain of her firm’s “mass tort” clients with cases pending in California and throughout the country.  At present, Julia’s cases are primarily personal injury/wrongful death actions based on latent diseases (i.e., cancers or other conditions from exposure to various products, chemicals or other toxins), industrial accidents, and/or construction and manufacturing involving negligence and strict liability claims.. In law school, Julia was honored for receiving the highest grades in Legal Research and Writing, Torts, and International Law. She was also an editor for the USC Law Review.

Jon Abrams’ dynamic career has resulted in broad and multifaceted expertise. He has been an executive officer and General Counsel at two public real estate companies, a Senior Vice President at an entertainment studio and an attorney at an international law firm. Prior to that, Mr. Abrams graduated with honors from Harvard Law School in 2001 and with honors from UC Berkeley in 1997.. Mr. Abrams was part of small executive teams overseeing all company affairs at two LA-based public companies, Maguire Properties and Rexford Industrial. Those teams were responsible for managing strategic options (such as financing transactions and M&A opportunities), debt maturities, internal operations, public communications and the overall business plan. Mr. Abrams also supervised the following departments at various times: legal; property management; leasing; development/entitlements; human resources; and information technology.. As General Counsel at Maguire Properties and Rexford Industrial, Mr. Abrams handled all day-to-day legal matters, was responsible for legal and regulatory compliance, drafted and negotiated a wide variety of contracts and oversaw all litigation matters. As a Senior Vice President at Lionsgate Entertainment, Mr. Abrams worked on matters such as financings, film library acquisitions and corporate governance. At Latham & Watkins LLP, Mr. Abrams focused on general company representation. His practice included IPOs, private placements, corporate governance, and M&A transactions.. Mr. Abrams has served as Chairman of Happy Trails for Kids since 2009. Happy Trails is a non-profit organization that provides a summer camp and year-round reunion events for hundreds of children in the California foster care system.

Jolynn M. Pollard is Senior Counsel at Adli Law Group P.C . Her practice primarily focuses on Civil and Business litigation, Employment, Real Estate, and Insurance defense work.. An experienced litigator, Ms. Pollard has successfuly handled all aspects of litigation including, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, as well as alternative dispute resolution, including fee arbitrations and mediation. Additionally, Ms. Pollard has had an active practice representing businesses in contract drafting and negotiation and insurance matters, including advice on business structure, employment and marketing.. Prior to joining Adli Law Group P.C., Ms. Pollard was Of Counsel at Selman Breitman LLP, where she supervised and handled complex litigation and contract matters that primarily dealt with insurance defense work, including bad faith, general liability, construction defect and environmental claim cases.. Ms. Pollard received her Bachelors of Arts from the California State University of Northridge, with focus in Public law and Public Administration, and obtained her Juris Doctor from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific. With broad knowledge and skill in her craft Ms. Pollard is committed to providing clients with efficient and effective representation to help resolve Civil and Business litigation, Employment, Real Estate, and Insurance defense related cases.. Areas of Practice:. •Civil Litigation. • Business Litigation. • Employment. • Real Estate. •Insurance. Awards & Honors:. •Pacific Law Journal, 86-88. •Assistant Comment Editor/ Comment Staff. •Gary V. Schaber Scholarship. • Academic Achievement Scholarship. •Philomena Scalora Scholarship. •Eugene McGeorge Scholarship. •President, Phi Alpha Delta 87-88. Education:. • J.D., Dean’s List, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1988. • B.A., California State University of Northridge

Jesse B. Levin is an Associate in the Glaser Weil LLP's Litigation Department. His practice involves all aspects of complex litigation of business and commercial disputes, including breaches of contract and fiduciary duties; intellectual property infringement and trade secret violations; employment and wage & hour violations; class actions; insurance coverage and bad faith claims; defending and advising corporate officers & directors, brokers, attorneys and accountants in matters of professional liability; and diverse casualty claims.. Mr. Levin is regularly appointed lead associate on cases before federal, state, trial and appellate courts that involve multiple individuals and corporate entities. He is an aggressive advocate with responsibility for day-to-day litigation management, discovery, taking and defending depositions, dispositive motion practice and client relations. He has second-chaired a week-long arbitration as well as a three-week trial in Superior Court to verdict.

