OF COUNSEL
John D. Berchild, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University of Minnesota (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Board of Editors, Minnesota Law Review. Member: Los Angeles County (Commercial Law Committee) and American (Committee on Commercial Financial Services) Bar Associations; Financial Lawyers Conference; American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Secured Transactions; UCC Law; Bankruptcy Law; Debtor/Creditor Law; Finance Law.Email: John D. Berchild, Jr.
David M. Bosko (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, California. Education: Stanford University (B.S., 1962; J.D., 1965). Member, Moot Court Board, 1965. Chair, Corporate/Financing Issues Subcommittee, Committee on Technology and Intellectual Property, American Bar Association, 1992-1996; Chair, Corporations Committee, State Bar of California, 1986-1987; Chair, Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association Business and Corporations Law Section, 1986-1987. (Orange County Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law.Email: David M. Bosko
James R. Brueggemann (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1975, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., magna cum laude, 1968; M.S., 1971; J.D., 1975). Member: American Intellectual Property Law Association; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1993; President, 1991-1992). Practice Areas: Patent Prosecution; Patent Infringement; Medical Patents.Email: James R. Brueggemann
Joseph F. Coyne, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Stanford University (J.D., 1980). Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, Notre Dame Scholar Award. Member, Board of Visitors, Stanford Law School. Winner of National Law Journal's Top Ten Defense Trial Verdicts in 1996. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Government Contracts Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Joseph F. Coyne, Jr.
+ Merrill R. Francis (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, California; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pomona College; Stanford University (J.D., Order of the Coif, 1959). Listed in Best Lawyers in America (California Bankruptcy). Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1976-1977. Board of Governors and Past President, Financial Lawyers Conference. Chair, Board of Regents and Board Member, American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Insolvency Law; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights Law; Secured Transactions.Email: Merrill R. Francis
Gerald N. Gordon (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1958, Ohio; 1961, California; 1967, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Claims Court. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1955; LL.B., 1958). Practice Areas: Government Contract Law; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Gerald N. Gordon
+ Joseph G. Gorman, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: Georgetown University and University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1961); University of California at Los Angeles (M.B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Member: Advisory Committee, University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, 1976; Planning Committee, U.S.C. Probate and Trust Conference, 1975. Member: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Fiduciary Litigation.Email: Joseph G. Gorman, Jr.
Don T. Hibner, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, California; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1955; J.D., 1962). Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1961-1962. Member, Council, ABA Antitrust Section, 1982-1985. Chair, Franchise and Private Litigation Committees. Executive Committee, Los Angeles Bar Section of Antitrust Law. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law; Product Distribution Law; Domestic and International Competition Law.Email: Don T. Hibner, Jr.
+ John D. Hussey (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1961, California. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1957); University of California at Berkeley (LL.B., 1960). Member, Board of Editors, California Law Review, 1959-1960. Member, Chancery Club. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law.Email: John D. Hussey
+ Richard L. Lotts (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1963); University of Michigan (J.D., 1966). Order of the Coif. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1965-1966. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law.Email: Richard L. Lotts
+ David A. Maddux (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1960, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1954; LL.B., 1959). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Southern California Law Review, 1958-1959. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: David A. Maddux
+ Prentice L. O'Leary (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1969, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Order of the Coif. Chairman, Bankruptcy Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1983-1984; Vice Chair, 1984-1985 and Chair, 1985-1986, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee); Financial Lawyers Conference; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1994); Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990); American College of Bankruptcy Professionals. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Creditors' Rights Law; Insolvency Law; Bankruptcy Law; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Prentice L. O'Leary
Robert H. Philibosian (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, California; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1962); Southwestern University (J.D., 1967). Former District Attorney, Los Angeles County. Former Chief Deputy Attorney General, California. Practice Areas: Government; Administrative Law; Coastal Environmental Law; Environmental Criminal Defense; Unfair Competition; White Collar Crime.Email: Robert H. Philibosian
+ Paul M. Reitler (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1964, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1958); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation.Email: Paul M. Reitler
+ Pierce T. Selwood (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1961); Harvard University (LL.B., 1964). Member: American Bar Association; Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1977-1979). Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions; RICO.Email: Pierce T. Selwood
James J. Slaby, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1968, California. Education: University of South Dakota (B.S., 1962); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1967). Member, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, 1981-1985. Member, Executive Committee, Business and Corporations Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1987-1990, 1992-1995. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies.Email: James J. Slaby, Jr.
