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Kresimir Peharda
Santa Monica, CA Business Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Securities
Pepperdine Univ School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Kresimir Peharda is a corporate and M&A attorney.
Kresimir advises on commercial agreements, corporate and corporate governance, investment, M&A, and securities. He represents private equity funds, multi state operators, and public companies in acquisitions and vertically integrated companies in sales, financing and reorganization transactions.
Kresimir has represented companies in all stages of development from start-ups to public reporting companies in various industries including education, healthcare, real estate, technology and software. His clients benefit from his experience representing public companies and hands-on operational experience in three start-ups, two in healthcare and one in real estate.
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Shab David Kerendian
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
California Western School of Law
Shab D. Kerendian founded the firm and started it as the Law Offices of Shab D. Kerendian. Since 1996, Shab has been practicing law and representing clients before judges in state and federal courts. Due to client satisfaction and referrals, he expanded this firm into a multi-lawyer firm known as Kerendian & Associates, Inc. Shab represented dentists, doctors, over 35 hospitals, small and large businesses, corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, trustees, executors, non-profit organizations and individuals.
Shab has significant experience in all facets of business, real property, and dental and medical litigation, particularly trials. Shab has also given lectures to various...
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Nima Javaherian
Santa Monica, CA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business and Employment
Harvard Law School
Nima was born and raised in Los Angeles, and went on to graduate from UCLA summa cum laude, with a major in psychology. His legal education took place at Harvard Law School, which led him to work as an associate and counsel at some of the largest law firms in the country.
Here, Nima worked on some of the largest and most sophisticated litigation matters in the country, as well as practicing mergers and acquisitions on behalf of private equity firms.
After receiving invaluable training from some of the nation's top legal minds, Nima set out on his own to found...
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Paul Martin Vargas
Hermosa Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(323) 696-1891
2447 Pacific Coast Highway Suite 200
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Free ConsultationBusiness and Tax
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I am a licensed tax attorney with an advanced degree in tax law. I have been practicing for over 16 years. I practice tax planning, international tax planning, estate and gift tax, tax controversy, corporation transactional law, and mergers and acquisitions.
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Thomas W Porter
El Segundo, CA Business Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Business, Communications, Employment and IP
Southwestern Law School
Tommy helps entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses of all kinds build great companies. His goal is to be a team member of your company to provide business and legal strategy in an effective and efficient manner. He serves as outside general counsel and advises clients in many different sectors, including technology, media, entertainment, retail, food and beverage, and outdoor recreation industries, among others. He prides himself on personalized services and building lasting relationships with his clients. He likes to work with teams bold enough to build epic brands, solve big problems, and make a dent in the universe.
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Teresa Lynn Morrell
Upland, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Business, Environmental, Real Estate and Tax
William Howard Taft University
Providing affordable and convenient legal services. After 20 years of experience in business administration, including dealing with contracts, employment law, real estate law and regulatory compliance, I became a lawyer and put my decades of experience to good use. I realize that many people who need legal advice also need to work during the week. I offer consultations on the weekends to be available to clients when it is convenient for them. Call me to set up a consultation, sometimes legal services are less expensive than you think. In addition to my office practice, I provide self help advice...
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Steven Robert Lovett
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Attorney Steven R. Lovett has over 40 years of experience in law, receiving a J.D. from Southwest University School of Law in 1978. In that time, he has represented clients in hundreds of complex real estate, construction, and commercial litigation cases. He has also authored "California Partnership Handbook 2d," "Search and Seizure Courtroom Book," has co-authored "Arbitration Handbook 2d," and has edited over a dozen legal publications in the area of business law, real estate law, commercial law, and other legal areas.
