Dorothy Wolpert Named to “Top 250 Women in Litigation”

Congratulations to Founding Principal Dorothy Wolpert on her selection to Benchmark Litigation’s “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in the US for 2017. In this past year, Dorothy has focused her practice on copyright infringement, legal malpractice, probate matters, post-acquisition disputes, and entertainment cases. According to Benchmark Litigation: “The Benchmark Litigation ...

Interviewed by Daily Journal re Trial Strategy in Public Corruption Trial

I was interviewed by the California Daily Journal about trial strategy and tactics.  In a seven-month public corruption prosecution in San Bernardino, the defense chose to rest after half a day of evidence that included no witnesses. The brevity of the defense reflected a belief that the prosecution did not meet ...

Terry Bird Honored by Voice for the Animals Foundation

Bird Marella Founding Principal Terry Bird was honored on May 6, 2017 at UCLA Royce Hall by the Voice for the Animals Foundation and presented with the “Lily Award” in appreciation of the firm’s pro-bono work with VFTA to have “Billy” the elephant removed from the Los Angeles Zoo and ...

DOJ Handicaps Corporate Health Care Fraud Strike Force

According to a report published today, the DOJ’s Health Care Corporate Strike Force is a shell of its former self under the new administration. The report notes that the highly specialized group of prosecutors in Washington was dedicated to “working on . . . the most complex corporate fraud cases ...

Paul Chan and Gopi Panchapakesan Analyze New ‘Domestic Injury’ Rule Under Civil RICO

Bird Marella Managing Principal Paul Chan and Associate Gopi Panchapakesan authored an expert analysis for Law 360, “The Far-Reaching New ‘Domestic Injury’ Rule Under Civil RICO.” The article delves into the Supreme Court’s pronouncement in 2016 that private RICO plaintiffs must allege and prove a domestic injury, and considers what might ...

Six Bird Marella Attorneys Selected by Super Lawyers as 2017 Rising Stars

Bird Marella attorneys Ariel Neuman, David Chao, Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk, Kimberley Miller, Doug Fretty, and Timothy Yoo have been selected by Super Lawyers as 2017 Rising Stars. This is the third consecutive year that both Ariel (white-collar litigation) and David (civil litigation) have been selected. For the second consecutive ...

2017 Chambers and Partners USA Rankings

We are proud to announce our 2017 Chambers & Partners USA rankings. Chambers is a primary arbiter of achievement in the legal profession, and this year Bird Marella maintained its status as a top litigation firm nationwide with a Band 2 ranking in “Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations,” and ...

Bird Marella Wins Pro Bono Case on Behalf of Low-Income Motel Residents

Bird Marella attorneys Julian Burns and Jeremy Matz alongside co-counsel won a permanent writ of mandate against a motel owner’s Costa Mesa luxury housing project on Thursday. Back in early 2016, Julian and the Western Center on Law & Poverty began representing several impoverished long-term residents of a Costa Mesa ...

Warning to GCs: Internal Investigations Not Privileged in UK

The High Court in London has ruled that an international mining company under investigation by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) must turn over almost every document created by counsel during the company’s internal investigations. The UK’s version of the attorney/client privilege is known as the legal professional privilege and ...