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Andre Amin Khansari
Woodland Hills, CA Business Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(818) 650-6444
21650 Oxnard Street
Suite 1540
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Business, Bankruptcy, Products Liability and Real Estate
University of Southern California Law School
Andre Khansari is an accomplished Southern California attorney. He represents individuals and businesses in Bankruptcy, Real Estate, Business, and Personal Injury matters. With nearly 20 years of experience, peers and clients alike have recognized Andre as an exceptional attorney.
Andre is committed to providing large firm advocacy with small firm prices. Call today to schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you.
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Kristi Weiler Dean
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business and Insurance Defense
Pepperdine Univ School of Law
Kristi W. Dean, Managing Partner, is a skilled trial lawyer who represents clients in business disputes. Kristi was named a 2013 Trusted Advisor by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. She has been consistently named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" and recognized as "one of the top" lawyers in Southern California by her peers in Los Angeles Magazine, Law & Politics Media, Inc., and Super Lawyer publications. Kristi represents corporations and business organizations in various litigation disputes, including breach of contract, shareholder disputes, unfair business competition, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, wage & hour, shareholder derivative actions, and breach of...
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Robyn Michele McKibbin
Woodland Hills, CA Business Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Business and Insurance Defense
Santa Clara Univ School of Law
Robyn M. McKibbin, Partner, has a broad-based litigation practice representing both corporate and individual plaintiffs and defendants with primary emphasis on employment law including wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination. She represents clients in private mediations and arbitrations, before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts. She provides preventive personnel advice concerning hiring, firing, leaves of absence, internal investigations, and disciplinary action. Robyn prepares and evaluates client personnel manuals, policies and forms, and negotiates and drafts employment, confidentiality, separation, and severance agreements. She also provides anti-harassment, discrimination and retaliation training for supervisors and...
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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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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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Gary J. Goodstein
Woodland Hills, CA Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(818) 225-0056
21860 Burbank Boulevard
Suite 360
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Business, Appeals, Consumer and Employment
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Mr. Goodstein has more than 26 years experience representing corporations, individuals and municipalities in real estate, business, tort, employment and insurance litigation matters. He regularly appears in state and federal courts throughout California, and is licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Published opinions include Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Ensley, 174 F.3d 977 (9th Cir. 1999); Stuart v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America, 217 F.3d 1145 (9th Cir. 2000); Hub City Solid Waste Management, Inc. v. City of Compton, 186 Cal. App. 4th 1114 (2010).
Mr. Goodstein is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell,* a peer-review...
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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).
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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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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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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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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...
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Todd Eric Gallinger
Irvine, CA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
The George Washington University Law School
Todd Gallinger is the founder and principal of Gallinger Law. He is licensed to practice law in California, New York, and all Federal District Courts in California. Mr. Gallinger’s practice focuses on the needs of small businesses and their owners, as well as non-profit law.
For his education, Mr. Gallinger attended the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree cum laude in Religious Studies, and the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC, where he earned his Juris Doctorate cum laude.
Mr. Gallinger writes frequently on numerous legal and political topics, including acting as a regular...
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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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Leslie L Niven
Tustin, CA Business Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Business
American COL and Queensland University of Technology
Admitted to practice in California, Australia, England and Wales and has practiced in the areas of Family Law, Personal Injury, Probate and Business since 1995. She has extensive experience in Personal Injury, having practiced in that field in both California and Australia. In addition to Personal Injury, Leslie's practice emphasizes Probate as well as Family Law and Business, both local and international.
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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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Lena Streisand
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney
(310) 785-5398
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business, Environmental, IP and White Collar Crime
The George Washington University Law School
I am an Associate in the Firm's Litigation Department, where my practice spans commercial and intellectual property litigation, white collar defense and investigations, and land use and environmental litigation, with a focus on natural resources and mining litigation.
During my time in law school, I served as both a student attorney and student director at the Family Justice Litigation Clinic. In my role as a student attorney, I represented clients in multiple court hearings concerning complex family law issues, earning the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics Outstanding Advocate Award for my efforts.
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Hamid R. Rafatjoo
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business, Bankruptcy and Securities
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and University of California - Irvine
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Geoffrey Stuart Wells
Santa Monica, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
Geoffrey S. Wells has succeeded in obtaining impressive recoveries for his clients, resulting in more than 250 multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in complex legal actions. These include cases Segal v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority – $7.7 million; Willis v. Figueroa – $4 million; motor vehicle injury, Quezada v. Motor Coach Industries – $8.15 million; Mehdipour v. The city of Santa Monica – $2.65 million; wrongful death and Murillo v. U.S. Border Patrol – $3.3 million; a confidential settlement in a wrongful death case of $8.6 million.
