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We are a business law firm that represents entrepreneurs, Internet start-ups, closely-held and family-owned businesses, as well as small and medium-size companies, in a wide variety of industries, including retail, wine, manufacturing, health care, insurance, pharmaceuticals, software, new media, entertainment and eCommerce. Our transactional experience crosses multiple industries and we can provide the necessary corporate structuring, negotiation and documentation to facilitate complex business transactions. Further, our attorneys provide legal advice to emerging businesses, including many technology ventures and software businesses, and offer assistance in the areas of organizational structure, intellectual property, and venture capital and private placement financing.

Vijay Sekhon focuses on mergers, purchases, sales and reorganizations of public and private corporations, public equity offerings, public debt issuances, private placements of debt and equity for public and private companies, and general corporate and securities law. Vijay has represented The Blackstone Group, L.P., Cerberus Capital Management, LP, Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., Universal Studios Japan, Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., Pinnacle Foods Inc., Performance Food Group Company, Domino Printing Sciences plc, Tekelec, Siris Capital Group, LLC, Glendon Capital Management LP, Castle Creek Capital LLC and Holdco Asset Management. He also served as Senior Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2009 to 2011, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Vijay received his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where he was Editor of the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the University of California at Berkeley. He served as a Judicial Intern for former Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist in the the United States Supreme Court, and as an Intern for the Honorable Ellen Segal Huvelle, United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Vijay has published twenty-one articles related to law, business and finance in respected academic and practitioner journals, including the Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance, the Berkeley Business Law Journal, the Securities Regulation Law Journal, the Real Estate Finance Journal and Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law.Vijay is admitted to practice law in the States of California and New York and is a licensed real estate broker in the State of California.

Theodore J. Roper’s practice focuses on corporate, contract and commercial law. He is an established advisor on a wide range of legal matters concerning Japanese corporations from mergers and acquisitions, to employment related laws and immigration law. Mr. Roper serves as a general counsel to various Japanese corporations. Mr. Roper frequently speaks on topics such as sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, and immigration  He has written articles for and been featured in publications such as International Legal Strategy, Bridge USA, Tee Up Magazine, UJP News for Japanese Executives, and Japanese Business News.. Mr. Roper was recognized in the Southern California Super Lawyers magazine in 2007, a designation bestowed on only the top 5% of lawyers in this region.

Mr. Ficksman's practice includes securities, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and domestic and international corporate finance. He acts as U.S. securities and corporate counsel for a number of clients based both inside and outside the United States.

Mark is a corporate lawyer with a broad-based practice that includes mergers & acquisitions, equity financings, fund formation, strategic partnerships, licensing, and almost any other kind of commercial transaction. He acts as outsourced general counsel for many of his clients.. Mark believes that all problems are solvable. He understands the importance of listening closely to the needs of his client and the other parties to any business transaction.  From there, Mark is extremely adept at employing the appropriate strategies and tactics necessary to ensure that profits are maximized, risks are minimized, and deals are closed on time and in compliance with law.  Integrity and service are Mark’s highest values.  Mark has a policy of returning telephone calls and e-mails on a same-day basis.. He lives with his wife and three children in their Colonial Revival home in the historic West Adams neighborhood. In his free time, Mark enjoys yoga, travel, and spiritual seeking.

Levi Barlavi is the principal of the Pacific Health Law Group, P.C., a law practice focused on the legal needs of health care professionals and their businesses.. With a family of doctors, including a wife who is a dentist and sister who is a OB/GYN, Levi appreciates the complex challenges doctors face in providing health care to their patients while also running a business. This appreciation is the catalyst that drives the Pacific Health Law Group and the reason Levi is passoniate about providing his clients with informative, effective and cost efficient legal solutions.. Since 2006, Levi has assisted health care professionals and businesses throughout California on matters which include practice formation issues, practice sales and acquisitions, office leases and lease reviews, employment law matters, regulation & compliance issues, and business disputes.. Raised in Los Angeles, Levi is a proud graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his bachelor's degree in Philosophy. After completing his undergraduate studies, Levi went on to receive his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.. Levi is admitted to practice in California and is a members of California Society of Healthcare Attorneys, American Health Lawyers Association and the Health Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Justin M. Gaynor joined Sklar Law, P.C. in 2010 and is currently an Associate focusing on corporate/transactional law. Specifically, Justin has been involved with a wide range of transactions related to business planning and formations, shareholder buyouts, private equity acquisitions and debt financings.. Justin earned his Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles in 2010, where he graduated Order of the Coif and as a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society and the Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society. During law school, Justin was a staff writer for the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review and an extern to the Honorable Valerie Baker Fairbank of the United States District Court, Central District of California.. Prior to joining the firm, Justin owned and managed his own catering company giving him a unique ability to relate to and identify with the firm’s clients and provide practical business and legal advice.. Justin received his B.S. in 2006 from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business where he concentrated in finance and investment markets. Presently, Justin serves on the Board of Directors of the USC Marshall Alumni Association – Los Angeles Chapter. Before moving to Los Angeles, Justin spent 20 years in New York and currently maintains strong ties with both coasts. He is married and lives with his wife in West Los Angeles, CA.

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).

