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Alexander N.

Alexander Nahai

105 reviews
Having overseen over $1.2 billion in transaction value, we are able to provide top-tier service at affordable rates, with much more personalized attention and fast turnarou... read more
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Sean L.

Sean Lowe

34 reviews
Sean is a tenacious business attorney who graduated at the top of his class from UCLA School of Law. He started his law career by working for a federal judge and a supreme ... read more
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Joshua K.

Joshua Kushner

30 reviews
Joshua Kushner has over 20 years of experience advising early, growth and enterprise stage companies in emerging industries. Josh brings a unique mix of legal, business, an... read more
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Conor T.

Conor Teevan

151 reviews
Top-tier talent shouldn’t have to come with a top-tier fee. This is why Conor Teevan combines his top-tier expertise (Yale undergrad, Stanford Law) with affordability. Conor has represented Silicon Valley startups, real estate investors, artists creating companies, and even a child author in need of a book deal. Conor himself started a real estate company with holdings in five states.
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Ritu H.

Ritu Hasan

36 reviews
Ritu Hasan has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate lawyer. She has an LL.M in Banking & Financial Law, as well as a J.D. in law. Ritu has worked with both startup companies and large corporations. She primarily specializes in commercial contracts, with a strong focus on securities and finances. Since January 2016, Ritu has worked as a contract attorney under the name Ritu Hasan Consulting, where she offers legal services to companies of all sizes.
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James L. M.

James L. Moultrie ⅲ

13 reviews
James L. Moultrie III is a managing attorney who specializes in business, entertainment, intellectual property, and investments. James possesses comprehensive experience ad...
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Jana M.

Jana Moser

11 reviews
Jana M. Moser is the founder of Moser Legal. Ms. Moser has worked in litigation her entire career, both on the defense and plaintiff side. Her experience practicing on both...
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Robert M.

Robert Mcconnell

10 reviews
An intellectual property law firm specializing in assisting inventors, entrepreneurs an protect their innovations and investment with patents and trademarks. Expertise ...
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Dana D.

Dana Delman

8 reviews
Dana Delman has nearly 30 years' experience in civil litigation, transactional and appellate matters. She has particular expertise in commercial law, intricate business and...
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Jeffrey F.

Jeffrey Filipink

7 reviews
Jeffrey M. Filipink is a seasoned attorney with over 17 years of experience advising individuals and businesses on a range of sophisticated matters. Representations include...
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William M.

William Mills

5 reviews
Experienced, trusted and ethical, I've represented a variety of large and small businesses, including lawyers and law firms, non-profits, and financial institutions, in gen...
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Donna C.

Donna Carey

2 reviews
Donna is a Business and Intellectual attorney focusing on contracts, Internet, Patents and trademark matters. Ms Donna's practice includes Intellectual Property portfolio m...
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Ursula T.

Ursula Trimming

64 reviews
Immigration is an area of the law that can have a serious impact on an individual's life and few attorneys understand that better than Ursula Trimming. Ms. Trimming specializes in employment-based working visas and green cards. She can also help with Marriage Green Cards, Fiance/Spouse Visas, and Family Sponsorship. Ms. Trimming provides effective services with compassion and drive.
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Jamie D.

Jamie Davenport

39 reviews
Jamie Davenport is a business lawyer that specializes in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. She primarily assists startup companies and entrepreneurs overcome legal hurdles, but she is able to assist clients of any size. Jamie is also experienced in dealing with legal matters that concerns trademark and copyright law. Jamie has over 17 years of experience and she is licensed to practice law in California. She has been acting as a solo practitioner since 2012.
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Robert W.

Robert W

30 reviews
Robert W is a corporate attorney that primarily specializes in legal matters related to labor and employment law. He has been licensed to practice law in California for over 12 years and has a Juris Doctor degree in law, which he received after graduating from the UCLA School of Law. Robert has been an employment counselor at The Act-1 Group since October 2014. Prior to this position, he was an associate at Ogletree Deakins and Morgan Lewis.
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Ayda A.

Ayda Aghnami Akalin

13 reviews
Ayda Aghnami Akalin is inspired by the extraordinary talents of her clients. Practicing U.S. Immigration-Nationality Law, Ayda advises foreign entrepreneurs, investors, artists, scientists, and athletes on inbound U.S. immigration and visa matters. For three years running (2013, 2014, 2015) Ayda has been named both a “Rising Star” (Super Lawyer) and Top Immigration Attorney (Pasadena Magazine).
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Alishan J.

