McGuireWoods LLP

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McGuireWoods LLP is a Law Firm in Los Angeles, California

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1800 Century Park East, 8th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067 (Los Angeles Co.)

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310-315-8200

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PARTNERS

Lisa A. Atty (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Minnesota; 1998, California. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1990); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Lisa A. Atty

Thomas L. Becket (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1973); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1976). Licensed Real Estate Broker, California. Practice Areas: Real Property; Commercial Leasing; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Financing.Email: Thomas L. Becket

Michael J. Brill (Retired Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, New York; 1976, U.S. Tax Court; 1977, California. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1967); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law; Real Estate Finance; Strategic Alliances.Email: Michael J. Brill

James Charles Earle (Partner) born Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1952; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1997, Nevada; 1998, Colorado; 2001, Arizona; 2003, Washington. Education: Rowan University at Glassboro (B.A., 1978); San Jose State University (M.A., 1981); Golden Gate University (J.D., 1985). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award. Listed, Southern California Super Lawyer, 2007. Licensed California General Contractor (B). Licensed Subcontractor (C-36), 1982—. Author: "Recovering Expert Fees, A Closer Look," California Construction Law Journal, August 1996; "Expert Fees and Construction Defect Issues," The California Construction Lawyer Reporter, March 1996. Speaker, Association of Owners and Developers, 2008. Certified Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior Court. [Construction Surveyor and Soil Analyst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1970-1973; With Army Engineer Association]. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Defects; Mechanics Liens; Construction and Design Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: James Charles Earle

Susan L. Germaise (Partner) born Summit, New Jersey; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1995, California. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1989); St. Louis University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Employment Litigation.Email: Susan L. Germaise

Richard S. Grant (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.Email: Richard S. Grant

Sabina A. Helton (Partner) born Tokyo, Japan, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1986); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1990). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Corporate; Complex Litigation.Email: Sabina A. Helton

Sidney K. Kanazawa (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1981, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.Ed., 1974); University of Southern California (J.D., 1978). Member: State Bar of California; Japanese American Bar Association; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (General Counsel); Defense Research Institute (Chair, Trial Tactics Committee); Product Liability Advisory Council; Maritime Law Association. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Class Actions; White Collar Crime; Trade Secrets; Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Oil Spills; Product Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Torts; Crisis Leadership; Liability Avoidance.Email: Sidney K. Kanazawa

Matthew C. Kane (Partner) born Fall River, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 1994, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Boston University (B.S.B.A., 1991); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law, 1992. Judicial Law Clerk Extern, Honorable Carolyn Turchin, U.S. District Court, Los Angeles, CA, 1992. Mediator, Los Angeles County Superior Court ADR Neutral Panel, 2005-2007. Attorney Settlement Officer, U.S. District Court Attorney Settlement Officer Panel, Los Angeles, CA, 2006-2008. Speaker: "Managing Employee Meal & Rest Breaks After the California Supreme Court's Decision in Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions," Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) HR Webinar, 2007; "Strategies To Solve Your Most Complex FMLA Challenges," Council On Education In Management, 2007; "Employment Law & ADA Accessibility Litigation Developments," California Retailers Association Public Affairs Conference, 2006; "Current Trends in Employment Law - Profit-based Bonus Plans and Mandatory Employment Arbitration in California," University of Southern California Orange County Business Forum, 2005; "Ethical Missteps - Corporate Counsel Offer Advice on Responding to Employee Complaints," Corporate Legal Times Roundtable, 2004. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Employment Arbitration; Employment Class Actions; Employment Defense; Labor Arbitration; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Reductions in Force; Unfair Labor Practices; Wage and Hour Class Actions; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Consumer Class Actions.Email: Matthew C. Kane

William H. Kiekhofer, III (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1976); University of Southern California Law Center (J.D., 1980). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Bankruptcy & Constitutional Law. Author: "Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association v. 203 North LaSalle Street Partnership: The New Value Exception to the Absolute Priority Rule Is Alive, But Not Well," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, June 1999 and Century City Lawyer, Volume 8, Number 6 July/August 1999. Co-Author: chapter, "Bankruptcy and Licensing," Patent & High Technology Licensing, Practicing Law Institute, 2001. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Creditors Rights.Email: William H. Kiekhofer, III

Peter W. Martinez (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: University of San Diego (B.A., 1987); Stanford University (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Finance.Email: Peter W. Martinez

Gary Samson (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1970); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1973). Listed in "Best Lawyers in America" (Banking); Southern California SuperLawyer (banking) as selected by Los Angeles Magazine. Order of the Coif. Member; Thurston Society. Associate Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1972-1973; Co-Author: "Checklist for Secured Commercial Loans," Financial Lawyers Conference; Lecturer, Uniform Commercial Code, Los Angeles County Bar Association; Past Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association; Past Chair and Board of Governor of the Financial Lawyer's Conference. Panel Chair, California Bankers Association Bank Counsel Seminar. Panelist: Commercial Finance Association, Western Seminar on Bankruptcy Developments; Commercial Finance Association Seminar on Asset Based Lending; Basic Skills, Articles 5 & 9, Practicing Law Institute; Commercial Law League Fund for Continuing Education, Satellite Program; Commercial Loan Documentation, Banking Law Institute; Banking Law Institute, Accounts Receivable and Inventory Financing. Lecturer, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Legal Issues for the Health Care Industry; Commercial Finance Association of California (Panel Chair, Chapter 11 Developments). Panelist: American Bar Association Commercial Financial Services Meeting; Lorman Insiture Program on Deepening Insolvency. Author of articles on Deeping Insolvency and Personal Property Title Insurance, Commercial Finance Association Journal. Judge Pro Tem, Century City Bar Association. Practice Areas: Financial Services; Bankruptcy Chapter 11.Email: Gary Samson