Guthrie Paterson has extensive experience in US and international corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, and venture capital transactions. He also counsels clients on general corporate matters, including emerging company, employment, and other general business issues. Guthrie's experience covers a broad range of industries, including media and communications, aerospace and defense, financial services, manufacturing, technology, and alternative energy.

Griffen is a corporate and transactional attorney in Harris Bricken’s Los Angeles office where he advises clients across a wide variety of domestic and international industries, including technology, real estate, healthcare, wellness and lifestyle, entertainment, and cannabis, hemp CBD, psychedelics, and other new drug therapies.. Griffen advises businesses at all stages from startup to sale. He regularly provides guidance to companies and founders on entity formation and corporate governance issues, and drafts and negotiates a wide array of commercial transactions, such as intellectual property license agreements, real estate leases, company and asset purchase, and sale and other supply chain agreements, and loan and finance agreements. Griffen also assists clients with specific regulatory issues, from applying for competitive and non-competitive local and state government licenses through day-to-day regulatory compliance. He also assists clients with mergers and acquisitions.. Griffen began his career litigating high-stakes intellectual property and commercial litigation cases at one of the largest law firms in the United States, where he argued motions before state and federal courts and the California Court of Appeals. As a former litigator, he is intimately familiar with common contract negotiation and drafting issues that can lead to business and contract disputes. Though Griffen no longer actively litigates, he still guides a number of clients through pre-litigation dispute resolution and mediation and still settles a significant number of business and contract disputes.. As part of Harris Bricken’s corporate cannabis team, Griffen is a leading business and transactional attorney in California’s cannabis industry. He advises state-licensed cannabis businesses in every part of the supply chain and of a variety of sizes—from international and multi-state operators to sole proprietors. Griffen was one of the leading Vice Chairs in the first panel of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Cannabis Section, and he writes weekly for the Canna Law Blog and has written a variety of cannabis-related articles for a number of legal publications. He is also a frequent public speaker and panel host, and has been interviewed for cannabis legal analysis by Vice, The Atlantic, MarketWatch, Bloomberg Law, and Law360.. Prior to beginning his legal career, Griffen studied music at the University of California, Berkeley, and still plays electric guitar in his spare time. After Berkeley, Griffen attended law school at Loyola University of Chicago, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, an oralist on the Giles Sutherland Rich patent moot court team, and graduated third in his class of 250 students. During law school, he also interned for city and county agencies, as well as for a federal magistrate judge in Chicago.. In his free time, Griffen enjoys spending time with his family and his dog, traveling, studying languages, cooking, and serving on the board of his local synagogue.

Corporate lawyer specializing in private equity/venture capital deals, M&A, securities, finance and general corporate counseling.

At the Mashian Law Group, we have provided sound counsel to businesses and business owners throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area for more than a quarter of a century.. Attorney Bryan Mashian is a shareholder in our Los Angeles office and former chair of our real estate group. He focuses his practice on issues related to the leasing, buying, selling, exchanging, developing and financing of commercial real estate, including loan modifications.. A Published Authority on Real Estate and Business Law. Attorney Mashian is the author of many informative and scholarly articles on topics related to real estate, including pieces on:. A Strong Background in Commercial Law and Litigation. Mr. Mashian received his law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. During his tenure there, he served as editor of the UCLA Law Review and has also served as an adjunct UCLA professor, teaching real estate law courses.. Additionally, Mr. Mashian is actively involved in professional organizations:

Armen S. Martin is an experienced corporate attorney with an extensive background in merger and acquisition transactions, venture capital, corporate securities, and capital markets.  Mr. Martin represents clients in diverse fields including technology, media, financial services, manufacturing, life sciences and telecommunications.. Mr. Martin’s mergers and acquisitions experience includes the representation of numerous companies in sell-side transactions, leading to successful liquidity events for his clients.  Mr. Martin has also represented a number of acquirors including Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (a subsidiary of Warner Music Group), Catapult Communications Corporation (acquired by Ixia), Life Technologies (LIFE), Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM), Actel Corporation (acquired by MicroSemi) and Solectron Corporation (acquired by Flextronics).. Mr. Martin’s venture capital financing experience includes representation of companies and investors in well over 60 financings, constituting over $650 million in aggregate proceeds.  The investors in these financings have included a diverse set of funds such as Alloy Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Blueprint Ventures, Canaan Partners, Charter Life Sciences, ComVentures, Crescendo Ventures, D.E. Shaw & Co., Draper Fisher Jurvetson, HM Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mayfield Fund, Mission Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Telesoft Partners and TL Ventures.  These venture capital financings have also involved a number of strategic investors, such as Bertelsmann Media Worldwide, Intel, Lions Gate Entertainment, Lucent Technology, Nokia, Qualcomm, Pramer Television, Sony and Warner Music Group.. Mr. Martin has also represented several public companies in connection with public offerings and securities compliance work including Actel Corporation, Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (ANH), Catapult Communications Corporation, Loronix Information Systems, Inc. and Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc.. Mr. Martin also advises corporate clients and their boards of directors with respect to acquisitions and strategy, corporate governance, corporate finance and various other matters pertinent to their day-to-day legal requirements.. Mr. Martin is a member of the Armenian Bar Association and the Los Angeles Venture Association.  He has served on numerous non-profit boards and organizations including the Armenian National Committee of America, the largest Armenian American grassroots organization in America, the Armenian National Committee Political Action Committee and the ANC Professional Network.