Michael R. Doyen

A Shareholder and Co-Chair of the Appellate Practice Group, Robert C. Little is a seasoned business lawyer and appellate litigator with over two decades of legal experience. Mr. Little is certified as a legal specialist in the practice of appellate law by the State Bar of California, one of fewer than 350 attorneys who hold this distinction among California’s 191,350 practicing lawyers. He has served as counsel of record in over 200 state and federal appeals and writ proceedings for ins...

Philip R. Cosgrove is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Philip R. practices law in Torrance, California Best Lawyers has recognized Philip R. Cosgrove 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 Philip R. Cosgrove is held by other lawyers.

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.

Thomas Giordano-Lascari is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. Thomas practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas Giordano-Lascari 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 Thomas Giordano-Lascari is held by other lawyers.

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 ...

Michael Heimbold is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Michael practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Heimbold 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 Michael Heimbold is held by other lawyers.

Justin Rawlins is Vice Chair and Managing Director of the Financial Restructuring group and a member of the Global Finance practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's Century City office. Mr. Rawlins has extensive experience and is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer in top legal directories. He principally represents asset managers and lenders investing in private businesses with an emphasis on complex financings, special situations and restructurings.

Terry Bird has been litigating, trying and winning complicated civil and white collar criminal cases for more than 40 years. He started his trial experience as a federal prosecutor in the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office. Before that, he clerked for Justices Lynn “Buck” Compton and Robert Thompson at the California Court of Appeal. His extensive and successful trial experience in commercial business litigation and white collar criminal prosecutions has been recognized by h...

Ariel B. Robinson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Ariel B. practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Ariel B. Robinson 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 Ariel B. Robinson is held by other lawyers.

Jeff Carlin focuses his practice on complex litigation involving the environment and land use entitlements, as well as environmental permitting and compliance matters. Jeff advises clients and litigates cases implicating various state and federal environmental laws such as CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, state water quality laws, planning and zoning laws, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Jeff represents clients in site clean-ups at federal and state Superfund sites involving ...