Ronald L. Johnston

Steven Marenberg is the Chair of the firm’s Entertainment and Media Litigation Group and the Chair of the Century City Litigation Group. Mr. Marenberg’s practice encompasses a wide range of commercial litigation matters in various industries, with particular concentrations in the areas of entertainment-related litigation, technology-related disputes, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property litigation, and antitrust and business tort disputes. His clients have included...

Tiffany Switzer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Tiffany, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tiffany is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Cliff Rosenthal is partner of Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP. Mr. Rosenthal specializes in providing comprehensive immigration solutions to meet the needs of the firm’s diverse spectrum of clientele. Possessing over 18 years of experience and a thorough knowledge of the immigration law practice, Mr. Rosenthal prepares and assists clients with a wide range of immigration cases, focusing on non-immigrant and green card visa petitions, as well as applications for U.S. citizenship. Mr. Rosenthal i...

Beth P. Gordie is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law. Beth P., who practices law in Century City, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Beth P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Farhad Bahar represents commercial finance companies, commercial banks, hedge funds, factors and other lenders in complex, secured and unsecured, single lender, club or syndicated, commercial loans, asset-based transactions, factoring, trade finance, acquisition finance, film finance, charter school finance, health care finance, public finance and letter of credit transactions. He also has extensive experience in workouts, debtor-in-possession financing, reorganization financing, inter-credit...

Mitchell M. Gaswirth is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Mitchell M., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mitchell M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Education : University of California, San Diego (B.A., History Honors 1977); McGill University, Montreal, Canada (M.A., 1980; LL.B., 1983). Comments Editor, McGill Law Journal. Admitted to : California State Bar; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Courts in California. Professional Experience : Associate, Horvitz & Levy (1987-1993); Associate, Lewitt, Hackman, Hoefflin, Shapiro & Marshall (1985-1987); Associate, Elmer Low P...

Christine D. Spagnoli is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Christine D., who practices law in El Segundo, California, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christine D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christine Reilly is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Advertising Law. Christine, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christine is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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...