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Gary Lincenberg is a name partner at one of the most prestigious litigation firms in the country and the National Chairman of the ABA White Collar Crime Committee. Mr. Lincenberg's success in the past five years in white collar cases has been remarkable. His two recent trials were against the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where Mr. Lincenberg defended the former CFO of a semiconductor manufacturer against a securities fraud indictment alleging revenue recogniti...

Dave Ring is a plaintiff's personal injury trial lawyer with many precedent-setting verdicts and settlements. He is recognized as one of the leading victim advocate lawyers in the nation for his work representing survivors of sexual abuse and assault. For over 30 years he has represented children and adults who suffered sexual abuse in cases against schools, churches, youth organizations and other institutions. Dave also handles major personal injury cases, including those involving wrongful ...

Rick Kirkbride is a partner in the Real Estate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Century City office. Mr. Kirkbride is also Chair of the Global Hospitality & Leisure practice group and brings over 35 years of experience representing institutional real estate companies and capital providers in the acquisition, development, finance and operation of hotels, resorts, other hospitality properties, and businesses throughout North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, E...

Bill Karns specializes in litigating major personal injury cases involving car accidents, motorcycle accidents, train accidents, wrongful death, premises accidents, slip and fall accidents, unsafe products, unsafe medical devices, bad drugs, construction site accidents, pedestrian accidents, boat accidents, insurance bad faith, and traumatic brain injury. He has also litigated cases involving breach of contract, fraud, and other business torts.

Shawn Holley is a partner at Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP, a boutique entertainment and business litigation firm in Santa Monica. She began her career as a Los Angeles County Public Defender, handling hundreds of serious criminal cases from inception to trial. She was the Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of The Cochran Firm and the head of its national Criminal Defense Section. With more than sixty trials to her credit, Ms. Holley is the rare trial attorney who pra...

Mark E. Elliott is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental and Natural Resources Law. Mark E. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Mark E. Elliott since 2013. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mark E. Elliott is held by other lawyers.

Ken focuses his practice on class actions involving wage and hour, FLSA, California Labor Code and EEO matters. He is widely recognized as one of the top lawyers in his field, frequently quoted by national media and called upon to serve as an expert witness or consultant in major wage & hour class action matters. Sulzer specializes in complex class-action litigation and has represented and advised clients on a wide variety of matters, including labor-management relations, trade secrets an...

Stacey Knight is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Labor Law - Management. Stacey practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Stacey Knight since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Stacey Knight is held by other lawyers.

Andrew Owen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Andrew practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Andrew Owen since 2019. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Andrew Owen is held by other lawyers.

Allison Stone is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Allison practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Allison Stone since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Allison Stone is held by other lawyers.