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Sean L.

Sean Lowe

32 reviews
Sean is a tenacious business attorney who graduated at the top of his class from UCLA School of Law. He started his law career by working for a federal judge and a supreme ... read more
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Joshua K.

Joshua Kushner

30 reviews
Joshua Kushner has over 20 years of experience advising early, growth and enterprise stage companies in emerging industries. Josh brings a unique mix of legal, business, an... read more
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Timothy M.

Timothy Marks

A former Disney lawyer, Tim is adept at handling contracts, business and commercial matters, and intellectual property law. His prior experience includes over 6 years manag... read more
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Conor T.

Conor Teevan

151 reviews
Top-tier talent shouldn’t have to come with a top-tier fee. This is why Conor Teevan combines his top-tier expertise (Yale undergrad, Stanford Law) with affordability. Conor has represented Silicon Valley startups, real estate investors, artists creating companies, and even a child author in need of a book deal. Conor himself started a real estate company with holdings in five states.
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Alexander N.

Alexander Nahai

93 reviews
Having overseen over $1.2 billion in transaction value, we are able to provide top-tier service at affordable rates, with much more personalized attention and fast turnarou...
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Ritu H.

Ritu Hasan

36 reviews
Ritu Hasan has more than 15 years of experience as a corporate lawyer. She has an LL.M in Banking & Financial Law, as well as a J.D. in law. Ritu has worked with both startup companies and large corporations. She primarily specializes in commercial contracts, with a strong focus on securities and finances. Since January 2016, Ritu has worked as a contract attorney under the name Ritu Hasan Consulting, where she offers legal services to companies of all sizes.
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James L. M.

James L. Moultrie Ⅲ

13 reviews
James L. Moultrie III is a managing attorney who specializes in business, entertainment, intellectual property, and investments. James possesses comprehensive experience ad...
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Jana M.

Jana Moser

11 reviews
Jana M. Moser is the founder of Moser Legal. Ms. Moser has worked in litigation her entire career, both on the defense and plaintiff side. Her experience practicing on both...
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Robert M.

Robert Mcconnell

10 reviews
An intellectual property law firm specializing in assisting inventors, entrepreneurs an protect their innovations and investment with patents and trademarks. Expertise ...
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Dana D.

Dana Delman

8 reviews
Dana Delman has nearly 30 years' experience in civil litigation, transactional and appellate matters. She has particular expertise in commercial law, intricate business and...
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Jeffrey F.

Jeffrey Filipink

7 reviews
Jeffrey M. Filipink is a seasoned attorney with over 17 years of experience advising individuals and businesses on a range of sophisticated matters. Representations include...
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William M.

William Mills

5 reviews
Experienced, trusted and ethical, I've represented a variety of large and small businesses, including lawyers and law firms, non-profits, and financial institutions, in gen...
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Donna C.

Donna Carey

2 reviews
Donna is a Business and Intellectual attorney focusing on contracts, Internet, Patents and trademark matters. Ms Donna's practice includes Intellectual Property portfolio m...
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Ursula T.

Ursula Trimming

64 reviews
Immigration is an area of the law that can have a serious impact on an individual's life and few attorneys understand that better than Ursula Trimming. Ms. Trimming specializes in employment-based working visas and green cards. She can also help with Marriage Green Cards, Fiance/Spouse Visas, and Family Sponsorship. Ms. Trimming provides effective services with compassion and drive.
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Jamie D.

Jamie Davenport

39 reviews
Jamie Davenport is a business lawyer that specializes in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. She primarily assists startup companies and entrepreneurs overcome legal hurdles, but she is able to assist clients of any size. Jamie is also experienced in dealing with legal matters that concerns trademark and copyright law. Jamie has over 17 years of experience and she is licensed to practice law in California. She has been acting as a solo practitioner since 2012.
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Robert W.

Robert W

30 reviews
Robert W is a corporate attorney that primarily specializes in legal matters related to labor and employment law. He has been licensed to practice law in California for over 12 years and has a Juris Doctor degree in law, which he received after graduating from the UCLA School of Law. Robert has been an employment counselor at The Act-1 Group since October 2014. Prior to this position, he was an associate at Ogletree Deakins and Morgan Lewis.
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Ayda A.

Ayda Aghnami Akalin

13 reviews
Ayda Aghnami Akalin is inspired by the extraordinary talents of her clients. Practicing U.S. Immigration-Nationality Law, Ayda advises foreign entrepreneurs, investors, artists, scientists, and athletes on inbound U.S. immigration and visa matters. For three years running (2013, 2014, 2015) Ayda has been named both a “Rising Star” (Super Lawyer) and Top Immigration Attorney (Pasadena Magazine).
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Alishan J.

