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GUIDEto California Law Firms and Attorneys

Divorce & Family Law

Eminent Domain

Employment & Labor

Energy/Public Utility

Environmental

ERISA Life, Health & Disability Claims

Media/Publishing

Real Estate/Real Property

Trusts & Estates

Workplace Investigations

Writs & Appeals

Acquisition & Disposition

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Litigation

Commercial

Construction Law

Corporate, Securities & Governance

Government (Election Law)

Immigration & Nationality Law

Insurance

Intellectual Property

International

Leasing

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Acquisition & Disposition

Bergman DaceyGoldsmith, PLC

GREGORY M. BERGMAN 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310.470.6110 / Fax: 310.474.0931 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.bdgfirm.com Specialties within practice area: CEQA/land use;real estate transactions. Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABOTA, LCA,ABA, CMAA, Mackrell International. Additional information: BDG offers the full spectrum of legal services and preventative riskcounseling. We are known for our superior draft-ing, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.Since 1983, we have provided counsel tonumerous public entities, Fortune 500 compa-nies, and small businesses.

A Mediation ServiceSAL SANDERS3156 Stevely AvenueLong Beach, CA 90808Tel: 562.421.5369 / Fax: 562.420.6171E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.tinyurl.com/amediator Specialties within practice area: Auto, PI, con-tract, labor disputes/employment (No domestic).Professional affiliations: See website profile.Law school attended: Pepperdine. Billing arrangements: See website.Additional information: See website profile.

ADR Services, Inc.LUCIE BARRON, PRESIDENT ADR Services, Inc.1900 Ave of the Stars, Suite 250 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: 310.210.0010 / Fax: 310.201.0016 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.adrservices.orgSpecialties within practice area: Business litiga-tion, ADR. Additional information: As a recognized leader inthe dispute resolution field, ADR Services, Inc.is the preeminent resource for counsel seekingan effective means in resolving their clients’ dis-putes. Our award-winning panel of over 130 dis-tinguished retired judge and attorney ADR prac-titioners has been included on lists such as theDaily Journal Top Neutrals, Super Lawyers, andBest Lawyers. With seven locations throughoutCalifornia, ADR Services, Inc. has provided thehighest quality neutrals at the most competitiverates and lowest administrative costs, while also

maintaining the personalized experience andefficiency of a boutique firm, since 1994. Ourunderstanding of the marketplace and disputeresolution process sets us apart from the compe-tition. Counsel routinely seek our guidance inselecting a neutral within a particular specialtyarea. ADR Services, Inc. provides a wide rangeof resolution options including mediation, arbi-tration, discovery reference services, private tri-als, consultations, moot courts, and specialmaster appointments, among other services. Ourneutrals are experienced in all forms of media-tion styles and proactively tailor their practice tomeet your needs. Arbitrations can be conductedpursuant to any rules agreed to by the parties intheir arbitration agreement, including those ofother providers or state and federal arbitrationacts. We invite you to contact us. With offices inCentury City, downtown Los Angeles, OrangeCounty, San Diego, San Francisco, SiliconValley, and Oakland, our neutrals are availableto assist you statewide. We look forward to work-ing with you.

Judge Lawrence W. Crispo (Ret.)

501 Glen CourtPasadena, CA 91105Tel: 213.926.6665 / Fax: 626.744.0363E-mail: [email protected] Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: $550 per hour—no admin-istrative fees. Professional affiliations: LACBA; AmericanCollege of Trial Lawyers, American Board of TrialAdvocates, Association of Business TrialLawyers, American Arbitration Association,Dispute Resolution.Additional information: Judge Crispo is a pastvice-president of the State Bar Board ofGovernors and served three years on theCommission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation(JNE Commission). He now serves statewide as aprivate judge in dispute resolution and isengaged full-time in mediations, early neutralevaluations, arbitrations, discovery reference,and special master matters.

Glass Mediations2550 5th Ave., Suite 605San Diego, CA 92103Tel: 619.234.7790 / Fax: 619.234.2354E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.glassmediations.com Specialties within practice area: High conflictcivil litigation. Law school attended: California Western School of Law.Additional information: Daily Journal Top 50Neutrals in California 2013. Ten times BestLawyers in America—mediation. San DiegoSuper Lawyers. Over 3000 cases mediated.Close to San Diego airport and train stations.

Reginald A. HolmesTHE HOLMES LAW FIRM225 South Lake Ave., Suite 300Pasadena, CA 91101Tel: 626.432.7222 / Fax: 626.441.5388E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.theholmeslawfirm.com

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Acquisition & Disposition 1

Arbitration & Mediation 1

Business Litigation 2

Commercial 6

Construction Law 7

Corporate, Securities

& Governance 7

Divorce & Family Law 8

Eminent Domain 9

Employment & Labor 9

Energy/Public Utility 11

Environmental 12

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& Disability Claims 12

Government (Election Law) 12

Immigration & Nationality Law 12

Insurance 13

Intellectual Property 13

International 14

Leasing 14

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Specialties within practice area: Arbitration andmediation, business and commercial litigation,employment and labor, intellectual property, franchise, and distribution, international.Representative cases or clients: All matters con-fidential.Professional affiliations: LACBA, AmericanArbitration Association, ABA, Resolute SystemsLLC, International Bar Association, College ofCommercial Arbitrators, California DisputeResolution Council, International Centre forDispute Resolution, ABA, Atlanta Bar Associa -tion, Chicago Bar Association, Neutrals DiversityAlliance.Law school attended: Georgetown University LawCenter.College attended: University of Florida School ofEngineering (EE).Billing arrangements: Hourly and daily ratesavailable upon request.Additional information: Have mediated and arbi-trated hundreds of large, complex, intractable,and emotionally charged business, employment,intellectual property and international disputesover the last 20 years. Amounts in controversyhave ranged from a few thousand dollars tomulti-hundred-million-dollar matters. Employs ajudicious, efficient, party/counsel drivenapproach with a resolution success rate well inexcess of 90 percent.

Judicate WestROSEMARIE CHIUSANO-DROHAN601 South Figueroa St., Suite 4000Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.223.1113 / Fax: 213.223.1114E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.judicatewest.com Additional information: Judicate West is one ofCalifornia’s leading providers of dispute resolu-tion services. With offices from San Diego toSan Francisco, you can turn to Judicate Westwith confidence for talented mediators and arbi-trators well-versed in all types of business andemployment disputes.

Judge Michael D. Marcus (Ret.)

ADR SERVICES, INC. 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 250Los Angeles, CA 90067Tel: 310.201.0010 / Fax: 310.201.0016E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.marcusmediation.com Specialties within practice area: Class action,wrongful termination, wage and hour, disabilitydiscrimination, legal malpractice, fee disputes,personal injury, medical malpractice, and realproperty commercial disputes.Professional affiliations: LACBA; Advisor,California State Bar Labor & EmploymentExecutive Committee. Law school attended: UCLA.Billing arrangements: Hourly. Additional information: Recognized by the DailyJournal, Judge Marcus has been rated as one ofCalifornia’s top 50 neutrals for six of the lastseven years.

Alexander S. Polsky, Esq.JAMS555 W. 5th Street, 32nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013 Tel: 213.620.1133 E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.jamsadr.com/polskySpecialties within practice area: Business,employment, personal injury.Representative cases or clients: Mr. Polsky haspresided over the resolution of thousands of dis-putes across a broad array of practice areas. Professional affiliations: Mr. Polsky is a fellowwith the Charted Institute of Arbitrators. He isalso an adjunct professor of law at USC’s GouldSchool of Law and a frequent speaker/lectureron negotiation techniques and ADR worldwide. Law school attended: San Fernando ValleyCollege of Law.Billing arrangements: Daily rate for arbitration,mediation, and special master services. Additional information: Mr. Polsky is well knownfor his ability to calm highly emotional partiesand to simplify complex disputes. He has beenrecognized year after year as a top arbitrator andmediator by the Los Angeles Daily Journal,Super Lawyers, and ALM Best Lawyers, and isAV-rated by Martindale Hubbell.

Ramirez Arbitration & Mediation ServicesJUDGE RAUL A. RAMIREZ, (RETIRED)400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100Sacramento, CA 95184Tel: 916.558.6185 / Fax: 916.553.4051E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.Ramsadr.com Specialties within practice area: Employmentdiscrimination matters—i.e., race, age, sex, disability, religion; complex business disputes,civil rights, personal injury.Professional affiliations: Superior Court Judge,Federal District Judge; 9th Circuit Court ofAppeals by appointment; professional mediatorsince 1995.Law school attended: University of the Pacific.Billing arrangements: $700hr/$7,000 day; noadministration fees, no travel fees, no add-ons.Additional information: Voted one of the topmediators by Daily Journal ; special emphasis oncivil rights and employment litigation; over 25years exclusively dedicated to ADR; reputationof “getting job done no matter how long ittakes.”

Law Offices of David B. Bloom, APC

3699 Wilshire Blvd. Tenth FloorLos Angeles, CA 90010Tel: 213.384.4088 ext. 4101Fax: 213.385.2009E-mail: [email protected] Additional information: There are four firmattorneys in these practice area.