Alishan Jadhavji

6 reviews
Alishan Jadhaviji has been providing legal services to entrepreneurs and startup businesses in California for the past six years. He primarily focuses on commercial contracts, but has extensive experience in all business-related legal matters. Alishan obtained his legal degree from the University Of California at Los Angeles. He founded his own law firm in February 2016. Prior to this position, Alishan was an associate attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson.
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Peter C.

Peter Chang

5 reviews
I've been working with startups in Venice, CA since graduating from Loyola Law School in 2015. Passionately curious, always exploring, and I love solving problems. Taking c...
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Michelle K.

Michelle Kennedy

5 reviews
Michelle Kennedy is an attorney at law with four years of experience. She was recently awarded the Super Lawyers’ Mountain States Rising Star award. Michelle is licensed to practice law in Utah and she obtained her degree in law from the University of Utah S.j. Quinney College of Law. She primarily focuses on startup businesses and creators, with exceptional experience in trademark and copyright law. Michelle founded her own legal firm in November 2015.
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Desarie G.

Desarie Green

3 reviews
Desarie Green is a corporate law specialist who provides legal assistance to businesses in California. She has more than nine years of experience. Desarie obtained her J.D. in law from the Western State University College of Law in 2006. She has extensive experience in dealing with legal matters related to commercial contracts, business formation and general business operations. Desarie has gained experience during the past few years as an in-house counsel, compliance officer and attorney.
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Joshua B.

Joshua Brown

3 reviews
Josh is accomplished, with success negotiating, conducting legal research and analysis, document drafting, and litigating. He evaluates all issues to protect clients, compl...
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Hannah G.

Hannah Genton

2 reviews
Hannah is a former start-up attorney turned entrepreneur. After years of practice in one of Silicon Valley's leading law firms, she co-founded CGL, a virtual law firm, that...
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Kevin R.

Kevin Rivera

2 reviews
ADVISING EMPLOYERS ON RESPONDING TO COVID-19 Kevin has 14 years of experience in providing legal advice on employment law issues and conducting workplace investigations. H...
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Deborah D.

Deborah De Niro

2 reviews
Deborah De Niro is a business lawyer with almost two decades of experience. She is licensed to practice law in California and obtained her legal degree from the University of London in the United Kingdom. Deborah specializes in dealing with legal matters that involve immigration law. She is also experienced in providing legal assistance to start-up companies, as well as entrepreneurs and small businesses. Deborah founded her own law office in January 2003.
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Jeffrey G.

Jeffrey Goldberg

2 reviews
Jeff handles all aspects of litigation with a particular emphasis in employment and investment disputes involving brokerage firms, financial advisors, and investors. He als...
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Eric K.

Eric Kirkland

121 reviews
Eric Kirkland is a business attorney with a strong entrepreneurial background. He has 26 years of experience. Eric focuses on contracts, intellectual property, strategic partnerships, software licensing and other general business-related legal matters. He is the managing attorney of Kirkland Law and was previously the founder and CEO of Just Cellular Inc. Eric graduated with a Doctor of Law from the Pepperdine School of Law.
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Philip H.

Philip Heller

76 reviews
A corporate and commercial transactions counsel, Philip Heller has represented leading digital media, entertainment, and technology companies, including Warner Bros, Hulu, and American Express. He is particularly knowledgeable about SaaS, software licensing, partnerships, and private equity funds. Mr. Heller specializes in negotiations and drafting complex agreements and privacy policies.
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Jonathan D.

Jonathan Delshad

7 reviews
Employment law affects virtually everyone in the United States. Jonathan Delshad helps both employees and employers deal with the employment law arena. On the business side, Mr. Delshad can help draft employee handbooks, termination agreements, confidentiality agreements, and more. For employees, he specializes in wrongful termination, which could also include harassment and discrimination issues.
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Veronica B.

Veronica Besmer

5 reviews
Veronica Besmer is Managing Partner at The Besmer Law Firm, in Los Angeles. She specializes in both international and domestic corporate and business law, internet law and e-commerce, and intellectual property law. Veronica speaks English, German, and Czech and has expertise in cross-national business transactions. Currently, she serves as co-vice chair of the California State Bar’s Cyberspace Law Committee.
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R. Chris L.

R. Chris Lim

4 reviews
R. Chris Lim is a litigation attorney with more than 12 years of experience. He is based in Los Angeles, California. Chris received his Juris Doctor degree after graduating from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He is experienced in all business-related legal matters, including lawsuits and disputes. Chris has been an attorney at Los Feliz Law since September 2013. Prior to this position, he served as a law clerk at the US Court of Appeals.
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Travis G.