+ Stephen C. Taylor (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1961, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1954); University of California at Los Angeles (LL.B., 1960). Member, Board of Editors, UCLA Law Review, 1959-1960. Member: American Bar Association; Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Stephen C. Taylor
PARTNERS
Gregory Barbee (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1991); University of Southern California Law Center (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Managing Articles Editor, 1995-1996, Member, 1994-1995, Southern California Law Review. Author, "Attorney's Fee Awards To Pro Se Attorney Litigants After Kay v. Ehrler: No Fees, It's Simple, But Is It Absolute?," 69 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1795 (1996). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Government Contracts.Email: Gregory Barbee
Charles F. Barker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of Southern California (A.B., 1973); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Co-Author, "Employees Rights and Duties during an Internal Investigation," Internal Corporate Investigations (ABA 1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Charles F. Barker
John R. Bonn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1972); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Author: Partnership Taxation, 2 Vols. published, Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1987. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Planning; Corporate Taxation; Partnership Taxation; Business Taxation; Corporate Income Tax; Corporate Tax Planning; Federal Income Tax; Federal Taxation; Income Tax.Email: John R. Bonn
Lawrence M. Braun (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: Rutgers College (B.A., Economics/Accounting, 1977); Northwestern University (M.B.A. in Finance, 1981; J.D., 1981). Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Executive Committee, Business and Corporations Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital.Email: Lawrence M. Braun
Richard W. Brunette, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1974); Duke University (J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Bankruptcy Law; Agricultural Law.Email: Richard W. Brunette, Jr.
Kenneth J. Carl (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1986, California. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with honors, 1982; A.M., 1982); Harvard University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Opinions Committee, Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Kenneth J. Carl
Gary A. Clark (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: California State University at Long Beach (B.S.E., summa cum laude, 1970); Stanford University (M.S., 1971); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1975). Contributing Author: "Trade Dress Law," Aspen Law and Business, 1999. Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1984); American Arbitration Association (Member, Intellectual Property Panel). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; Litigation.Email: Gary A. Clark
André J. Cronthall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of Southern California (J.D., 1984). Editor, Hale Moot Court Honors Program, 1983-1984. Member, Insurance Committee, Business Law Section, State Bar of California. Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation.Email: André J. Cronthall
Bryan D. Daly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Ramapo College (B.A., with high honors, 1982); Rutgers University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Recipient: Department of Justice Director's Award, Assistant U.S. Attorney Superior Performance, 1992; Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sustained Performance, 1994. Author: "White-Collar Lawyer is Needed if Criminal Liability is Possible," Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 2003. Member, U.S. Attorneys Office, Criminal Division, Central District of California, 1990-1995. Director, Southern California Defense Procurement Fraud Task Force, 1991-1995. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Corporate Internal Investigations.Email: Bryan D. Daly
Phillip A. Davis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1984, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1980); Trinity College, Oxford, England; Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Note Writer and Editor, Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, 1981-1983. Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Securities Fraud Class Actions; Shareholder Rights; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Corporate Litigation; Partnership Law; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure; Creditors Rights; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Torts.Email: Phillip A. Davis
Geoffrey D. DeBoskey (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California, Davis (B.A., 1997); University of Southern California Law School (J.D., 2000).
Frank Falzetta (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Frank Falzetta
Jason R. Gasper (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1993); Georgetown University (J.D., 1996).Email: Jason R. Gasper
Guy N. Halgren (Partner) (Chairman of the Executive Committee)(San Diego Office).
