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![Mark D. Simpson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-11/Simpson_Mark_LinkedIn.jpg?h=b5bab779&itok=NxlEdZE-)
Mark Simpson counsels technology and intellectual property innovators to assist them in developing, protecting, and monetizing the results of their creative endeavors, with a focus on IP strategy and branding. He protects their IP assets via patent preparation and prosecution, IP counseling and...
![Caitlin Strauss Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Strauss_Caitlin_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=PHtfNKc3)
Caitlin Piccarello Strauss is a commercial litigator who represents companies in disputes involving insurance, employee benefits and ERISA, real estate, and restrictive covenants. As a leader of the Firm's Employee Benefits and ERISA Litigation team, she regularly defends insurers in life, health...
![Zachary Kobrin](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-03/Kobrin_Zachary_LinkedIn.jpg?h=915cd633&itok=4uTb2aJn)
Drawing on his experience as a former general counsel for two companies, Zack Kobrin is a transactional and regulatory lawyer who understands that business clients want practical advice on how to complete deals and navigate complex statutory and regulatory regimes affecting their growth and daily...
![Zachary Berk Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Berk_Zachary_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=kpm420Sl)
Zachary Berk focuses his practice on complex civil litigation matters, with concentrations in business and real estate litigation. His experience also includes representing clients in consumer financial services, intellectual property, employment and trade secret related matters. Zach regularly...
![Luis Flores](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Flores_Luis_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=uigWjGRG)
Luis Flores represents developers nationally in the acquisition, construction, development, leasing, refinancing and sale of vacant land, condominium projects, multifamily housing apartment complexes, hotels, commercial shopping centers, and commercial office buildings. Luis is also highly...
![Mary Harmon](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-05/Harmon_Mary_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=hOHwn_Nn)
Mary Harmon focuses her practice on advising corporations and passthrough entities on tax and contractual issues. Clients look to her for counsel on U.S. federal, state, local, and foreign tax compliance and planning issues, including matters relating to subchapter C, subchapter K, subchapter S and...
![Francis X. Riley III](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Riley_Francis_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=m2ShBzIJ)
Francis "Trip" Riley represents clients who are facing complex civil litigation filed by a single plaintiff, as well as class actions, arising from commercial and consumer financing, consumer-facing services and product sales, and business-to-business transactions and competition. He prides himself...
Counsel From the Earliest Stage of Development Through Disposition of Projects Throughout the continuum of financing, acquiring, developing, leasing and selling real estate are a multitude of complexities to address and challenges to overcome—from regulatory hurdles and shifting capital stacks to...
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Pia Aklian is a corporate and transactional attorney who advises clients ranging from emerging businesses to multinational, public companies across various industries including technology, software, manufacturing, life sciences and health care. Pia advises clients on a broad range of matters that...
![Patrick Rodriguez LinkedIn Centered Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Rodriguez_Patrick_LinkedIn.jpg?h=0afe7b08&itok=uqANcV0-)
Patrick Rodriguez's practice focuses on business and tax planning law. A certified public accountant, Patrick is experienced in representing clients in mergers and acquisition. He represents both buyers and sellers in a broad range of transactions, which encompasses stock purchases and asset sales...
![Steven Ziven](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2023-07/Ziven_Steven_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=hGune3mq)
Steven Ziven, who is the firm's Los Angeles Office Managing Partner and an Executive Committee member, advises clients primarily on corporate law and legal issues associated with business transactions, real estate transactions and financings. He has extensive experience in buying and selling...
![Matthew R. Gerber](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gerber_Matthew_LinkedIn.jpg?h=f57dba4b&itok=pS4x8LAl)
Matthew Gerber assists commercial clients with real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and purchase and sales agreements. He also handles leases, mortgages and financings. Matthew draws on his experience with corporate transactions to advise clients involved in mergers and...
![Robert A. Mascioli Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Mascioli_Robert_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=7E8aOtrZ)
Robert Mascioli counsels entrepreneurs, family businesses and middle-market companies on a wide variety of business matters. Acting as their outside general counsel, Bob strives to learn the background, operations and strategies of clients and seeks to align his legal advice with their goals to...
![Anthony Kang](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kang_Anthony_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=H6C0upn-)
Anthony Kang represents companies and individuals in various business matters and real estate transactions. Anthony has considerable experience handling the acquisition and disposition of commercial and multi-family properties, representing lenders and borrowers in real estate financing, and...
![Jennifer M. Oprosko](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Oprosko_Jennifer_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=q0BLshEF)
Jenni Oprosko assists companies with contractual matters, particularly those involving intellectual property and technology. Her experience includes reviewing and drafting intellectual property licensing agreements, master services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and software-as-a-service...
![Vanessa Schoenthaler](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Schoenthaler_Vanessa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=77788d13&itok=3UL4ioah)
Vanessa Schoenthaler's practice focuses on corporate, securities and regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on securities transactions, disclosure obligations, corporate governance, investment management and regulatory compliance. Vanessa's corporate finance experience ranges from advising...
![David Y. Sartorio Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Sartorio_David_LinkedIn.jpg?h=72da4a73&itok=Dc9xlVxx)
David Sartorio focuses his practice on corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, control and non-control investments, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. David has experience advising companies ranging from private start-up and growth companies to large public companies...
![Brian R. Landry](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Landry_Brian_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=iuGFD0rp)
Brian Landry draws on a broad base of intellectual property experience involving patents, designs, trademarks, and copyrights and technical expertise to help clients identify, protect, and enforce their intellectual property. Brian has significant experience in the medical devices field as well as...
![Melissa Cruz Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Cruz_Melissa_LinkedIn.jpg?h=7126a54b&itok=CaA5aXYT)
Melissa Clarke advises clients in a variety of industries in matters involving environmental permitting, counseling and litigation. She assists with the acquisition, development and siting of pipelines, power plants, solar and wind projects. Melissa negotiates and drafts environmental contractual...
![Richard B. Carroll Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Carroll_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=LCeVLurH)
Rick Carroll advises domestic companies and international clients with business interests in the United States on a variety of transactions and corporate governance matters, including mergers, and acquisitions, stock purchases, asset sales, conversions and domestications, and dissolutions. In...