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- Firm Partner Elizabeth Mitchell Recognized by the Daily Journal
- Landmark Settlement for LA Alliance
- Best Lawyers® Recognizes Our Attorneys
- Firm Client LA Alliance For Human Rights Reaches Settlement with City of Los Angeles, Resulting in Commitment to Provide More Housing
- Firm Secures Reversal of Suspension for College Student
- Firm Victory in the California Court of Appeal
- Elizabeth Mitchell Elevated to Partner
- U.S. News & World Report / Best Lawyers Recognizes the Firm and its Lawyers
- Firm Partner Matthew Umhofer Defends Preliminary Injunction Requiring the City and County of Los Angeles to Act on Homelessness
- Firm Wins Appeal at USC Reversing Client’s Expulsion
- Firm Secures Landmark Preliminary Injunction Requiring City and County of Los Angeles to House LA’s Homeless
- Firm Secures Dismissal of Action Seeking Six-Figure Damages Award for Cannabis Ambassador
- Firm Defeats Motions to Dismiss in Multimillion-Dollar Shareholder Lawsuit
- Christa Culver Wasserman Elevated to Partner
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers Recognizes the Firm as a Tier 1 Best Law Firm
- Appellate Victory: Anderson v. Edward D. Jones & Co.
- Firm Wins Dismissal of All Charges from California Court of Appeal
- Firm Protects National Corporation from Millions of Dollars of Liability
- Firm Successfully Negotiates Full Ownership of Royalties from UK-Based Corporation
- Firm Guides Major Cannabis Company through Internal Investigation
- Firm Obtained Stay of Expulsion and Ensured Seamless Transfer for Student Facing Disciplinary Action
- Favorable Sentence for Client Convicted of Tax Fraud
- Firm Secures A Civil Harassment Restraining Order for Executor of Estate
- Firm Obtains Post-Trial Acquittal for Client Wrongfully Accused in Federal Trial
- Firm Saves Student from Expulsion
- Ongoing Representation of Former CEO Implicated in International FIFA Bribery Scandal
- Firm Files Landmark Homelessness Complaint, Prompting Swift and Dynamic Action by Federal Court
- Firm Prevails in Domestic Violence Restraining Order Cases
- Firm Achieves Dismissal on behalf of Real Estate Developer
- Firm Saves Client Over $7 Million in Large-Scale Unfair Business Practice Lawsuit
- Firm Prevails in Title IX Appeal
- Firm Prevails against City of Los Angeles in Monell Claim
- Selected Tier 1 Best Law Firm by US News and World Reports
- Successful Representation of Students in the College Admissions Scandal
- Firm Convinces SEC to Not Bring Charges against Officials of Social Messaging Company
- Dismissal of All Claims for Client Accused of Civil Rico and Unfair Business Practices Claims
- Firm Beats International Jurisdictional Challenges to Bring 8-Figure Fraud Claims Against Entity
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Mirando
- Dismissal of Criminal Sexual Battery Charges Against Doctor
- In The Media: Spertus Landes Hires 7, Opens Downtown LA Office
- Trial Win: Millions Awarded to Fired School District Officials
- Firm Prevails in Title IX Appeal
- Firm Beats Back $100 Million False Claims Act Case Against Hospital, Management, and Doctors
- Firm Defends Client Accused of Workers Compensation Fraud
- Firm Obtains Dismissal in $10M Workers' Compensation Insurance Premium Fraud Case
- High School Student-Athlete Cleared of Sexual Assault Allegations
- Favorable Sentence for Ponzi Scheme Defendant
- Creating New Law Under Fourth Amendment Border Search Doctrine
- Dismissal of Disciplinary Charges Against University Student
- Dismissal of All Claims Against Household Staff of Prominent Media Mogul
- Firm Secures Substantial Settlement in Case Involving Employee Classification
- Criminal Charges Against Health Care Provider Dismissed on Eve of Trial
- Firm Vindicates $100M False Claims Act Case Dismissal on Appeal
- U.S. Supreme Court Seals Firm Win in False Claims Act Case
- Firm Wins $600 Million Appeal for Planned Parenthood
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Prakash, Case 2:08-cr-00427-MCE
- $100 Million Case Against Planned Parenthood Dismissed
- United States ex rel. Bloedow v. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Alaa El Beialy
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Waknine
- Appellate Victory: Edwards v. First American Corporation
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Burkholder
- Firm Wins $307M Judgment: Oveissi v. Islamic Republic of Iran
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Ibrahim
- United States v. Goldfinger
- John Cassese et. al, v. Fox Broadcasting Company et. al.
- John Mark, Petitioner v. Superior Court for County of Riverside
- Appellate Victory: United States v. Hamid Tabatabai
- Alleged Medicaid Fraud Investigation Closed with No Charges
- The People of the State of California ex rel. Edmund G. Brown Jr., Attorney General v. Robert Rizzo
- United States ex. Gonzalez v. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
- United States v. Daniel Ellsberg, Cindy Sheehan, Louis Vitale, et al.
- Trial Victory: United States v. Karen Montoya
- Trial Victory: Katharine West v. Max Shinsuke Nakazawa
- Trial Victory: United States v. Alaa El Beialy
- Terrorism Case to Be Governed by French Law
- Los Angeles Art Dealer Accused of Fraud
- Judge Dismisses $600M Lawsuit Against Planned Parenthood.
- City of Bell Counsel are Former Prosecutors (National Law Journal)
- District Attorney Investigating Business Fees in Bell
- Robert Rizzo’s Lawyer Says No Laws Were Broken in Bell Scandal
- Judge Tosses California’s Civil Suit Against ex-Bell Leaders
- Partner Matthew Umhofer Named Attorney of the Year
- Judge Awards $307.5 Million to Terrorist Victim
- Reliance Medical Systems Files Suit Against Federal Government
- Fourteen Nuclear Missile Protesters Exonerated
- Appellate Victory: Rosenmann v. Strain
