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*As it appeared in the 2018 Southern California Best Lawyers*
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ANTITRUST LAW
APPELLATE PRACTICE
BANKING AND FINANCE LAW
BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR DEBTOR RIGHTS / INSOLVENCY AND REORGANIZATION LAW
BET-THE-COMPANY LITIGATION
- Darren O'Leary Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Richard A. Derevan, Snell & Wilmer
- Richard J. Grabowski, Jones Day
- Andra Barmash Greene, Irell & Manella
- Michael T. Hornak, Rutan & Tucker
- John B. Hurlbut, Rutan & Tucker
- Donald L. Morrow, Paul Hastings
- William S. O'Hare, Snell & Wilmer
- Ronald Rus, Brown Rudnick
- Michael G. Yoder, O’Melveny & Myers
- Dean J. Zipser, Umberg Zipser
BIOTECHNOLOGY LAW
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- Darren O'Leary Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Evan Borges, Greenberg Gross
- Daniel J. Callahan, Callahan & Blaine
- Glenn D. Dassoff, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Brian M. Daucher, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- Gregory L. Dillion, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Douglas J. Dixon, Hueston Hennigan
- Mark Erickson, Haynes and Boone
- David B. Ezra, Berger Kahn
- Todd G. Friedland, Stephens Friedland
- Richard J. Grabowski, Jones Day
- Steven T. Graham, Snell & Wilmer
- Alan A. Greenberg, Greenberg Gross
- Andra Barmash Greene, Irell & Manella
- Mona Z. Hanna, Michelman & Robinson
- Michael T. Hornak, Rutan & Tucker
- John B. Hurlbut, Rutan & Tucker
- Jennifer L. Keller, Keller/Anderle
- Alan J. Kessel, Pepper Hamilton
- Daniel J. Kessler, Burkhalter Kessler Clement & George
- Gerald A. Klein, Klein & Wilson
- Daniel M. Livingston, Payne & Fears
- Marc S. Maister, Irell & Manella
- Aaron J. Malo, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- Christopher H. McGrath, Paul Hastings
- Joel S. Miliband, Brown Rudnick
- Donald L. Morrow, Paul Hastings
- Thomas F. Newmeyer, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Sean P. O'Connor, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- William S. O'Hare, Snell & Wilmer
- Kathleen O. Peterson, Cates Peterson
- Mark D. Peterson, Cates Peterson
- Ronald I. Raether, Troutman Sanders
- Jeffrey H. Reeves, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
- Ronald Rus, Brown Rudnick
- Randall A. Smith, Brown Rudnick
- John B. Stephens, Stephens Friedland
- Todd C. Theodora, Theodora Oringher
- Thomas J. Umberg, Umberg Zipser
- Mark B. Wilson, Klein & Wilson
- Mark W. Yocca, The Yocca Law Firm
- Michael G. Yoder, O’Melveny & Myers
- Carol Sherman Zaist, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Dean J. Zipser, Umberg Zipser
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW
CONSTRUCTION LAW
- Kenneth W. Curtis, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
- Gregory L. Dillion, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Joseph A. Ferrentino, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Richard H. Glucksman, Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger
- John A. O’Hara, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Thomas F. Newmeyer, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Steven A. Nichols, Rutan & Tucker
- Mary A. Salamone, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
CONSUMER LAW
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND COMPLIANCE LAW
CORPORATE LAW
- Ellen S. Bancroft, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Curt C. Barwick, McConnell, Dunning & Barwick
- Keith P. Bishop, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
- Thomas G. Brockington, Rutan & Tucker
- William Tolin Gay, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
- Christopher D. Ivey, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
- Raymond A. Lee, Greenberg Traurig
- Michael G. McKinnon, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: GENERAL PRACTICE
CRIMINAL DEFENSE: WHITE-COLLAR
- Kay Anderle, Keller/Anderle
- John D. Barnett, Law Office of John D. Barnett
- Thomas H. Bienert, Bienert, Miller & Katzman
- Wayne R. Gross, Greenberg Gross
- John C. Hueston, Hueston Hennigan
- Jennifer L. Keller, Keller/Anderle
- Paul S. Meyer, Law Office of Paul S. Meyer
- James D. Riddet, Bienert, Miller & Katzman
- H. Dean Steward, H. Dean Steward
- Allan H. Stokke, Corrigan Welbourn & Stokke
ELDER LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW
FAMILY LAW
- Robert A. Benavente, Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente
- Steven Ernest Briggs, Law Offices of Steven E. Briggs
- Dale Castle, Castle & Monarch
- Judith Anne Curtin, Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin
- Robert P. Des Jardins, Des Jardins & Haapala
- Michael H. Gazin, Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin
- Saul M. Gelbart, Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente
- Gary S. Gorczyca, Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin
- Laurence A. Kutinsky, The Law Offices of Laurence A. Kutinsky
- Mark E. Minyard, Minyard Morris
- Michael A. Morris, Minyard Morris
- James R. Parke, Holstrom, Block & Parke
- Gerald J. Phillips, Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin
- John R. Schilling, Law Offices of John R. Schilling
- Jason M. Schwartz, Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente
- Philip G. Seastrom, Seastrom & Seastrom
- Lonnie K. Seide, Minyard Morris
- Thomas P. Stabile, Stabile & Moshtael
- Eleanor Ann Stegmeier, Stegmeier, Gelbart, Schwartz & Benavente
- Jacqueline A. Whisnant, Phillips Whisnant Gazin Gorczyca & Curtin
FRANCHISE LAW
HEALTH CARE LAW
IMMMIGRATION LAW
INSURANCE LAW
- Jeffrey M. Dennis, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Gregory L. Dillion, Newmeyer & Dillion
- David B. Ezra, Berger Kahn
- Kyle D. Kring, Kring & Chung Attorneys
- Lance A. LaBelle, LaBelle Arbitration and Mediation
- Terrence R. McInnis, Troutman Sanders
- Bonnie T. Roadarmel, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Craig S. Simon, Berger Kahn
- Sherman M. Spitz, Berger Kahn
- J. Kelby Van Patten, Payne & Fears
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
- James S. Azadian, Enterprise Counsel Group
- Brian M. Daucher, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- James W. Geriak, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- Andra Barmash Greene, Irell & Manella
- Michael T. Hornak, Rutan & Tucker
- Richard K. Howell, Rutan & Tucker
- Mark J. Itri, McDermott Will & Emery
- Joseph F. Jennings, Knobbe Martens
- Jennifer L. Keller, Keller/Anderle
- Howard J. Klein, Klein, O’Neill & Singh
- Donald L. Morrow, Paul Hastings
- Steven Nataupsky, Knobbe Martens
- William S. O'Hare, Snell & Wilmer
- Kenneth G. Parker, Haynes and Boone
- Joseph W. Price, Snell & Wilmer
- Joseph R. Re, Knobbe Martens
- Carole E. Reagan, Umberg Zipser
- Lester Savit, One
- John B. Sganga, Knobbe Martens
- Franklin D. Ubell, Lapple Ubell IP Law
- Lynda Zadra-Symes, Knobbe Martens
- Dean J. Zipser, Umberg Zipser
INTERNATIONAL MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW
- Dwight L. Armstrong, Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis
- Tiffanny Brosnan, Snell & Wilmer
- James P. Carter, Jackson Lewis
- Robert Dominick Coviello, Law Office of Robert D. Coviello
- William M. Crosby, William M. Crosby, Attorney at Law
- Tamara I. Devitt, Haynes and Boone
- Marie D. DiSante, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger
- Daniel F. Fears, Payne & Fears
- Timothy M. Freudenberger, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger
- Wayne A. Hersh, Littler Mendelson
- Michael A. Hood, Jackson Lewis
- Richard K. Howell, Rutan & Tucker
- Christy D. Joseph, Snell & Wilmer
- Robert J. Kane, Stuart Kane
- Stephen C. Kimball, Sessions & Kimball
- Karl R. Lindegren, Fisher & Phillips
- Daren H. Lipinsky, Brown Rudnick
- Bruce D. May, Stuart Kane
- James L. Morris, Rutan & Tucker
- Robert A. Naeve, Jones Day
- Rafael G. Nendel-Flores, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- James L. Payne, Payne & Fears
- John M. Polson, Fisher & Phillips
- Michelle A. Reinglass, Michelle A. Reinglass
- Michael C. Robinson, Robinson Employment Law
- R. Craig Scott, Scott & Whitehead
- Don D. Sessions, Sessions & Kimball
- Eric C. Sohlgren, Payne & Fears
- Vince M. Verde, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- Keith A. Watts, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
- Nancy R. Whitehead, Scott & Whitehead
- Gabrielle M. Wirth, Dorsey & Whitney
LAND USE & ZONING LAW
LEGAL MALPRACTICE LAW
LEVERAGE BUYOUTS AND PRIVATE EQUITY LAW
LITIGATION – REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT (SEC, TELECOM, ENERGY)
MASS TORT LITIGATION / CLASS ACTIONS
- Wylie Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Kevin F. Calcagnie, Robinson Calcagnie
- Allan F. Davis, Robinson Calcagnie
- Timothy M. Freudenberger, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger
- Cynthia L. Garber, Robinson Calcagnie
- Thomas V. Girardi, Girardi Keese
- Mona Z. Hanna, Michelman & Robinson
- Gregory F. Hurley, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- Jeffrey L. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Mark P. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Leigh A. White, Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAW
- Sean M. Burke, Law Offices of Sean M. Burke
- Christopher J. Day, Day, Day & Brown
- Mark V. Franzen, Carroll, Kelly, Trotter, Franzen, Mckenna & Peabody
- Daniel Martin Hodes, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- Margaret M. Holm, Sedgwick
- Richard T. Lobl, Law Office of Richard T. Lobl
