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For the third consecutive year, principal Gary Lincenberg has been recognized among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Daily Journal. Each year, the publication profiles a selective list of the top attorneys in the state who have made extraordinary contributions to the law and society. The publication highlights Lincenberg’s busy ...
On September 10, 2021, Bird Marella principals Paul Chan and Sharon Mayer obtained a complete dismissal in arbitration of a legal malpractice case against a national law firm. The claimant had alleged that the firm had a conflict of interest and was negligent in representing him in an underlying action involving his ownership of a national restaurant franchise. The underlying action settled at mediation with ...
Former Bird Marella principal, The Honorable Hernán D. Vera, is named among President Joe Biden’s seventh round of judicial nominees for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. During his five years at the firm, Judge Vera led a successful class action and complex civil litigation practice before being appointed to the ...
Bird Marella prevailed in the highly-publicized trial against real estate developer Mohamed Hadid regarding the hillside mansion in Bel Air he illegally constructed. After years of hard-fought litigation, Bird Marella obtained orders to fully demolish the home (after first securing partial demolition), won a multimillion-dollar award in damages at trial, and defeated Hadid’s ...
In the inaugural listing of “Legal Visionaries” by the L.A. Times Business of Law Magazine, Bird Marella principals Paul Chan and Benjamin Gluck have been included among a shortlist of successful litigators. The magazine acknowledges in-house counsel honorees, business leaders, and law firm attorneys “who have demonstrated noteworthy success and accomplishments ...
Bird Marella attorneys Ekwan Rhow and Kate Shin successfully defended a prominent California-based bank in a JAMS arbitration case, defeating $100 million in alleged liabilities. The plaintiffs had alleged various fraud and contract claims and sought compensatory and punitive damages. After a three-week arbitration and multiple rounds of briefing, the ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch by U.S. News. Nearly half of the firm’s entire roster of attorneys have been recognized and selected by their peers as outstanding attorneys in their respective areas of expertise. The Best Lawyers in America (2022 Edition) Terry W. Bird ...
In light of his recent victory in the U.S. Private Vaults case, principal Benjamin Gluck was quoted in the Daily Journal in support of the Institute for Justice’s efforts in retrieving their client’s property from the well-publicized FBI seizure in Beverly Hills. Gluck continues to advocate for his clients and individuals affected by the unconstitutional search and seizure at the private vault service. With almost 30 individual clients affected by ...
Bird Marella principal Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk has been selected for inclusion in Benchmark Litigation’s 2021 list of the Top 250 Women in Litigation. Regarded as one of the top litigators in the United States, Van Dyk’s inclusion directly reflects her commitment to helping clients achieve the best possible outcomes. This honor marks the ...
Bird Marella attorneys Ekwan Rhow, Grace Kang, Jon Jackson, and Aharon Kaslow obtained a preliminary injunction in a mobile app technology trade secrets action in the Northern District of California. The action involved claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and violation of the implied covenant of good ...
