Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Marc A. Fenster, and Stanton ‘Larry’ Stein, who have been named to The Best Lawyers in America (2022 Edition), as well as Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, Diana A. Sanders, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2022 Edition). Read more.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Christine S. Shin who has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 Leaders of Influence: Private Equity Investors & Advisors list. Christine S. Shin is among some truly outstanding professionals making up the Los Angeles private equity lending and advising landscape. Read the article. Read the profile.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Partner, Matthew A. Rips, who was named a Commercial Real Estate “Visionary” in the L.A. Times Commercial Real Estate Magazine, a great honor!
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Reza Mirzaie, Philip X. Wang, Minna Y. Chan, Justin E. Maio, Diana A. Sanders, David Taran, and James S. Tsuei, who have been recognized as 2021 Southern California Rising Stars by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. In addition, Reza Mirzaie and Philip X. Wang have been recognized as Southern California Top 100 Rising Stars.
Rising Stars are the top 2.5% percent of attorneys in each state, under 40 years old and/or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, as chosen by their peers and through independent research. The Rising Stars process is designed to identify lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Rising Stars is a comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys, representing a wide range of practice areas, firm sizes, and geographic locations.
Russ August & Kabat partner, Stanton “Larry” Stein, will be speaking on a virtual panel for the New York State Bar Association on Wednesday, June 15, 2021, from 11a.m. – 2p.m. EST. The webinar titled, “Stopping the Spread of Misinformation: First Amendment Considerations from Classroom to Courtroom,” will cover the limits of the First Amendment, while also examining how education and litigation can be effective tools to identify and stem the tide. Register here.
Russ August & Kabat Partner Irene Lee Speaker at ITechLaw 2021 World Technology Conference June 2021
Russ August & Kabat Partner, Irene Y. Lee, a leading Intellectual Property lawyer, was a panelist at the ITechLaw 2021 World Technology Conference on June 9, 2021. Irene spoke on the topic: Beyond Cryptocurrency – Legal issues with NFTs and the commercialization of blockchain technology. She discussed the new blockchain technologies that have been developed, including new consensus protocols and oracle technologies, providing an overview of NFTs, smart contracts, and other commercial developments in the space, and covered the key legal issues relevant to commercializing these technologies. Link to session.