Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Expands Trusts & Estates Practice, Welcomes Los Angeles Partner Christina Lewis
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (MSK) is pleased to announce that Christina Lewis has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Lewis brings a well-rounded practice spanning estate planning, trust administration, and business law, deepening MSK's Trusts & Estates capabilities and strengthening the firm's ability to serve high-net-worth individuals and business owners.
The addition reflects a deliberate push by MSK to grow its bench across practice areas and offices. In the past few months, the firm has added Labor & Employment partner Carlos Torrejon and Entertainment Transactions partner Amy Stein Simonds in New York, and Lewis's arrival extends that pattern of lateral growth firmwide.
"Christina is a standout trusts and estates attorney whose ability to combine multilayered estate planning knowledge with real business transactional experience makes her a tremendous asset to our clients and to this firm. Her arrival reflects our continued commitment to thoughtful, deliberate growth at MSK," said Yakub Hazzard, MSK Chairman.
Lewis's practice pairs sophisticated estate planning and trust administration with hands-on business transactional experience, including asset and share purchases, joint ventures, and licensing arrangements. That combination positions her to help business owners align personal wealth transfer strategies with the long-term direction of their companies, coordinating succession and exit planning alongside traditional estate planning.
"So many of my clients are business owners whose personal and professional lives are deeply intertwined," said Lewis. "I'm excited to join a firm whose platform lets me serve both sides of that equation, helping clients protect what they've built while planning thoughtfully for what comes next."
Before joining MSK, Lewis was Of Counsel at Parker, Milliken, Clark, O'Hara & Samuelian. She has also served as outside general counsel to a private company and has experience at a boutique firm, a large national firm, and her own practice. Lewis is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and a frequent speaker on estate planning topics and corporate structuring.
About Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Since 1908, MSK has been a trusted leader in entertainment, media, and intellectual property law, providing clients with innovative solutions in complex legal matters. The firm's practice spans Corporate & Business Transactions, Entertainment & IP Litigation, Labor & Employment, Motion Picture, Television & Music Transactions, Immigration, Regulatory, Tax, Trusts & Estates, Real Estate, and International Trade. With more than 130 lawyers across offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C., MSK is regularly recognized by legal and entertainment industry publications as a premier firm for litigation, transactions, and regulatory matters. At the end of last year, MSK received the prestigious 2025 Corporate Culture & Wellbeing Award from The American Lawyer. For more information, visit www.msk.com.
