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Foley & Lardner LLP

Law Firm in Los Angeles, California
 
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555 South Flower Street
Suite 3500
Los Angeles, California 90071-2300
(Los Angeles Co.)
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Phone: 213-972-4500  
Foley & Lardner LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Automotive; Emerging Technologies; Energy; Entertainment and Media; Food; Golf and Resort; Health Care; Insurance; Life Sciences; Nanotechnology; Sports; Business Law; Corporate; Commercial Transactions and Business Counseling; Corporate Governance Services; Environmental Regulation; Estates and Trusts; Finance and Financial Institutions; Health Care Finance and Restructuring; International Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Public Finance Services; Real Estate; Tax and Employee Benefits; Tax and Individual Planning; Transactional and Securities; Transactions; Project and Infrastructure Finance; Asset Securitization; Interference; Financial Products and Variable Insurance; Business Counseling and Technology; Risk Management/Captives; Public Agencies; Brownfields; Land Use and Entitlement; Airport Services; Agency/Distribution; Hedge Funds; Higher Education; Structured Finance; Tenant-in-Common; Directors and Officers; Taxation; Charitable Gifts; Private Foundations; Estate Planning; Water Issues; Wind Energy; Reinsurance Runoff; Surface Transport; Arbitrage Rebate Compliance; Intellectual Property; Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical; Chemical and Pharmaceutical; Consumer and Industrial Products; Electronics; IP Litigation; Trademark, Copyright and Advertising; Stem Cell Technologies; Genomics; Litigation; Antitrust; Appellate; Bankruptcy; Business Reorganizations; Construction; Distribution and Franchise; Energy Regulation; Family Law; General Commercial Litigation; Insurance Dispute Resolution; Labor and Employment; Media Law; Product Liability; Securities Litigation, Enforcement and Regulation; Tax, Valuation and Fiduciary Litigation; White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance; Mechanical and Electromechanical Technologies; IP Due Diligence; Business Method Patents; Patent Prosecution/Litigation; Trademark and Copyright Enforcement and Litigation; Product Liability; Health Law; Medical Devices; Nutraceuticals; Provider Operations; Academic Medical Centers; Reinsurance/Commutation; Health Care Compliance; Translational Research; FDA; HIPAA; Long Term Care; Medicare; Information Technology and Outsourcing; Outsourcing; Information Technology; Data Security and Privacy; Telecommunications; Software and Multimedia; Government Procurement; Political Law; Public Affairs; Strategic Communications; Lobbying; Investor Relations; Appropriations; Government Relations; State Affairs; Biotech and Biomedical Start-Ups, Clinical Research, Commercial Development, ERISA, False Claims and Compliance Counseling, Financial Markets, Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures, Insolvency, Medicaid, Mixed Use and Retail Development, Physicians and Medical Groups, Reinsurance, Residential, Condominium and Resorts, Senior Living, Syndicated and Securities-Related Transactions.
Year Established: 1842
Firm Profile:
Foley & Lardner LLP continually evolves to meet the changing legal needs of our clients. Our team-based approach, proprietary client service technology, and practice depth enhance client relationships while seeing clients through their most complex legal challenges. The BTI Consulting Group (Wellesley, Massachusetts) recently recognized Foley as one of the top four law firms shaping the U.S. legal market, while CIO magazine has named Foley to its CIO 100 list six times for our client-focused technology. Whether in the United States or around the world, count on Foley for high-caliber business and legal insight.