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Gregory Edward Stone
Woodland Hills, CA Business Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Business
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Gregory E. Stone, Founding Partner, is a skilled negotiator, mediator and trial attorney. While an overwhelming number of his cases are resolved prior to trial, Greg has built a reputation for achieving outstanding trial results for his clients. He has tried over 65 jury trials to verdict throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Orange, and San Bernardino counties. Greg has been recognized as a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by his peers in Los Angeles Magazine, Law & Politics Media, Inc., and Super Lawyer publications. Greg prides himself on solving problems for others and makes himself available to his many repeat...
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Robert Adler
Woodland Hills, CA Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
Pepperdine University
Robert Adler has been a sole practitioner with a proven track record expanding over 31 years. Robert’s strength lies in his ability to develop your case to your maximum benefit. A meticulous negotiator, Robert will take charge of your case to bring it to its most optimal outcome. Robert received a BA Degree in Psychology from Westmont College in 1981. Robert graduated Pepperdine University School of Law in 1984 and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1985. He is also a 2001 graduate of the prestigious Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution. Robert is admitted to practice...
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William Larson
Brea, CA Business Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
Whittier Law School
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Daniel Sallus
Manhattan Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Daniel Sallus is a partner of Stone & Sallus, LLP focusing on business litigation, business and real estate transactions, estate planning, entity formations, and real estate litigation. Born and raised in the Los Angeles area, Daniel obtained his B.S. in Management from the Eller School of Business and a minor in Spanish at the University of Arizona. Previously he worked at a large bank where he interacted with businesses and obtained a deeper understanding of their needs.
While in college, Daniel started investing in real estate where he was able to manage and rent the property to pay for his undergraduate...
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Madhu Kalra
Torrance, CA Business Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Bankruptcy and Immigration
University of Delhi, Campus Law Center
I was admitted to practice law in 1988 and since then, I have focused my career on several key areas of law. My practice encompasses Bankruptcy, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, as well as Immigration, Employment, and Family-based legal issues. Additionally, I handle matters related to Business Law, such as incorporation, and Estate Planning. In Estate Planning, I am experienced in preparing Revocable Family Trusts, Wills, Powers of Attorney. We also handle probate, Conservatorship and Guardianship. This diverse range of practice areas allows me to provide comprehensive legal services to my clients, addressing various aspects of their legal needs.
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Anthony Marcus
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Immigration and Real Estate
Alexandria Law School
Founder and Managing Principal Mr. Marcus is the owner and founder of Anthony Marcus Law Firm and has acted as managing partner since its inception. Mr. Marcus has been practicing law as an international attorney since 1989 as solo trial law practice. He has successfully tried more than seventy-five court cases. Mr. Marcus founded Anthony Marcus Law Firm on the principle that all individuals deserve the best legal representation possible. Mr. Marcus received his Juris Doctorate degree from Alexandria University, School of Law top 5 percent on his class, To protect the United States Constitution, he later obtained his Ph.D....
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Irina Rospotnyuk
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business and Tax
University of San Francisco School of Law and University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
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David Kleiman
Woodland Hills, CA Business Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
(855) 529-1020
3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. Ste. R233
Woodland Hills, CA 91362
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Stetson University College of Law and Franklin Pierce Law Center
Registered U.S. patent attorney David M. Kleiman has been helping entrepreneurs and businesses succeed with intellectual property law since 1998. He has had many years of experience working on big patent litigation for large multi-national corporate clients, defending businesses against wrongful allegations of infringement, and obtaining intellectual property protection for client innovations and creations.
Attorney of record or lead counsel in more than a dozen lawsuits. Has worked effectively as part of a team to help clients obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in civil litigation settlements. 1st chair criminal jury trial experience. Substantial experience...
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Anna Jang
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney
Business and Tax
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
I am an associate in the Taxation, Trusts & Estates Department at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM). My practice is centered around estate planning, trust and estate administration, and probate matters.
I provide guidance to clients on advanced estate planning strategies aimed at reducing estate and gift tax liabilities and facilitating the seamless transfer of wealth across generations. I develop comprehensive estate plans for a diverse range of clients, from those with modest estates to high-net-worth individuals, including those requiring special planning considerations. Additionally, I represent professional fiduciaries and beneficiaries in trust administration and have experience in managing both...
