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Our Track Record Speaks for Itself.

Firm Wins Appeal at USC Reversing Client’s Expulsion

May 14, 2021 – The Firm secured a victory for a USC senior who had been expelled by the university on the brink of graduating for allegations of academic misconduct.
Firm Secures Landmark Preliminary Injunction Requiring City and County of Los Angeles to House LA’s Homeless

April 20, 2021 – Today, on behalf of its client plaintiff L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, the Firm secured an historic preliminary injunction from Judge David O.
Firm Secures Dismissal of Action Seeking Six-Figure Damages Award for Cannabis Ambassador

April 1, 2021 - Representing a high-profile brand ambassador in the West Coast cannabis space, the Firm secured dismissal of all causes of action in a civil action brought by a plaintiff seeking a six-figure damages award, future encumbrances of the Firm’s client’s profits, and specific performance of long-since canceled licensing obligations.
Firm Defeats Motions to Dismiss in Multi-Million Dollar Shareholder Lawsuit

March 23, 2021 – Representing a successful family-owned company in the energy sector, the Firm defeated two motions to dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Christa Culver Wasserman Elevated to Partner

In 2021, the Firm elevated Christa Culver Wasserman to Partner. Christa joined the Firm in 2018 after several years as an associate in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, where she represented prominent financial institutions in numerous cases brought by parties seeking billions of dollars in claims concerning mortgage-backed securities.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers Recognizes the Firm as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm

March 9, 2021 – U.S. News – Best Lawyers awarded Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP a place in their “Tier 1” Best Law Firms. Tier 1 is reserved for the highest scoring firms during U.
Appellate Victory: Anderson v. Edward D. Jones & Co.

March 4, 2021 – Today, Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP won a major victory at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, securing reversal of the district court’s dismissal of our clients’ class action lawsuit against financial services company Edward D.
Firm Wins Dismissal of All Charges From California Court of Appeal

In a published opinion by the California Court of Appeal, the Firm secured dismissal of all charges in a case touted by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office as the largest healthcare fraud case ever filed in the history of the State, alleging losses in excess of $135 million.
Firm Protects National Corporation From Millions of Dollars of Liability

For a publicly-traded corporation, the Firm defeated a preliminary injunction against our client that would have undone years of litigation on related matters across the nation and would have exposed this pharmacy to millions of dollars of liability.
Firm Successfully Negotiates Full Ownership of Royalties From UK-Based Corporation

After the Firm defeated complex jurisdictional and procedural challenges in favor of our client, we brought a global entertainment royalties suit in the Central District of California against a corporation based in the United Kingdom.