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I practice primarily in the areas of corporate and securities laws. I have represented corporations and other entities in a wide variety of industries and businesses, including technology, computer, medical, entertainment, natural resources, financial institutions, mortgage banking and consumer products.. In 2014, I was elected President of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA).

I focus my law practice on structuring, negotiating and documenting business transactions for entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses and early-stage companies. The primary focus of my practice involves forming business entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and partnerships), structuring and documenting capital (both equity and debt) investments and financings (which includes ensuring compliance with state and federal securities laws), negotiating and drafting a wide array of licensing, acquisition, employment, and commercial contracts, and providing legal counsel on issues such as executive employment, capital raising, regulatory compliance, partner/shareholder disputes, and intellectual property protection.What differentiates me from other qualified transactional attorneys? Like many good transactional attorneys, I learned how to practice transactional law representing “Fortune 500” companies at a “Wall Street” law firm in New York City and at the Los Angeles office of one of the world’s largest law firms. However, I am particularly passionate about representing creative entrepreneurs and small-business owners and helping them navigate legal issues as they turn their creative ideas into thriving companies. I have built my own entrepreneurial companies and created/operated a start-up division of a larger company that was ultimately acquired. This business experience has provided me with in-depth, first-hand knowledge about pursuing an entrepreneurial vision and implementing a business plan that most transactional attorneys lack. Simply put, I understand the entrepreneurial process because I experience it first-hand from both a legal and business perspective.I am passionate about helping entrepreneurs and small-business owners and applying my business leadership and sophisticated legal experience to ensure they can successfully navigate legal issues as they build successful businesses.

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I am an award winning personal injury lawyer with over 25 years experience representing victims of auto accidents and other mishaps recover compensation for their loss. in the "business" of helping people.  That is what I do.  It is first and foremost above all else.  Unfortunately, people don't usually come to a lawyer when things are going great but, rather when something is going wrong.  I always tell them: "For every problem, there is a solution".  I am here to find solutions and to make people's lives better.  I treat each and every client with respect. I return my client's phone calls and emails promptly.  I keep my clients informed about what is going on in their case and, most of all, I try to help them understand everything that they need to know to make an informed decision about resolving their particular issue.  If this is the kind of attorney that you are looking for, then give me a call, email me or visit my website:. Note: Nothing in this bio or any of my content on AVVO should be construed as a guarantee, warranty or prediction as to the outcome of any particular matter or legal representation.

I am a member of the firm's Corporate Department. Before joining the firm, I worked on political campaigns at the state and national level. Prior to law school, I worked as an auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick.

I am a kayaker and a rower.  My kayak trips have included several to and from Catalina and the Channel Islands.  There is nothing like a couple of hours on the ocean to clear your mind.  It is amazing how often solutions to thorny problems arrive while paddling.

H. Jacob Lager’s practice is concentrated in domestic tax, international taxation, and trust and estate matters.  He possesses extensive experience in the structuring of business transactions, and advising domestic and cross-border clients on tax implications related to corporate mergers, asset acquisitions, spin-offs, and debt exchanges.  Mr. Lager routinely drafts information disclosures for proxy statements, public filings, and private offerings, and also advises clients regarding the inception and maintenance of special status entities such as S corporations, disregarded limited liability companies, partnerships, REITS, and tax-exempt charitable organizations. He has advocated for clients at all levels of tax dispute resolution.. Mr. Lager has developed specific experience in tax implications of cross-border matters, which often encompasses the US treatment of domestically-held foreign interests, including whether such interests might trigger Subpart F income and/or an entity’s Passive Foreign Investment Company status.  He counsels clients on Tax Treaty benefits and corresponding withholding obligations related to international loan agreements, royalty arrangements and dividend payments.  He frequently assists non-US clients in making tax-efficient investments within a variety of US-based companies.. In addition, Mr. Lager provides estate planning services to high net-worth individuals, encompassing a range of basic to complex issues related to estate taxation, generation-skipping taxation, fiduciary income tax and post-mortem tax planning.  He has experience in probate and private trust administration, and from living trusts to more involved GRATs, QPRTs, family limited partnerships and LLCs, ILITs, charitable trusts, and other manners of deferred giving.  He also advises his foreign clients who want to make cross-generational gifts to US heirs.

