Los Angeles and Orange County, CA (April 17, 2025) – Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell is pleased to announce that partners Rod Berman and Michael Gold have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 list of “Top 100 Lawyers” in California. According to the publication, this year’s selection process was highly competitive, with a record-breaking number of nominations and an overwhelming response from top-tier legal talent across the Los Angeles region. The depth of experience and leadership in the applicant pool made this one of the most highly anticipated and selective lists to date.
Rod Berman chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property Law Group, focusing his practice on patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, unfair competition, and internet responsibilities, including counseling, litigation, opinions, licensing, acquisition, and prosecution. He represents many nationally and internationally known clients and has been involved in a number of published patent, trademark, and copyright cases in a wide variety of industries. Berman was previously named one of Los Angeles’ Top 100 Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and he was included in the publication “Who’s Who in LA Law: Angelenos to Know in Intellectual Property Law.”
Michael Gold is the chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Group. He counsels clients, including some of the best known companies in the world, on AI and other emerging technologies, privacy and information security compliance, supply chain and outsourcing security issues, data breach responses and investigations, regulatory matters, crisis management, and technology contracts. He was previously named one of California’s “Top 100 Lawyers 2023” and recognized as one of the “Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
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