Kevin M. Wilkins

Chuck Cox uses nearly 25 years of experience to advise companies and their directors on their most challenging business disputes. Chuck is the leader of the Los Angeles Litigation Team and a partner in the Securities Litigation Group. He concentrates his practice on complex business disputes, including securities class actions, derivative litigation, fiduciary duty, and other cases resulting from mergers and acquisitions, corporate control disputes, and commercial litigation. Chuck has tried ...

Tomer Konowiecki is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Tomer practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Tomer Konowiecki since 2024. 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 Tomer Konowiecki is held by other lawyers.

Derek Roth is a partner in the Real Estate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Century City office. Mr. Roth is also a member of the Hospitality & Leisure practice group, representing institutional real estate investors and real estate companies in joint ventures, finance transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, fund formation and operational issues. Having spent four years in Paul Hastings’ Hong Kong office, Mr. Roth also has extensive experience represen...

William Bernfeld focuses his practice on real estate and commercial law. He regularly assists clients in acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and financing of real estate projects in a variety of sectors throughout California including office, retail, restaurant, hospitality, and industrial. Bill regularly works on behalf of lenders to secure permanent, construction, and distressed project financing, as well as handling asset-based and commercial lending transactions on behalf of instituti...

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.

David Grace is a leader in the field of brand protection, intellectual property, entertainment and advertising, providing both transactional and dispute resolution services. For more than 30 years, Dave has helped clients develop, cultivate and protect their brands and intellectual property rights from creation to globalization. He assists a wide spectrum of clients, from startups to iconic brands and Fortune 500 companies, including entertainment and media companies, major financial institut...

John Hueston has been described by Chambers USA, which ranked him in Band 1 nationally, as “the best trial lawyer of his generation” with “a commanding reputation for trial advocacy.” He has been recognized twice as a “California Lawyer of the Year” by California Lawyer magazine, twice as “California Trial Lawyer of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation, and among the “Top Lawyers of the Decade” by the Daily Journal. Mr. Hueston won &ldq...

Nearly 20 years of experience handling the most significant and complex water matters in California, Nevada and across the west. Leader in California groundwater management. Business-savvy approach to water strategy. Brad Herrema understands the vital role that water plays in any project. From the development of groundwater management strategies, to identifying opportunities for water investment, to securing recreational water supplies, his approach integrates each client’s unique busin...

Nathan Okelberry is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Nathan practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Nathan Okelberry 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 Nathan Okelberry is held by other lawyers.

Jay L. Cooper focuses his practice on music industry, motion picture, television, multimedia and intellectual property issues. He represents individuals and companies on intellectual property matters including recording and publishing agreements for individual artists and composers; actor, director, producer and writer agreements in film and television; executive employment agreements; complex acquisitions and sales of entertainment catalogs; production agreements on behalf of music, televisi...