Complex Business Litigation And Employment Attorney. Johnny Darnell Griggs is an attorney with an exemplary record of achievement. Mr. Griggs is an award-winning litigator who has handled all aspects of complex business litigation, includingdefense and prosecution of claims related to business torts and complex business transactions, prosecution and defense of real estate and real estate related claims, defense of toxic tort claims, and defense of land subsidence claims. Mr. Griggs has successfully tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, as well as before arbitration tribunals. He is also recognized as an expert in employment law (including, among other things, privacy, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, diversity and elimination of bias in the workplace). Mr. Griggs serves as an HR consultant specializing in organizational development, workplace investigations and training, and expert witness services. He is a popular speaker on issues pertaining to public education reform, civil rights, diversity and inclusion, and elimination of bias in the legal profession.

Christopher E. Ng is an equity partner of Gibbs Giden and primarily represents companies in a wide range of business, commercial and construction negotiations and disputes. Chris, a member of the State Bar of California and District of Columbia and licensed to practice in all California state and federal courts, is also an educator, active speaker, published author and frequent contributor to local, regional and national legal publications. For his achievements, Chris has been named a “Rising Star” by Los Angeles Magazine and Super Lawyers® (Thomson/Reuters) regularly since 2009, a distinction conferred upon less than 2.5% of all California attorneys. Chris was also named the 2015-2016 “Educator of the Year” by Credit Management Association (CMA), the largest affiliate of the National Association of Credit Management.. Chris is nationally recognized in the field of construction law and regularly pens articles and contributes to treatises for construction industry professionals and other lawyers including publications by Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (California Construction Law), BNi® (Acret’s California Mechanics Lien Laws), the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) (California Mechanics Liens and Related Construction Remedies) and the American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on the Construction Industry.  In addition to his position an Associate Professor of Business Law at the School of Business and Economics at California State University Northridge and guest lecturer of construction law at Loyola Law School (Los Angeles), Chris is also a frequent speaker and educator on construction law for organizations including the ABA, Los Angeles County Bar Association, CMA, Lorman Education Services and American Society of Professional Estimators, and was a featured speaker at both the 2012 (Las Vegas) and the 2015 (Boca Raton) Annual ABA Forum on Construction Law meetings.  In 2013, Chris was appointed to the Division 9 Steering Committee of the ABA Forum on Construction Law primarily representing the interests of subcontractors, specialty trade contractors and suppliers in the construction industry.  In 2015, Chris was appointed to the ABA Forum’s Diversity Committee.. Construction Law. Chris represents owners, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and design professionals in connection with all aspects of private and public projects, from contract negotiation to enforcing and defending contract, mechanics lien, stop payment notice, bond and other statutory claims.  These projects include commercial and industrial complexes, federal and state government projects, universities and schools, theaters, hospitals, retail stores, hotels, office buildings, restaurants and solar power projects.  Clients range from recognizable world-renowned hotel owners and publicly-traded steel and solar panel manufacturers, to local specialty contractors and supply companies.. Business Law. Chris is uniquely well-equipped to counsel all types of business (corporations, LLCs, partnerships, startups, entrepreneurs and other business owners) in a wide variety of legal issues.  He provides a broad range of legal services to protect and grow a company in every stage of the business life cycle, including: the proper formation of the appropriate business entity; drafting and negotiating all types of contracts to manage risk; protecting trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property; resolving claims before litigation; prosecuting and defending business-related litigation; collections; restructuring debt; enforcing judgments; and protecting creditors’ rights in bankruptcy.  Chris is also an Associate Professor of Business Law at the School of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge, where for more than a decade, he has taught subjects including contracts, commercial law, civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution, remedies, negligence and intentional torts such a defamation, trespass, nuisance, commercial misappropriation, and fraud.. Commercial Law. Chris also regularly assists manufacturers, distributors and retailers with a vast array of commercial law issues, including: drafting standard terms and conditions for the sale or purchase of goods; advising clients regarding troublesome contract terms; ensuring proper contract administration; handling shipping disputes and risk of loss; representing clients in commercial disputes and litigation; and assisting with enforcing judgments and collections.  Chris’s varied commercial clientele includes buyers and sellers of all types of goods including steel, solar panels, oil and petroleum products, apparel, electronic components and composite goods.

