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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.

Saam Takaloo is an experienced and proficient attorney, practicing complex commercial, employment and intellectual property litigation, as well as entertainment and corporate law.  His clients range from large financial institutions, real estate developers, apparel manufacturers and high net-worth individuals, to technological start-ups.  With extensive experience handling all phases of a wide variety of cases from inception to settlement or trial, as well as numerous transactional business, real estate and intellectual property matters, Mr. Takaloo is fully equipped to address the business needs of individuals, small businesses, and multinational corporations, alike.. Mr. Takaloo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Business from the University of Southern California.  He then attended Loyola Law School, concentrating in corporate law, serving on the Moot Court Honors Board, and representing the school in the Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition.  He was also a semi-finalist in the Transactional Negotiation Competition, and addressed the legal needs of clients in the design and fashion industries as part of Loyola’s Fashion Law Clinic.. Outside of the office and courtroom, Mr. Takaloo is active in his community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Iranian American Bar Association.  In his free time, he enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his friends and family, which includes Enzo, his Doberman Pinscher.

Roman Reyhani is a startup and digital media attorney, specializing in the intersection of entertainment and technology. He represents entrepreneurs, developers, Internet, mobile and social media companies, production companies, authors, above-the-line talent, and more.. Formerly, Roman worked for IAC / CityGrid Media where he provided legal advice for Citysearch, Urbanspoon and Insider Pages. Prior to this he worked in the entertainment industry representing and negotiating film, television, commercial talent, and new media deals. Additionally, as an entrepreneur, Roman formed a digital media consulting firm, providing digital strategy advice to various media companies and personalities, including record labels, production companies, celebrities, and publicists. He is an active member of the California startup scene and currently serves on boards of a number of Internet startups.. Roman’s experience with entertainment, technology, and law gives him a deep insight into the complex issues his client’s face. He is the go-to expert on projects where technology and entertainment intersect.. Born in Germany and raised in New Zealand, Roman is fluent in German and currentlyresides in Los Angeles. He represents clients in the United States and abroad.

At the Law Offices of Eideh M. Toubi, our goal is to resolve our clients’ disputes rather than prolong the litigation for our own financial gain. We respond to all phone calls and e-mails within one business day and are committed to your satisfaction, so that you may refer other clients to us.. We are committed to providing our clients with personal attention and you will not be shifted from one attorney to the other.. We have fifteen (15) years of experience in Los Angeles state and federal courts, including knowledge of local judges, attorneys and customs.. We give personal attention to each client.

Mr. Glazer possesses a wide range of experience in complex business litigation, specializing in cases involving trade secrets, unfair competition, trademarks, and business torts. Mr. Glazer also specializes in employment matters and real estate disputes.

Hasti Daneshvar draws from a broad range of business and labor and employment law expertise from her experience advising respected consumer facing businesses in Southern California. Hasti's practice is focused on business transactions with an emphasis on salons, spas, medical offices, and lifestyle brands.. She assists businesses in all stages of ranging from launching a business to its day to day management. She has successfully protected the interests of her clients and limited their personal exposure by providing valuable services such as:. -Corporate Entity Formation-Trademark and Copyright Registration-The drafting, Negotiation, and Execution of Contracts such as from Employment Contracts, Purchase Agreements, Sale Agreements, Non–compete / Non–solicitation Agreements, Nondisclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements and Franchise Agreements-Employee Manuals and Human Resources-Bylaw Implementation and Operating Agreements and Daily Board Functions. Over the years, her practice has come to focus in assisting salons and spas in Southern California. She has dedicated herself to finding smart business strategies to help salons and spas in light of constantly changing employment laws in California as well as advising them with such things as their social media, pop up shops, and influencer relationships.. Hasti has also represented many physicians and medical offices in Southern California. Specifically, she forms Professional Corporations, advises physicians with their employment contracts, and creates Employee Handbooks and Patient Forms and Releases.