Boyd Law, APCKARIE J. BOYD 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2880 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Tel: 310.777.0231 / Fax: 310.694.0733 E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.boydlawapc.comRepresentative cases or clients: CaliforniaKidney Medical Group; Knott Solutions, LLC;Iron Stone Bank; Banorte; Bald Eagle Security;Courtesy Refrigeration, Inc.; Panda Rice;Shelburne Services, Inc.; One Dot; TheResidences at Playa Blanca; Strive Fitness;Southwest Tyre; Storyteller Productions; CenturyFlight Systems; Life Exams Medical Services,Inc.; Coastal Design Development Group; OneEleven; DPS&R Pool Services; Harbor ViewTerrace HOA; Whitney Balsamo Realty; MexicoTraveler; Baja Traveler; World Traveler;Albertos; Allied Hill; Hines and Associates; andSWAG Jewelry Corp.Professional affiliations: LACBA, San DiegoCounty Bar Association, Orange County BarAsso ciation, Beverly Hills Bar Associa -tion, Sacramento Bar Association, California BarAssociation, American Bar Association, NLWBA,MAMAS, Enright Inn of Court, Lawyers Club,San Diego Association of Realtors, NationalAssociation of Realtors, Step Up Women’sNetwork, BBB, Beverly Hills Chamber ofCommerce, San Diego Chamber of Commerce,Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce. Law school attended: California Western Schoolof Law. Billing arrangements: Hourly. Additional information: Karie Boyd is the leadtrial attorney and CEO of Boyd Law. In 2015,The National Association of DistinguishedCounsel ranked Ms. Boyd in the “Top 1% ofAttorneys in the Nation.” Boyd Law is a full service litigation firm with a presence in LosAngeles, Orange County, San Diego, andSacramento.

Brown Gitt Law Group ALC

CYNTHIA E. GITT155 N. Lake Ave., Suite 800Pasadena, CA 91101Tel: 626.993.6792 / Fax: 626.229.1917E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.browngitt.comSpecialties within practice area: Wage and hour,disability discrimination, sexual harassment,wrongful termination, human resources issues,business disputes.Representative cases or clients: Defend wageand hour class actions on behalf of many clientsranging from trucking to retail to restaurants andentertainment. Disability discrimination and sex-ual harassment. Employment litigation of wrong-ful discharge. Law school attended: Cynthia Gitt-GeorgeWashington University, Thomas Brown-Vanderbilt University.Additional information: Nearly 90 years of com-bined experience. We advise clients and helpprevent trouble. We strongly and successfullydefend our clients when trouble does arrive.Both AV-rated and Super Lawyers. Big firmtrained.

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Genga & Associates, P.C.JOHN M. GENGA15260 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1810Sherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4581 / Fax: 818.444.4585E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.gengalaw.comRepresentative cases or clients: Counsel forplaintiff in Vanna White v. Samsung ElectronicsAmerica, Inc., 971 F. 2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992).Primary clients are: motion picture, televisionand electronic entertainment producers and dis-tributors; technology and Internet companies,including domain name registries; intellectualproperty owners; manufacturers and distributorsof specialized products; and businesses involvedin corporate and transactional disputes.Professional affiliations: Intellectual Property,Entertainment and Litigation Sections of L.A.County, California, and American BarAssociations; Intellectual Property Committee ofInternet Corporation for Assigned Names andNumbers (ICANN, the governing body of Internetdomains); Internet Committee of InternationalTrademark Association (INTA). Law school attended: University of Michigan.Billing arrangements: Hourly (< $500), blendedrates, flat fee, monthly retainer, task-based, andsome contingency and modified contingency.

Jeffrey F. GershSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th Floor Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: 818.444.9222 / Fax: 818.444.9272E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Specialties within practice area: Trial lawyer—contract matters, trade secrets, intellectualproperty (trademarks, copyrights and tradedress) negligence and fraud, employment, realestate, license agreements, the apparel and garment industry, and general business matters.Professional affiliations: LACBA, State Bar ofCA, ABA. Law school attended: Whittier Law School. Billing arrangements: Hourly, retainer, and negotiable.Additional information: Jeffrey has served as aVoluntary Settlement Conference Officer as wellas Mediator for the Los Angeles Superior Court.He is a former Judge Pro Tem for the BeverlyHills Superior Court.

Girardi|Keese1126 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.977.0211 / Fax: 213.481.1554Web Address: www.girardikeese.com Specialties within practice area: ADR, classaction practice, product liability.Professional affiliations: LACBA; Beverly HillsBar Association; American Board of TrialAdvocates; International Academy of TrialLawyers; Inner Circle.Additional information: Recognized as one of theleading trial firms in the country.

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Hinds & Shankman, LLPJAMES ANDREW HINDS, JR.21257 Hawthorne Blvd., 2nd FloorTorrance, CA 90503Tel: 310.316.0500 / Fax: 310.792.5977E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.jhindslaw.com Representative cases or clients: Services securedand unsecured creditors, lien holders, debtorsand creditors’ committees in all manner of bank-ruptcy and debt related matters. Current andprior representations include vendors, serviceproviders, real estate investors, financial institu-tions on bankruptcies, assignments for the bene-fits of creditors, and enforcement of Judgmentmatters in state and federal courts. Representedasset purchasers, landlords, parties to executorycontracts, and all other parties in bankruptcycases across the country.Professional affiliations: LACBA; Past presidentof the Harvard Law School Association ofSouthern California; BHBA; American BarAssociation; and ABI.Law school attended: Harvard Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly, retainers, flat fees,affordable rates.Additional information: We understand that liti-gation is not a blood sport. We are responsiveand mindful of the costs and fees associatedwith every matter. Every client matter is a “betthe farm” matter to us. We succeed.

Kupferstein Manuel LLPROXANNA A. MANUEL AND PHYLLISKUPFERSTEIN865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3338Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.988.7531 / Fax: 213.988.7532E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.kupfersteinmanuel.com Specialties within practice area: Employment lit-igation, awareness and training, ERISA, sexualharassment, wage and hour, wrongful discharge.Representative cases or clients: ParsonsCorporation; Doctor’s Best, Inc.; Don JagodaAssociates, Inc.; Farmer’s Group, Inc.;Cambodian Children’s Fund; Mattel, Inc.; ShellEnergy North American (US), L.P.; C-AirInternational, Inc.; Harman Pro North America,Inc.; Harman/Becker Automotive Systems.Professional affiliations: LACBA, Women’sBusiness Enterprise Council West (WBEC),LAIPLA, ABA, NAMWOLF.Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Flat fee negotiable andblock billing.Additional information: Kupferstein Manuel LLPis an AV-rated Los Angeles boutique trial firmspecializing in employment and business litiga-tion. Phyllis Kupferstein and Roxanna Manuelhave 50 years of combined experience inBigLaw, and formed KM to offer quality andexperience at reasonable rates. KM providespractical business and legal solutions with posi-tive outcomes.

Mohajerian PCAL MOHAJERIAN1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100Los Angeles, CA 90067Tel: 310.556.3800 / Fax: 310.556.3817E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.mohajerian.com Specialties within practice area: Class actionpractice.Representative cases or clients: PureTek, Burger King, Estée Lauder, Dakar, Shapes,Exoto, Smokehouse Pet Products, Food for Life,Parter Medical Products, Fusion RX, United Oil,Coffebene, Wireless PCS, Glutamal BioActive,ModShop, GoGo Sports, and host of otherbrands.Professional affiliations: California BarAssociation, American Bar Association,Association of Southern California DefenseCounsel, California Restaurant Association, AM Best, Claims and Litigation ManagementAlliance, and International TrademarkAssociation.Billing arrangements: Hourly.Additional information: Mohajerian PC representsmanufacturers, distributors, franchisors, health-care providers, pharmaceutical companies andreal estate developers in franchise, licensing,distribution, product liability, labor and employ-ment, litigation, and class-action matters.Mohajerian PC provides in-depth and extensivepreventive and regulatory compliance counselingand advice to clients relating to food and bever-ages, drugs, medical devices, and tobacco.