Travis Guevara Kasper

3 reviews
Creativity is important in tax and estate planning and no one knows that better than Travis Guevara Kasper. Mr. Guevara Kasper helps both businesses and individuals with their tax and estate planning needs by providing a tailored experience for each entity. He understands that everyone's financial situation is unique and he approaches it that way. He can also help with general business issues as well.
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Vicky H.

Vicky Huang

2 reviews
Vicky has extensive experience on corporate immigration, including nonimmigrant visa (H-1B, L-1, E-2, O-1, TN, B-1/2, J-1, F-1, etc.) and permanent residency applications (...
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Nabil B.

Nabil Bisharat

2 reviews
Nabil Bisharat is an attorney at law with almost one decade worth of experience. He is licensed to practice law in California. Nabil has a Juris Doctorate degree in law, which he obtained after he graduated from the University of California at Davis King Hall School of Law. Nabil is exceptionally skilled in legal research and writing. He has represented Medtronic, The Pittsburgh Penguins and many other corporate clients. Nabil served as an associate at Reed Smith between 2010 and 2018.
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Marc W.

Marc Weitz

2 reviews
A business attorney who actually knows business. I bring over 20 years of combined experience working in law and on Wall Street to your case. I am committed to understandin...
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Arthur L.

Arthur Lensky

2 reviews
Arthur L. Lensky’s practice has focused on all aspects of civil litigation, with emphasis on business law, corporate law, and personal injury. Mr. Lensky also has an extens...
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Christine S.

Christine Shin

2 reviews
Christine Shin is a partner in the corporate group at Russ August & Kabat and chair of the M&A practice. Christine has represented US Fortune 500 companies, int...
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Ben K.

Ben Kussman

2 reviews
I have been a commercial litigator for over six years, with experience in a number of different areas, commercial contracts, construction, government contracts, class actio...
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Aryele M.

Aryele Maye

2 reviews
I'm a New York barred attorney with an LLM in Fashion Law. I have experience with assisting clients with various intellectual property and contract matters. I've worked wit...
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Robin P.

Robin Phillips

2 reviews
Robin Phillips is a trial lawyer with over a decade of litigation experience. He has tried over 30 jury trials and negotiated settlements in hundreds of cases. Phillips li...
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Sherry W.

Sherry William

2 reviews
California and New York experienced attorney with domestic and international transactional experience, advising borrowers, lenders, developers and investors on corporate an...
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David B.

David Bismuth

2 reviews
David Bismuth represents and advises entrepreneurs and investors in a wide range of industries, including technology, manufacturing, and entertainment. David’s practice foc...
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Michael S.

Michael Shea

2 reviews
I am a supervising attorney with Structure Law Group, a Silicon Valley based firm focused on early stage companies. I was trained at "big law" firms, and have worked both i...
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Nuzayra H.

Nuzayra Haque

2 reviews
Nuzayra graduated from USC law school with the prestigious Dean's Merit Scholarship. Her practice focuses on branding, trademarks, copyrights, IP infringements, trade secre...
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Arya M.

Arya Mansour

2 reviews
I am a zealous advocate for my clients. I received my Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland, received my Entertainment, Sports and Media Law Certificate from Pepperd...
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C. Genevieve J.

C. Genevieve Jenkins

2 reviews
C. Genevieve Jenkins is founder and managing attorney of Excelsis Law, P.C. Prior to founding Excelsis Law, P.C., Ms. Jenkins amassed nearly a decade of experience litigati...
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Dayne L.

Dayne Lee

2 reviews
Dayne Lee is an attorney with a decade of experience in politics and community-based movements. Previously, Dayne was an associate with Quinn Emanuel, where he represented ...
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Don M.

Don Moody

2 reviews
Don Moody is an attorney with over 20 years experience in technology, finance and entertainment. His practice includes IP (patents, trademarks and copyrights), privacy (dat...
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Happy B.

Happy Birthday

2 reviews
I completed my undergraduate degree at UCLA graduating magna cum laude and attended law school on a merit scholarship at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. I practi...
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Tony T.

Tony Thompson

2 reviews
Tony is an accomplished attorney with 22 years of combined law firm, investment banking and in-house experience in commercial contracts, technology, financing, startups, an...
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Ka In C.

Ka In Chan

2 reviews
Ms. Chan specializes in Intellectual Property Law. She has experience with filing trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as well as internationally. ...
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Jake Siciliano
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Ross Brandborg
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Ali Shalchi
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Seth Wiener
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Brent Xavier
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John Cifelli
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Brandon Northington
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Karen Braveheart
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Heather N. Bowen Pascual, Esq., Cipm
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Sean Lowe
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Vincent Van Houden
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Vincent Van Houden

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Gene Rhough
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James Kraehenbuehl
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