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A trial attorney for over 25 years, Jason Levin simplifies complex issues for judges and juries alike. Clients in various industries rely on him for their litigation needs, including products liability, toxic torts, and environmental. Jason, a member of Alston & Bird’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group, focuses his practice on products liability and toxic torts, class actions, environmental litigation, and false advertising claims. An established first-chair trial ...

Bob Platt has been one of Los Angeles’ most successful general commercial litigators for more than 30 years. Bob’s nationwide practice includes all types of complex business litigation, including defending class action lawsuits, false advertising lawsuits, consumer class actions, housing discrimination lawsuits, employment litigation, wage and hour class actions, trade secret litigation, real estate litigation, securities litigation, entertainment litigation, and sports law. He re...

Rachel Gezerseh is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Rachel practices law in Thousand Oaks, California Best Lawyers has recognized Rachel Gezerseh 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 Rachel Gezerseh is held by oth...

Monica Shilling is a transactional partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She has a broad corporate and securities law practice that focuses on advising asset managers, private equity funds, and their portfolio companies on the full lifecycle of transactions. She also represents public companies, financial advisors, investment banks and issuers. She is experienced with mergers and acquisitions, capital markets offerings, leveraged buyouts, general corporate law and cor...

Michael P. Ehline is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Michael P. practices law in Los Angeles, California. Michael Ehline, Esq is Ehline Law Firm’s esteemed managing partner practicing personal injury law since 2005. With Michael’s help, our legendary team has racked up an impressive string of multi-million-dollar insurance settlements, verdicts, and equitable remedies ever since. Michael and his family have lived...

Representing clients in a variety of commercial sectors, Sophia Yen counsels both lenders and borrowers in debt financing transactions. She also advises entertainment industry clients on debt and equity finance deals, as well as other transactional matters. As lender’s counsel, Sophia advises financial institutions in transactions that include single-lender and syndicated senior-secured, second-lien, mezzanine and unsecured acquisition and working capital loans; cross-border lending tra...

Kevin Sher is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Kevin practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Kevin Sher since 2026. 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 Kevin Sher is held by other lawyers.

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

As chair of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones’s post confirmation practice group, Mr. Caine oversees the entire spectrum of claims and avoidance litigation for debtors, creditors committees, trustees, liquidation or post-confirmation trusts, and defendants, from “mega cases” to smaller, individual matters. While many lawyers handle this type of work few, if any, can produce outstanding recoveries for all parties by calling upon the same case experience and litigation backgro...

David Barksdale focuses his practice on real estate finance, investment and development, with an emphasis on loan originations, strategic investments and joint venture transactions. He has more than 30 years of experience representing both lenders and borrowers in structured and syndicated finance transactions, and handling acquisitions, leasing, workouts, and restructurings involving real estate assets of all types. David represents life insurance companies, financial institutions, and inves...