Firm Size: 966

Other Office Locations of Foley & Lardner LLP
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
Shanghai, China
Tokyo, Japan
PARTNERS
Shirley P. Morrigan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1974); Yale University School of Medicine (P.A., 1977); University of California, Davis (M.H.S., 1979); University of Southern California Law Center (J.D., 1990). Staff, Journal of Law and the Environment, 1988-1989. Board of Editors, Computer Law Journal and Major Tax Planning, 1989-1990. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Comparative Constitutional Law, USC Law Center, 1989. Certified Physician Assistant, 1977. Author: "Avoiding the Dreaded Medicare Decertification Action," Inside Health Law, Volume 1, No. 12 (December, 1996) at pp. 3-5; "The End of Life as We Know It: Cases Closed: Glucksberg and Vacco Explained," Health Systems Review (September/October, 1997) at pp. 37, 41-3; "The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act: Practical Tips and Legal Issues," BNA's Health Law & Business Series, c. 2001; "JCAHO Initiative Seeks to Improve Patient Safety," Drug Benefit Trends, January, 2003, at pp. 23-24; "The Ever-Elusive Call Panel: What's a Doctor To Do?" Cal ACEP Lifeline, February, 2003, at pp. 4-5; "Is There Really a Right to Die?" Health Lawyers Weekly, December 5, 2003. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Health Law Section) Bar Associations; American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; California Society for Healthcare Attorneys; American Civil Liberties Union; American Academy of Physician Assistants; California Academy of Physician Assistants. Practice Areas: Health Care; Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems. Email: Shirley P. Morrigan
Richard M. Albert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1975; J.D., 1978). Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Forum Committee on Health Care Law, 1978—) and American Bar Associations; Industrial Relations Research Association. Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board; National Mediation Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and State Counterparts; Wage and Hour Division and State Counterparts. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Wrongful Termination; Employment Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law; Health Care. Email: Richard M. Albert
Miriam Claire Beezy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Rice University; University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1977); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Co-Author: "Incorrect Use of Marks Can Become Costly for Owners," Los Angeles Daily Journal, May 5, 2003; "Co-Branding, Done Correctly, Makes Great Marketing," Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 27, 2003. Member: Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, 1988—; Los Angeles World Affairs Counsel; Board of Directors, National Institute of Entertainment and Media Law, Southwestern University School of Law. Member: Beverly Hills (Chairperson, Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights Section, 1990-1991; Intellectual Property Liaison to Legislation Committee, 1989-1991; Member, Board of Governors (Barristers), 1992-1995) and Los Angeles County (Member, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Section, 1988—) Bar Associations; State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property Section, 1988—); California Women Lawyers; International Trademark Association (Member: Industry Advisory Council, 1997-2000; External Affairs Committee and Treaty Promotion Subcommittee, 2000-2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Media Law. Email: Miriam Claire Beezy
Victor de Gyarfas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California; 1996, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Harvey Mudd College (B.S., Physics); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Editor of the Law Review, Southwestern University School of Law, 1994. Author: The Uncertain Fate Of Trademark Licenses In Bankruptcy Court (A License To Lose), Los Angeles Lawyer, September 1997, at 32; Review Of 1995 Intellectual Property Law Developments In The Ninth Circuit, Review Of Developments In Business And Corporate Litigation, 1996, at 103; "Sega v. Accolade: A Step Forward For Reverse Engineering?, 23 Southwestern University Law Review 571, 1994. Special Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office, City of Los Angeles. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Emerging Growth Companies. Email: Victor de Gyarfas
Pamela L. Johnston (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.S., 1984); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation; White Collar Crime; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Embezzlement; Securities Fraud; Health Care Fraud; False Claims Act. Email: Pamela L. Johnston
James R. Kalyvas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Oakland University (B.A., 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., 1981). Author: "Software Agreements Line By Line," Aspatore Books, 2004; "Designing an Integrated Information System to Minimize Antitrust Concerns," Inside Health Law, Vol. 1, No. 9, September 1996; "Information Systems Electronic Medical Records: Addressing the Conflict Between Need for Access and Confidentiality Concerns," Inside Health Law, Vol. 1, No. 2, February 1996; "'Debugging' the Information System Contracting Process," Health Systems Review, February 1995; "Effectively Negotiating Integrated Information System Contracts: Parts I and II," Health Care Law Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 12, December 1994 and Vol. 10, No. 1, January 1995. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California (Member, Business Law and Litigation Sections); Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Practice Areas: Information Technology; Transportation; E-Commerce; Intellectual Property. Email: James R. Kalyvas
