Legal Expertise

Complex and general civil litigation with an emphasis on business disputes and class actions.

Representative Matters

• Participated in successful trial of several cases, including representing trustees of an estate of a famous actor.
• Participated in successful defense of several consumer and wage and hour class actions in state and federal courts, which resulted in dismissal of action or favorable settlement.
• Extensive state and federal court and arbitration litigation experience both at the trial and appellate levels.
• Member of litigation team that represented Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in Internet copyright litigation. 
• Member of litigation team that represented the largest theatrical motion picture exhibition circuit in the country in a dispute over the film rental percentage to be paid to an independent distributor for one of the largest grossing motion pictures of 2004.
• Successfully defended foreign governmental entities in a federal court civil action by obtaining dismissal following enforcement of a contractual forum selection clause.

Other Career Experience

• Extern, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
• Judicial Extern, Honorable Suzanne H. Segal, USDC, Central District of California
• Law Clerk, Law Offices of Carpenter & Zuckerman

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