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Pepper Hamilton LLPMARY L. DICKSON, PARTNER IN CHARGE Pepper Hamilton LLP Two California Plaza 250 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3400 Los Angeles, CA 90071-3427 Tel: 213.928.9800 / Fax: 213.928.9850 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.pepperlaw.com Specialties within practice area: Mergers andacquisitions; corporate and securities law; corporate governance; directors and officers liability; ERISA; health care services; finance;consumer reporting law; copyright; data protec-tion; trademark; e-commerce; privacy and secu-rity issues; construction law; real estate develop-ment; government contracts; product liability;white-collar crime. Representative cases or clients: AECOM;Berkeley Point Capital; Boston Private Bank;BBCN Bank; Demand Media Inc.; EpsonAmerica, Inc.; FCI Lender Services Inc.;Hyundai Motor America; Impac MortgageHoldings; PIH Health—Whittier and DowneyHospitals; Providence Holy Cross MedicalCenter; Providence St. John’s Health Center; LACare Health Plan; Skyworks Solutions, Inc.;Unified Grocers Inc.Professional affiliations: LACBA, CaliforniaWomen’s Law Center, American Bar Association,California Minority Counsel Program, AmericanHealth Lawyers Association, California Societyfor Healthcare Attorneys, HIMSS. Billing arrangements: Our process is tailored tomeet the needs of each client and each engage-ment. Alternative fee arrangements includefixed, phased, retainer, portfolio, collared, suc-cess fee, contingent, capped hybrid, as well asbudget forecasting. Additional information: Pepper Hamilton’s LosAngeles office includes leading practitioners ingeneral corporate services and assists clients incommercial transactions involving real estate;securities; financial services; technology andoutsourcing; litigation involving construction;health care; intellectual property; corporatecompliance and investigations, white-collar liti-gation; all regulatory aspects of health care andfinancial services.

Neil PopowitzFREILICH & POPOWITZ LLP10580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 56Los Angeles, CA 90024Tel: 310.475.8134 / Fax: 310.475.3024E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.freilichpopowitz.comSpecialties within practice area: Land use, zoning, eminent domain, inverse condemnation,easements, and future interests.Professional affiliations: LACBA, State Bar ofCalifornia Member, Public Law Section Member,Real Property Law Section, United States Courtof Appeal for the 9th Circuit, United StatesCourt of Appeal for the 8th Circuit, UnitedStates Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit,United States Court of Federal Claims, UnitedStates District Court, Central District ofCalifornia United States District Court, EasternDistrict of California United States DistrictCourt, Northern District of California UnitedStates District Court, Southern District of

California American Bar Association Member,Section of State and Local Government Member,Section of Environ ment, Energy, and ResourcesMember, Section of Intellectual Property LawMember, Section of Litigation Member, Section ofReal Property, Trust and Estate Law, Federal BarAssociation, United States Court of FederalClaims Bar Associ ation, Los Angeles County BarAssociation Member, Section of State and LocalGovernment Member, Amicus Brief CommitteeSan Fernando Valley Bar Association, SantaMonica Bar Association.Law school attended: Loyola Law School, LosAngeles.Billing arrangements: Negotiable.Additional information: Freilich & Popowitz LLPdelivers strategic legal counsel in the areas ofland use and zoning law; real estate law; emi-nent domain/takings law, including condemna-tion and inverse condemnation; litigation; corpo-rate/business law; employment law andinsurance. Based in Los Angeles, we representbusinesses of all sizes, government agencies andother clients nationwide.

Donald L. RidgeMORRIS POLICH & PURDY LLP1055 West Seventh St., 24th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.417.5117 / Fax: 213.488.1178E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.mpplaw.comProfessional affiliations: Defense ResearchInstitute, Drug and Medical DeviceSubcommittee, American Bar Association.Law school attended: USC Law School.

Michael ShermanSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th FloorSherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4528 / Fax: 818.444.6328E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.comSpecialties within practice area: Trial lawyer,industries such as securities, healthcare, envi-ronmental, consumer products, technology, project development/finance, advertising, realestate, apparel, class actions, and unfair competition law.Professional affiliations: LACBA, Association ofBusiness Trial Lawyers (L.A. chapter), AvivaFamily and Children’s Services.Law school attended: University of California,Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall).Billing arrangements: Hourly, retainer, and nego-tiable.Additional information: Received accoladesincluding Aviva’s “Spirit of Compassion” award,Best Lawyers, leading lawyer in commercial liti-gation, Super Lawyers and featured in DailyJournal ’s Top Defense Verdicts and Top 100Lawyers supplements.

Winston & Strawn LLP WINSTON & STRAWN LLP Los Angeles Office 333 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213.615.1700 / Fax: 213.615.1750

Managing Partner: Eric Sagerman E-mail: [email protected] Web address: www.winston.com Specialties within practice area: Class actionpractice, courts/judiciary, discovery, internalinvestigations, litigation management, motions/court practice, outside counsel management,product liability, settlement practices/policies,work product doctrine. Representative cases or clients: AbbottLaboratories; American Residential ServicesLLC–ARS/Rescue Rooter; Belkin International,Inc.; Biomet, Inc.; Brookstone Stores Inc.;International Game Technology, Inc.; LVMHMoet Hennessy Louis Vuitton; Medtronic, Inc.;Pacific Mercantile Bank; Raytheon; U.S.TelePacific Corp.; dba TelePacificCommunications; Toyota Motor Sales, USA. Professional affiliations: LACBA, Association ofBusiness Trial Lawyers, American BarAssociation, American Intellectual Property LawAssociation, Intellectual Property Owner’sAssociation, Public Counsel Law Center,California Minority Counsel Program. Billing arrangements: Winston & Strawn worksclosely with clients to determine the most appro-priate and mutually agreeable billing arrange-ment for each engagement, whether it be a tra-ditional hourly billing or a more creativealternative billing arrangement. Additional information: Winston & Strawn’s WestCoast litigation practice handles complex securi-ties and commercial cases, including classactions and intellectual property litigation. Ourlitigators have tried major jury and bench trialsin virtually every significant federal and statevenue, including the U. S. Supreme Court, theU. S. Court of Appeals, and various state courtsof appeals. For more information, please visitwww.winston.com.

Mohajerian PCAL MOHAJERIAN1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100Los Angeles, CA 90067Tel: 310.556.3800 / Fax: 310.556.3817E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.mohajerian.com Specialties within practice area: Franchising andlicensing.Representative cases or clients: PureTek, Burger King, Estée Lauder, Dakar, Shapes, Exoto,Smokehouse Pet Products, Food for Life, ParterMedical Products, Fusion RX, United Oil,Coffebene, Wireless PCS, Glutamal BioActive,ModShop, GoGo Sports, and host of other brands.Professional affiliations: California Bar Associ -ation, American Bar Association, Assoc iation ofSouthern California Defense Counsel, CaliforniaRestaurant Association, AM Best, Claims andLitigation Management Alliance, and Intern -ational Trademark Association.Billing arrangements: Hourly.Additional information: Mohajerian PC representsmanufacturers, distributors, franchisors, health-care providers, pharmaceutical companies andreal estate developers in franchise, licensing,distribution, product liability, labor and employ-

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GREGORY M. BERGMAN 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310.470.6110 / Fax: 310.474.0931 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.bdgfirm.com Specialties within practice area: CEQA/land use;real estate transactions. Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABOTA, LCA,ABA, CMAA, Mackrell International. Additional information: BDG offers the full spec-trum of legal services and preventative riskcounseling. We are known for our superior draft-ing, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.Since 1983, we have provided counsel tonumerous public entities, Fortune 500 compa-nies, and small businesses.

Greg AkselrudSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th FloorSherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4503 / Fax: 818.444.6303E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Specialties within practice area: General corpo-rate mergers and acquisitions, entertainment,apparel, new media, Internet venture capital,and financing technology securities compliance.Representative cases or clients: Sale of NerdistIndustries to Legendary Entertainment. Professional affiliations: ABA, SoCal Rising Stars2012 and 2013, Adjunct Professor at LoyolaLaw School. Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Retainer, fixed fee nego-tiable, startup fixed fee package, equity arrange-ment, deferred fee arrangement.

Scott AldertonSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP 15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th FloorSherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4500 / Fax: 818.444.4520E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Professional affiliations: ABA, SouthernCalifornia Super Lawyers 2012, adjunct profes-sor at Loyola Law School.

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Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly retainer, fixed feenegotiable, startup fixed fee package, equityarrangement, deferred fees.


GREGORY M. BERGMAN 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310.470.6110 / Fax: 310.474.0931 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.bdgfirm.com Specialties within practice area: CEQA/land use;real estate transactions. Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABOTA, LCA,ABA, CMAA, Mackrell International. Additional information: BDG offers the full spec-trum of legal services and preventative riskcounseling. We are known for our superior draft-ing, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.Since 1983, we have provided counsel tonumerous public entities, Fortune 500 compa-nies, and small businesses.

Gerald P. (“Jerry”)Burleson

THAIS FERREIRA888 Prospect StreetLa Jolla, CA 92037Tel: 858.794.4805 / Fax: 866.885.6079E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.jerryburleson.comSpecialties within practice area: Representationof plaintiffs in shareholders, breach of fiduciaryduty, involuntary dissolution and related-typecases.Representative cases or clients: Jerry Burlesonwas outside corporate counsel for several mid-sized corporations for numerous years, andbecame well-versed in principles of corporategovernance. He has for the last seven yearsdevoted his practice exclusively to the represen-tation of stockholder-plaintiffs who have beentreated inequitably, ripped off, denied theirshareholder rights, or otherwise in some waydenied the benefit of their investment in a cor-poration.Professional affiliations: Los Angeles County Bar Association, ABA Section of Litigation,Member of Securities Law Subcommittee,Corporate Counsel Subcommittee, Class Actionsand Shareholder Derivative Subcommittee. SanDiego County Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, USDC for Southern andCentral Districts of California.Law school attended: J.D., University of Houston;LL.M., Golden Gate University.Billing arrangements: Hourly and part contin-gent/part noncontingent.Additional information: Jerry Burleson works wellwith corporate counsel in situations where eitherthe corporation itself, a controlling stockholder,a director or the CEO needs to become theplaintiff. Often in such situations a “plaintiff’smindset” is preferable. Jerry Burleson has beensuccessful in achieving client goals in the stock-holder litigation he undertakes. Referencesavailable on request.