Richard W. Lasater II (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1971); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member, Thurston Society. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Sports Law; Food and Drug Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Richard W. Lasater II
Robert C. Leventhal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1979); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif. Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transactional Law, 1983-1985. Author: "Tort Reform Proposals: A Toolbox for Change," Health Care Law Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 9, September 1994. Co-Author: "Duty to Preserve Discoverable Material Created by Emergent Technologies," Health Care Law Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 4, April 1994. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Reported Cases: Burton v. Security Pacific National Bank, 197 Cal. App. 3d 972 (1988). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance. Email: Robert C. Leventhal
Stephen A. McFeely (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: St. Mary's College (B.S., 1969); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1972). Note and Comment Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1971-1972. Thurston Society. Author: "Trial Practice: Civil Procedure During Trial," 1995. Adjunct Member, Faculty, Trial Practice, Hastings College of Law. Board of regents of St. Mary's College of California. Reported Cases: Mohanrao v. Jaiswal. An intellectual property dispute involving important trade secret and patent claims in the flower industry; Travis Industries v. Jones. Major arbitration involving issues of leveraged buyouts, corporate finance, accounting and asset purchase agreements; Richardson v. Reliance Insurance Company. Action involving venture capital, corporate control, regulatory and operational issues and employment discrimination; Chitwood v. Founders Title. Successful plaintiff representation in a bad faith action against a title insurance company which, after a ten-week trial, resulted in a $6 million jury verdict that was the largest in the history of San Joaquin County; Vallejo v. Olson. Successful defense in a series of lawsuits against a heavy manufacturing company, seeking corporate control amid claims of shareholder wrongdoing and fraud. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Stephen A. McFeely
Deepak Nanda (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1997). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Emerging Growth Companies; Investment Regulation; Private Equity and Venture Capital. Email: Deepak Nanda
Leila Nourani (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, England and Wales; 1992, California. Education: Joint English and French Law Degree from the University of London, Kings College and the Universite de Paris I, Sorbonne (1989); London School of Law: Prerequisite Course for English Bar (1990). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. Languages: French and Persian. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Transportation; Construction Law; Franchise Distribution; Commercial Litigation. Email: Leila Nourani
Michael R. Overly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California. Education: Texas A. & M. University (B.S., 1982; M.S., 1984); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Phi Alpha Delta; Eta Kappa Nu; Phi Alpha Phi; Order of the Coif; St. Thomas More Honor Society. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards, Evidence, Corporations and Trial Advocacy. Law Review. Articles Editor, Loyola Los Angeles Law Review, 1988-1989. Author: Overly on Electronic Evidence (West Publishing 1999); E-policy: How to Develop Computer, E-mail, and Internet Policies to Protect Your Company and Its Assets (Amacom 1998); Web Multimedia: La Comunicazione Multimedia Dai Graffiti a Internet, Ch. 12 (Italy, 1998); Civil Discovery, Document Requests and Electronic Evidence, Ch. 8 (CEB, 1998); Contributor, Internet and Web Related Forms Collection, Computer Law Association (1997); California Transactions Forms, Contract Formation, Ch. 18 (Bancroft-Whitney, 1997); California Transactions Forms, Internet Online Transactions, Ch. 8 (Bancroft-Whitney, 1997); "E-Mail Trouble," Los Angeles Daily Journal, California Law Business (June 24, 1966); "Admissibility of Electronic Documents," Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine (June, 1966); "An Attorney's Guide to E-Mail Security," Los Angeles Daily Journal, California Law Business (November 20, 1995); "New California Statue Imposes Sanctions for Frivolous Lawsuits," Orange County Business Journal (February 20, 1995); West's California Criminal Law, authored chapter on larceny and embezzlement (West Publishing, 1995); "Hidden Liability: Implied Warranties Under The Uniform Commercial Code," U.C.C. Bulletin (Fall 1992); Note, "Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.: The Turning Point For The Government Contractor Defense?" 21 Loy. L.A.L.Rev. 935, 1988; "Private Confidentiality Agreements v. the Public's Right to Access—A Nationwide Debate," 2 State Legis. F. (June 1992). Contributor: "Handling Expert Witnesses in California Courts," C.E.B. Action Guide (Spring 1992); "Confidentiality Agreements and the First Amendment: The Right to Say Nothing," California Litigation, Vol. 5, No. 1, Fall, 1991. Member: State Bar of California; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Computer Law; Technology Licensing; New Media Law; Electronic Commerce; Information Technology. Email: Michael R. Overly