Harold E. Hamersmith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (A.B., cum laude, 1976); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Lecturer: Effective Discovery in Construction Disputes (LACBA), 1993; Recent Developments in WBE, MBE, and DBE Issues (LACBA), 1993; Construction Litigation Superconference, 1987; Cambridge Institute Seminar on Architect-Engineer Liability Under California Law, 1988-1991. Author: What's Happening in the Area of Architect/Engineer Liability? (LACBA), 1996; Public Works: Contracts & Litigation (Cal. CEB), 1995; Update on Mechanics' Lien Issues (LACBA), 1995. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Public Contract Law; Construction Litigation; Litigation.Email: Harold E. Hamersmith
Douglas R. Hart (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: Montana State University (B.S., with highest honors, 1980; M.S., with highest honors, 1981); University of Nebraska (J.D., with highest honors, 1984). Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, Nebraska Law Review, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Collective Bargaining; Employment Litigation; Management Labor Law; Sexual Harassment; Union Elections; Wrongful Termination.Email: Douglas R. Hart
Derek R. Havel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 1994); University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1997).Email: Derek R. Havel
Sascha von Mende Henry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: Penn State University (B.A., International Politics, 1994); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1997).Email: Sascha von Mende Henry
Kelly L. Hensley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1985); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Labor Law Section, State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Kelly L. Hensley
Tracey A. Kennedy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1992, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Previous Employment: Baker & McKenzie; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Practice Areas: Employment Law.Email: Tracey A. Kennedy
Michael J. Kiely (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1989). Associate Editor, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1988-1989. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Real Estate Development; Transit Oriented Development; Land Use.
Steven O. Kramer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; 1978, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Ninth and Federal Circuits. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1969); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1973). Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office for the Central Distinct of California, 1977-1981. Attorney, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1973-1977. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Class Action Defense.Email: Steven O. Kramer
Charles L. Kreindler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1993-1994. Member, U.S. Attorneys Office, Criminal Division, Central District of California, 1989-1997. Assistant Division Chief, 1994-1997. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law.Email: Charles L. Kreindler
James A. Lonergan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, California. Education: Vassar College and University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1977); University of Southern California (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance.Email: James A. Lonergan
+ Gregory A. Long (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Education: Claremont Men's College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member, House of Delegates, 1983-1989 and Executive Council, Litigation Section, 1981-1983, American Bar Association. Trustee, 1979-1982, Executive Council, Litigation Section, 1984-1988 and Chair, Amicus Briefs Committee, 1989-1992, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trial and Appellate Practice.Email: Gregory A. Long
Paul S. Malingagio (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1975); Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Loyola University of Los Angeles Law Review, 1978-1979. Member, 1977-1979 and Officer, 1978-1979, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. Trial Counsel for one of National Law Journals' Top Ten Defense Trial Verdicts, 1996. Co-Author: California Prejudgment Money Remedies, West, 1998. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Arbitration; Complex Litigation; Banking Litigation; Business Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law.Email: Paul S. Malingagio
Kyle Mathews (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1998); University of Southern California Law School (J.D., 2001).
Candace L. Matson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1989, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1977); California Lutheran University (M.S.Ed., 1980); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Law; Construction Litigation; Litigation.Email: Candace L. Matson
David J. McCarty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: Claremont Men's College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member, Executive Committee, Former Chair, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Workouts; Commercial Litigation.Email: David J. McCarty
James F. McShane (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1991, Washington. Education: Cornell University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Trial; Arbitration; Business Law; Financial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: James F. McShane
Peter M. Menard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.S., 1974); University of Michigan (M.S., 1976; J.D., 1979). Member, Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Technology Transfer.Email: Peter M. Menard
Peter Morris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. Education: Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, with distinction, 1983); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Harvard Law School, 1985-1986. Full-time Faculty Member, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, 1994-1997. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Central District of California, 1989-1991. Associate, Irell & Manella, 1986-1988 and 1992-1994. Partner: McCambridge, Deixler & Marmaro, 1997-1999; Mayer Brown, 2007. Founding Partner, Altman & Morris, 2000-2007. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Health Care; Administrative Law; Insurance Disability Claims; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Peter Morris
Jerold B. Neuman, (P.C.) (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1984); Columbia University (J.D., 1987). Member, Founding Committee and Associate Editor, Columbia Business Law Review, 1986-1987. Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts, 1986-1987. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Administration Law; Environmental Law.
Mark T. Okuma (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1977); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: Japan America Society; Asian Business League; Pension Real Estate Association; Real Estate Investment Advisory Council (Advisory Board and General Counsel). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance.Email: Mark T. Okuma
Stephen J. O'Neil (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 1986). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Stephen J. O'Neil
T. William Opdyke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, California. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., magna cum laude, 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Panelist, "The Problems of Indenture Trustees and Bondholders - Defaulted Bonds, High Yield Issues and Bankruptcy," Practising Law Institute, San Francisco, California, 1990-1994. Co-Author: Chapter 4: "Offering, Selling and Issuing Securities," Organizing Corporations in California, Second Edition, California Continuing Education of the Bar. Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Corporate Trust Law; Public Finance Law; Corporate Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: T. William Opdyke
David J. Paik (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., 1986); Indiana University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Corporate Transactional; Health Care Transactional.