Scott Galer STUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th Floor Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: 818.444.4513 / Fax: 818.444.6313E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Professional affiliations: ABA, ACG101Specialties within practice area: General corpo-rate, mergers and acquisitions, venture capitaland financing, technology, securities compli-ance, securities offerings including public, pri-vate, Rule 144A and international Regulation Sofferings.Representative cases or clients: Sale of BeatsMusic and Beats by Dre to Apple.Law school attended: Harvard Law School. Billing arrangements: Retainer, fixed fee nego-tiable, startup fixed fee package, equity arrange-ment, deferred fee arrangement.

Girardi|Keese1126 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.977.0211 / Fax: 213.481.1554Web Address: www.girardikeese.com Specialties within practice area: Corporate andsecurities law, directors and officers liability.Professional affiliations: LACBA, Beverly HillsBar Association, American Board of TrialAdvocates, International Academy of TrialLawyers, Inner Circle.Additional information: Recognized as one of theleading trial firms in the country.

Jonathan HodesSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th Floor Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: 818.444.4508 / Fax: 818.444.6308E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Specialties within practice area: General corpo-rate, mergers and acquisitions, venture capitaland financing, technology, real estate, securitiesofferings including public, private, Rule 144Aand international Regulation S offerings. Professional affiliations: ABA, ACG101Law school attended: Rutgers University Schoolof Law.Billing arrangements: Retainer, fixed fee nego-tiable, startup fixed fee package, equity arrange-ment, deferred fee arrangement.

John McIlverySTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th Floor Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: 818.444.4502 / Fax: 818.444.6302E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Specialties within practice area: Corporate,Securities & Governance, mergers and acquisi-tions, venture capital financing, general corpo-rate and business matters, securities offeringsincluding public, private, Rule 144A and inter-national Regulation S offerings. Industriesinclude: Internet and e-commerce, apparel,medical device, semiconductor, biotech, enter-tainment, technology and manufacturing.

Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABA, ACG101.Law school attended: University of California,Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.Billing arrangements: Retainer, fixed fee nego-tiable, fixed fee startup package, fixed fee pub-lic securities filings package, equity arrange-ment, deferred fee arrangement.

Louis WhartonSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th FloorSherman Oaks, CA 91403 Tel: 818.444.4509 / Fax: 818.444.6309 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Professional affiliations: ABA, Los AngelesVenture Association board of directors, ProVisorsTECH Group Executive Committee. Law school attended: Stanford Law School.Billing arrangements: Retainer, fixed fee nego-tiable, startup fixed fee package, equity arrange-ment, deferred fee arrangement.

Feinberg & WallerMARSHALL W. WALLERMailing Address:23501 Park Sorrento, Suite 103Calabasas, CA 91302433 North Camden Dr., Suite 600Beverly Hills, CA 90210Tel: 800.655.4766 / Fax: 818.224.2497Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.feinbergwaller.com Specialties within practice area: Certified as aFamily Law Specialist through the Board ofLegal Specialization of the State Bar ofCalifornia.Representative cases or clients: The firm’s repre-sentative clients include individuals from allwalks of life, as well as professionals, businessexecutives, entertainers, sports figures, andhigh-net-worth individuals.Professional affiliations: LACBA, Beverly HillsBar Association, LACBA Family Law SectionExecutive Committee, San Fernando Valley BarAssociation, AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell.Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly.Additional information: Marshall W. Waller hasmore than 30 years of legal experience. Hetaught family law, has written a comprehensiveCalifornia family law textbook, and has written aguidebook for other attorneys who are studyingto become California Certified Family LawSpecialists.

Moore, Bryan & Schroff LLP

CHRISTOPHER MOORE21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 490Torrance, CA 90503Tel: 310.540.8855 / Fax: 310.316.1307E-mail: [email protected]

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Web Address: www.mbsllp.comSpecialties within practice area: Divorce, com-plex community property litigation, estate planning, trusts, probate administration andlitigation.Professional Affiliations: LACBA, AmericanAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers, AmericanCollege of Trust & Estate Counsel.Law school attended: Harvard.Billing arrangements: Hourly.Additional information: Chris is a certified spe-cialist in both family law and estate planning,trust and probate law. He litigates and settlescomplex divorce cases and does estate and gifttax planning.


GREGORY M. BERGMAN 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310.470.6110 / Fax: 310.474.0931 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.bdgfirm.com Specialties within practice area: CEQA/land use;real estate transactions. Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABOTA, LCA,ABA, CMAA, Mackrell International. Additional information: BDG offers the full spec-trum of legal services and preventative riskcounseling. We are known for our superior draft-ing, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.Since 1983, we have provided counsel to numer-ous public entities, Fortune 500 companies, andsmall businesses.

Brown Gitt Law Group ALC

CYNTHIA E. GITT155 N. Lake Ave., Suite 800Pasadena, CA 91101Tel: 626.993.6792 / Fax: 626.229.1917E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.browngitt.com Specialties within practice area: Wage and hour,disability discrimination, sexual harassment,wrongful termination, human resources issues,business disputes.Representative cases or clients: Defend wageand hour class actions on behalf of many clientsranging from trucking to retail to restaurants andentertainment. Disability discrimination and sex-ual harassment. Employment litigation of wrong-ful discharge. Law school attended: Cynthia Gitt-GeorgeWashington University, Thomas Brown-Vanderbilt University.Additional information: Nearly 90 years of com-

bined experience. We advise clients and helpprevent trouble. We strongly and successfullydefend our clients when trouble does arrive. BothAV-rated and Super Lawyers. Big firm trained.

Beth A. KahnMORRIS POLICH & PURDY LLP1055 West Seventh St., 24th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.417.5131 / Fax: 213.488.1178E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.mpplaw.comSpecialties within practice area: Awareness andtraining, consulting agreements, diversity,employee benefit management, employment liti-gation, equal employment opportunity EEO,human resource issues, sexual harassment, andwrongful discharge.Professional affiliations: LACBA; DefenseResearch Institute, Employment InsuranceSection; American Bar Association, Labor andEmployment Law and Tort Trial and InsurancePractice Section.Law school attended: Arizona State University,school of law.

Kaufman Kaufman & Miller LLP

LEE A. MILLER16633 Ventura Blvd., Suite 500Encino, CA 91436 Tel: 818.788.5767 / Fax: 818.788.2992 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.kaufmanmiller.com Specialties within practice area: Advising anddefending employers on a myriad of employmentlaw matters including wrongful discharge,employment discrimination and harassment, andwage and hour laws.Additional information: Kaufman Kaufman &Miller LLP is a full-service law firm that takes aproactive approach to the practice of law. Ourhighly skilled lawyers strive to provide practicaladvice to our corporate and business clients withthe goal always being to minimize risk and litiga-tion exposure. While many law firms over-litigateclaims, we prefer to employ efficient tactics andstrategies to obtain timely and favorable results.Our clients, which span a variety of industries,choose us because of our practical approach,track record, responsiveness, and overall appre-ciation for their business operation and goals.

Kupferstein Manuel LLPROXANNA A. MANUEL AND PHYLLIS KUPFERSTEIN865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3338Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.988.7531 / Fax: 213.988.7532E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.kupfersteinmanuel.com Specialties within practice area: Employment lit-igation, awareness and training, ERISA, sexualharassment, wage and hour wrongful discharge.Representative cases or clients: ParsonsCorporation; Doctor’s Best, Inc.; Don JagodaAssociates, Inc.; Farmer’s Group, Inc.;Cambodian Children’s Fund; Mattel, Inc.; ShellEnergy North American (US), L.P.; C-Air

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International, Inc.; Harman Pro North America,Inc.; Harman/Becker Automotive Systems.Professional affiliations: LACBA, Women’sBusiness Enterprise Council West (WBEC),LAIPLA, ABA, NAMWOLF.Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Flat fee negotiable andblock billing.Additional information: Kupferstein Manuel LLPis an AV rate Los Angeles boutique trial firmspecializing in employment and business litiga-tion. Phyllis Kupferstein and Roxanna Manuelhave 50 years of combined experience inBigLaw, and formed KM to offer quality andexperience at reasonable rates. KM providespractical business and legal solutions with posi-tive outcomes.

Judge Michael D. Marcus (Ret.)