Keith C. Owens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1991); Southwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Lead Articles Editor, Southwestern University Law Review. Appellate Law Clerk to the Hon. John E. Ryan, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. Trial Law Clerk to the Hon. Christopher M. Klein, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California. Author: "A Quick Guide to Bankruptcy Appeals," Eleventh Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Program, Volume 1, at 45-59, May 14, 1999, reprinted and revised in the Central California Bankruptcy Forum Conference, September 20, 2001. Member, United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles and Orange County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Reorganization; Bankruptcy; Health Care. Email: Keith C. Owens
Cherie Raidy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Business Law; Financial Institutions Law; Real Estate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Land Use and Entitlement. Email: Cherie Raidy
Ted R. Rittmaster (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. District Courts, Central District and Northern District of California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; former Patent Examiner for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Southern California (B.S.E.E., 1985); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electronics; Emerging Growth Companies. Email: Ted R. Rittmaster
William J. Robinson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S.E.E., cum laude,1974; M.S.E.E., 1975); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Tau Beta Phi. National Engineering Honor Society. Listed in "The State's Top Patent Lawyers," March 1992. Author: "Patent Litigation 1997: Tips On The Way To Trial," Patent Litigation 1997, Practising Law Institute; "Recent Developments in Patent Validity - Is The Pendulum Swinging Back?" Patent Litigation, 1993, Practicing Law Institute; "Patent Jury Trials - Avoiding the Mistakes of Your Predecessors," Critical Issues in Patent Litigation, Prentice Hall, 1991; "Insurance Coverage of Intellectual Property Lawsuits," American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2, October 1989, also in 1989 Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, Clark-Boardman Co., Ltd., earlier version in New Matter, Publication of California State Bar Intellectual Property Section, Vol. 13, No. 2, Summer 1988; "Most Favored Licensee Clauses," Paper 1986 Meeting of the Licensing Executives Society; "Current Antitrust Law Trends Encourage Creativity in Technology Transfer Agreements" New Matter, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer 1982; "Antitrust Law Gains Flexibility," Les Nouvelles, Journal of Licensing Executives Society 1982. Guest Lecturer, Patent/Computer Law, Southwestern University School of Law, 1992-1997. Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, President, 1990-1991 and Board of Directors, 1985-1990. Los Angeles Committee Chair, Licensing Executives Society, 1992-1994. Secretary, National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations. United States/Japan Patent Liaison Council. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: William J. Robinson
Denise Rios Rodriguez (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Michigan; 1988, California. Education: Henry Ford Community College (A.A., 1971); Wayne State University (B.A., with distinction, 1975); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Prior service with: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Office of the General Counsel. Member: Hispanic National Bar Association; Mexican-American Bar Association; Healthcare Financial Management Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Provider Reimbursement Review Board. Practice Areas: Healthcare Compliance; Health Care; Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement. Email: Denise Rios Rodriguez
Tami S. Smason (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., with honors, 1981); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1985). Judge pro tempore for California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. Arbitrator for Los Angeles Unified Courts. Volunteered for Los Angeles County Bar Association Domestic Violence Project and Barristers' Disaster Relief Project. Board Member, Breast Cancer Fund, 1999—. Author: "Corporate Compliance Issues," ABA Forum on Health Law: Health Care Fraud and Abuse and the False Claims Act, 1996. Co-Author: "Health Care Executives Risk Criminal Liability for 'See-No-Evil' Mentality," Inside Health Law, Vol. 1, No. 6, June 1996. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Summit Health, Ltd. v. Pinhas, 500 U.S. 322 (1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate. Email: Tami S. Smason