Jeffrey J. Parker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, 1987); University of Southern California (J.D., 1991). Member: National Engineering Honor Society; National Aerospace Engineering Honor Society. Member, 1989-1990 and Articles Editor, 1990-1991, Southern California Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Environmental Law; Torts.Email: Jeffrey J. Parker
Nancy Baldwin Reimann (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.S.C., magna cum laude, 1980); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1983). Beta Gamma Sigma. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Trust Administration; Secured Finance; Commercial Finance.Email: Nancy Baldwin Reimann
D. Matthew Richardson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1986, U.S. Claims Court. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1981); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1985). Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Trust and Probate; Chair, Taxation Section, 1989-1990) and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Estate Planning; General Business Law.Email: D. Matthew Richardson
Mark Riera (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Pomona College (B.A., with honors, 1979); Cornell University (1979-1981); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Franchises and Franchising; Condemnation Law.Email: Mark Riera
Whitney Jones Roy (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A, 1997); University of Southern California Law School (J.D., 2000).Email: Whitney Jones Roy
Scott F. Roybal (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California; 1991, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Utah (B.A., 1983); Columbia University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; False Claims Act; Government Contracts; Health Care.Email: Scott F. Roybal
Jack H. Rubens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Distinguished Advocate, Moot Court Honors Program. Co-Author: "A Preservationist's Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act". Practice Areas: Land Use; Land Use Litigation; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Secured Lending; Historic Preservation Law; Litigation.Email: Jack H. Rubens
David H. Sands (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1984); Boston University (J.D., 1987), G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Member: State Bar of California (Chairman, Consumer Financial Services Committee, 1995-1996; Member, Committee on Cyberspace Law). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate and Securities Law; Secured Transactions.Email: David H. Sands
William M. Scott IV (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1986, California. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1982); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1985); Boston University (LL.M., Banking Law, 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Banking Law; Indian Gaming Law.Email: William M. Scott IV
Richard J. Simmons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973) Phi Kappa Phi; Commonwealth Scholar; University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1976). Reviews Editor, 1974-1975 and Editor-in-Chief, 1975-1976, Industrial Relations Law Journal. Author: Wage and Hour Manual for California Employers, 8th Edition; Wrongful Discharge, Staff Reduction and Employment Practices Manual, 3rd Edition; Employee Handbook and Personnel Policies Manual, 8th Edition; Employment Discrimination and EEO Practice Manual for California Employers, 7th Edition; Employer's Guide to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 3rd Edition; California's Paid Family Leave Law, 1st Edition; Leaves of Absence and Time Off From Work Manual, 2nd Edition; AB 60 (Overtime Reform), 4th Edition; Sexual Harassment Training Manual and Prevention Kit, 4th Edition; Family and Medical Leave Manual for California Employers, 7th Edition; Employer's Guide to Workplace Security and Violence Prevention, 4th Edition; Employer's Guide to S.B. 198 Injury and Illness Prevention Programs and the California Corporate Criminal Liability Act, 3rd Edition; COBRA, 9th Edition; Employer's Guide to the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 5th Edition; The Federal Immigration Law; Employer's Guide to Mass Layoff and Plant Closing Notification Rules, 4th Edition; The Federal Polygraph Law, 1st Edition. Member: Los Angeles County (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Taxation) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; Western Pension and Benefits Conference; California Society for Health Care Attorneys; The American Society for Health Care Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law.Email: Richard J. Simmons
Dianne Baquet Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, California; U.S. District Court, Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1977); University of California Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1980). Judge Pro Tem, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1988. Member: California Women Lawyers, 1982; Black Women Lawyers, Los Angeles, California, 1982. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Dianne Baquet Smith
Martin J. Smith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, California. Education: University of Southern California (A.B., summa cum laude, 1978); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1981); New York University (LL.M., Tax, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Moot Court Honors Program. Staff Member, UCLA Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Executive Committee, Taxation Section; Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Los Angeles County Bar Association. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; ERISA.Email: Martin J. Smith
