Kristina L. Hohne

Mary H. Rose is a Shareholder in both the firm’s Insolvency and Financial Solutions Group and the Health Care Group. In addition to healthcare and business transactions, she has extensive experience in bankruptcy, insolvency, lending and creditors’ rights matters. In the healthcare area, Ms. Rose represents hospitals and lenders to hospitals and other healthcare businesses. She has handled a broad variety of healthcare transactions, including hospital acquisitions, loans and debt ...

Robert Keane is a real estate partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He concentrates his practice primarily on the representation of private equity firms, opportunity funds, domestic and international companies, investment banks, commercial banks, non-regulated lenders and pension funds in real estate-related equity investments, joint venture formations, lending, acquisitions and dispositions and debt restructuring, workouts and reorganizations. Robert is one of only f...

Steven O. Weise is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Equipment Finance Law. Steven O. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Steven O. Weise since 1997. 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 Steven O. Weise is held by other lawyers.

Marc's practice covers a broad range of real estate and asset-level transactions. He has represented borrowers and lenders in connection with the origination, servicing, and restructuring of all types of real estate-related financings, including loans secured by multiple properties, hotel financings, syndicated loans, subordinate and mezzanine financings, unsecured credit facilities, securitized debt, construction loans, and preferred equity investments. Marc has substantial experience in dea...

Anton N. Handal has over 40 years of first-chair litigation experience in Federal, State, and Administrative Tribunals and has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America, in 2023, 2024, 2025, and as a Law Firm Visionary by the LA Times. Notable clients include Volvo Car Corporation, Illumina Inc., and members of the Saudi Royal Family. He has significant business and legal contacts in the Middle East, Asia, and China and has proven to be a valuable resource to U.S. companies...

Lyne Richardson is the managing partner of the Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on employment law, litigation and client counseling. Lyne also oversees the employment litigation of the Los Angeles office and has litigated all forms of employment law cases in both state and federal courts in California and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the DLSE and the EEOC. She is a frequent lecturer on labor and employment issues and has published a variety of articles...

Leonora Schloss is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Leonora practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Leonora Schloss since 2027. 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 Leonora Schloss is held by other lawyers.

Oleg Stolyar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Oleg practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Oleg Stolyar since 2025. 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 Oleg Stolyar is held by other lawyers.

Walter Yoka is a nationally recognized trial attorney with particular focus on products liability. He has tried numerous complex and high profile cases to verdict on behalf of Yoka & Smith’s corporate clients and successfully argued in California’s Supreme and Appellate courts. Among his many affiliations, Mr. Yoka is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Product Liability Advisory Counsel and International Society of Barristers. He served as President of the Asso...

Andrew S. Clare is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate. Andrew S. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Andrew S. Clare since 2007. 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 S. Clare is held by other lawyers.