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Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

At Allen Matkins, we help clients capitalize on opportunity.

Whether this opportunity comes from overcoming challenges or seeing and taking advantage of new technologies, business models, or global markets, we partner with clients to accomplish goals and drive success.

We are a premier California-based law firm specializing in real estate, litigation, labor, tax, and business law, with more than 200 attorneys in four major metropolitan areas of California: Los Angeles, Orange County, San Francisco and San Diego. From our base in California, we also serve the needs of our clients, whose interests are national and increasingly global.

For more than 30 years, we’ve worked with clients drawn to us by our reputation for creative solutions, pragmatism, exemplary quality, and approachability, and our unparalleled network of contacts and connections in business and government.

If we had to pride ourselves on just one thing, it would be our relationships with our clients who’ve entrusted us with their security, their livelihoods, and their aspirations. We look to honor them in everything we do.

Commitment to Community

We have a continuing commitment to the communities in which we work and live and support each member of the firm in helping them fulfill that commitment.

Allen Matkins attorneys and staff, through their involvement in civic affairs, charitable work, support for the arts, and pro bono legal work, play an active role in promoting the progress and well being of these communities.          

In particular, our pro bono services help open doors for individuals who otherwise would not have the opportunity to obtain counsel. Our firm is involved in a variety of pro bono matters that have ranged from cases involving landlord/tenant disputes to representing various organizations in acquiring new facility space.

Partner
William R. Ahern began his legal career at Allen Matkins in 1998. He is a partner in our Orange County office, where he practices in our firm's Business and Tax Planning Practice Group.…
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Associate
Margaret “Marty” Akerblom draws on her considerable experience representing public agencies to look at clients' land use and development needs from multiple perspectives and helps to guide…
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Partner
Grant Alexander is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Allen Matkins. Grant's practice encompasses a wide range of employment litigation matters including the representation of employers…
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Partner
John J. Allen is a partner in the Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Environmental Practice Group. John has built a diverse environmental private practice which includes advising…
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Partner
Dwight L. Armstrong is a partner in the firm's Orange County office. Dwight manages the firm's Labor and Employment Law Practice Group and is experienced in both litigation and…
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Associate
Sean L. Becker is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Allen Matkins where he is a member of the Land Use practice group. 
Prior to joining Allen Matkins, Sean was an associate at a…
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Associate
Melissa Bell works closely with clients to resolve employment matters through arbitration, mediation, and/or litigation. She defends employers in matters involving harassment,…
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Partner
Keith Bishop works with privately held and publicly traded companies on federal and state corporate and securities transactions, compliance, and governance matters. He is highly-regarded…
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Partner
David H. Blackwell is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office where he practices real estate law with an emphasis on land use entitlements and litigation. David's experience includes…
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Associate
In his real estate practice, Jed Bonner represents his clients’ best interests from both a legal and business perspective, taking a comprehensive yet efficient approach to his complex…
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Associate
Jesse D. Borja is a labor and employment associate in the Los Angeles office of Allen Matkins where he represents employers against a variety of workplace law claims.
Prior to joining Allen…
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Associate
Amarveer is a Land Use and Environmental associate in the Century City office.  He advises clients on a variety of land use issues including due diligence, entitlements for urban infill,…
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Partner
Patrick E. Breen is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles Office.
Accolades


Named among the Top 50 litigators in Southern California by Los Angeles Business Journal