Jeffrey Spitz is a legal counselor and trial attorney with decades of experience in handling complex business litigation and non-litigation legal issues. Mr. Spitz has tried matters to courts and juries at every level of the California and federal courts and has appeared in the state and federal courts of appeal. He has represented clients in countless arbitrations and before government regulatory authorities, including the California State Athletic Commission.. Mr. Spitz has obtained multi-million dollar jury verdicts, summary judgments and a variety of other favorable determinations for his clients. He has also been instrumental in assisting his clients to avoid litigation when a non-litigated resolution presented the best option to solve a particular problem.. Mr. Spitz has been rated a Super Lawyer since 2011, a rating reserved for outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.. Mr. Spitz provides clients with creative and cost effective solutions to legal problems and disputes. When a negotiated resolution is not achievable, Mr. Spitz is fully prepared to litigate to final judgment, including on appeal, when necessary.

Jeffrey Huron’s practice focuses on business, real estate and entertainment litigation, as well as civil appeals.  With over 25 years of litigation experience, he has won numerous high-stakes trials, arbitrations and appeals. Law & Politics has named Mr. Huron a Southern California Super Lawyer in Business Litigation for the past 5 years, and Martindale-Hubbell has given Mr. Huron its highest AV Preeminent rating since 1997.. Mr. Huron has written several published legal articles, including an antitrust article cited by the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned a J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he served as Note Editor of the Pacific Law Journal. He received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Marquette University.

Jeff Krieger is a business lawyer specializing in bankruptcy related matters.  He specializes in advising clients in minimizing financial risk when entering into a variety of types of agreements, including loan agreements, purchase and sale agreements, joint venture agreements, and settlement agreements.  He also creates solutions for clients who have already entered into transactions with troubled companies, including representing them in proceedings before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  Mr. Krieger also represents investors who are purchasing stock in private companies or acquiring assets both in and outside of bankruptcy proceedings

JACOB K. GEORGE has succeeded in obtaining impressive recoveries for his clients, resulting in multimillion-dollar results in complex legal actions. Jacob's intelligent and committed approach to the law has earned him recognition and respect among his peers in the legal community. As a trial lawyer, he has obtained seven figure results. He represents plaintiffs in such areas as business litigation, products liability, personal injury and wrongful death. Jacob has successfully handled a wide variety of complex cases, ranging from corporate fraud to defective products causing life-altering injuries. He also succeeded on behalf of victims in an amusement park lawsuit. Plaintiffs, who were treated improperly on the basis of their race, were awarded $5.7 million in a settlement before trial.. Jacob is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles. Jacob has played a leadership role in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), a statewide organization dedicated to maintaining high standards and practices in the field of trial work and the representation of plaintiffs.. Jacob is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles, (B.A., 1993) and the University of California at Berkeley, (M.A., 1996). Jacob received his law degree from Loyola Law School (1999) and was a member of the Loyola Law School Moot Court Competition Teams. Jacob began his legal career at Greene Broillet Taylor Wheeler & Panish, a plaintiff's trial law firm representing people seriously injured in an accident or by a business relationship in California and across the United States. With this experience at GBTWP Jacob has continued in his commitment to maximizing compensation for people who have been hurt by defective products, unsafe cars, tires and drugs, dangerous workplaces and business fraud. His experience covers a full range of personal injury, business torts and litigation matter including class action lawsuits.. Jacob is actively involved in youth sports and community basketball programs. He is a member of the Los Angeles Orthodox Church, where he has sat a member of the committee for the Church and has been instrumental in fund raising to help charitable causes locally and internationally. He and his wife Dr. Sajini George support a variety of community causes including music, the arts and a Cancer fund for the destitute in rural India.