ADR SERVICES, INC. 1900 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 250Los Angeles, CA 90067Tel: 310.201.0010 / Fax: 310.201.0016E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.marcusmediation.com Specialties within practice area: Employment,class action, wrongful termination, wage andhour, disability discrimination, legal malprac-tice, fee disputes, personal injury, medical mal-practice, and real property commercial disputes.Professional affiliations: LACBA; ExecutiveCommittee, LACBA Labor and EmploymentSection and member of LACBA’s ProfessionalResponsibility and Ethics Committee. Law school attended: UCLA School of Law.Billing arrangements: Hourly. Additional information: Recognized by the DailyJournal , Judge Marcus has been rated as one ofCalifornia’s top 50 neutrals for six of the lastseven years.

Stephen Danz &Associates

11661 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 500Los Angeles, CA 90049Tel: 877.789.9707 / Fax: 310.207.5006E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.employmentattorneyca.com Specialties within practice area: Employment-labor, representing executives, administrativemanagers.Representative cases or clients: Have repre-sented CEOs, CFO, COO, CTO, and other high-level managers in severance negotiationsand litigation.Professional affiliations: LACBA, NationalEmployment Lawyers Association, CaliforniaEmployment Lawyers Association, CAAL, CAOC,Lawyers-Pilots’ Bar Association.Law school attended: University of Texas,University of Illinois, UWLA.Billing arrangements: Primarily contingency.Additional information: Our statewide law firm(HQ in LA) represents high-level employeeswhen their interests and those of the employersno longer coincide.

Trucker HussUS Bank Tower633 West 5th Street, 26th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90071Tel: 213-537-1016 / Fax: 213-537-1020One Embarcadero Center, 12th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94111-3617Tel: 415-788-3111/Fax: 415-421-2017Email: [email protected] Address: www.truckerhuss.comSpecialties within practice area: All aspects ofERISA and employee benefits law: Retirementplans; health and welfare plans; Affordable CareAct; HIPAA compliance; multi-employer/TaftHarley plans; ERISA litigation and consulting;fiduciary consulting; ESOP litigation; IRS, DOLand PBGC audits; equity and executive compen-sation; governmental plans; public sector unionand association plans; mergers and acquisitions;service provider and TPA counseling. Additional Information: Trucker Huss is thelargest employee benefits specialty firm on theWest Coast. Our experience related to all issuesconfronting benefit plans, plan sponsors, andplan fiduciaries translates into real-world, practi-cal solutions for our clients—backed by theresources to handle the most complex or themost straightforward assignments.

Winston & Strawn LLP LOS ANGELES OFFICE 333 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213.615.1700 / Fax: 213.615.1750 Managing Partner: Eric Sagerman E-mail: [email protected] Web address: www.winston.com Specialties within practice area: Discrimination,harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termina-tion litigation, employment class action litiga-tion, employment law advice, counseling andtraining, ERISA litigation, international laborand employment relations, traditional labor law,unfair competition, restrictive covenants, andtrade secrets, wage and hour compliance and lit-igation; and government contractor issues; andwhistleblower matters. Representative cases or clients: Accenture LLP,Abbott Laboratories, American Airlines,Caterpillar Inc., C.R. Bard, Herbalife,International Pager, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.,LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Marsh &McLennan, Nuveen Investments, Phillips 66,Pricewaterhousecoopers, SkyWest Airlines,Stanley Black & Decker, Tesoro, UnderwritersLaboratories, Veolla Environmental Services, andWells Fargo.Professional affiliations: LACBA, American BarAssociation, Public Counsel Law Center,International Woman’s Forum, CaliforniaMinority Counsel Program, Professionals inHuman Resources Association. Billing arrangements: Winston & Strawn worksclosely with clients to determine the most appro-priate and mutually agreeable billing arrange-ment for each engagement, whether it be a tra-ditional hourly billing or a more creativealternative billing arrangement. Additional information: Winston’s labor andemployment practice is one of the largest andmost experienced among the country’s multi-dis-ciplined law firms. We represent employers of alltypes and sizes, ranging from the Fortune 100to privately held startups, businesses both

domestic and international. We are known foreffective and successful representation, coveringa broad range of labor and employment lawissues, including employment litigation; mattersinvolving trade secrets, unfair competition, andnon-compete issues; traditional labor; ERISA lit-igation; counseling and compliance; and otherday-to-day employment issues. The caliber ofthe practice is demonstrated by our many recog-nitions from third-party sources, includingChambers USA, Legal 500, and U.S. News &World Report’s “Best Law Firms.” For moreinformation please visit www.winston.com.

Julie Arias Young YOUNG, ZINN & BATE LLP 1150 S. Olive St., Suite 1800Los Angeles, CA 90015Tel: 213.362.1860 / Fax: 213.362.1861 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.yzblaw.com Specialties within practice area: Employment lit-igation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),human resource issues, Family and MedicalLeave Act (FMLA). Representative cases or clients: University ofSouthern California, J. Paul Getty Trust,Claremont University Consortium, SkirballCultural Center, Chapman University,Pepperdine University, Yale University. Professional affiliations: LACBA. Law school attended: Georgetown University LawCenter. Billing arrangements: Hourly rate, other arrange-ments negotiable. Additional information: I have over 20 years ofexperience representing employers in all aspectsof employment law, including harassment, dis-crimination, and wrongful discharge litigation instate and federal courts, in arbitration, andbefore administrative agencies. I also have sub-stantial experience in negotiating and draftingexecutive employment and severance agree-ments.

Harry Alexander Zinn YOUNG, ZINN & BATE LLP 1150 S. Olive St., Suite 1800Los Angeles, CA 90015Tel: 213.362.1860 / Fax: 213.362.1861 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.yzblaw.com Specialties within practice area: Employment lit-igation, human resource issues, American withDisabilities Act (ADA), wage and hour, Familyand Medical Leave Act. Representative cases or clients: SouthernCalifornia Gas Company, Well Point, Inc., DickClark Productions, Amphenol, Inc., Habitat forHumanity. Professional affiliations: LACBA. Law school attended: U.C. Berkeley, Boalt Hall. Billing arrangements: Hourly rate, other arrange-ments negotiable. Additional information: I have over 30 years ofexperience representing employers in all aspectsof employment law, including harassment, dis-crimination, wrongful discharge, and wage andhour litigation in state and federal courts, inarbitration, and before administrative agencies. I also have substantial experience in negotiating

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Winston & Strawn LLP LOS ANGELES OFFICE 333 South Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213.615.1700 / Fax: 213.615.1750 Managing Partner: Eric Sagerman E-mail: [email protected] Web address: www.winston.com Specialties within practice area: Project development and finance, transactions, acqui sitions and dispositions, litigation, andregulatory counseling involving virtually alltypes of energy projects, including traditional,fossil-fueled energy generation, renewableenergy (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal,and biomass), combined heat-and-power,nuclear generating plants, transmission, storage, and oil and gas (covering domestic and international upstream, midstream, anddownstream markets). Representative cases or clients: BancoSantander; California Cogeneration Council;California Wind Energy Association; CalpineCorporation; CleanPath Ventures; EDF Renew -ables; First Solar; Golden State Water Company;Invenergy, New York Transmission OwnersGroup; NextEra, NRG Energy; Pacific Gas &Electric; Sempra, SoCore, Soitec Solar;SolarReserve; SunRun, Inc.; and WestarEnergy. Professional affiliations: LACBA, American BarAssociation, Public Counsel Law Center, Cali-fornia Minority Counsel Program, NuclearEnergy Institute, National HydropowerAssociation, EEI. Billing arrangements: Winston & Strawn worksclosely with clients to determine the mostappropriate and mutually agreeable billingarrangement for each engagement, whether itbe a traditional hourly billing or a more creativealternative billing arrangement. Additional information: Winston & Strawn’senergy, project development, and projectfinance practice is a particular strength of thefirm. We stand out among law firms in offeringclients a full-service energy practice, which hasbeen recognized on national and global levelsfor its accomplishments and experience. Weoffer more than three decades of innovation and a track record of success with respect tothe full scope of legal issues affecting theenergy sector. Our lawyers serve as trustedadvocates and advisors on new energy policiesand regulatory compliance; provide counsel onall types of development agreements; and regu-larly represent clients in connection with thestructure and finance, and the acquisition anddisposition of energy projects and portfolios. We also offer counsel on cutting-edge markettrends, including finance and tax issues.Together, our experience, capabilities, andintegrated platform help us to guide our clientssuccessfully through today’s dynamic energymarkets.

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Best Best & Krieger LLPERIC L. GARNER300 South Grand Ave., 25th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90071Tel: 213.617.8100 / Fax: 213.617.7480E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.BBKlaw.com Specialties within practice area: Water law.

