Century City Business Lawyers

Michael M. Baranov's law practice focuses on the areas of business, employment, entertainment and intellectual property law. For over 30 years, Mr. Baranov has prosecuted and defended large scale commercial disputes, unfair competition matters, trade secret and employment cases. He has represented numerous celebrity plaintiffs in defamation suits against various publications. He has guided the development and growth of diverse national and international companies, and careers of notable producers, writers and directors.

Samani Law Firm is a full-service law practice specializing in employment, business, and personal injury matters. The firm represents clients in various capacities, from counseling clients on their legal rights, to handling cases through all phases of litigation, to meeting clients' transactional needs. Samani Law Firm is dedicated to providing competent and effective legal services to its clients, with the personalized attention of a small law practice.

Undergraduate engineering at Princeton University with Honors programs in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics; work in probability theory based analysis for the design of the shielding of the Princeton Nuclear Accelerator; Stanford Law School with three years of undergraduate work, Bachelor of Arts '62, Doctor of Jurisprudence '63; Former Professor, University of La Verne School of Law, San Fernando with courses in Real Property, Advanced Property Transactions, Conflicts of Laws, Land Planning and Zoning, Legal Writing, 1978-1983; Faculty at California Attorney and Paralegal Continuing Education Seminars, including, Trial Preparation, Discovery and Trial Practice Procedures; President Red Rover Mine, Inc.; Consul for...

In personal, academic, and professional aspects of my life, I have always had an interest in international and cultural affairs. As a child of Turkish and Mexican parents, I was reared in a multi-cultural household, resulting in my conversational use of Spanish and Turkish languages. During my University education, I was a governing member of Trenza, the Hispanic women’s organization, and also participated in the University’s English Language Conversation Partner Program as a English Tutor. In addition to being a research assistant to a Professor, I studied abroad in Turkey as well as in the Netherlands. My legal career has including positions...