Selected for…
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Associate
Jeffrey G. Briggs is an associate in our San Francisco office and a member of our Labor & Employment group.  Jeffrey advises employers on a wide variety of employment matters. 
Prior to…
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Associate
Benjamin Brown is an associate in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins where he practices in the firm’s Land Use, Environmental, and Natural Resources Group. Benjamin assists clients as…
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Senior Counsel
Alana Thorbourne Carlyle works with employers to ensure that their policies, procedures, and actions comply with California’s evolving employment laws, which can vary across the state and…
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Partner
Caroline Guibert Chase practices real estate, development, and land use law, with an emphasis on representing real estate developers in the entitlement of residential, commercial, and…
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Partner
Jeff is considered a preeminent land use attorney in San Diego, assisting his clients navigate the legal, regulatory, and ever-increasing political challenges inherent in the entitlement of…
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Associate
Jessica Chu is an associate in our Los Angeles office practicing in the firm's Tax and Joint Ventures groups. Her practice focuses on the federal income tax consequences of real estate…
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Partner
Shawn T. Cobb is an environmental litigation partner in the firm’s San Diego office and is a member of the firm’s Land Use, Environmental and Natural Resources Group. Shawn’s practice…
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Partner
John C. Condas, a partner in our Orange County office, has broad experience obtaining and defending all types of land use and environmental permits. He has assisted numerous land developers…
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Partner
David D. Cooke is a partner in the Litigation Department of our San Francisco office, and he serves as co-chair of the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Group. His practice is…
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Companies face considerable strategic, marketplace and operational issues - many of which are affected by the law. These include: business formation, financing, labor and employment, tax,…
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Associate
Molly Coyne is a land use and environmental & natural resources associate in the firm’s San Francisco office. She has represented clients in environmental litigation matters and…
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Partner
Joshua A. del Castillo is a litigation, creditors' rights, and regulatory compliance attorney practicing in the Firm's Receiverships, Lenders & Special Creditor Remedies; Restructuring…
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Associate
Andrew Demirchyan is an associate in the Real Estate group in San Francisco. Andrew represents developers, owners and financial institutions in a broad range of complex commercial real…
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Partner
Pragmatic and business-minded, Marissa Dennis is an effective advocate for her clients, excelling at both written and oral advocacy in contentious commercial matters. She is highly valued…
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Partner
William R. Devine is a partner in our Orange County office whose practice focuses on the land use, environmental and natural resources aspects of land development. He assists residential…
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Partner
Lee A. Edlund is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office where he practices in the firm's Commercial Project Management practice group. Lee has a broad commercial real estate practice…
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Associate
Stephanie Elder is a litigation associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office. She focuses her practice on complex commercial disputes, business litigation matters, and labor & employment…
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It's rare to find an organization that does not face challenges with environmental laws involving compliance, enforcement or litigation. Whether it's obtaining project approval, managing…
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Partner
Barry Epstein is a partner in the San Francisco office and a member of the Land Use and Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Groups. His practice focuses on energy law, water…
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Partner
Working with companies and individuals to structure and execute successful deals and investment vehicles—acquisitions and dispositions, debt and equity offerings, and investment funds—…
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Partner
Michael R. Farrell is a partner in our Los Angeles office, where his practice focuses on litigation with an emphasis on real estate, secured transactions, and state and federal…
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Partner
Ted G. Fates is senior counsel in our Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group. He specializes in the areas of bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, and commercial litigation, including…
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Partner
Amy Wintersheimer Findley is an employment litigation partner and seasoned trial lawyer located in the San Diego office. She handles employment matters in both state and federal court as…
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Partner
Matthew Fogt is a multidimensional dealmaker. He combines land use, real estate, environmental, natural resource, and energy law knowledge with business acumen, negotiation skills, and…
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Partner
Nancy S. Fong is a litigation partner in Allen Matkins' Los Angeles office.  Nancy's practice focuses on construction litigation, employment, commercial, real estate and financial services…
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Associate
San Diego-based corporate attorney Kathryn (Kit) Garcin specializes in data privacy, information security, intellectual property and technology transactions, and other commercial contracts…
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Of Counsel
Ivan Gold is of counsel in our San Francisco office. Ivan represents clients in all areas of real estate-related litigation in state and federal courts, as well as contested matters and…
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Partner
Michael S. Greger is a partner in the firm's Orange County office. His practice concentrates on bankruptcy and creditors' rights law and associated litigation. He has represented secured…
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Partner
With over 30 years in practice as a commercial litigator, Mark Hartney can try any case in the courtroom. He brings the required energy, expertise, and responsiveness to cover all angles…
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Partner
Alan Hearty is a partner in our Century City office and leads the firm's Telecommunications Infrastructure Group. Alan's practice focuses on real estate litigation and complex commercial…
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Partner
Michael J. Holmes is a partner in our San Diego office. His practice focuses on business and real property dispute resolution in state and federal courts as well as commercial leasing and…
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Partner
Valentine S. Hoy is a partner in the firm's San Diego office, who represents businesses, private investors, real estate developers, licensed professionals and builders before courts, juries…
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Partner
