Best Lawyers Near You in Santa Clarita, California
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John McIlvery is a founder and Partner of the firm. John is the chair of the firm’s Public Securities Practice group . John’s practice is focused on corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, and general corporate and business matters. John McIlvery has represented clients in a wide variety of industries and businesses, including Internet and e-commerce, apparel, medical device, semiconductor, biotech, entertainment, technology and manufacturing. He...
As a Senior Founding Partner of RPNA Law, Drew Pomerance is a nationally renowned trial and appellate attorney, with 37 years of expertise in all aspects of complex business litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith disputes, as well as labor and employment matters. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, argued at the state and federal courts of appeal, and has won both of the cases he argued to the California Supreme Court. Mr. Pomerance represents businesses of every size and type, from...
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...
Drake Law Firm was founded by Benjamin Drake in Los Angeles, California and has recovered over $150 million for clients. In the year 2006, Benjamin acquired his Juris Doctor(JD) and since then has been practicing law and persistently fighting for his client’s rights. He has been an Associate Member of the Consumer Attorneys of California since the year 2009 and a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and Encino Bar Association. He has been featured in Newsweek as a Premier Law Fir...
Jared Brenner is a Senior Counsel of the Firm. Jared advises technology companies and their investors at all stages of growth, on matters including venture capital financings, complex licensing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, employee compensation, and securities law compliance. He has routinely served as outside general counsel for startups in a variety of industries, including media, education, life sciences, and finance. He also regularly represents entertainm...
Simon Leefatt is a Senior Counsel at the Firm. Simon’s practice is focused on corporate transactions, including mergers, stock and asset acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), equity and debt fundraising, joint ventures, commercial lending, intellectual property, technology transactions and venture capital investments. In addition to counseling his clients on a wide range of transaction types, Simon acts as external general counsel to emerging companies, providing guidance to C-suite ex...
Amanda C. Koziol is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management. Amanda C., who practices law in Encino, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Amanda C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ani Petrosyan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law. Ani, who practices law in Sherman Oaks, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ani is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Taylor Osher is an Associate at the Firm. Taylor’s practice focuses on matters relating to intellectual property and privacy. Prior to joining the firm, Taylor worked as both a contacts and compliance analyst and a law clerk. In these roles, Taylor drafted legal documents, assisted in contract revisions and negotiations, completed legal research for privacy, trademark, contract, and tort law, and performed trademark registration. Taylor earned her B.A. from the University of Southern Ca...
Arthur Deucher Figueiredo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Entertainment and Sports Law and Immigration Law. Arthur, who practices law in West Hollywood, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Arthur is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ashley W. Edwards is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Ashley W., who practices law in Woodland Hills, California, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ashley W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Celina Kirchner is Senior Counsel in the Firm's Business Litigation Practice group. Celina’s civil litigation practice focuses on all areas of business and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on digital media, technology, internet, privacy, emerging companies, insurance, breach of contract, fraud, and complex business disputes. In her practice, Celina works closely with business professionals of all levels in order to develop practical strategies for resolving their disput...
Elizabeth Smiley joined Baron & Budd’s Los Angeles office in 2018 as an associate in the Firm’s Class Action Litigation Group. There she helps bring nationwide, multi-million-dollar lawsuits to successful conclusion on behalf of our clients. In her work at Baron & Budd, Ms. Smiley is a trial attorney protecting the rights of consumers from corporate fraud. In 2020, she was part of the trial team that won the largest verdict in the State of Hawaii against a pair of pharmace...
Michael J. Pacelli joined Baron & Budd’s Class Action Group in Los Angeles, California in 2023. He represents clients nationwide in complex, high-profile class action litigation involving fraud, breach of contract, and consumer protection issues. Mr. Pacelli has found success in his legal practice through hard work, tenacity, and never taking “no” for an answer. Prior to joining Baron & Budd, while majoring in political science and English at the University of Califo...