Carol Chow's practice concentrates on complex litigation arising in and pertaining to bankruptcies and other insolvency events.  Ms. Chow is highly experienced in the preparation and trying of cases under time pressures often found in complicated bankruptcy litigation.    Ms. Chow represents clients on a wide range of bankruptcy and commercial disputes, including avoidance actions, plan confirmation, claims objections, debt recharacterization, breach of contract, landlord tenant, and insurance coverage.  She has represented debtors, trustees, creditors, and creditors’ committees across various industries, including real estate, automotive, banking, manufacturing, and entertainment.   She has represented clients at both the trial and appellate levels.   Ms. Chow holds a BS in mathematics and computer science and brings a deep understanding of finance and technology to all of her cases.

California is a crazy place to do business. Its myriad labor and employment laws contribute substantially to that chaos.  As a business owner or executive, you need sound, reliable and accurate legal advice that will keep your company out of court, and keep your employees and managers focused on your business, not wasting time interacting with more lawyers.. Don't allow your business to become a victim of the predatory plaintiffs' bar. Make sure your business complies with wage and hour regulations, anti-harassment/anti-discrimination training requirements and documentation and reporting obligations.  Call me and let me help you navigate the legal minefield that is the California business environment.. If you or your company have been sued, no one will defend your company more aggressively than I will.  We work with many major insurers who underwrite Employment Practices Liability Insurance ("EPLI") policies.  Call me, set up a meeting, and I am sure you will want me in your corner fighting for you every round.. Best,. Dan

Bret R. Carter concentrates his practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration matters. He also has significant business and real estate expertise and advises his clients in corporate, business and real estate transactions.. Mr. Carter earned his bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and his law degree from Pepperdine University School of Law, where he was a member of The Order of Barristers and The Moot Court Board. Mr. Carter was awarded the American Bar Association Young Lawyer Award Achievement (1990) and is a former member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Board of Governors.. Mr. Carter is a member of the State Bar of California, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is also a member of the Los Angeles Venture Capital Association and the Apartment Owner’s Association of Greater Los Angeles. In addition, he is active in numerous community affairs groups including Rotary Club of Santa Monica.

Benjamin G. Shatz is Certified as a Specialist in Appellate Law by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization. His practice covers state and federal civil appeals and writs.

Benjamin Blady is a founding partner of Blady Weinreb Law Group, LLP, where he heads the Labor and Employment and Class Action practice. Since 1994, Mr. Blady has focused his practice primarily on employment litigation, including wage and hour litigation, and business litigation.. He has handled claims for wrongful or unlawful termination, discrimination (age, disability, gender, race, sex, sexual orientation), sexual harassment, failure to pay wages, employee misclassification, retaliation, and whistle-blowing. Mr. Blady has successfully represented clients in individual employee, collective action, and representative and class action litigation. He has spoken extensively on civil litigation, wage and hour law and wrongful termination.. After years of practice as a litigation attorney, Mr. Blady added mediation to his practice in 2003. Since then, he has mediated numerous civil and employment litigation matters to successful resolution.. Mr. Blady prides himself on providing his clients with personalized and thoughtful legal representation. He is devoted to the highest standards of aggressive and professional client representation.

At the Law Office of Robert B. Hakim, our focus is on traffic tickets, traffic violations, DUI, DWI, DMV hearings, criminal defense, auto accidents, and personal injury. We make every effort to learn as well as understand your legal needs to better represent you in an aggressive and professional manner. Our attorneys explain every step of the legal process so that you can make educated decisions for yourself. No matter the severity of your case, we can help you.. We serve the entire State of California, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange County, Ventura, Kern County, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno, San Francisco, Mojave Desert, Shasta, Victorville, Barstow, Coalinga, and Bakersfield.. In the Los Angeles County area, we serve the following courthouses; Los Angeles Metropolitan,  Hollywood, East Los Angeles, Pomona, West Covina, El Monte, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Alhambra, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Chatsworth, Antelope Valley (Lancaster), Van Nuys, Long Beach, Catalina, San Pedro,  Compton, Huntington Park, Downey, Bellflower, Whittier, Torrance, Inglewood, Santa Monica, Malibu, Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles, and Airport.

