Russell G. "Rusty" Weiss

Mark is a Partner at the firm, and he is Chair of the Consumer Products practice group. Mark specializes in representing consumer product companies in corporate, commercial, intellectual property, finance, transactional, merger and acquisition, insolvency, e-commerce, and sourcing matters. For over 30 years, Mark has been steeped in the apparel and textile space, building relationships with the leading players, and leveraging his experience to guide apparel, textile, and other consumer produc...

Jessie Kohler is Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP’s Executive Director and is responsible for overseeing the overall non-financial management of the firm. She is also an experienced trial attorney who specializes in labor and employment law, including wage and hour class actions, and cases involving wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, misappropriation of trade secrets, and breach of contract. P rior to joining the firm, Jessie was a partner in the Los Ange...

Nicholas Soltman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Nicholas practices law in Los Angeles, California Best Lawyers has recognized Nicholas Soltman since 2020. 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 Nicholas Soltman is held by other lawyers.

Michael Hackman is a Certified Specialist in Tax law, designated by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.

Ms. Brandt specializes in business and commercial litigation, including bankruptcy litigation. She has extensive experience in electronic discovery for large corporate entities. Ms. Brandt is a graduate of UCLA and earned her J.D. at USC. She was listed in the 2018 and 2019 editions of Best Lawyers in America for her work in the area of bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Brandt is admitted to practice in California.

Joel Boxer, one of the founders of the Bird Marella, has 40 years of experience as a lawyer representing parties in complex civil trials in the state and federal courts, and in arbitrations. Mr. Boxer has particular experience and expertise in handling suits involving accounting or other complex issues requiring the presentation of expert opinion testimony. These cases often involve real estate, entertainment industry, contract, probate or trust issues or the representation of lawyers and law...

Lawrence H. Heller focuses his practice on counseling individuals and members of their families on matters relating to domestic and international estate and income tax planning. Many of his clients are high net worth individuals. Lawrence writes and lectures extensively on subjects relating to domestic and international wealth transfer techniques and has testified before the House Ways and Means Committee Subcommittee on Oversight in 1995 on proposed legislation to tax U.S. citizens who renou...

Lyssa A. Roberts is an attorney with Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi LLP who focuses her practice on catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death, as well as dangerous conditions of public and private property. She is deeply committed to the protection of the rights and interests of individuals who have been harmed by the negligent acts of others. Lyssa has extensive experience litigating single plaintiff lawsuits as well as cases involving thousands of claimants. A tireless advocate for ...

Gordon Bava is a senior partner of the firm after serving for a decade as its Chief Executive and Managing Partner. Gordon’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, special committee representation, private and underwritten securities offerings and general corporate representation of clients in a variety of industries. Gordon has conducted these services for public entertainment, utility and healthcare companies, local, regional and multinational financial institutions and holding...

Daniel A. Crespo is a Partner at Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara LLP, where he focuses on complex civil defense litigation. Admitted to the California State Bar in 2004, he is licensed to practice before all California state courts. Mr. Crespo earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Psychology from California State University, Northridge, before earning his Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law in 2004. With extensive experience in complex civil litig...