Tim Hsu has significant experience in the financial services arena. In addition to being a lawyer, he is a California licensed Certified Public Accountant who has worked with publicly…
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Partner
William (Bill) W. Huckins is a bankruptcy and creditor's rights partner in the firm's San Francisco office and largely represents financial institutions, insurance companies and investment…
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Partner
Timothy Hutter is a partner in our San Diego office, where he practices in the firm's Litigation and Land Use groups. Tim's practice focuses primarily on business and real estate disputes,…
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Partner
Sandra Jacobson is a partner in the firm's Orange County office. Her practice involves all aspects of real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, real estate…
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Partner
Charles (Chuck) Jarrell’s reputation as a formidable litigator—earned over more than two decades fighting for his owner, operator, investor, and developer clients—often encourages…
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Partner
Kamran Javandel is a litigator and environmental lawyer in our San Francisco office. He represents clients in both environmental matters and general business litigation, including:…
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Partner
Spencer B. Kallick is a partner in our Century City office.  He represents investors and developers in all aspects of real estate transactions, concentrating on land use entitlements and…
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Associate
Jared Kassan is an associate in the firm's Los Angeles office, practicing in the Tax group.
Jared advises clients on a broad range of federal, state, and local tax issues, including…
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Associate
Warren Klinger is a corporate associate in the firm's Orange County office. His practice focuses on securities, acquisitions, finance, and advising both private and public companies on…
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Partner
Michael (Mike) Kostecka is a real estate partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. His practice encompasses a broad range of real estate and construction transactions, including advising…
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Partner
Kate Kraus is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles office practicing in the firm's Corporate, Tax and Joint Ventures groups. Kate has extensive experience in tax planning and structuring for…
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We represent both large and small employers across diverse industries in all areas of labor and employment law involving litigation, counseling and advice, and traditional labor law.
We…
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Associate
Andrew Lee is an associate in our Orange County office, where he is a member of the Land Use Practice Group.  Whether it involves due diligence, acquisition of entitlements, or litigation,…
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Partner
Baldwin Lee heads the Employment Practice Group in Northern California. He litigates wage/hour class actions, discrimination claims, and theft of trade secret matters. He also regularly…
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Partner
Scott J. Leipzig is a partner in the firm’s Century City office, and has substantial experience in handling complex real estate, finance, banking, entertainment and commercial disputes in…
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As counsel to our clients, our goal is to avoid litigation whenever possible. However, when litigation becomes unavoidable, Allen Matkins provides creative, results-oriented, resourceful…
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Partner
Crystal Lofing is a partner in our Century City office's real estate group whose practice involves multiple facets of real estate transactions, specifically including acquisitions and…
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Partner
Jonathan Lorenzen is a senior counsel in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins. His practice focuses on real estate transactions, with an emphasis on commercial and industrial leasing,…
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Partner
Nancy Lundeen is a partner in our San Francisco office with a diverse real estate practice. She is skilled in the full range of real estate transactions, including the purchase and sale of…
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Partner
For nearly two decades, Matthew Marino has helped large developers, commercial landlords, property and asset managers, and his other clients plan and act on strategic solutions to…
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Associate
Owen “Eoin” McCarron employs a responsive and collaborative approach to solving problems, aiming to find creative solutions for even the most complex land use and environmental issues. Eoin…
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Partner
Mark Mengelberg is a partner in the real estate practice in the San Francisco office. His practice spans the entire spectrum of transactional real estate, including acquisitions and…
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Partner
O’Malley is widely known and respected nationally for his collaborative approach, working among institutional investors, developers, bankers, brokers, title insurance companies, rating…
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Partner
Emily Murray, chair of the firm’s Land Use Practice Group, represents private and public sector clients in legal and business matters related to land use and environmental law.
From the…
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Partner
Paul Nash has a highly diverse real estate practice, allowing him to work on acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and leasing matters for different clients, often all in the same day. He…
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Partner
A name partner of the firm, Anton Natsis is Chair of Allen Matkins’ Global Real Estate Group and is one of the top real estate attorneys in the United States. His practice focuses on…
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Partner
Alexander Nestor is a partner in San Francisco and is a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Alex represents employers in litigation proceedings in state and federal court, in…
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Partner
Sandi Nichols, Leader of the firm’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group, practices in the areas of environmental, natural resources and land use counseling and litigation,…
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Partner
Brad Nielsen is a partner in the firm's Orange County and San Diego offices, and head of the Industrial & Logistics Group. Brad's practice involves all aspects of real estate…
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Partner
Paul Obico is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Allen Matkins. Paul has a breadth of experience advising clients on partnership, corporate, and other tax matters. Paul is involved in…
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Managing Partner
David L. Osias is the firm's Managing Partner. His law practice has two distinct focuses: Restructuring, Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Receiverships, and Water Resources.
David is a senior…
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Partner
Dana P. Palmer is a partner in the Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Environmental & Natural Resources Group. Dana's practice focuses on air quality regulatory compliance,…
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Associate
Tara Paul is an associate in the Los Angeles office and a member of the firm's Land Use and Environmental and Natural Resources groups. She represents clients in complex litigation and…
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Associate