As a litigation partner I am responsible for the overall strategy involving the defense and prosecution of civil and commercial lawsuits. I participate in discovery, drafting pleadings and motions, court appearances, settlement negotiations, arbitrations, mediations, administrative hearings, trials and appeals. However, much of my practice is devoted to avoidance of litigation and advising clients in terms of contracts, negotiations and resolution of disputes.. Mediations and negotiations, trials and arbitrations involving real estate, contracts, businesses, homeowner associations, products liability, toxic torts and construction. My firm has corporate, real estate, homeowner asssociations, transactional, tax, bankruptcy/creditor's rights, commercial litigation, entertainment, intellectual property and estate planning/probate practice expertise. Check us out at www.wrslawyers.com.

Andy Epstein is Of Counsel to D|R Welch Attorneys at Law. He focuses on licensing compliance, corporate mergers, transactions and tax planning for the firm’s clients while keeping in mind the conflict between federal and state laws regarding medical marijuana.. Andy is also a Certified Public Accountant and is certified by the State Bar of California as a tax specialist. He has more than 30 years of experience in all areas of taxation.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Andy worked as a CPA with the international accountancy firm of Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). As tax counsel, Andy has represented middle market emerging technology companies in corporate transactions and tax planning.. Andy obtained his Juris Doctorate degree and LLM in Taxation from the University of San Diego and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin. Andy also has a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Colorado.

A.  Lawyer - corporate and securities transactional matters (federal securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, business combinations, public and private offerings, complex financing transactions, takeovers and related matters) - entity transactional business matters from formation, financing, marketing, branding, to multiple exit strategies.. B.  Admitted to bar, 1967, California and United States District Court, Central District of California and Eastern District of California, and State Bar of California. C.  United States of America Supreme Court, 1972. D.  Alpha Epsilon Pi Social Fraternity and Tau Epsilon Rho Professional Law Fraternity. E.  United States Army/California National Guard (1965 - 1971). F.  Corporations Counsel, Department of Investment, Division of Corporations, State of California (Los Angeles, California Office) 1965-1967. G.  Judge Pro Tem, various dates Los Angeles Court and Mediator, various dates Riverside Superior Court). H.  Principal in various firms from 1967 to present (Ronald J. Stauber; Blacker & Stauber; Stauber & Gersh; Stauber & Ungar; Ronald J. Stauber, Inc.). Recognized and listed in “The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers,” LexisNexis and Martindale-Hubbell Register of Most Distinguished Law Practices, 2006 to present.. Listed in various professional biographical publications (including, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory [av rating] and Who's Who in American Law [various editions]).. Member, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, Riverside County and American Bar Associations  (various dates from 1967 - member of various law sections, real estate, business and corporate law, etc.;  Member of the Business Law Section and the Corporate Compliance Committee of American Bar Association).. MVAT Foundation, a non-profit corporation (Wounded Warrior Project, Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, Green Beret Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, K9s for Warriors, Gary Sinise Foundation - support),  co-founder and member of Board of Directors.  $1.2 Million disbursed to charities serving U.S. military veterans and families since 2007.. Has received City of Los Angeles Certificates of Appreciation in recognition and acknowledgment for community service and/or pro bono legal services, 1995-2002.. Is an avid golfer, member of two country clubs, active in club “politics.”  Is a philatelist, specializes in 19th Century United States classic stamps. Owns, shows and races classic automobiles – pre-war automobiles - invited to and participated in Concours d’ Elegance (GreyStone Manor, Rodeo Drive, Palos Verdes, San Marino, CA -  award winner).  Holds competition racing permits - licenses – Sports Car Club of America, SVRA and Vintage Auto Racing Association. Invited to race and raced at 2014, 2015 and 2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsport Reunion – Pebble Beach, CA.. Active in various professional, social and hobby associations related to interests.