Diane Ung (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1985); University of California at Los Angeles (M.S.P.H., 1987); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Member: American Public Health Association; Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Hospital Law; Health Care Legislation; Medicare and Medicaid; Health Care Reform; Managed Care. Email: Diane Ung
Cheryl L. Wagonhurst (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1982); Whittier Law School (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Corporate Law. Email: Cheryl L. Wagonhurst
Jon M. Wilson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Florida; 1997, California. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1967); University of Wisconsin (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Member, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law Review, 1969-1971. Member: State Bar of California; The Florida Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Airport Finance and Development; Airport Law; Airport Regulation. Email: Jon M. Wilson
SENIOR COUNSEL
Jaime Guerrero (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1991); University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1997). Law Clerk, Judge Robert J. Kelleher, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1998-1999. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation; Antitrust; White Collar Crime. Email: Jaime Guerrero
Christopher Heck (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: Columbia University (A.B., cum laude, 1990); Duke University (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Christopher Heck
Grant E. Kinsel (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1991); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Grant E. Kinsel
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Jeffrey R. Bates (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia; 1989, California. Education: The College of Wooster (B.A., 1976); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Editor, Georgetown Law Journal. Member: National Health Lawyers Association. Special Agencies: Provider Reimbursement Review Board. Practice Areas: Medicare and Medicaid; Health Care; Long Term Care. Email: Jeffrey R. Bates
ASSOCIATES
Jeffery R. Atkin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Wisconsin and Utah; 2004, California. Education: Southern Utah University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1998); Brigham Young University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Finance; Securities; Public Companies; Mergers and Acquisitions; General Corporate; Energy. Email: Jeffery R. Atkin
Conway Cho (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1997); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Information Technology; Outsourcing. Email: Conway Cho
Courtney R. Henning (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: Dartmouth University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Courtney R. Henning
Michael B. McCollum (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael B. McCollum
Jeannine Y. McGregor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Southern California (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa. President, Black Law Students Association. Member: American Bar Association; Women's Law Association; American Health Lawyers. Fellow, Public Interest Law Foundation. Practice Areas: Health Care; Payments and Compliance; Health Care Provider Operations. Email: Jeannine Y. McGregor
Lori V. Minassian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998; J.D., 2002). Languages: Armenian. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Lori V. Minassian
Justin M. Sobaje (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S.; M.S.; J.D.). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electronics. Email: Justin M. Sobaje
Jeremy C. Wooden (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Utah State University (B.A., 2002); University of Cambridge (M.Phil., 2004); University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jeremy C. Wooden
Jason N. Barglow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1997); University of Southern California (J.D., 2001). Member, Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Business Law; Emerging Growth Companies; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate. Email: Jason N. Barglow
Diana Chen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., 2000); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 2004). President, Intellectual Property Law Society, 2002-2003. Languages: Taiwanese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Diana Chen
Christine Ann Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A.S., with honors, 1987); University of California at Davis School of Law (J.D., 1991); University of California at Davis School of Medicine (M.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Compliance. Email: Christine Ann Davis
Uleses Henderson, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Purdue University (B.S.M.E., 1994); Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S.A.E., Aerospace Engineering, 1995); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2001). Recipient, Graduate Engineering of Minorities (GEM) Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology. Executive Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1999-2001. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section); Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association; Black Entertainment and Sports Law Association; National Society of Black Engineers. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Entertainment Law. Email: Uleses Henderson, Jr.