Among the high-profile cases that Geoff has handled is a $36.1 million jury...
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Adam K. Shea
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(877) 800-1700
11111 Santa Monica Blvd
Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Business and Products Liability
Loyola Law School
Adam Shea is a talented, successful, and nationally recognized personal injury attorney with Panish Shea & Boyle LLP. He has successfully handle injury and mass tort cases with multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements and prides himself on his high ethical and professional standards. Adam and the PSB team represent negligently injured individuals in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange County as well as across the whole of Southern California.
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Trevor Byron Countryman
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
(310) 201-3546
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Trevor Countryman is a partner in JMBM’s Real Estate Department. He advises clients in all aspects of real estate transactions including property acquisitions and dispositions, financing, leasing, development and construction. Trevor’s clients range from large funds to individual developers and opportunistic investors, engaged in deals involving office, retail, multi-family, single-family, mixed-use and hotel properties.
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Thomas M. Geher
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(310) 712-6820
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business
Pepperdine University School of Law
Tom Geher has expertise in bankruptcy, creditors' rights and insolvency and the representation of secured creditors, unsecured creditors, debtors and bankruptcy trustees in all aspects of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases in a wide variety of businesses and industries. Tom has successfully represented numerous federal and state court receivers, as well as assignors and assignees in assignments for the benefit of creditors.
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Jennifer L. Long
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
(310) 785-5397
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Tax
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Jennifer Long's practice includes estate and gift tax planning, trust and probate estate administration, income tax and state and local (including property) tax work, as well as basic corporate work necessitated by the tax planning (LLC and corporate formation and maintenance, buy sell agreements, etc.).
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Jeffrey R. Groendal
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(310) 712-6828
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business
Pepperdine University School of Law
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David Tabibian
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer
(310) 201-3547
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Real Estate
Loyola Marymount University
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Vatche Zetjian
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney
(310) 201-3552
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Julia Consoli-Tiensvold
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
(310) 785-5310
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business, Administrative and Environmental
UCLA School of Law
Julia Consoli-Tiensvold's practice includes general commercial litigation, land use litigation, and corporate defense and investigation matters.
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Leticia M. Kimble
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney
(310) 440-4100
1900 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
University of Michigan Law School
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Celine Ohanian
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney
(310) 712-6815
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business, IP and White Collar Crime
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
I am an Associate in the Firm’s Litigation Group. I earned my J.D. from USC Gould School of Law and my B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles. My practice encompasses business litigation, white collar defense, and real estate litigation.
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Patrick Collishaw
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer
(310) 785-5330
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Employment
The George Washington University Law School
I am an associate in the Labor & Employment Department at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP. My role involves representing employers in a variety of labor and employment issues such as wage-and-hour disputes, wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, workplace privacy, unionization, and collective bargaining. Additionally, I assist with litigation at all stages, including discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation.
I pride myself on being a responsive and detail-oriented advocate, dedicated to understanding my clients' objectives and providing timely, practical guidance that is tailored to their specific needs.
Previously, I served as a legal intern at the Public Contracting Institute in Washington, DC....
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Marshal Wilke
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Real Estate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Lara R. Leitner
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(310) 785-5361
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Environmental
UCLA School of Law
Lara Leitner handles legal matters involving CEQA, NEPA, RLUIPA, environmental law, and litigation.
Prior to joining JMBM, Lara was an associate at a municipal law firm where she represented numerous cities and special districts in complex litigation matters, including real estate, eminent domain, breach of contract, environmental, water, and employment cases in both state and federal court.
Lara received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. She served as the Comments Editor for the UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. During law school, Lara developed her land use and environmental law experience as a legal research...
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Melody Mohammadi
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 1 year of experience
(310) 785-5321
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I am an associate in the Corporate Department at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM), where my practice is centered around representing financial institutions, sponsors, institutional investors, and private companies in various debt financing transactions. These transactions range from senior-secured, asset-based, and syndicated financings to cash-flow, cross-border, working capital, commercial solar, and acquisition financings, as well as those secured by real property.