Darryl L. Snider (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, California; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with highest distinction, 1971; Ph.D., Economics, with highest distinction, 1975; J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Fred M. Taylor Award for Best Preliminary Exam in Economic Theory. Member, University of Michigan Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Golden Gate University, 1977-1978. Adjunct Professor of Law and Economic, University of San Francisco, 1979. Practice Areas: Corporate Securities; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Securities Litigation; Professional Liability.Email: Darryl L. Snider
John P. Stigi III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; 2000, California. Education: Columbia University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Virginia (J.D., 1987). Author, "The Elimination of European Community Border Formalities," 27 Va. J. Int'l L. 369 (1987). Co-Author, "Recent Developments in the Standards for Pleading Rule 10b 5 Claims Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995," Securities Litigation 2000 (PLI Course Handbook No. B-1199). Member, University of Virginia School of Law National Litigation Panel, 1996-1998. Member: New York State (Member, CPLR Committee, 1996-1999) and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Gompper v. VISX, Inc., 298 F.3d 893 (9th Cir. 2002); Southmark Corp. v. Coopers & Lybrand, 163 F.3d 925 (5th Cir. 1999); Romani v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, 929 F.2d 875 (1st Cir. 1991); Holloway v. Gruntal & Co., [1992-93 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) Para. 97,361 (S.D.N.Y. 1993); Ades v. Deloitte & Touche, [1991 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec L. Rep. (CCH) Para. 96,114 (S.D.N.Y. 1991); Block v. First Blood Associates, 743 F. Supp. 195 (S.D.N.Y. 1990); Shea v. Hamros PLC, 673 N.Y.S.2d 369 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep't 1998); First Nationwide Bank v. Brookhaven Realty Associates, 637 N.Y.S.2d 418 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1996) Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.Email: John P. Stigi III
David I. Sunkin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1989); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: David I. Sunkin
Polly Towill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, California. Education: The University of Connecticut (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk of Chief Judge Manuel L. Real, Central District. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Toxic Torts; False Claims Act; Employment Claims.Email: Polly Towill
David C. Ulich (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1981); University of Heidelberg, Germany; University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1984); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Member, UCLA Law Review, 1983-1984. Lecturer and Assistant Professor: Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders at U.S.C. Graduate Tax Program. Member: German American Chamber of Commerce; Los Angeles Rotary Club. Member: American Bar Association (Adjunct Member, Tax Section Subcommittee on Corporate Taxation; Member, Tax Section Subcommittee on Partnership Taxation). Languages: German and French. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporate Law; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Amateur Sports Law; Aviation Law.Email: David C. Ulich
Randolph C. Visser (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1971); University of California, Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1974). Author: "Green Light for L.A. Mass Transit," 6 L.A. Lawyer 35, May, 1983. Co-author, "Sometimes All You Need is the Air That You Breathe," Orange County Lawyer, June, 1993; "Volatile Combinations - Chemical Company Liability for Terrorist Acts," Los Angeles Lawyer, November, 2002. Lecturer in Law, Clinical Program, Trial Advocacy, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 1978-1980. Member: Advisory Board, UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy; Board of Directors, UCLA Law School Alumni. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee, Environmental Section); California Environmental Business Council; Association of Iron and Steel Engineers; National Association of Environmental Professionals. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Litigation.Email: Randolph C. Visser
Pamela Lynne Westhoff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Courts of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Southern California (M.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1986). Alpha Sigma Nu; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Finalist, Hale Moot Court Honors Competition, 1983-1984. Chairman, Moot Court Executive Board, 1984-1985. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1985. Program Chair: Commercial Real Estate Financing: "What Lenders and Borrowers Need to Know Now," Practising Law Institute, 2003 and 2004; UCLA Real Estate Forecast Conference, 2004. Board Member, UCLA Finance and Investment Conference, 2001. Member, USC Symposium on Law and Business, 2003 and 2004. Frequent Speaker on finance, real estate and telecommunication issues for CLE International, Practising Law Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers, the State Bar of California, the Real Estate Conference Group and the American Bar Association. Vice Chair, Board of Directors of the Building and Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles (BOMA-GLA) and Chair of BOMA-GLA's Government Affairs Committee. Elected to the American College of Real Estate Attorneys, 2003. Elected as one of the "Most Influential Women in Commercial Real Estate" by Real Estate Southern California, 2002 and 2003. Member, Executive Committee, Real Property Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member, Executive Committee, Real Property Section; Landlord-Tenant Subsection, State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Pamela Lynne Westhoff
Robert E. Williams (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., with highest honors, 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Secured Transactions; Commercial Banking; Tax-Exempt Finance.Email: Robert E. Williams
Jennifer Bates Zargarof (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1995); New York University (J.D., 1999).
