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Kermani Law Firm is a boutique law firm with a practice focused largely on business and real estate litigation, and real estate purchase and sale transactions. Our civil litigation practice includes: contract disputes, business litigation, personal injury, Entertainment law, Intellectual Property litigation, real property disputes and related matters.. As part of our transactional real estate practice, we offer risk management and training for real estate brokers and realtors. We represent buyers and sellers of real property in the acquisition and sale of residential, commercial and industrial real property assets.. Our founder, Ms. Samira Kermani, Esq., is a practicing real estate attorney, litigator, litigation consultant, expert witness.  Ms. Kermani also serves as a mediator and arbitrator.  She handles civil litigation and real estate transactions.  Ms. Kermani has been designated an expert witness in the area of brokers’ duties and standard of care. She is a member of the California Association of Realtors’ Legal Affairs Forum.  She serves as an Arbitrator at the Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors.  Ms. Kermani consults on risk management issues and is legal counsel to brokers.  She is a frequent speaker on real estate brokerage law and standard of care issues. She is the author of a Real Estate Blog. Ms. Kermani is a graduate of UCLA and Loyola Law School.  She has been a licensed attorney in California since 1994.  She is also a licensed broker (2001), has owned and operated as a franchisee of a national real estate brokerage, and practiced with Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills North office.  She is the CEO and General Counsel of Karlton Stone Brokerage   .

Shireen Tavakoli focuses her legal practice on litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She has represented clients in a wide range of civil and commercial matters, both in court and arbitration. Shireen’s experience includes advising clients in copyright infringement matters, real estate disputes, and business transactions.. Shireen previously worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where she engaged in strategic litigation in foreign jurisdictions and regional courts, and adjudicated refugee claims. Prior to joining the United Nations, Shireen worked in internationally renowned law firms on matters related to securities and employment litigation. Shireen has represented Fortune 100 companies and known names in the entertainment industry. Shireen’s clients describe her as “fierce,” “diligent,” and “tireless.”. Shireen earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from UCLA School of Law. At UCLA, she served as a staff editor for the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs (JILFA) and was a member of the UCLA Moot Court Honors Program, representing UCLA Law both nationally and internationally in competitions. She is currently finalizing her Master of Studies (MSt) in law at the University of Oxford.

Attorney and MBA. Specializing in Real Estate, Development, and Corporate/Business.. Feel free to contact us with any legal needs.

Realestate and business law counselor and hands-on “dirt lawyer” with over thirty yearsof diverse experience representing clients in the real estate, retail, hospitality,travel and aviation industries. Expertise in all aspects of real estate finance,workouts, bankruptcies, dispositions, acquisitions, development, subdivisions, construction,sales and leasing.  Extensive transactionaland litigation experience including:. *   Developers’ counsel on over 50 major developmentprojects, including office and industrial parks, shopping      centers, hotels, resorts, condominiums andapartments. *   Representation of both borrowers and lendersin scores of multimillion dollar financings of retail, office, industrial, hotel  and residential projects. *   Engagements as Special Real Estate Counselto both debtors and creditors in contested bankruptcies. *   Recognized authority and sought-afterlecturer on real estate workouts and foreclosures, leases,  subdivisions, condominiums, resortdevelopment, and hospitality and travel industry law. *   Lead counsel for purchasers in acquisitionand financing of $70+ million resort/hotel portfolio. *   Negotiation and documentation of hundreds ofretail, office and industrial leases. *   U.S. General Counsel to world’slargest student travel company, with over 200 offices worldwide. *   Extensive litigation and trialexperience in federal, state and bankruptcy courts, including over 50 bench trials and 8 jurytrials to verdict, many with millions of dollars in controversy

Steven L. Ziven is the Managing Partner of Freeman Freeman & Smiley, LLP, a member of the Executive Management Committee, and is a member of our Business Transactions and Tax Planning Department.  His practice focuses primarily on corporate law, business transactions, financing and real estate transactions.  Mr. Ziven has extensive experience in buying and selling businesses, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, entity formations and capital transactions, real estate transactions, property tax planning and business succession planning.. In addition, Mr. Ziven has substantial business experience, serving as a corporate officer of the subsidiary of a Fortune 500 Company for over five years, and providing sophisticated counseling and advice to business owners, senior management and high net worth individuals.  He has lectured before numerous business and professional groups regarding all aspects of corporate and business law.

Raffi K. Mansourian possesses extensive real estate and corporate transactional experience, including serving as corporate in-house counsel for a local company with over 50,000 employees. Mr. Mansourian has represented corporate and individual clients in a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including drafting and negotiating commercial lease agreements, lease renewals, subleases, lease extensions and lease termination workout agreements, and the sale and purchase of commercial real estate.  He has significant experience negotiating complex commercial agreements with Fortune 500 companies, merchants, banks and vendors, and advising clients concerning corporate formation, tax, labor and employment, and general corporate governance issues.. In addition, Mr. Mansourian is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and has also passed the CPA Exam.. Representative Clients and Matters

Brian R. Linnekens has been a licensed attorney for over a decade.  He is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law, and he also earned his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.  During the past 10 years, Mr. Linnekens has built a specialized law practice helping property owners and investors acquire and develop myriad real estate properties and projects.  Mr. Linnekens has also built a high-end real estate development company, Global Innovation Development, Inc which has given Mr. Linnekens the unique ability to understand the debt and credit markets.  Mr. Linnekens is also a licensed California Real Estate Broker, and a Class B General Contractor.