Brent A. Kramer, Esq., is an accomplished litigator, with over 10 years of practice experience.  He is a Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Dean’s List graduate of the Emory University School of Law, where he was at the top of his class in Legal Research and Writing and other courses.  He has litigated cases through the States of California and Florida, and in each of the 7 federal District Courts in California and Florida.  He has extensive appellate practice experience in California and before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is married and lives on the Westside of Los Angeles with his wife, along with their Jack Russell Terrier named Eddie, not to be confused with famed South African rock producer Eddie Kramer.  In his spare time, he enjoys travel, music, film, reading, and cooking.

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.

Greg Victoroff is the founding partner of the Los Angeles law firm of Greg Victoroff & Associates. Since 1979 Mr. Victoroff has handled intellectual property and business litigation matters, trials and appeals in state and federal courts, copyright, trademark, and intellectual property contracts and insurance issues in the film, fine art, and music industries. Since 1988 he has been an arbitrator and mediator resolving complex entertainment and IP disputes. He has received a Martindale-Hubbell rating of “AV Preeminent,” the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He was named 2014, 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property by American Lawyer Media.. Mr. Victoroff’s institutional clients have included Concord Music Group, Mark Burnett Productions, Epson, Plaza de Cultura y Artes, the Italian-American Opera Foundation, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem as Trustees of the Estate of Albert Einstein, The Graphic Artist’s Guild, Tacony, Balcony Press, Soft Air USA, Bellwork Press, Intervisual Books, The Erotic Museum, sculptors Carole Feuerman, Tony Delap, musicians Bruno Mars, Chuck Mangione, Phranc, Al McKay and Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Timothy Yarger Fine Art and Ikon Fine Art art galleries, among others.. Mr. Victoroff has served as an expert witness in trademark, copyright and idea theft cases and is certified by the State Bar of California as an MCLE provider. He frequently lectures on intellectual property law matters for Bar Associations, law schools, art and music schools across the country, including UCLA’s Anderson School of Business, Yale Entertainment and Sports Law Association, American Bar Association, American Law Institute, State Bar of California, American Association of Museums, The Art Institute of California – Hollywood, The University of The Arts, Honolulu Academy of Art Center, Claremont College, California.. Institute of the Arts, Hollywood Film Festival, Otis/Parsons College of Art and of Design, California State Northridge, Art Center College of Design, Ringling School of Art and Design, Chaffee College, College of the Desert, Screen Actors Guild, The Graphic Artist’s Guild, The Center for Cultural Innovation, Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair and Art Expo New York.. Mr. Victoroff has served as a legal consultant to documentary films including “I Ain’t In It For My Health”, about Levon Helm, former vocalist and drummer for The Band, “Bombing LA”, about Los Angeles graffiti, “Kamikaze Hearts”, about the San Francisco and Los Angeles adult movie business, and NBC’s “Midnight Caller”.. In addition to authoring numerous articles on copyright and entertainment law, he is the editor and co-author of “The Visual Artists Business and Legal Guide” (Prentice Hall 1995) and a contributor to “Art and Museum Law” (Carolina Academic Press 2002), “The Musicians Business and Legal Guide” (Prentice Hall 2001), “How To Make and Sell Your Own Recording” (Prentice Hall 1999), “A Music Business Primer” (Prentice Hall 2003) ,“Entertainment Publishing and the Arts Handbook” (Clark Boardman 1990) and the “Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines” (GAG 2001-2010)and Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal. His entertainment law interviews have appeared in USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Art and Business News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, People, Los Angeles Lawyer and Keyboard Player magazines.. Mr. Victoroff is the past President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers and a founding member of its Committee for the Arts. For his pro bono volunteer legal services Greg has received awards from the American Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Boy Scouts of America, the Urban League and former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. In 2008 he received the first Artistic License Award presented to an individual attorney from California Lawyers for the Arts.. Mr. Victoroff received a B.A. in Theatre and teaching credential from Beloit College in 1976 and received his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1979. In 1978 he transferred from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law to the UCLA School of Law to study copyright and entertainment law with the late Melville Nimmer and art law with Monroe Price.. As a musician Mr. Victoroff has backed artists such as Santana, Huey Lewis and the News, Bobby McFerrin, Journey, Jefferson Starship and Graham Nash, Ernie Watts and Barbie Benton. He currently performs with the Los Angeles Lawyers Philharmonic Orchestra and his own jazz ensemble.. Activities & Awards. 2014, 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property –  American Lawyer Media and Martindale – Hubbell. Artistic License Award – (first award presented to individual attorney) – California Lawyers for the Arts 2008. Louis B. Fox Award Service to the Bar, Beverly Hills Bar Association – September 2005. California Lawyers for the Arts, State-Wide Advisory Board, May, 1991.. California Lawyers for the Arts, Public Service Award, March, 1991.. Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers, President, October 1988 – October 1989.. American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Award of Achievement “Service to the Public”, 1988-1989.. American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Award of Achievement, “Service to the Bar”, 1988-89.. Beverly Hills Bar Association, Distinguished Leadership Award, October, 1989.. Beverly Hills Bar Association, “Lawrence J. Blake” Award, Service to the Bar, October, 1989.. Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers: Board of Governors, September 1982 – October 1990.. Boy Scouts of America, Career Awareness Program Award, March, 1989; May, 1991.. Los Angeles Unified School District, Career Awareness Program Award, March, 1989.. Through Children’s Eyes, Inc., Board of Directors, 1987 – 1997.. City of Los Angeles Mayoral Commendation, October, 1986.. State Bar of California Pro Bono Legal Services Award, 1985. Judge Pro Tem, Municipal Court of Beverly Hills, 1984 – 1986.. Beverly Hills Bar Association, Law Week Award, October, 1984.

