Russ August & Kabat is honored to have been recognized as a 2024 Best Law Firm with a Metropolitan Tier-1 ranking. Best Law Firms® is a comprehensive national database of law-firm rankings based on Best Lawyers’ proven, data-driven, peer-review process. Firms included in this list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. This is the firm’s second year on the list.

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Russ August & Kabat is also proud of Larry C. Russ, Marc A. Fenster, Stanton ‘Larry’ Stein, Irene Y. Lee, and Bennett Bigman, who were named to The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition), as well as of Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, James Pickens, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who were named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024 Edition).

Russ August & Kabat Partner, Ashley R. Yeargan, authored the article “Addressing the Limitations of the Right of Publicity in the World of AI,” which was published in the Daily Journal on October 23, 2023.  In the piece, Yeargan argues for the creation of a federal right of publicity and mechanism akin to the DMCA that would allow for the prompt take-down and review of AI-generated videos and songs mimicking the likenesses and voices of celebrities for unauthorized commercial purposes. Read the article.

Russ August & Kabat Partner, Ashley R. Yeagan, will discuss ‘Entertainment Litigation Developments’ at the 2023 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business, hosted by the USC Gould School of Law and the Beverly Hills Bar Association on October 14, 2023. MCLE and CPE credits are available. Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Register here: gould.law/3PWlBto

Russ August & Kabat is proud of partner, Irene Y. Lee, who has been recognized as a 2023 ‘IP Star for California’ in IP STARS individual practitioner rankings for Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Designs and Transactions. Read more

Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Marc A. Fenster, Stanton ‘Larry’ Stein, Irene Y. Lee, and Bennett Bigman, who have been named to The Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition), as well as of Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, James Pickens, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024 Edition). Read more.

Russ August & Kabat is honored to have been named to the Los Angeles Times 2023 B2B’s Top 25 Law Firms in Real Estate. The list, which was published on June 25, 2023, recognizes top firms that specialize in commercial real estate matters such as acquisition, financing, development, leasing, restructuring, and disposition of real estate assets along with other issues including land use and environmental law concerns. Click here to view the list.