Alishan Jadhavji

6 reviews
Alishan Jadhaviji has been providing legal services to entrepreneurs and startup businesses in California for the past six years. He primarily focuses on commercial contracts, but has extensive experience in all business-related legal matters. Alishan obtained his legal degree from the University Of California at Los Angeles. He founded his own law firm in February 2016. Prior to this position, Alishan was an associate attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson.
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Peter C.

Peter Chang

5 reviews
I've been working with startups in Venice, CA since graduating from Loyola Law School in 2015. Passionately curious, always exploring, and I love solving problems. Taking c...
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Michelle K.

Michelle Kennedy

5 reviews
Michelle Kennedy is an attorney at law with four years of experience. She was recently awarded the Super Lawyers’ Mountain States Rising Star award. Michelle is licensed to practice law in Utah and she obtained her degree in law from the University of Utah S.j. Quinney College of Law. She primarily focuses on startup businesses and creators, with exceptional experience in trademark and copyright law. Michelle founded her own legal firm in November 2015.
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Desarie G.

Desarie Green

3 reviews
Desarie Green is a corporate law specialist who provides legal assistance to businesses in California. She has more than nine years of experience. Desarie obtained her J.D. in law from the Western State University College of Law in 2006. She has extensive experience in dealing with legal matters related to commercial contracts, business formation and general business operations. Desarie has gained experience during the past few years as an in-house counsel, compliance officer and attorney.
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Joshua B.

Joshua Brown

3 reviews
Josh is accomplished, with success negotiating, conducting legal research and analysis, document drafting, and litigating. He evaluates all issues to protect clients, compl...
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Suzanne N.

Suzanne Natbony

2 reviews
Suzanne Natbony is a third-generation attorney and has over eight years of experience. She is licensed to practice law in California and she holds a J.D. in law, which she obtained after graduating from the Southwestern Law School. Suzanne is experienced in dealing with legal matters related to a wide range of business-related legal practice areas, and often reviews, drafts and negotiates commercial contracts. Since August 2017, Suzanne has been a senior counselor at Aliant LLP.
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Ryan N.

Ryan Nori

2 reviews
Ryan Nori has assisted corporate clients of all sizes for the past 16 years. He is licensed to practice law in California and received his J.D. in law after he graduated from the Northwest University School of Law. Ryan has represented numerous corporate clients, including Samsung, at&t and match.com. He has been a senior counselor at the RBNM Group since January 2013. Between 2016 and 2017, Ryan was also on the board of advisors at Robb Capital.
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Hannah G.

Hannah Genton

2 reviews
Hannah is a former start-up attorney turned entrepreneur. After years of practice in one of Silicon Valley's leading law firms, she co-founded CGL, a virtual law firm, that...
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Eric K.

Eric Kirkland

121 reviews
Eric Kirkland is a business attorney with a strong entrepreneurial background. He has 26 years of experience. Eric focuses on contracts, intellectual property, strategic partnerships, software licensing and other general business-related legal matters. He is the managing attorney of Kirkland Law and was previously the founder and CEO of Just Cellular Inc. Eric graduated with a Doctor of Law from the Pepperdine School of Law.
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Philip H.

Philip Heller

76 reviews
A corporate and commercial transactions counsel, Philip Heller has represented leading digital media, entertainment, and technology companies, including Warner Bros, Hulu, and American Express. He is particularly knowledgeable about SaaS, software licensing, partnerships, and private equity funds. Mr. Heller specializes in negotiations and drafting complex agreements and privacy policies.
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Jonathan D.

Jonathan Delshad

7 reviews
Employment law affects virtually everyone in the United States. Jonathan Delshad helps both employees and employers deal with the employment law arena. On the business side, Mr. Delshad can help draft employee handbooks, termination agreements, confidentiality agreements, and more. For employees, he specializes in wrongful termination, which could also include harassment and discrimination issues.
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Veronica B.

Veronica Besmer

5 reviews
Veronica Besmer is Managing Partner at The Besmer Law Firm, in Los Angeles. She specializes in both international and domestic corporate and business law, internet law and e-commerce, and intellectual property law. Veronica speaks English, German, and Czech and has expertise in cross-national business transactions. Currently, she serves as co-vice chair of the California State Bar’s Cyberspace Law Committee.
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R. Chris L.

R. Chris Lim

4 reviews
R. Chris Lim is a litigation attorney with more than 12 years of experience. He is based in Los Angeles, California. Chris received his Juris Doctor degree after graduating from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law. He is experienced in all business-related legal matters, including lawsuits and disputes. Chris has been an attorney at Los Feliz Law since September 2013. Prior to this position, he served as a law clerk at the US Court of Appeals.
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Travis G.