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Liza Kirillova
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney
Business
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an associate in the Corporate department at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP. My role involves managing transactional matters, which include mergers & acquisitions as well as corporate and private equity financings. In this capacity, I handle various stages of ongoing deals from their inception to their close. Specifically, I conduct due diligence, assist in negotiating operative and ancillary transaction documents, prepare consents, and draft a range of agreements.
I earned my law degree from USC Gould School of Law, where I was honored with a Gould Merit Scholarship in recognition of my academic, professional, and personal achievements. During...
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Michael H. Strub
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business
The University of Texas School of Law
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Jon Ustundag
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of California, Irvine School of Law
As an associate in JMBM's Intellectual Property practice, Jon serves clients in all facets of intellectual property law, including: trademark, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. He has experience in intellectual property litigation, prosecution, and transactions.
Before becoming a lawyer, Jon received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis in Materials Science. His technical experience includes medical and therapeutic devices, automobile hardware and software, video game hardware and software, artificial intelligence, aircrafts, semiconductors, communication systems, sports equipment, surface coatings, industrial connectors, cryogenics, portable electronic devices, home goods, apparel, and other consumer products.
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Daniel John Morse
Westlake Village, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Entertainment & Sports
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Daniel J. Morse represents creative artists from his offices in the Los Angeles area. Mr. Morse excelled in his studies of contracts, intellectual property, and entertainment law at the Pepperdine University School of Law. After graduating in 2001, Mr. Morse worked as a civil litigator while assisting various visual artist clients. Upon moving to Tennessee, Mr. Morse worked with the firm of Wise & Reeves, representing a variety of individuals and business with transactional and litigation matters. Mr. Morse also represented musicians and literary authors. With licenses to practice in two of America's...
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Shaheen Anthony Etemadi
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Business, Bankruptcy, IP and Real Estate
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Represented industries include accounting, aerospace and defense, construction, disaster response and engineering, cosmetics, food, beverage and alcohol, healthcare, hospitality and leisure, logistics and trucking, media, entertainment and video game, natural resources, real estate, and technology.
Represent both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of high-stakes litigation.
Advise clients on real estate acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing, construction, and development transactions.
Handle a spectrum of negotiated situations, such as asset sales and purchases, corporate governance advice, general corporate counseling, and stock sales and purchases.
Represent commercial landlords and other creditors in chapter 7 and 11 cases and non-bankruptcy workouts.
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Melissa J. Fox
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Business, Appeals and Insurance Claims
Tulane Univ Law School
Melissa Fox, Founder and Senior Attorney of The Melissa Fox Law Firm, is an experienced civil litigator who has practiced law in Orange County for 20 years. A graduate of Brandeis University and Tulane University School of Law, Melissa is a member of the Bars of the State of California and the United States Tax Court. She also holds a California Real Estate Broker License. Equally adept at transactional advice, negotiation, litigation, and the enforcement of judgments, Melissa has earned a reputation as a leader in the legal profession.
Melissa is also a dedicated community leader. Melissa currently serves on the...
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Timothy John Broussard
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business, Employment, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Whittier Law School
All Aspects of Construction, Litigation and Commercial Law
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Robert James Allan
Malibu, CA Business Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Entertainment & Sports and International
Univ of British Columbia
Robert J. Allan is a barrister and solicitor and an AV rated attorney with over 30 years of international legal experience. Mr. Allan has earned a global reputation for excellence in both the legal and business community, and has been honored with an AV Rating; Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards. He has extensive experience representing the interests of existing and emerging domestic and international businesses and provides insightful legal counsel on matters such as corporate law, corporate governance, global finance and transactional representation.
Mr. Allan has considerable expertise in corporate compliance and global corporate...