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAW
MUNICIPAL LAW
PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION
- Ashleigh E. Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Christopher R. Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Darren O'Leary Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Wylie Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Jeffrey S. Behar, Ford, Walker, Haggerty & Behar
- Troy A. Brenes, Brenes Law Group
- Allan Craig Brown, Day, Day & Brown
- Sean M. Burke, Law Offices of Sean M. Burke
- Allan F. Davis, Robinson Calcagnie
- Christopher J. Day, Day, Day & Brown
- Gregory G. Brown, Brown & Charbonneau
- Kevin F. Calcagnie, Robinson Calcagnie
- Daniel J. Callahan, Callahan & Blaine
- Jason M. Caruso, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Jason D. Cohn, Cohn & Swartzon
- Richard Cohn, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Brian Doster Chase, Bisnar Chase
- Eric Dubin, Dubin Law Firm
- Matthew D. Easton, Easton & Easton
- W. Douglas Easton, Easton & Easton
- Thomas V. Girardi, Girardi Keese
- Samer S. Habbas, Samer Habbas & Associates
- Daniel Martin Hodes, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- H. Gilbert Jones, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
- Candice S. Klein, Panish Shea & Boyle
- Kevin G. Liebeck, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- Brian J. McCormack, Callahan & Blaine
- Jeffrey A. Milman, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- John A. Montevideo, DiMarco Araujo Montevideo
- Keith Philip More, Bentley & More
- Michael A. Penn, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Gregory G. Rizio, Rizio Law Firm
- Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Jeoffrey L. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Mark P. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Thomas A. Schultz, Panish Shea & Boyle
- William Shapiro, Law Offices of William D. Shapiro
- Sherman M. Spitz, Berger Kahn
- Edward Susolik, Callahan & Blaine
- Todd C. Theodora, Theodora Oringher
- Eric V. Traut, Traut Firm
- James R. Traut, Traut Firm
- Michelle M. West, Robinson Calcagnie
PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION
- Darren O'Leary Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Christopher R. Aitken, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Kevin F. Calcagnie, Robinson Calcagnie
- Jason M. Caruso, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Brian Doster Chase, Bisnar Chase
- Richard Cohn, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Jason D. Cohn, Cohn & Swartzon
- Allan F. Davis, Robinson Calcagnie
- Matthew D. Easton, Easton & Easton
- Thomas V. Girardi, Girardi Keese
- Daniel Martin Hodes, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- Casey R. Johnson, Aitken Aitken Cohn
- Kevin G. Liebeck, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- Jeffrey A. Milman, Hodes Milman & Liebeck
- Keith Philip More, Bentley & More
- Randolph T. Moore, Snell & Wilmer
- Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Jeoffrey L. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Mark P. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie
- Thomas A. Schultz, Panish Shea & Boyle
- James R. Traut, Traut Firm
- Michelle M. West, Robinson Calcagnie
- Scot D. Wilson, Robinson Calcagnie
PROFRESSIONAL MALPRACTICE LAW
REAL ESTATE LAW
- Jason H. Anderson, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
- Randall M. Babbush, Rutan & Tucker
- Eve A. Brackmann, Stuart Kane
- Michael Cucchissi, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Gregory L. Dillion, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Steve Edwards, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
- Joseph A. Ferrentino, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Michael A. Hill, Garrett Stiepel Ryder
- Donald J. Hamman, Stuart Kane
- John B. Hurlbut, Rutan & Tucker
- Kyle S. Kawakami, Irell & Manella
- Brent R. Liljestrom, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- Sonia A. Lister, Jackson Tidus
- Daniel M. Livingston, Payne & Fears
- Creighton D. Mills, Snell & Wilmer
- Scott A. Morehouse, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
- John C. Murphy, Murphy & Evertz
- Thomas F. Newmeyer, Newmeyer & Dillion
- Mark D. Peterson, Cates Peterson
- Anthony W. Pierotti, Haynes and Boone
- Kenneth A. Ryder, Garrett Stiepel Ryder
- Bruce C. Stuart, Stuart Kane
- Serge Tomassian, Tomassian, Throckmorton & Inouye
- Gary A. Waldron, Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin
- Mary K. Westbrook, C.J. Segerstrom & Sons
- Daniel Winton, Daniel K. Winton
- Dean J. Zipser, Umberg Zipser
SECURITIES / CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
TAX LAW
TRADE SECRETS LAW
TRUSTS AND ESTATES
WATER LAW
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