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Brenda Bissett (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Member, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Member, Loyola University Law Review. Managing Editor, Entertainment Law Journal, 1983-1984. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Directors and Officers Liability; Insurance; Insurance Coverage Litigation.Email: Brenda Bissett
Theodore A. Cohen (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1987); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward C. Reed, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1990-1992. Executive Editor, Davis Law Review, 1989-1990. Author: "When Should Religious Leaders Face Liability for Defamation?," 33 Journal of Church & State 681, Autumn 1991. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.
Melissa K. Eaves (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth and Ninth Circuits and U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of California; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1982); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Delta Theta Phi; Delta Delta Delta. Former Shareholder, Rubinstein & Perry. Member: American Bar Association; International Association of Insurance Receivers (Chair, Membership Committee, 1998-1999). Reported Cases: Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co., 517 U.S. 706 (1996); Quackenbush v. Allstate Ins. Co., 121 F.3d 1372 (1997); Quackenbush v. Mission Ins. Co., 62 Cal.App.4th 797 (1998); Quackenbush v. Mission Ins. Co., 46 Cal. App.4th 458 (1996); In Re Mission Ins. Co (Imperial), 41 Cal.App.4th 828 (1995); Sunburst Bank, N.A. v. Executive Life Ins. Co., 24 Cal.App.4th 1156 (1994); Prudential Ins. Co. v. Garamendi, 3 Cal.4th 1118 (1992); and California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan v. Garamendi, 232 Cal. App.3d (1991). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Melissa K. Eaves
Nancy E. Howard (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1977, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author: "Using Revocable Trusts During Client's Lifetime" (Chapter 1), "Postmortem Advantages and Disadvantages" (Chapter 2), Drafting California Revocable Living Trusts, CEB, 1994; "Planning the Irrevocable Trust," Drafting California Irrevocable Living Trusts, CEB, 1988. Co-Author: "Estate Planning by the Numbers: Starting Up the Mountain," 50 University of Southern California Tax Institute 1500 (1998); "Real and Apparent Differences Between Employee and Partner/Sole Proprietor Compensation," 45 University of Southern California Tax Institute 500 (1993); "The Mathematics of Estate Planning and Estate Freezing," Freeman, Estate Tax Freeze: Tools and Techniques, 1989. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Partnership Taxation.Email: Nancy E. Howard
John M. Landry (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, New York; 1998, California. Education: Fordham College (B.A., 1984); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: General Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Securities.Email: John M. Landry
Helen J. Lauderdale (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, California; 1986, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: Carleton College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Northwestern University (J.D., 1985). Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1983-1985. Member: Los Angeles Bar Association (Chair, Construction Subsection, 1996-1997). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Contracts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Helen J. Lauderdale
Kenneth O'Brien (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, New York; 1982, New Jersey; 1992, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Michelle Sherman (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, California. Education: Smith College (B.A., 1983), University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Government Contracts.Email: Michelle Sherman
Richard M. Steingard (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1989, New York. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1979); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1982). Deputy Federal Public Defender, Central District of California, 1984-1987. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York Criminal Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Defense.Email: Richard M. Steingard
Barbara E. Taylor (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, New York; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 1993, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: California State University, Sacramento (B.A., Criminal Justice, with honors, 1983); Yale University Law School (J.D., 1987). Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Co-Author: "Frank Sinatra's Legal Rights As A Writer and Publisher of Music," presented at The Sinatra Conference, Hofstra University (November 1998). Formerly Associated with: Abrams Artists Agency, Los Angeles; Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City; Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Ferdon, New York City. Member, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Entertainment Sections, Los Angeles County Bar Association. Member, Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law and Litigation Sections, State Bar of California. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Business Law Sections); Society of International Affairs. Reported Cases: Robertson v. Allied Signal, Inc. 914 F.2d 360 (3rd Cir. 1990); In re Joint Eastern and Southern Dist. Asbestos Litigation 134 F.R.D. 32 (E.D.N.Y. and S.D.N.Y. 1989); Security Pacific Mortgage and Real Estate Services, Inc. v. Herald Center, Ltd., 891 F.2d 447 (2nd Cir. 1989); Dobzeniecki v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp., 716, F.Supp. 87 (E.D.N.Y. 1989). Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Corporate Internal Investigations; Export Regulation.Email: Barbara E. Taylor
Kirk Wallace (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1973, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1970); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1973). Member, U.C.L.A. Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Secured Transactions.Email: Kirk Wallace
Bradley E. Wolf (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1994, New York. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1986); University of Southern California (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Workouts; Commercial Lending.Email: Bradley E. Wolf
SENIOR ATTORNEYS
Nancy Brandel (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1973, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1996, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1967); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate Secured Lending; Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Leasing; Corporate Real Estate.Email: Nancy Brandel
Kandace Rayos (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1992); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2000).