John R. Visconsi (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Washington and California; 2003, Oregon. Education: San Jose State University (B.S., 1993); University of San Diego Law School (J.D., 1995); Purdue University, Krannert School of Business (M.B.A., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; General Business Law.Email: John R. Visconsi

Michelle R. Walker (Partner) born Decatur, Illinois, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California, U.S. District Court Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1990); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Government Compliance; Wrongful Discharge; Class Action Litigation; Multi-Plaintiff Litigation; Wage and Hour Law; Training Law; Appellate Practice; Litigation.Email: Michelle R. Walker

Leslie M. Werlin (Partner) born Albany, New York, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California (Member, California Administration of Justice Commission, 2008—). Practice Areas: Business and Commercial Litigation.Email: Leslie M. Werlin

Joan A. Wolff (Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, California. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1979); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Joan A. Wolff

ASSOCIATES

Sabrina A. Beldner (Associate) born Van Nuys, California, 1978; admitted to bar, 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1999); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Sabrina A. Beldner

Michael A. Brooks (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New York; 2004, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1997); University of Southern California (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Michael A. Brooks

Jocelyn R. Cuttino (Associate) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 2007, California. Education: Spelman College (B.A., 2004); University of Southern California (M.C.M., 2007; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Jocelyn R. Cuttino

Reena R. Furutani (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.A., 1994); Santa Clara University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Pharmacy Law.Email: Reena R. Furutani

Jodie Marie Grotins (Associate) born San Francisco, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 2004); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2008). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Asset Based Lending; Capital Markets.Email: Jodie Marie Grotins

Lindsey R. Hansen (Associate) born Camarillo, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2003); University of Southern California Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Lindsey R. Hansen

Sylvia Kim (Associate) born Berkeley, California, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., Political Science; B.A., Economics, 2004); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Sylvia Kim

Timothy G. Lignoul (Senior Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; 1997, California; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1982); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., M.B.A., 1989). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.Email: Timothy G. Lignoul

Darrel Christopher Menthe (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.A., 1993); Stanford University (J.D., 1996); Univesity of California at Los Angeles (M.A., 2001). Languages: Russian, German, Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Unfair Competition; Bankruptcy; First Amendment Law.Email: Darrel Christopher Menthe

Tracy Evans Moyer (Associate) born Rahway, New Jersey, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, New Jersey; 1999, New York, 2006 California. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1995); Boston University (J.D., 1998). Judicial Clerk to the Hon. Mark Baber and Hon. Barbara Curran, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust Class Actions; Labor and Employment.Email: Tracy Evans Moyer

Kirt J. Peterson (Associate) born Ogden, Utah; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: University of Utah (B.S., 2000); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2006). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Secured Finance; Unsecured Finance.Email: Kirt J. Peterson

Christopher J. Rizza (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York; admitted to bar, 2004, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 2000); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2003); Loyola Marymount University (M.B.A., 2003). Practice Areas: Leasing; Real Estate.

Dennis R. Rogers (Associate) born St. George, Utah, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Massachusetts; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2004, Arizona; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 2007, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1999); Boston College Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Leases and Leasing.Email: Dennis R. Rogers

Cherie Y. Song (Associate) born Zurich, Switzerland; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Columbia College, Columbia University (B.A., 2000); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law; Entertainment and the Arts.Email: Cherie Y. Song

Matthew Swanlund (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1996); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Arts and Entertainment; Real Estate.Email: Matthew Swanlund

Patricia L. Victory (Associate) born Tucson, Arizona, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, California and U.S. District Court, Central Court of California. Education: University of Arizona (B.S., 2002); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Product and Consumer Litigation.Email: Patricia L. Victory

Julie Y. Wei (Associate) born San Francisco, California; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 2005); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Land Use; Real Estate Development.Email: Julie Y. Wei

Herbert L. Weinberg (Senior Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1933; admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (1952); University of California at Berkeley (1953); University of Southern California (Pharm. D., 1956); University of West Los Angeles (J.D., 1981). Rho Chi. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Pharmacy Law.Email: Herbert L. Weinberg

Lynn A. Whitcher Alvarez (Associate) born West Union, Iowa, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., 1995); Southwestern University (J.D., 1998). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Health Care; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Lynn A. Whitcher Alvarez

Matthew J. Wrysinski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1999); University of California School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Finance; Asset Based Finance; Commercial Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Financial Restructuring; Secured Finance.Email: Matthew J. Wrysinski

Jeffrey S. Yang (Associate) born Andover, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A., 1998); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2001). California Real Estate Broker. Languages: Conversational in Mandarin, Yunanese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Jeffrey S. Yang

Reena R. Yuba (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, California. Education: California State University, Northridge (B.A., 1994); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Reena R. Yuba

SENIOR COUNSEL

Noah E. Jussim (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1987); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care.Email: Noah E. Jussim

Steven Makoto Nakasone (Senior Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, Japan. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1970); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1975). Director, Business and Legal Affairs, The Walt Disney Company Japan, 1984-1989. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.Email: Steven Makoto Nakasone

COUNSEL

Marc H. Goldsmith (Counsel) born Hammond, Indiana, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1985, California. Education: University of California at Santa Cruz (A.B., 1975); University of Minnesota (M.A., 1979; J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law; Condominium Association Law.Email: Marc H. Goldsmith


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