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Eric Norton
Costa Mesa, CA Business Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Eric Norton is a business and intellectual property attorney, and the founder of Norton Law Corporation. Mr. Norton created Norton Law Corporation to provide top tier legal services at affordable prices for business owners of all types—from small business owners, to tech entrepreneurs, to officers of major multinational corporations. At the core of Norton Law Corporation is the use of technology and flat fee billing to enhance the legal services clients receive while being completely transparent about the price. Admitted to practice in California, he received his Juris Doctor from the Chapman University School of Law with an emphasis...
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Glen D. Duvel
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business, Employment and Products Liability
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Glen D. Duvel has represented clients in a wide variety of employment law and estate planning matters. His extensive experience means that clients are given everything they need to reach favorable conclusions to their cases. Glen graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor’s of Science in Political Science in 1994. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from Western State University College of Law in 1999. He has had several speaking engagements and publications covering topics such as employment law and estate planning. To learn more about how he can assist you and your legal...
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Richard B. Rudolph
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
(949) 825-5210
20241 SW Birch Street
Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
Southwestern Law School
Since 1992 Mr. Rudolph has been providing legal advice, counsel and services to businesses and individuals alike. He operates a full service law firm serving such diverse client needs as:
- Fulfilling peoples needs for affordable Living Trusts & Wills packages,
- Business Matters (both day-to-day transactional matters and litigation),
- Employment & Labor Matters, and
- Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation when issues cannot be resolved amicably.
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Oscar Garza
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(949) 570-8350
4100 Newport Place Drive, Suite 770
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Business
James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona and James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
Oscar Garza co-founded Garza & Garza LLP (The Garza Firm) in January 2022 after retiring from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (December 2021). Recognized for decades as one of the nation's premier insolvency and restructuring lawyers, Mr. Garza intends to take his experience of working on some of the most significant and hotly contested matters and use those skills to obtain the exceptional results that clients of The Garza Firm deserve.
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John Michael Montevideo
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Howard University School of Law
John Michael Montevideo became a trial attorney to help people. He dedicates his practice to sharing his clients’ stories and bringing them justice for the wrongs committed against them. He is Founder and Senior Trial Attorney of Montevideo Law, PC.
After earning his degree in Business Management and Marketing from Loyola Marymount University, John Michael dedicated a year of service to the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) in Houston, TX. He served full-time with Vita Living, Inc., a non-profit working with those with mental and physical developmental disabilities. It was during this time of service that he became inspired to pursue his...
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David Dene Murray
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
1300 Bristol Street North
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Business, Employment, Immigration and International
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
David D. Murray has retired from the practice of law as of January 1, 2023.
Mr. Murray practiced law for 45 successful years and thanks his former clients and associates with whom he worked on many legal matters over the years.
With offices located in Orange County, California, just south of Los Angeles, the Law Offices of David D. Murray concentrated in the areas of U.S. & International Business Transactions, Employment and Labor Law, U.S. Immigration Law, Negotiation and Drafting of Contracts, Formation of Corporations, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Business Buyouts, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Steven Lawrence Krongold
Irvine, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Trademarks
Loyola Law School
Nearly 30 years of litigation experience in state and federal courts. Specialize in representing small and mid-size businesses in variety of commercial disputes.
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Dan E Chambers
Santa Ana, CA Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and White Collar Crime
The founder of Chambers Law Firm, Dan E Chambers, has been in practice for over 20 years. He served as a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney for six years and was in private practice at other firms for approximately 15 years, handling a wide range of highly complex litigation matters. Dan’s primary area of practice now involves the representation and defense of individuals and businesses in all types of criminal and administrative matters, in both federal and state court throughout southern California. As a former prosecutor, Dan has unique insight into the criminal justice system that enables him to...
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Frank Satalino
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Business Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Insurance Defense and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Full service law firm handling business, contract, construction, real estate, insurance and labor law and litigation throughout Southern California and Nevada, with extensive experience in civil litigation and the handling of multiple successful trials and arbitrations. Our firm handles all matters for clients aggressively and efficiently, with a clear goal of the bottom line results for its clients.
