LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM), a full-service, AmLaw 200 law firm with a dedicated legal cannabis group, announced the publication of What You Should Ask Before Investing in a Cannabis Company: An IP Due Diligence Primer. Written by JMBM intellectual property (IP) lawyers Rod S. Berman and Jessica Bromall Sparkman, the primer […]
LOS ANGELES—Trial and appellate attorney Mark Riera has joined Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) in its Los Angeles office. Previously with Akerman, Riera has significant experience in antitrust, trade regulation, class actions, trust and estates litigation, energy and securities matters, including appeals. He has represented clients in matters involving securities fraud, criminal defense, […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Aero Turbine, Inc., a leading aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider supporting the U.S. military and commercial enterprises, has completed a control sale to Gallant Capital Partners. Partner Michael Steuch led the JMBM deal team and was assisted by David Ma and […]
On February 14, 2019, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) obtained a significant victory on behalf of VIZIO when Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted VIZIO’s motion of non-infringement on patent claims asserted by Wi-LAN Inc. Plaintiff Wi-LAN alleged VIZIO infringed its patent on […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 20 JMBM attorneys have been recognized as 2019 Super Lawyers in Southern California, a listing of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. JMBM’s Super Lawyers were recognized in a variety of practice areas. Their names and […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Catherine DeBono Holmes has been included on EB5 Investors Magazine’s list of “Top 15 Corporate Attorneys” for the second year in 2018. Chair of the firm’s Investment Capital Law Group and author of the Investment Law Blog, Holmes has practiced law at […]
SAN FRANCISCO—Commercial bankruptcy attorney Bennett G. Young was interviewed by Tom Vacar of KTVU Fox News for the story, PG&E shares are hammered as potential liabilities mount. “Many bankruptcies now are resolved through the sale of the company, the model being the General Motors and Chrysler bankruptcies,” Young said. “In other cases the company stays […]
LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce the promotion of three associates to the Firm’s partnership: Jamie K. Ogden in the Taxation and Trusts & Estates Department, David L. Ma in the Corporate Department and Andrew I. Shadoff in the Litigation Department. All three attorneys work in JMBM’s Los Angeles […]
LOS ANGELES — Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that Burton Mitchell and Brad Cohen have been recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as power lawyers in the area of trusts and estates. According to Hollywood’s Troubleshooters: Top 20 Lawyers for Divorces, Plea Deals and Death Plans, “When stars call with […]
Los Angeles–On Tuesday, November 13, JMBM’s Diversity & Inclusion Initiative and the Women Attorneys of JMBM hosted a lunch with Andrea Sheridan Ordin, who was recently appointed as the Special Master/Independent Monitor overseeing conditions for children held in immigration custody. The discussion highlighted Ordin’s distinguished career both in the private and public sector, including her […]