Pankaj has earned widespread recognition as a personable, knowledgable, and reliable startup, small business, and intellectual property attorney. He has helped clients resolve issues related to entity choices, stock issues, trademarks, copyrights, wage claims, film financing, music production, lease negotiations, landlord/tenant disputes, non-profit filings and more.. In 2009, Pankaj received his law degree from the University of Arizona Rogers College of Law where he was a member of the Student Bar Association, the International Law Society (ILS), and Entertainment Law Society. Pankaj served as the President of the International Law Society, clerked for a law firm working closely with partners and associates on real estate, employment and intellectual property matters and filed trademarks and created business entities for clients. Before starting the Law Offices of Pankaj Raval, Pankaj worked for two law firms in Tucson, Arizona, focusing on securities litigation, civil litigation and employment law as well as co-founded The Fashion Law Group, a boutique fashion-focused law firm based in Los Angeles.. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Pankaj has grown up embracing his Indian and American identities. It was as a young adult, reading the works for Mahatma Gandhi that Pankaj decided to follow the footsteps of the great Indian revolutionary and pursue a career dedicated to justice. Pankaj graduated in 2005 from University of Arizona with a double BA in Economics and Sociology (Honors) with a minor in Business Administration. After graduating, Pankaj spent one year in India working with Indicorps, teaching music, fighting for fisherman property rights, and tutoring Tibetan monks in english. His work with marginalized communities and oppressed groups gives him a unique understanding of his clients problems so he can find creative resolutions to difficult disputes.. Pankaj resides in Los Angeles and is licensed to practice law in the state of California and Arizona. In his spare time, Pankaj enjoys playing basketball, hiking, reading, learning music, and spending time with friends and family.

Neil M. Popowitz is a founding partner of Freilich & Popowitz, an AV-rated law firm with a national practice in land use, zoning, takings and planning. An attorney/MBA with over 25 years of experience and a proven track record as a large company General Counsel, Neil’s practice focuses on delivering strategic business and legal counsel to government officials and senior business executives in the areas of land use, corporate, nonprofit, intellectual property, litigation, insurance, real estate, and business law; negotiating creative solutions for complex business agreements with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies; providing leadership in risk management and litigation minimization; and advising domestic and foreign corporations in matters of director and officer responsibility, privacy, labor and employment law. Neil develops growth management and green land development codes; develops oil and gas ordinances to limit and mitigate hydraulic fracturing impacts upon local communities; and represents both government agencies and landowners with regard to planning and development, and in 5th Amendment takings is the author or co-author of numerous articles, relating to land use or business law. Neil has an A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He is admitted to practice law in California.. This profile may constitute a communication or solicitation, as defined in California Rule of Professional Conduct 1-400.