Kimberly BickBICK LAW LLP520 Newport Center Drive, Suite 750Newport Beach, CA 92660Tel: 949-432-3502 / Fax: 949-432-3494E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.bicklawllp.comSpecialties within practice area: CERCLA, CWA,RCRA, contaminated sites, Proposition 65, realestate and commercial transactions involvingenvironmental issues, compliance counseling,litigation, regulatory enforcement and legislativeproceedings, sustainability, SEC reporting.Representative cases or clients: San FernandoValley Superfund Site, Portland HarborSuperfund Site, Operating Industries Inc. Site,Stringfellow Superfund Site, compliance andsustainability counseling.Professional affiliations: LACBA EnvironmentalExecutive Committee, OCBA EnvironmentalSection, OCBA Bar Foundation, OCBA LawFund, State Bar of California Women Lawyers,State Bar of California Environmental Section,ABA Environmental Section, ABA LitigationSection, ABA Section of Environmental, Energyand Resources, DRI Women in the Law,Stanford Law School Orange County Chapter,Stanford Law Associates, Stanford AlumniAssociate, Supplier Clearinghouse WomenOwned Business Enterprise.Law school attended: Stanford Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly, blended, flat.Additional information: Bick Law LLP providestop-tier environmental litigation, compliance andtransactional services to businesses tailored byindustry, and personalized to each client’sneeds. We are knowledge leaders in environmen-tal law, adding value to our clients’ businessesthrough collaboration and teamwork. Our attor-neys have substantial “Big Law” experience andhave practiced law at the highest level with over25 years of experience in the environmental law field.

Girardi|Keese1126 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.977.0211 / Fax: 213.481.1554Web Address: www.girardikeese.com Specialties within practice area: Clean air issues,clean water issues, toxic torts.Professional affiliations: LACBA; Beverly HillsBar Association; American Board of TrialAdvocates; International Academy of Trial

Lawyers; Inner Circle.Additional information: Recognized as one of theleading trial firms in the country.

Patricia M. O’TooleTHE O’TOOLE LAW FIRM333 S. Grand Ave., 42nd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213.630.4200 / Fax: 213.683.1148E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.theotoolelawfirm.com Specialties within practice area: Clean air issues,clean water issues, climate change, environmen-tal due diligence and transactions, EHS legisla-tion and rulemakings, OSHA, Proposition 65 andchemical reporting issues, solid wasteissues/RCRA, Superfund/site investigation,remediation, and defense.Law school attended: UCLA.Additional information: Over 30 years’ experiencein representing corporate clients in transactions,compliance counseling, and enforcementdefense matters in the fields of environmental and worker safety and health law.

Kantor & Kantor, LLPALAN E. KASSAN, ESQ.19839 Nordhoff StreetNorthridge, CA 91324Tel: 818.886.2525 / Fax: 818.350.6261E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.kantorlaw.net Specialties within practice area: ERISA, insur-ance, insurance bad faith.Representative clients and cases: Representingclaimants in the recovery of life insurance,health insurance, long term disability and longterm care benefits. Handling matters in federaland state court throughout California under bothfederal ERISA law, and state insurance bad faith law.

Bradley W. HertzTHE SUTTON LAW FIRM22815 Ventura Blvd., Suite 405Los Angeles, CA 91364 Tel: 818.593.2949 / Fax: 415.732.7701E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.campaignlawyers.com Professional affiliations: LACBA; CaliforniaPolitical Attorneys Association (past president);Chapman University School of Law (adjunct pro-fessor-Election Law); Brown University AlumniAssociation; Georgetown University Law Center

Alumni Association.Law school attended: Georgetown University LawCenter.Additional information: We represent businesses,individuals, candidates, ballot measures, PACs,and nonprofit organizations involved in the polit-ical and legislative processes on the local, state,and national levels.

Asherson, Klein& Darbinian

8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 711Beverly Hills, CA 90211Tel: 310.247.6070 / Fax: 310.278.8454E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.asherson.net Specialties within practice area: Employment-based immigration, extraordinary ability peti-tions, business investor visas, adjustment of sta-tus, consular processing,naturalization/citizenship, deportation defense,appellate and federal litigation. Representative cases or clients: Our attorneyshave successfully represented clients throughoutthe United States and around the world—fromindividuals and families to small businesses andFortune 500 companies, including employers,employees, professionals, extraordinary abilityindividuals, investors, asylum seekers, individu-als facing deportation and/or removal, criminalaliens seeking post-conviction relief, and foreignnationals with appellate and federal litigationissues.Professional affiliations: Certified SpecialistImmigration and Nationality Law, State Bar ofCalifornia, LACBA Executive Committee,Immigration Section, American ImmigrationLawyers Association, (AILA), Beverly Hills BarAssociation, American Bar Association, U.S.Supreme Court Bar. Billing arrangements: Flat fee on most matters. Additional information: Since 1977, our firm hassuccessfully represented clients throughout theUnited States and around the world—from indi-viduals and families to small businesses andFortune 500 companies—rendering creative andcutting-edge solutions to complex legal issues.Selected to Super Lawyers. Listed in SuperLawyers 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015,2016.

Adam Green6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800Los Angeles, CA 90048 Tel: 323.852.6135 / Fax: 323.966.4980 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.employment-familysponsorsedimmigration.com Specialties within practice area: H-1B, L and Evisas. Student visas, green cards through anemployer and self-sponsored green cards, greencard sponsorship through marriage. Representative cases or clients: Universities andcolleges that sponsor international faculty andscientists for employment. Proprietary schoolsthat apply to admit foreign students and familysponsorship.

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Professional affiliations: American ImmigrationLawyers Association, National Association ofForeign Student Advisors, Biotech Council ofSouthern California. Law school attended: Peoples College of Law.Billing arrangements: Normally a flat fee. Additional information: Cochair of AmericanImmigration Lawyers Association ForeignStudent Committee. Former co-chair of StateDepartment committee.

Deborah KarapetianLAW OFFICES OF DEBORAH L. KARAPETIAN550 North Brand Blvd., Suite 1640Glendale, CA 91203Tel: 818.553.8100 / Fax: 818.514.2448E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.deborahkarapetian.com Specialties within practice area: CertifiedImmigration and Naturalization Specialist by theState Bar of California. We handle all immigra-tion matters!Representative cases or clients: Asylum, employ-ment based, family based, non-immigrant visas,immigrant visas, removal proceedings, extraordi-nary ability processing, professionals, removalproceedings deportation proceedings, appeals,9th Circuit of Appeals.Professional affiliations: Los Angeles County BarAssociation, American Immigration LawyersAssociation.Law school attended: Southern MethodistUniversity.Billing arrangements: Fixed fees and hourly fees,depending on the type of case and matter beinghandled.Additional information: I have represented corpo-rate and individual immigration clients in bothTexas and California since 1986.I handle rou-tine matters like immigrant and non-immigrantvisa petitions and consular processing cases, aswell as complicated cases in removal proceed-ings which may involve criminal matters. Overallwe have a very high success rate and do what-ever we can to make our client’s journey tolegalization in the United States as painless aspossible for them. We provide 1/2 hour free con-sultations for all inquiries, and I personallyassess all cases before being retained.

Mitchell L. WexlerFRAGOMEN WORLDWIDE444 S. Flower Street, Suite 500Los Angeles, CA 90071Tel: 310.820.3322 / Fax: 310.820.2702E-mail: [email protected] address: www.fragomen.comSpecialties within practice area: All aspects ofimmigration law including assisting individuals,families, start-ups, and major multinationalcompanies with their visa, green card, and otherimmigration related compliance matters. Highnet worth foreign national practice.Representative cases or clients: Clients in virtu-ally all industries including tech, entertainment,engineering, manufacturing, banking, financialservices. Also particular expertise in “crimigra-ton” (immigration implications of criminal con-victions). Law school attended: Southwestern University

School of LawBilling arrangements: Flexible; typically a flat feedepending on matter type.Additional information: California State BarCertified Specialist in Immigration and Nation -ality Law. Executive Committee member of thefirm. Manages firm’s Los Angeles and Irvineoffices. Thirty years of experience practicingexclusively immigration law. Regular speakerand writer on immigration law topics.

Alice Yardum-HunterALICE M. YARDUM-HUNTER, A LAW CORPORATION15233 Ventura Blvd., Suite 500Sherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.609.1953 Fax: 818.609.1964E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.yardum-hunter.comSpecialties within practice area: Business, entrepreneurial, and complex employment immigration matters.Representative cases or clients: Clients arewithin the IT, arts, and business specialties sectors, from micro entities to Fortune 100,from the ordinary to the extraordinary.Professional affiliations: Los Angeles County BarAssociation since 2006; American ImmigrationLawyers Association since 1984; State Bar ofCalifornia, Board of Legal Specialization,Certified Specialist in Immigration andNationality Law since 1989; Armenian BarAssociation since 1989; Mediators WithoutBorders since 2011.Law school attended: University of San DiegoSchool of Law.Billing arrangements: Flat rates for specificimmigration status processes; hourly for unusualsituations. We accept cash, checks, andcredit/debit cards. Monthly payments may bearranged.Additional information: Alice has served on theExecutive Committee of LACBA’s Immigrationand Nationality Law Section since 2006 and hasheld liaison positions with various federal agen-cies on behalf of the organization ever since.She has been a frequent lecturer at various uni-versities, bar associations, industry groups, andthe lay public domestically and abroad, havingmore than 40 presentations and 30 publishedarticles throughout her career.

