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Robert Estrin is an experienced litigator specializing in high stakes complex commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes.  As an effective and efficient advocate, Mr. Estrin focuses on obtaining great results while minimizing costs and inconvenience to his clients.  With a background in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and nearly a decade specializing in litigation damages, Mr. Estrin has a unique ability to appropriately value cases to further his clients’ interests.. Mr. Estrin has represented companies and individuals in state and federal courts throughout California and the United States including:. ·         Fortune 500 companies such as Google, ExxonMobil, Motorola, The Walt Disney Company, and Pfizer;. ·         Life sciences companies such as Allergan, Sequenom, Affymetrix, and Avon Products;. ·         Financial services companies such as Experian, KeyBank, and City National Bank; and. ·         High profile individuals such as Brandy Norwood and Jill Scott.. For these companies, persons and others Mr. Estrin has provided his keen legal instincts to obtain incredible results.  Mr. Estrin has participated in three trials, all complete victories.  Mr. Estrin has also written, argued and won crucial motions and appeals.  Mr. Estrin has successfully opposed summary judgment motions in several cases leading to impressive settlements.  Mr. Estrin is also experienced in both arbitrations and mediations.. Prior to joining Klein and Wilson, Mr. Estrin practiced for over 7 years at Kaye Scholer LLP’s Los Angeles office as a member of both the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property groups.  While at Kaye Scholer, Mr. Estrin won Kaye Scholer’s Pro Bono Award in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015.  His many pro bono accomplishments include successfully returning full ownership for several homeowners who were induced by fraud to sign quitclaim deeds.

Jeffrey Liao is an associate at Russ August & Kabat, where he specializes in intellectual property and litigation. Mr. Liao's practice focuses on patent litigation, with extensive experience in Hatch-Waxman/ANDA pharmaceutical patent litigation. In addition to litigation matters, Mr. Liao also has substantial experience in advising on the intellectual property aspects of corporate and bankruptcy-related transactions and conducting related due diligence, and in negotiating licensing and other agreements related to intellectual property.. Prior to joining Russ August & Kabat, Mr. Liao was a lawyer in the New York offices of Morgan & Finnegan LLP, Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, and King & Spalding LLP from 2004 to 2012, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property and Litigation workgroups.. Mr. Liao earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude. Mr. Liao earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry, with general and departmental honors, from Johns Hopkins University.. Mr. Liao is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and German.

Theresa Troupson is an associate at Russ August & Kabat in the Intellectual Property and Litigation & Trial practice groups.. Before joining Russ August & Kabat, Ms. Troupson practiced at Grodsky & Olecki LLP and Hueston Hennigan LLP, focusing on business, entertainment, and intellectual property disputes. She has successfully represented clients in matters involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement; false advertising and unfair competition; health care, commercial, and real estate disputes; and state and federal constitutional law.. Ms. Troupson received her law degree from New York University School of Law. While at NYU, Ms. Troupson served as a Senior Executive Editor of the New York University Law Review and as co-chair of the NYU OUTLaw LGBT student group. She was a two-time finalist in the Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition and received the Albert Podell Oral Advocacy Award.

Paul I. Menes is an AV-rated entertainment and digital media transactional lawyer who provides “Creative Solutions for Creative People” - individuals and entities, from start-ups to award-winners, in the U.S. and internationally.Why Paul? He has a business mindset and solution-based approach, focusing on his clients’ overall, long-term objectives, not just their individual components.. He has experience on the business and creative sides, not just the legal side, of entertainment and media projects. This unique background gives Paul a deep empathy for his clients’ challenges, and how the delicate balance between the business and creative sides need to be accommodated for a deal/contract to be successful for the parties.. His contracts work. He learned from his many years as a media and IP litigator what can go wrong with contracts, and ways to prevent it. He’s never had a contract litigated that he wrote or extensively revised — except once. His client won.. He works closely alongside his clients, offering advice and strategizing with them. He's passionate about protecting them from the myriad issues that can derail their efforts. He helps creatives successfully navigate a fluid and increasingly complicated environment, and maximize their opportunities.. Paul represents many clients within the entertainment industry, including artists, writers, performers, entrepreneurs, and other creators. He also represents personal managers, agents, executives, and those involved in content production, licensing, distribution, and live events. His services span various media spaces, such as TV, music, film, radio/podcasts, and digital media.. Paul’s digital media clients include social media influencers (Paul’s become known as The Influencer Lawyer®), those in content, software and app creation in both online and mobile portals (for whom he vets and protects their content, and drafts their Terms of Use and Privacy Policies).. Paul also keeps his ear to the ground for new alliances and opportunities for his clients.

John P. Godsil possesses over eighteen years of experience litigating complex business, real estate and insurance disputes. During that time he has handled all aspects of litigation, including pleadings, discovery, law and motion, settlement conferences, mediations, arbitrations and trials. The subject matter areas of those cases include real estate disputes, contract disputes, partnership disputes, bad faith matters, title matters, receiverships, commercial lease disputes together with matters involving claims of lender liability, trade secret misappropriation and business torts.. Mr. Godsil has tried or arbitrated over a dozen cases as lead trial counsel, and participated in multiple additional trials and arbitrations as part of a larger team.