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Bird Marella is pleased to share our 2021 Year in Review and a special celebration of our firm’s 40th anniversary. In our annual report, you will find notable highlights from the past year’s case victories and meet the incredible people whom we’ve elevated or welcomed to our team. To commemorate ...
Bird Marella is featured in the Daily Journal’s 2022 Winning Verdicts and Settlements list for its hard-fought litigation win in John C. Bedrosian, et al. v. Mohamed Hadid, et al. The Journal noted the court’s finding that real estate developer Mohamed Hadid was liable for private and public nuisance based ...
Principals Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk and Timothy B. Yoo were recognized among the “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys” list by the Los Angeles Business Journal. In the 2022 supplement, Van Dyk and Yoo were included among the exceptional attorneys of color celebrated for their impactful legal work in the Los Angeles region. The Journal profiled Van Dyk’s headline-grabbing success against the Department of ...
For the past twenty years, Bird Marella attorneys have been consecutively recognized as top rated attorneys among the Southern California Super Lawyers list. The firm is proud of its reputation for providing distinguished lawyers that are not only well-respected by the bench, but also its peers. Congratulations to the principals selected for ...
In a case charging over thirty individuals in a 100 felony count criminal health care fraud case, a Bird Marella team consisting of attorneys Benjamin Gluck, Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk, and Naomi Solomon won the right to examine a District Attorney Investigator on the issue of whether the District Attorney’s Office had cooperated too closely ...
Bird Marella is pleased to announce attorney elevations effective January 1, 2022: Fanxi Wang and Oliver Rocos have been elevated to Principals of the firm; Shoshana Bannett has been elevated to Senior Counsel; and Kate Shin has been elevated to Counsel. Managing Principal Paul Chan affirmed, “We are proud of the ...
Bird Marella’s managing principal, Paul Chan, has been featured by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Magazine published by the Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing division. The publication focused its coverage on his and the firm’s outstanding efforts and accomplishments in creating a more equitable and representative business environment inside and outside Bird Marella. ...
Principal Gopi K. Panchapakesan has been selected to join the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) 2022 Fellowship Class of the SABA Leadership Institute. Previously serving as Co-President of SABA’s Southern California chapter, Gopi is one of sixteen Fellows chosen for the highly competitive leadership program. The Institute offers an innovative leadership program designed to advance the ...
Principal Benjamin N. Gluck, along with attorneys Naomi Solomon and Christopher Lee, achieved a significant and favorable outcome on behalf of their client in a criminal case. The client is the owner of one of the country’s largest “fast fashion” wholesalers, and faced criminal charges of underpayment of tax and duty by $35 million and money laundering over $80 million. Bird Marella previously reached a resolution with the government that allows the company to ...
Bird Marella principal Ariel Neuman has been recognized as one of the Top White Collar Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal. The exclusive list honors only a small group of the best white collar criminal defense attorneys in the state. The Journal bases its selections on clientele, experience, reputation, and success in the courtroom, among other factors. ...