Jason E. Lavender (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California, Riverside (B.A., cum laude, History and Law & Society, 1996); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "'Tobacco Is a Filthy Weed and From the Devil Doth Proceed': A Study of the Government's Efforts to Regulate Smoking on the Silver Screen," COMM/ENT, Vol. 21:1. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Trademarks; Commercial Transactions; Emerging Growth Companies; Investment Regulation; International Business Law; Copyrights. Email: Jason E. Lavender
Norman Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2007, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1993); University of California at Los Angeles (M.S.); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 2006). Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu. Member: State Bar of California. Languages: Chinese. Email: Norman Lee
Manfred A. Perera (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (B.S., 1998); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Privacy Law.
Scott Rahn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1999); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Consumer Finance. Email: Scott Rahn
Christopher G. Ward (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Christopher G. Ward
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Other Los Angeles, California Office: 2029 Century Park East, 35th Floor. Telephone: 310-277-2223. Fax: 310-557-8475.
Palo Alto Office: 975 Page Mill Road. Telephone: 650-856-3700. Facsimile: 650-856-3710.
Sacramento, California Office: 1215 K Street, Suite 1920. Telephone: 916-443-8005. Fax: 916-443-2240.
San Diego, California Office: 402 West Broadway, 23rd Floor. Telephone: 619-234-6655. Fax: 619-234-3510.
San Diego/North County, California Office: 11250 El Camino Real, Suite 200. Telephone: 858-847-6700. Facsimile: 858-792-6773.
San Francisco, California Office: One Maritime Plaza, Sixth Floor. Telephone: 415-434-4484. Fax: 415-434-4507.
Washington, D.C. Office: Washington Harbour, Suite 500, 3000 K Street, N.W. Telephone: 202-672-5300. Facsimile: 202-672-5399.
Jacksonville, Florida Office: One Independent Drive, Suite 1300. Telephone: 904-359-2000. Facsimile: 904-359-8700.
Miami, Florida Office: 100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 1600. Telephone: 305-808-7910.
Orlando, Florida Office: Suite 1800, 111 North Orange Avenue, P.O. Box 2193. Telephone: 407-423-7656. Facsimile: 407-648-1743.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 106 East College Avenue, Highpoint Center, Suite 900, P.O. Box 1819. Telephone: 850-222-6100. Facsimile: 850-561-6475.
Tampa, Florida Office: Suite 2700, 100 N. Tampa Street, P.O. Box 3391. Telephones: 813-229-2300; Pinellas County: 813-442-3296. Facsimile: 813-221-4210.
Tokyo, Japan Office: JT Building 15F, 2-2-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001. Telephone: +81 (03) 5114-8320. Facsimile: +81 (03) 5114-8321.
Chicago, Illinois Office: 321 North Clark, Suite 2800. Telephone: 312-832-4500. Fax: 312-832-4700.
Detroit, Michigan Office: One Detroit Center, 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2700. Telephone: 313-234-7100. Fax: 313-234-2800.
New York, New York Office: 90 Park Avenue. Telephone: 212-682-7474. Facsimile: 212-687-2329; 212-490-3654.
Madison, Wisconsin Office: Verex Plaza, 150 East Gilman Street, P.O. Box 1497. Telephone: 608-257-5035. Facsimile: 608-258-4258.
Brussels, Belgium Office: Avenue Louise 480. Telephone: +011.32.2.78. 79. 700. Facsimile: +011.32.2.78. 79. 709.
Boston, Massachusetts Office: 111 Huntington Avenue. Telephone: 617-342-4000. Facsimile: 617-342-4001.
Shanghai, China Office: No. 33 Hua Yuan Shi Qiao Road. Telephone: +86-21-61010000. Fax: +86-21-61010110.
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