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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.

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.

Brian Liu is the Founder of L&F Brown a full-service litigation and corporate transactional firm built to handle the needs of business owners. Brian Liu is also the CEO and Founder of BizCounsel, a revolutionary platform that's modernizing the relationship between small business attorneys and their clients. Prior to BizCounsel, Brian co-founded LegalZoom in 1999.. At L&F Brown, we've redesigned the law firm experience from the ground up by taking a client-centric perspective to everything we do. We apply our experienced attorneys' business acumen to take a practical approach to litigation, with leanly staffed cases, and innovative fee structures designed to ease the financial pressure of litigation. We aim to be a partner in your company's success by efficiently resolving the case at hand--and more importantly--avoiding problems down the road.. We excel in the following:· Business Planning and Formation· Business & Commercial Disputes and Litigation· Labor & Employment Defense· Buying and Selling of a Business· Mergers and Acquisitions· Contract Drafting and Review· Breach of Contract· Franchising· Partnership Disputes· Intellectual Property & Trademarks· Private Equity Placement· Real Estate. L&F Brown, an Innovative Law Firm For Your Business. Call us today to get your questions answered now.

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.

Michael Blumenfeld is Chair of the Litigation Department.  He represents a variety of individuals and business entities, as well as, financial advisor clients in employment disputes with broker-dealer firms and regulatory proceedings in the securities industry.  Mr. Blumenfeld has successfully tried numerous complex business litigation and employment cases in state and federal courts and has practiced before FINRA securities industry arbitration and enforcement tribunals as well as before the SEC, in Southern California and throughout the country.. Mr. Blumenfeld has been responsible for obtaining numerous significant results, including the prosecution and defense of high profile business and employment disputes involving breach of contract claims, corporate and partnership dissolution actions, claims of fraud, misrepresentation and unfair business practices, defamation, commercial real estate disputes, Civil Rico claims and claims for breach of fiduciary duty and mismanagement. Due to his acknowledged expertise in this area, he has participated as a panelist in a number of Brokers' Rights Seminars, co-hosted by several well-known national publications to the securities industry.. Mr. Blumenfeld has been named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list for ten consecutive years (2006-2015) and is regularly listed in the Southern California Super Lawyers Business Edition for Securities Litigation.

Steve Hoffer consults with clients on legal solutions, growth strategies, corporate regulatory compliance, data privacy, and effective safeguards against risks and liability.  He helps clients negotiate commercial agreements, improve marketing programs, process personal data, and enter new markets.  He addresses business practices that concern innovation, sales, transactions, consumer protection laws, and remedies.  Since businesses grow with trust and trust only grows with data protection, he assists business clients align their data governance approaches.. Through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Steve is a Certified Information Privacy Professional in both the U.S. and the E.U. (CIPP/US and CIPP/E), and has taught courses in international law.  His familiarity with information privacy, regulated industries, and cross-border commerce enables him to assist clients by clarifying legal duties, guiding product development, drafting privacy policies, and managing the lifecycle of personal information.. Different data privacy laws in the U.S. commonly protect consumers, employees, health care patients, banking customers, students, and children differently.  The U.S.  data privacy laws include Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, sectoral laws like the ECPA, TCPA, HIPAA, HITECH, GINA, GLBA, FCRA, FACTA, FDCPA, FERPA, and COPPA, and state laws.  Related areas of his law practice concern sales, IP, licensing, communications, free speech, competition, trade, and international law.  As outside counsel, he offers a more robust attorney-client privilege in some contexts.  This may be attorney advertising under local law.