Bo Peterson’s practice centers on helping clients get their real estate projects approved and built. Utilizing his comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the real estate industry…
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Partner
Alain M. R'bibo is a partner in our Century City office where his practice focuses on commercial real estate transactions. Alain’s practice covers a wide variety of real estate matters,…
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Allen Matkins is the firm of choice for some of the nation's largest real estate industry developers and operators. We provide a full range of transactional, regulatory and litigation…
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Partner
Debra Riley is a partner in the firm's San Diego office, representing municipalities, special districts, developers, and bondholders in connection with public finance issues, including out-…
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Partner
Heather S. Riley is senior counsel in our San Diego office, where her practice involves a variety of land use and environmental matters, with a particular emphasis on writ litigation. She…
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Senior Counsel
Annette M. Rittmuller is senior counsel in our San Francisco office and is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group.
Annette represents employers in state and federal court, in…
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Senior Counsel
Rachel M. Sanders is an associate in the Los Angeles office, where she is a member of the Litigation practice group. Rachel's practice focuses on all aspects of business and real-estate…
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Partner
Ariel Shaeps is a real estate associate in Allen Matkins’ Century City office. He has experience in a range of real estate, construction, and commercial issues, including the review,…
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Partner
Eric Shelby is a partner in our Century City office whose practice area in real estate focuses on commercial leasing, including complex office, retail, and industrial leases in projects…
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Partner
Pauline Stevens is a partner in the Los Angeles office and heads the firm's Commercial Finance Practice Group.
She represents lenders, administrative agents and borrowers in connection with…
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Associate
Kent Toland helps craft litigation strategies tailored specifically to meet his clients' particular needs and objectives. A skillful researcher, Kent consistently delivers high-quality work…
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Associate
Nathaniel Touboul is a real estate associate in our San Francisco office.
During law school, Nate was a law clerk at Greenberg Traurig and Gordon & Rees. He also interned in the Student…
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Partner
Fernando Villa is a partner in the firm's Los Angeles Office. His practice focuses on land use, environmental law, local government matters, and real estate dispute resolution. He…
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Partner
Elizabeth J. Wilgenburg is a partner in the Century City office of Allen Matkins. Her expertise primarily includes both lease transactions as well as acquisitions and dispositions. …
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Associate
Litigation associate Rebecca "Becca" Williams is known for her efficiency, creative-thinking, and clear communication skills. In addition to litigation, Becca works with clients on a…
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Associate
Melissa K. Zonne is a litigation associate in our Los Angeles office. She practices commercial and business litigation, with an emphasis on labor and employment, real estate, receiverships…
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