Sherwin F. Root (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate Finance; Banking Law; Corporate Law.Email: Sherwin F. Root
Robert T. Sturgeon (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1993-1994 and Associate Editor, 1994-1995, Southern California Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation.Email: Robert T. Sturgeon
ASSOCIATES
Bridgette Agness (Associate)
Theresa Bangert (Associate)
Jonathan P. Barker (Associate)
Jason Bosch (Associate)
Ross A. Boughton (Associate)
Michael Chan (Associate)
Will Chuchawat (Associate)
Angela J. Clifford (Associate)
Heather M. Cooper (Associate)
Helen Cho Eckert (Associate)
Taraneh Fard (Associate)
Dana B. Finkey (Associate)
Alfred Fraijo, Jr. (Associate)
Darren Franklin (Associate)
Gina Giang (Associate)
Claudia Gutierrez (Associate)
Christopher E. Hale (Associate)
Bethany L. Hengsbach (Associate)
Jennifer M. Hoffman (Associate)
Brent Horstman (Associate)
Sheryl K. Horwitz (Associate)
Robert M.P. Hurwitz (Associate)
Susan Hwang (Associate)
Jason Kearnaghan (Associate)
Mohammad Keshavarzi (Associate)
Cyrus Khojandpour (Associate)
Eugene Kim (Associate)
Alison N. Kleaver (Associate)
Charbel Lahoud (Associate)
Catherine K. LaTempa (Associate)
Jennifer S. Lee (Associate)
Thomas Y. Lee (Associate)
Caroline T. Liset (Associate)
Melissa P. Lopez (Associate)
Dawn Mayer (Associate)
Amy McEvoy (Associate)
Daniel J. McQueen (Associate)
M. Reed Mercado (Associate)
Anthony N. Moshirnia (Associate)
Jonathan D. Moss (Associate)
Robert E. Mussig (Associate)
Marlene M. Nicolas (Associate)
Shane Noworatzky (Associate)
James E. Pugh (Associate)
Kevin M. Rivera (Associate)
Katherine Roberts (Associate)
John C. Russell (Associate)
Paul Seeley (Associate)
Stephanie M. Seidl (Associate)
Dennis Smith (Associate)
Scott Sveslosky (Associate)
Phillip M. Tate (Associate)
Olivier Theard (Associate)
Lauren D. Thibodeaux (Associate)
Amir Torkamani (Associate)
Zachary M. Turke (Associate)
Andrew Weinberg (Associate)
Carol M. Wong (Associate)
CONTRACT ATTORNEYS
Matthew K. Fong (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1986, California and District of Columbia. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1975); Pepperdine University (M.B.A., 1983); Southwestern University (J.D., 1985).Email: Matthew K. Fong
Laurence K. Gould, Jr. (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1967); Stanford University (J.D., 1971). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: Laurence K. Gould, Jr.
Jeffrey A. Kaye (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1991, California. Education: Yeshiva University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property Law). Languages: Hebrew.
John H. Mullan (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1997, California. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1964); Stanford University; Columbia University (LL.B., 1968); New York University (LL.M., 1975). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: John H. Mullan
Beth Scheel (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., with high distinction and honors, 1993); Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Beth Scheel
Mary Tarduno (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., 1979); Harvard University Law School (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Government Contracts Law; Litigation.
John M. Temple (Contract Attorney) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: University of Iowa (B.A.); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D.). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates.Email: John M. Temple
Allison T. Underwood (Contract Attorney) admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1999); University of California, Los Angeles (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Finance.Email: Allison T. Underwood
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