Travis Guevara Kasper

3 reviews
Creativity is important in tax and estate planning and no one knows that better than Travis Guevara Kasper. Mr. Guevara Kasper helps both businesses and individuals with their tax and estate planning needs by providing a tailored experience for each entity. He understands that everyone's financial situation is unique and he approaches it that way. He can also help with general business issues as well.
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Joseph T.

Joseph Tojarieh

2 reviews
Residing in Stanford, California, Michael Ramos previous worked as a corporate attorney at DLA Piper before launching goodbusinesslawyer.com, a service matching excellent lawyers at great prices. He can help companies with services including commercial real estate leases, corporate governance, and incentive plans. His team focuses on transactional work in New York, California, and Texas, and are quickly expanding their reach.
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Ryan M.

Ryan Moulder

2 reviews
Ryan Moulder is licensed to practice law in California, Illinois, and Missouri. He has a wealth of knowledge in legal, business, and tax matters and he has worked for law firms, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. He is also one of the leading authors of the Affordable Care Act and writes material aimed at helping employers understand how this law will be implemented over the next several years.
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Daren S.

Daren Schlecter

2 reviews
A financial lawyer with almost ten years of experience, Daren Schlecter serves individuals and small business. He focuses on financial and business disputes, real estate, business advisory, and bankruptcy and insolvency law. Daren handles transactions, litigation, mediation, and arbitration. He formerly was an attorney with a financial services firm.
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Joubin S.

Joubin Sedgh

2 reviews
Joubin Sedgh, a founding partner of Los Angeles-based Eikon Law, specializes in business law. He advises firms on a broad range of topics and has counseled foreign companies interested in franchising in the U.S. Joubin received his J.D. with a concentration in Litigation from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He is admitted to practice in California as well as the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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2 reviews
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Dariush A.

Dariush Adli

2 reviews
Dariush Aldi represents some of the most technologically savvy companies with their patent litigation issues. He has experience with companies in the fields of electronics, complicated mechanical products, software, computer hardware, communications, and digital processing. Mr. Aldi can also draft infringement and validity opinions that will help you determine if a patent violation has occurred.
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Nadia D.

Nadia Davari

2 reviews
Nadia has over 14 years of experience as an attorney. She has served as the outside counsel and in legal and business affairs for a number of companies and start ups, inclu...
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Kenneth W.

Kenneth White

2 reviews
Bringing over two decades of experience, Ken White is a partner at the firm of Brown, White & Osborn, LLP, a top Los Angeles criminal defense and business litigation firm. Previously, he worked as a federal prosecutor. Ken has particular expertise in First Amendment matters and takes on a wide range of criminal defense cases. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Stanford.
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David S.

David Shevitz

2 reviews
Before establishing Shevitz Law Firm, David was an associate attorney at a boutique bankruptcy firm for four years. His current practice focuses on business reorganizations, individual debtor representation, and creditor representation in bankruptcy proceedings. He also served as staff writer and research editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review.
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Christine S.

Christine Shin

2 reviews
Christine Shin is a partner in the corporate group at Russ August & Kabat and chair of the M&A practice. Christine has represented US Fortune 500 companies, int...
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Ben K.

Ben Kussman

2 reviews
I have been a commercial litigator for over six years, with experience in a number of different areas, commercial contracts, construction, government contracts, class actio...
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Aryele M.

Aryele Maye

2 reviews
I'm a New York barred attorney with an LLM in Fashion Law. I have experience with assisting clients with various intellectual property and contract matters. I've worked wit...
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Nuzayra H.

Nuzayra Haque

2 reviews
Nuzayra graduated from USC law school with the prestigious Dean's Merit Scholarship. Her practice focuses on branding, trademarks, copyrights, IP infringements, trade secre...
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Happy B.

Happy Birthday

2 reviews
I completed my undergraduate degree at UCLA graduating magna cum laude and attended law school on a merit scholarship at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. I practi...
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Ka In C.

Ka In Chan

2 reviews
Ms. Chan specializes in Intellectual Property Law. She has experience with filing trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office as well as internationally. ...
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Michael S.

Michael Shea

2 reviews
I am a supervising attorney with Structure Law Group, a Silicon Valley based firm focused on early stage companies. I was trained at "big law" firms, and have worked both i...
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Tony T.

Tony Thompson

2 reviews
Tony is an accomplished attorney with 22 years of combined law firm, investment banking and in-house experience in commercial contracts, technology, financing, startups, an...
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Efren M.

Efren Medina

2 reviews
I am a corporate attorney with 15 years of in-house general counsel experience looking to help companies review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts. -Effici...
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Mehdi M.

Mehdi Moradi

2 reviews
I’m a California attorney focused on litigation strategy, motion practice, and legal analysis. Currently, I work at a civil defense firm handling complex personal injury ma...
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