My responsibilities include drafting and negotiating intricate loan documentation such as loan agreements, guaranties, subordination and security agreements, perfection certificates, closing certificates, and other related ancillary documents. I also conduct thorough due diligence, which involves reviewing UCC and...
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Anthony Salvador Perez
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer
(310) 785-5380
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Tax
University of California, Irvine School of Law and University of California, Irvine School of Law
I am an associate in Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP's Taxation, Trusts & Estates Department, where I focus my practice on estate planning.
During my time in law school, I had the privilege of serving as a judicial extern for the Hon. Kim M. Wardlaw on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and for the Hon. Rozella A. Oliver of the Central District of California. I was actively involved in academic publishing as a staff editor for the UCI Law Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law. Additionally, I held the position of Vice President of Outlaw,...
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Moti Zilberstein
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney
(310) 785-5386
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business and Real Estate
Southwestern Law School
I am an associate in the Global Hospitality Group and Real Estate Group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM), where I represent real estate developers, owners and operators, private equity investors, borrowers and lenders, and commercial landlords and tenants in a broad spectrum of real estate and hospitality transactions. I am known for my personalized attention and care, and I deliver tailored legal solutions with a focus on results.
I am highly skilled in analyzing title, survey, and zoning reports and regularly lead negotiations involving commercial leases, financings, and real estate acquisitions and dispositions. I coordinate directly with clients...
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Eric F. Bergman
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Business and Tax
UCLA School of Law
I am a dedicated Estate and Tax Law Attorney at Weinstock Manion. My current practice focuses on Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer and Business Succession Planning. I provide comprehensive and creative estate, gift tax and business succession plans for individuals and families. I am committed to excellence, integrity, innovation, and personal attention to meet your legal needs and goals.
I received my B.A. in History from the University of California Los Angeles. In 2013, I earned my J.D. from UCLA School of Law. I am a member of the State Bar of California, Beverly Hills Bar Association, and American Bar Association.
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Daniel James O'Rielly
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
(213) 437-3910
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Business
Cornell University
With more than 20 years of experience in law firms—including large, medium, and small firms, and running his own law firm for years—Mr. O’Rielly counsels and advises California law firms on critical issues at every stage of law firm life. He provides insight, analysis, and judgment to California law firms seeking to solve their most important challenges:
+ Law firm General Counsel. Serves as an outside General Counsel to California law firms, advising on attorney ethics, compliance, and practice management. Identifies and implements best practices for risk management, including identifying and resolving potential ethics compliance issues and practice management issues.
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Dimuth C. Amaratunge
Orange, CA Business Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Immigration
Western State University College of Law
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Josh Eichenstein
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Business, IP, Patents and Trademarks
Josh Eichenstein is an intellectual property attorney based in Los Angeles, focusing on trademark and copyright law. His practice includes both litigation and transactional work, representing clients in state, federal, and appellate courts. He helps individuals and businesses protect their brands, enforce their rights, and navigate complex IP disputes with clarity and precision.
Josh has experience handling trademark clearance, registration, enforcement, licensing, and infringement litigation, as well as copyright registration and litigation matters. He advises clients across a wide range of industries, from early-stage ventures to established brands.
Since 2017, Josh has been honored by Super Lawyers for his work in intellectual...
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Elijah Marcus Underwood
Beverly Hills, CA Business Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Business, Arbitration & Mediation and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Eli is the owner of Underwood Law Firm, P.C. The son of two small-business owners, Eli knows that your business or investment is an extension of your family's ambitions, and may be its most precious asset. He frequently represents land owners, developers, builders, contractors, realtors, and other business professionals.
Eli understands that protecting your business or real estate can be like protecting your family. He has strong experience in civil litigation, and has succeeded at every stage of the judicial process, including winning bench and jury trials. He is no stranger to aggressive fast-paced litigation, and genuinely enjoys delving into the...
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Brian Fu
Los Angeles, CA Business Law Lawyer
Business, Employment, Entertainment & Sports and Immigration
Melbourne Law School
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Brian Fu works closely with major production studios, talent and management agencies, and multinational corporations to devise creative immigration strategies for executives, on-screen talent in film and television, production teams, musicians, athletes, and artists to work on multi-million dollar projects in the United States. As a trusted advisor on global mobility matters for leading companies in such sectors as entertainment, fashion, design, cosmetics, and videogames, Brian counsels on complex labor and employment issues for foreign nationals. Brian has studied law at top schools in the United States, Australia, and Japan – on the prestigious Monbukagakusho Scholarship awarded by the...