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Tracy Mattie-Daub's practice focuses on real estate and general civil litigation, including title insurance matters. She has successfully represented clients in quiet title, bad faith, foreclosure, unlawful detainer, easement issues, mechanic’s liens, breach of contract/lease,  appeals, patent and copyright  infringement (music royalties), and other real estate and business matters. Ms. Daub also has extensive experience in environmental litigation and prelitigation issues, including CERCLA and RCRA cases, and working with clients to resolve matters before regulatory agencies.. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Daub was a chemist for Bay Area Air Quality Management District (1996-2002).  That experience provided unique training with practical applications in the practice of law such as critical analytical thinking, efficient researching skills, and structured writing.. In 2014, Ms. Mattie-Daub was recognized as a "Rising Star" on the Southern California Super Lawyers list, a designation bestowed on only 2.5% of the attorneys under the age 40 in Southern California.

Since 1989 I have worked hard to be a true Trial Lawyer for the People. I have been honored to be President of the most influential local trial bar in America, CAALA, in 2015. I am also proud to lead CAOC, ABOTA, and other lawyers who shape our laws and protect access to justice for the people.. I seek to consistently provide the best in representation of people on a contingency fee, anywhere in America, and especially in California. Our lawyers and staff are incredibly talented, diverse, collaborative, driven to succeed, and provide the best representation from sign up through trial. We have a thirst for knowledge and a passion for success. We never forget our roots. I have helped found Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities, and am a former President, helping to make Los Angeles better by serving those in need, especially the homeless, the children, our elderly & disabled, battered women, and teenagers needing direction and compassion.. I specialize in serious & catastrophic injury case, death cases, significant business disputes, high-profile cases involving civic leaders, celebrities, economic and environmental disasters, bad faith insurance practices, product liability, mass torts and class actions, negligence, breach of contract, police brutality and Constitutional rights litigation and trial.

Scott Malzahn’s practice focuses on business, tort and intellectual property disputes.  He has successfully represented Fortune 100 companies and individual clients at all stages of litigation, ranging from pre-dispute resolution through trial and appeal.  He has served as lead trial counsel and argued motions in both federal and state courts in California, as well as in other jurisdictions.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at USC Gould School of Law where he teaches courses in Constitutional Law and Contracts.  He previously taught Civil Procedure at UCLA.  He is a Board Member of Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization.. Before joining Baker Marquart, he represented many of the country’s largest corporations at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Howrey Simon in Los Angeles.  He then joined a boutique plaintiff’s contingency firm where he managed dozens of litigation matters ranging from personal injury matters to complex consumer class actions.  He has continued to draw upon these experiences at Baker Marquart where he represents both plaintiffs and defendants in an aggressive, strategic and cost-conscious manner.. Scott has handled many high-profile cases.  He was a member of the trial team in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, which won a historic federal court decision striking down California’s ban on same-sex marriage as a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  He also won political asylum for a young Iraqi boy and his family after CNN covered the story of a terrorist attack on the boy in dozens of news articles and on television.  Scott has consistently been named a “Rising Star” by Los Angeles magazine from 2012 through 2016.. Scott graduated from UC Hastings in the top 1% of his class, where he won an intercollegiate moot court competition and received a prestigious scholarship from law school faculty.  He graduated summa cum laude from The College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Science degree.  He was selected by his college faculty to join Phi Beta Kappa, and worked during college as a Ropes Course Instructor.  He enjoys playing beach volleyball.

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.

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.

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 have devoted my legal career to representing a diverse array of employees, from personal trainers to personnel managers, valets to veterinarians, and cashiers to CEOs who were unlawfully subject to employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower retaliation, wage and hour violations, and wrongful termination.. As every client faces unique challenges in addressing their legal claims, I tailor my representation to the needs of each client.

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.

Devin M. Senelick concentrates his practice on complex business litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution, with a focus on the health care industry on behalf of providers and expertise in the managed care field.  A partner in the firm’s Litigation Department, Mr. Senelick applies a practical yet creative approach to his cases in order to get the best possible result for his clients in the particular matter at hand.. Mr. Senelick has a broad range of litigation experience, from pursing payors on behalf of major hospitals in multi-million dollar arbitrations, to litigating business contract and tort disputes on behalf of various health care entities, to defending foster families in personal injury litigation.  He represents hospitals and hospital systems, provider groups, individual physicians, billing companies, ancillary providers, and other health care entities.. Mr. Senelick received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from University of California, Los Angeles in 1998, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.  He received his J.D. from University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2002.  Mr. Senelick was admitted to the California Bar in 2002 and the Nevada Bar in 2003.

After establishing an expertise in commercial disputes (including equipment leases and secured transactions), creditors' rights, and consumer financial services litigation, Mr. MacArthur expanded his focus to include securities, trade secret, unfair competition, and other complex business litigation matters, as well as the representation of clients in arbitration before the NASD, and in connection with SEC enforcement investigations

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.