Kantor & Kantor, LLPALAN E. KASSAN, ESQ.19839 Nordhoff StreetNorthridge, CA 91324Tel: 818.886.2525 / Fax: 818.350.6261E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.kantorlaw.net Specialties within practice area: ERISA, insur-ance, insurance bad faith.Representative Clients and Cases: Representingclaimants in the recovery of life insurance,health insurance, long term disability and long

term care benefits. Handling matters in federaland state court throughout California under bothfederal ERISA law, and state insurance bad faith law.

Scott AldertonSTUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES, LLP 15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th FloorSherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4500 / Fax: 818.444.4520E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.stubbsalderton.com Professional affiliations: ABA, SouthernCalifornia Super Lawyers 2012, AdjunctProfessor at Loyola Law School. Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly retainer, fixed feenegotiable, startup fixed fee package, equityarrangement, deferred fees.

Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLPLos Angeles Office 12400 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor Los Angeles, CA 90025 Tel: 310.207.3800 / Fax: 310.820.5988 E-mail: [email protected] Web address: www.bstz.com Additional information: Established in 1975,Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP (BSTZ), isa medium-sized Intellectual Property firm thatfocuses on excellent work product and buildingstrong relationships with clients. With six officesand more than 50 attorneys and agents whohold degrees in technology, engineering and sci-ence-related fields, the firm is widely acknowl-edged as a globally respected IP law firm. Thefirm works with clients to protect inventions,designs, trade secrets, trademarks, servicemarks, software, and original works of author-ship. Our attorneys bring a broad spectrum oftechnical knowledge, allowing us to handle diffi-cult and complex IP matters. We are uniquelysituated to understand, protect and enforce allvarieties of intellectual property rights. Our areasof practice include prosecuting patents, trade-marks, and copyrights; licensing; litigation;opinion work; post-grant proceedings; unfaircompetition; right of privacy; and customs matters.

Cantor Colburn LLP MICHAEL CANTOR AND PHIL COLBURN 20 Church St., 22nd Floor Hartford, CT 06032 Tel: 860.286.2929 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.cantorcolburn.com Specialties within practice area: Utility anddesign patent preparation and prosecution,trademark and copyright, litigation, licensingand transactional, trade secrets, due diligence,opinions, patent landscaping, overall IP portfoliodevelopment and management. Additional information: Cantor Colburn is one of

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Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto MICHAEL K. O’NEILL650 Town Center Drive, Suite 1600Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7130 Tel: 714.540.0841 / Fax: 714.540.9823 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.fitzpatrickcella.com Specialties within practice area: Computer/soft-ware law; inter partes and post grant reviews(IPR and PGR); nanotechnology; consultingagreements; copyrights; data protection; elec-tronic communication/e-mail; patent; tradesecret; trademark.Representative cases or clients: MetraElectronics Corporation v. The New AMAGroup—Fitzpatrick obtained a permanentinjunction and an order for damages and attor-neys’ fees in favor of its client Metra Electronicsagainst defendants Best Electronics Accessoriesand Kewen Li involving a suit for patent andtrademark infringement. Professional affiliations: American BarAssociation; AIPLA; California Bar Association;NYIPLA; Licensing Executives Society; OrangeCounty Bar Association.Law school attended: New York Law School.Additional information: At Fitzpatrick, IP is notjust a practice area—it is our sole focus. Weconsistently appear in the list of top patent prosecution firms and was named to the 2016mid-size Hot List by the National Law Journal.

Genga & Associates, P.C.JOHN M. GENGA15260 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1810Sherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4581 / Fax: 818.444.4585E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.gengalaw.com Specialties within practice area: Computer, soft-ware law, copyright, data protection, patent,trade secret, trademark.Representative cases or clients: Counsel forplaintiff in Vanna White v. Samsung ElectronicsAmerica, Inc., 971 F. 2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992).Primary clients are: motion picture, televisionand electronic entertainment producers and dis-tributors; technology and Internet companies,including domain name registries; intellectualproperty owners; manufacturers and distributorsof specialized products; and businesses involvedin corporate and transactional disputes.Professional affiliations: Intellectual Property,Entertainment and Litigation Sections of L.A.

County, California and American BarAssociations; Intellectual Property Committee ofInternet Corporation for Assigned Names andNumbers (ICANN, the governing body of Internetdomains); Internet Committee of InternationalTrademark Association (INTA). Law school attended: University of Michigan.Billing arrangements: Hourly (< $500), blendedrates, flat fee, monthly retainer, task-based, andsome contingency and modified contingency.

Girardi|Keese1126 Wilshire Blvd.Los Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.977.0211 / Fax: 213.481.1554Web Address: www.girardikeese.com Specialties within practice area: Copyright,patent, trade secret, trademark.Professional affiliations: LACBA, Beverly HillsBar Association, American Board of TrialAdvocates, International Academy of TrialLawyers, Inner Circle.Additional information: Recognized as one of theleading trial firms in the country.

Mohajerian PCAL MOHAJERIAN1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100Los Angeles, CA 90067Tel: 310.556.3800 / Fax: 310.556.3817E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.mohajerian.com Specialties within practice area: Trade secrets.Representative cases or clients: PureTek, BurgerKing, Estée Lauder, Dakar, Shapes, Exoto,Smokehouse Pet Products, Food for Life, ParterMedical Products, Fusion RX, United Oil,Coffebene, Wireless PCS, Glutamal BioActive,ModShop, GoGo Sports, and host of otherbrands.Professional affiliations: California Bar Associ -ation, American Bar Association, Association ofSouthern California Defense Counsel, CaliforniaRestaurant Association, AM Best, Claims andLitigation Management Alliance and Inter -national Trademark Association.Billing arrangements: Hourly.Additional information: Mohajerian PC representsmanufacturers, distributors, franchisors, health-care providers, pharmaceutical companies andreal estate developers in franchise, licensing,distribution, product liability, labor and employ-ment, litigation and class-action matters.Mohajerian PC provides in-depth and extensivepreventive and regulatory compliance counselingand advice to clients relating to food and bever-ages, drugs, medical devices, and tobacco.

Paul D. SupnikPAUL D. SUPNIK9401 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1250Beverly Hills, CA 90212Tel 310.859.0100 / Fax 310.388.5645Email: [email protected] addresses: www.notsobiglaw.com; www.supnik.com Specialties within practice area: Trademark andcopyright litigation; trademark registration;Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings;licensing; international practice

Representative cases or clients: I have repre-sented a broad range of clients, including busi-nesses in apparel and fashion, entertainment,fitness, food, beverage and restaurants, con-sumer goods, financial services, health care,hospitality, luxury goods, hospitality services, and sports. Cases have included Brewer v.Hustler Magazine, Inc., 749 F. 2d 527 (9th Cir.1984); Poe v. Missing Persons, 745 F. 2d 1238(9th Cir. 1984); In re Miracle Tuesday, 695 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2012).Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABA, BeverlyHills Bar Association, Los Angeles CopyrightSociety, Copyright Society of the USA,International Trademark Association, ABTL.Law school attended: UC Hastings.Additional information: Past president of LosAngeles Copyright Society, Former chair of boththe Entertainment and Intellectual Property andthe International Law Sections of LACBA; AVrated with Martindale-Hubbell; designated bySuper Lawyers Southern California edition inIntellectual Property 2010-2016

Hirokazu TaniguchiTANIGUCHI GJB OFFICE3-20-1 Minami AzabuAzabu Green Terrace 5FMinato-ku, Tokyo, JapanTel: 011+813.6859.8548Fax: 813.6859.8401 E-mail: [email protected] Professional affiliations: Japan Federation of BarAssociations, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association. Law school attended: Cornell Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly or fixed fee. Additional information: California lawyer admit-ted to practice in Japan as a foreign legal con-sultant. Along with correspondent Japanese lawfirms, provide legal services to U.S. and otherforeign businesses in Japan.


GREGORY M. BERGMAN 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Tel: 310.470.6110 / Fax: 310.474.0931 E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.bdgfirm.com Specialties within practice area: CEQA/land use;real estate transactions. Professional affiliations: LACBA, ABOTA, LCA,ABA, CMAA, Mackrell International. Additional information: BDG offers the full spec-trum of legal services and preventative riskcounseling. We are known for our superior draft-ing, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.Since 1983, we have provided counsel to

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Genga & Associates, P.C.JOHN M. GENGA15260 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1810Sherman Oaks, CA 91403Tel: 818.444.4581 / Fax: 818.444.4585E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.gengalaw.comSpecialties within practice area: Entertainmentlaw, Internet law, privacy and publicity.Representative cases or clients: Counsel forplaintiff in Vanna White v. Samsung ElectronicsAmerica, Inc., 971 F. 2d 1395 (9th Cir. 1992).Primary clients are: motion picture, televisionand electronic entertainment producers and distributors; technology and Internet companies,including domain name registries; intellectualproperty owners; manufacturers and distributorsof specialized products; and businesses involvedin corporate and transactional disputes.Professional affiliations: Intellectual Property,Entertainment and Litigation Sections of L.A.County, California, and American Bar Associ -ations; Intellectual Property Committee ofInternet Corporation for Assigned Names andNumbers (ICANN, the governing body ofInternet domains); Internet Committee ofInternational Trademark Association (INTA). Law school attended: University of Michigan.Billing arrangements: Hourly (< $500), blendedrates, flat fee, monthly retainer, task-based andsome contingency and modified contingency.