I negotiate all types of deals in the entertainment industry pertaining to film, television, digital distribution of content, literary publications, music, music publishing and more.  I also negotiate traditional business agreements (partnerships, joint ventures, etc.), register and advise on copyrights and advise on and prosecute trademark applications.. I began my career as an entertainment litigator at Kulik, Gottesman & Mouton, LLP  in 2001 and continued that practice at Lavely & Singer, PC from 2003-2010 where I represented high-profile celebrities in trials, arbitrations, and labor commisisoner hearings.  My extensive background in litigating breaches of contract, fraud, unfair business practices, libel, slander, right of publicity and privacy violations, wrongful termination claims and copyright and trademark infringment makes me uniquely qualified to negotiate entertainment and related business transactions. Who better to put the details of a deal together then someone who spent years litigating over deals that fell apart due to poor drafting, vague language, oversights and the like?. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ABOUT MY PRACTICE:. I do not shop or seek financing for projects/music/scripts or help find clients representation (agents, managers, etc.).  I work for the majority of my clients on an hourly basis.  Hourly clients are required to pay a retainer before legal services commence.  I do represent some clients on a percentage basis but only if the agreement at issue provides a substantial and guaranteed payment to the client.  I do not negotiate option agreements or development agreements on a percentage basis.. Finally, while I'm strictly a transactional attorney, if you have an entertainment or business litigation matter I can refer you to my partner, Paul Berra, who is a very experienced entertainment litigator.  Mr. Berra works only on an hourly basis.

In the nonprofit world, "ask Fred" is a common refrain when a complicated planning issue is involved.  Fred J. Marcus is a long time partner and Chairman of our Estate Planning and Charitable Planning Departments. He is a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law. Mr. Marcus lectures on and writes frequently about estate planning, tax exempt organizations, and charitable and business planning issues. His practice includes representing individuals in their estate and philanthropic planning, trustees in their administration of significant wealth, and nonprofit organizations in connection with planned giving, organizational questions and operational issues.. Mr. Marcus has been consistently recognized in the Southern California Super Lawyers list (2009-2015), a designation bestowed on only the top 5% of lawyers in this region.

I own and run a boutique law firm that represents small and large companies in a wide array of business litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters. I have special expertise in telecommunications, new media, copyright, business formation, and land use and zoning issues. Before starting my own firm I was a partner at a large international law firm and a partner at a nationally-recognized communications boutique.

I love living my life in Los Angeles.  I practice the Japapense martial arts of Aikido and Iaido at the Aikido Center of Los Angeles.  I am an avid reader of most generes of books including Sci-Fi and Fantasy.  I love to go hiking and skiing and swimming at the beach.  I'm a diehard Trojan Alum and Fan and attend almost every home football game.  In addition to explosing Los Angeles, I enjoy traveling and explorong the world.  I have been to many countries around the world and attend on visting more and exploring all the different cultures out there.

I have been an attorney for over 12 years. I have over 10 years of experience in employment law, business/corporate litigation and consulting. I have litigated multiple jury trials to successful conclusions. In the 8th grade when I began my school's mock trial program I knew I wanted to be a lawyer. My undergraduate degree was earned at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo where I studied Political Science in order to position myself for law school. I attended Southwestern University School of Law here in Los Angeles where I received awards for trial advocacy, exceptional grades and I graduated with honors. I began practicing in 2006 and by 2007 I began to hone my skills in employment law. In 2008 I began practicing business litigation. I truly love my job. I advocate my client's matters with zeal and professionalism. If you retain me I will do the same for you. My rates and billable hours are fair and my skills are valuable. I am a Los Angeles native and have spent my entire career in the Los Angeles area. My firm is small and you will deal directly with me throughout your case. My office is in downtown L.A. but I usually visit my clients at their place of business. I find that learning the culture of my clients' business is a great way to determine how to proceed with their matter. I practice throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

I handle business, employment, and real estate litigation cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.

I do not approve of Avvo but they have refused to remove my profile.  Please note that I do not accept clients who locate me online.  I only accept clients through referral from known sources.

I am known to have a hiigh sense of integrity and ethics, sensitivity to clients, and an entrepreneurial spirit. I take pride in assisting clients with providing advice as if I were in the shoes of the client, whether in business transactions or litigation. Clients often appreciate my creative approach to problem solving and come to me to for advice, whether or not it involves a legal issue.. Presently, my personal interest is to assist humanitarian focused companies developing technologies to improve the planet.