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Luke S. Carlson
Aliso Viejo, CA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation, Real Estate and Tax
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Luke Carlson always had an interest in business, real estate, and the protection of wealth. During his collegiate career, he realized law was the best way to immerse himself in these verticals. Today, as owner of LS Carlson Law, he and his team of attorneys service clients with their business, real estate, and estate planning needs. By nature, he is a strategist and loves analyzing a situation to determine the best solution to a client’s issue. Carlson understands that the practice of law provides endless opportunities to engage in strategic thinking. Whether it be against an opponent in litigation, which...
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John Robert Armstrong
Laguna Hills, CA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Business, Appeals, IP and Securities
Trial and Appellate Lawyer with 27 years of experience in handling large loss/high exposure, complex civil claims in insurance defense, insurance subrogation, business, construction, commercial, intellectual property, labor and employment matters, and estate litigation.
Before founding Armstrong Law Group in 2021, John Armstrong was a founding partner of Horwitz, Cron & Armstrong, LLP, and was an equity partner with Murtaugh Meyer Nelson & Treglia, LLP (2001-2010). Before that, John was associated with prestigious insurance defense law firms, namely Mower, Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP (1998-2001) and Demler, Armstrong & Rowland, LLP (1996-1998).
John was graduated in the top of his class...
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Elio Palacios Jr.
Riverside, CA Business Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of California - Davis
Mr. Palacios represents entrepreneurs, startups and early stage businesses, corporations, physicians and healthcare businesses, and individuals in the areas of business and commercial transactions, business planning, corporate law, business law, healthcare business law, business financing, private placements, including acquisitions and sales of businesses, intellectual property portfolio management, commercial real estate, employment, and bankruptcy law. Mr. Palacios is also an entrepreneur.
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Leanne R. E. Torres
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Business, IP and International
Chapman University Fowler School of Law and Kingston University
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Mark B. Helm
Corona Del Mar, CA Business Law Lawyer with 40 years of experience
(949) 760-5280
2101 East Coast Highway
Suite 250
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Free ConsultationBusiness
Harvard Law School
Mr. Helm, a Phillips ADR neutral, has mediated disputes up to ten figures in securities, class actions, shareholder disputes, corporate transactions, mass torts, professional liability, land use, sexual misconduct, ERISA, and intellectual property. He serves on the PG&E bankruptcy mediator panel and studied mediation at the Straus Institute. Previously, he was on the U.S. District Court, Central District of California ADR panel.
A panelist on the American Arbitration Association roster and Institute for Transnational Arbitration advisory board, Mr. Helm has arbitrated business and consumer disputes and advocated in complex arbitrations involving asset management, trade secrets, and international investments.
Before Phillips ADR, Mr....
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James Arthur Hayes Jr
Newport Beach, CA Business Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
(949) 852-1800
2424 S.E. Bristol Street, Suite 300
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Business, Bankruptcy and Real Estate
Western State College of Law at Argosy University
Partner for Corporate, Insolvency and Commerical Law Matters at Cummins & White, LLP
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Craig B. Sanders
Suite 450, CA Business Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Consumer, Employment and IP
University of Pennsylvania Law School and University of Pennsylvania Law School
Craig Sanders is the founding partner of the Sanders Law Group and a senior trial attorney. During the course of his more than thirty-year professional career, Mr. Sanders has handled complex civil litigation matters throughout the nations Federal Courts. Focusing his career on intellectual property (copyright and trademark infringement litigation), consumer protection, litigation and employment matters, Mr. Sanders oversees the Firm’s Intellectual Property Department and Trial Department. In addition to his IP experience, Mr. Sanders is also well-versed in commercial litigation having represented businesses in contract disputes, partnership dissolutions, shareholder disputes and derivative actions, breach of fiduciary duty and fraud...