David B. Epstein, FounderLAW OFFICES OF DAVID B. EPSTEIN PC35 E. Union Street, Suite CPasadena, CA 91103Tel: 310.704.8544E�mail: [email protected] Address: www.DavidEpsteinLaw.comSpecialties within practice area: Real estate,mortgage finance, lien priority, loan fraud, titleissues, contract disputes, business torts, unfairbusiness practices, commercial litigation, insur-ance litigation, shareholder and partner dis-putes.Representative cases or clients: Bank of America, N.A., PennyMac Corp., Wilsey Bennett Co.Professional affiliations: Los Angeles County BarAssociation, State Bar of California, LitigationSection, California Mortgage BankersAssociation, Association of Southern CaliforniaDefense Counsel.Law school attended: UCLA School of Law.

Billing arrangements: Hourly rates or as agreedupon.Additional information: Law Offices of David B.Epstein PC concentrates in real estate, mortgageand title issues and litigation; business litiga-tion; insurance; and title insurance issues andlitigation. We serve large national corporationsand small-to-medium�sized businesses.Experienced, cost�effective and creative legalsolutions are the hallmark of our practice.

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ALICIA MATRICARDI7906 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 206West Hollywood, CA 90046Tel: 213.207.5629E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.matricardilaw.com Specialties within practice area: Commercialleasing and/or real property transactions; acqui-sition, disposition, and financing leasing land-lord/tenant real estate development.Representative cases or clients: Publicly tradedmulti-state grocery retailer, international lawfirm tenant, national nonprofit economic devel-opment corporation, privately held personal ser-vice retailers, tenant retail expansion; negotia-tions for site acquisition and development.Professional affiliations: Association of CorporateCounsel, Italian American Bar Association,Hispanic Bar Association, National LatinaGolfers Association (General Counsel).Law school attended: Southwestern UniversitySchool of Law.Billing arrangements: Hourly rates and retaineragreements available.Additional information: Specialty representationof real estate developers, not-for-profit/afford-able, commercial/retail tenants. Expertise in cor-porate social responsibility, foundation grantmaking and real estate contracts; PSA, SNDAand leases. Awards: 2015 Outstanding YoungLawyer of the Year, Real Property Section,LACBA 2014 National Fellow, NationalAssociation of Latino Community Asset Builders.

Neil PopowitzFreilich & Popowitz LLP10580 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 56Los Angeles, CA 90024Tel: 310.475.8134 / Fax: 310.475.3024E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.freilichpopowitz.comSpecialties within practice area: Land use, zon-ing, eminent domain, inverse condemnation,easements and future interests.Professional affiliations: LACBA, State Bar ofCalifornia Member, Public Law Section Member,Real Property Law Section, United States Courtof Appeal for the 9th Circuit, United StatesCourt of Appeal for the 8th Circuit, UnitedStates Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit,United States Court of Federal Claims, UnitedStates District Court, Central District ofCalifornia United States District Court, EasternDistrict of California United States DistrictCourt, Northern District of California UnitedStates District Court, Southern District ofCalifornia American Bar Association Member,Section of State and Local Government Member,Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources

Member, Section of Intellectual Property LawMember, Section of Litigation Member, Sectionof Real Property, Trust and Estate Law FederalBar Association United States Court of FederalClaims Bar Association, Los Angeles County BarAssociation Member, Section of State and LocalGovernment Member, Amicus Brief CommitteeSan Fernando Valley Bar Association, SantaMonica Bar Association.Law school attended: Loyola Law School.Billing arrangements: Negotiable.Additional information: Freilich & Popowitz LLPdelivers strategic legal counsel in the areas ofland use and zoning law; real estate law; emi-nent domain/takings law, including condemna-tion and inverse condemnation; litigation; corpo-rate/business law; employment law andinsurance. Based in Los Angeles, we representbusinesses of all sizes, government agenciesand other clients nationwide.

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CHRISTOPHER MOORE21515 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 490Torrance, CA 90503Tel: 310.540.8855 / Fax: 310.316.1307E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.mbsllp.comSpecialties within practice area: Divorce, com-plex community property litigation. Estate plan-ning, trusts, probate administration and litiga-tion.Professional Affiliations: LACBA, AmericanAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers, AmericanCollege of Trust & Estate Counsel.Law school attended: Harvard.Billing arrangements: Hourly.Additional information: Chris is a certified spe-cialist in both family law and estate planning,trust and probate law. He litigates and settlescomplex divorce cases and does estate and gifttax planning.

Brown Gitt Law Group ALCCYNTHIA E. GITT155 N. Lake Ave., Suite 800Pasadena, CA 91101Tel: 626.993.6792 / Fax: 626.229.1917E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.browngitt.com Specialties within practice area: Wage and hour;disability discrimination; sexual harassment,wrongful termination; human resources issues;business disputes.Representative cases or clients: Defend wage and hour class actions on behalf of many clients

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Horvitz & Levy LLPDAVID M. AXELRAD3601 West Olive Avenue, 8th FloorBurbank, CA 91505-4681Tel: 818.995.0800 Fax: (844) 497-6592E-mail: [email protected] Address: www.horvitzlevy.comSpecialties within practice area: Class actions;healthcare litigation; insurance litigation; laborand employment; premises liability; punitivedamages; business and commercial law; con-sumer law; entertainment law; public entity liability; anti-SLAPP motions and appeals.Representative clients: Alliance for Children’sRights, Altria Group, Inc., American Inter -national Group (AIG), Association of CaliforniaInsurance Companies, Association of SouthernCalifornia Defense Counsel, Bet Tzedek Legal

Services, BETA Healthcare Group, CaliforniaState University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,Chevron USA, Inc., Chubb Group of InsuranceCompanies, CIGNA Property and Casualty Ins.Co., CNA Insurance Companies, Crane Corpor -ation, Exxon Mobil Corp., Farmers InsuranceGroup, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies,First American Title Ins. Co., Ford Motor Co.,Garlock Sealing Technologies, Harriett BuhaiCenter for Family Law, HCA Healthcare, Honey -well International, Inc., Las Virgenes MunicipalWater District, Liberty Mutual InsuranceCompany, Los Angeles Dodgers LLC, MercuryInsurance Company, Metropolitan Water Districtof Southern Calif ornia, Monsanto Company,Nationwide Insur ance Company, Nestlé USA,Inc., Public Counsel, Ralphs Grocery Co.,Regents of the University of California, SanDiego Gas & Electric Company, Shell OilCompany, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.,Southern Calif ornia Edison Company, SouthernCalifornia Gas Company, State Farm InsuranceCompanies, The Hartford, The Judicial Councilof California, Todd Shipyards Corporation,Travelers Insurance Company, Tutor-SalibaCorporation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce,University of Southern California, The WaltDisney Company, Warner Bros.Professional affiliations: LACBA; American BarAssociation of Southern California DefenseCounsel; California Academy of AppellateLawyers; Defense Research Institute.Billing arrangements: Hourly and alternative feearrangements.Additional information: With an outstanding trackrecord of success spanning more than a halfcentury, Horvity & Levy LLP is the largest lawfirm in the nation specializing exclusively in civilappellate litigation. The firm has litigated instate and federal appellate court for over 50 years, including more than 130 cases before theCalifornia Supreme Court.

Richard H. Nakamura, Jr.MORRIS POLICH & PURDY LLP1055 West Seventh St., 24th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017Tel: 213.417.5335 / Fax: 213.488.1178E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: www.mpplaw.com/richard-h-nakamura/ Specialties within practice area: Defense ofproduct liability, design professional, elderabuse, and general liability claims.Representative cases or clients: Lee v. Silveira(2015) 236 Cal.App.4th 1208; McClellan v. I-Flow Corp., 776 F.3d 1035 (9th Cir. 2015);Ennabe v. Manosa (2014) 58 Cal.4th 697;Watkins v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 720 F.3d 1179 (9th Cir., 2013); Gutierrez v. Advan -ced Medical Optics 640 F. 3d 1025 (9th Cir.2011); Jacobs Farm v. Western Farm Service(2010) 190 Cal.App.4th 1502; Blumhorst v.Jewish Family Services of California (2005) 126Cal.App.4th 993; Garrison v. Superior Court(2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 253. Professional affiliations: LACBA, State AppellateJudicial Evaluation Committee Appellate CourtsSection (former chair). Law school attended: Antioch Law School.Billing arrangements: Hourly, other arrangementsmay be considered.Additional information: Richard is a highlyrespected member of the Southern Californiaappellate community. He believes that a suc-cessful appeal is like a timeless song—it usesno more than three major chords and speaks awhole lot of truth.

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