Robins Kaplan LLP
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Robins Kaplan LLP, founded in 2017, is a prominent firm servicing Los Angeles, CA, and its surrounding areas. With a reputation for fierce commitment to their clients' interests, they represent a wide range of U.S. and international clients in all forms of dispute resolution and business counseling. Specializing in commercial, intellectual property, unfair competition, shareholder and class action litigation, they have secured significant results for their clients, from individuals to Fortune 100 companies.
Highlights
8 years in business
Serves Los Angeles , CA
Specialties
Service type
Consultation / advice, Litigation / representation
Number of employees
0 - 10 employees, 11 - 50 employees, 51 - 100 employees, 101 - 500 employees, 500 - 1,000 employees
Industry type
Admiralty and maritime, Advertising / Communications and media, Agriculture, Aviation, Banking, Energy and utilities, Entertainment, Gaming, Health care, Insurance, Internet, Oil and gas, Life sciences and biotechnology, Telecommunications, Transportation, Other industries
Work type
Agreements / Contracts, Mergers and acquisitions, Executive compensation, Tax planning, New business incorporation filing, Financing, Franchising / Licensing
Location and hours
Robins Kaplan LLP
2121 Avenue Of The Stars Ste 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90067-5052
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Work Experience
Managing Partner
McPherson Rane LLP
2006 - Present
Managing Partner
McPherson & Kalmansohn, LLP
1996 - 2006
Principal
McPherson & Associates
1991 - 1992
Attorney
Lavely & Singer, PC
1988 - 1991
Associate
Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz
1985 - 1988
Associate
Booth, Mitchel, Strange & Smith
1982 - 1985
Partner
McPherson Rane LLP
2006 - Present
Associate Attorney
Parker, Mills & Patel LLP
2001 - 2006
Partner
McPherson Rane LLP
2005 - Present
Business Litigation and Catastrophic Loss Insurance Associate
Robins Kaplan LLP
2016 - Present
Volunteer Deputy City Attorney
Anaheim City Attorney's Office
2014 - 2014
Business Litigation Associate
Newmeyer & Dillion, LLP
2013 - 2016
Litigation Associate
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
2011 - 2013
Judicial Extern for Judge Andrew Guilford
United States District Court for the Central District of California
2010 - 2010
Judicial Intern for Judge John T. Noonan, Jr.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
2009 - 2009
Judicial Extern for Judge Oswald Parada
United States District Court for the Central District of California
2008 - 2008
Education
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Univ of California Davis
Pepperdine Univ SOL
University of Missouri
Pepperdine Univ SOL
Wayne State University Law School
Pepperdine Univ SOL
University of Michigan Law School
Univ of California, Irvine SOL
Emmanuel Coll
Univ of California Irvine
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
University of San Diego School of Law
1982
University of Southern California
1978
University of Southern California
1978
University of San Diego School of Law
2000
Loyola Marymount University
1995
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
1997
California State University, Northridge
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Whittier College School of Law
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
University of California - San Diego
University of San Francisco School of Law
Duke University School of Law
2009
Arkansas Tech University
2006
Univ of California Irvine
Michigan State University
University of Minnesota Law School
University of California - Los Angeles
2008
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
2010
University of California, San Diego
2006
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
University of Michigan Law School
Wayne State University Law School
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Chapman Univ Sol
Univ Of Southern Calif
University of Southern California Law School
1981
University of California - Los Angeles
1977
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Emory Univ SOL
University of California - Los Angeles
2008
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Law School
Univ of California
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
University of California - San Diego
USC Law School
University of San Diego School of Law
Law
2000
Loyola Marymount University
Political Science
1995
Southwestern University School of Law
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
University of Missouri
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
UCLA SOL
Columbia College
Pepperdine Univ SOL
Univ of California Davis
Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Institute of Technology
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Law
1997
California State University, Northridge
Journalism and Mass Communication
Duke University School of Law
2009
Arkansas Tech University
2006
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
1991
Northwestern University School of Law
Loyola Marymount University
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
University of California, Hastings College of The Law
Univ of California San Diego
William Mitchell Col
Univ Of Minnesota
Pepperdine Univ SOL
Emmanuel Coll
University of California, Berkeley - School of Law
2010
University of California, San Diego
2006
University of San Diego School of Law
Law
1982
University of Southern California
Music
1978
University of Southern California
Psychology
1978
Pepperdine Univ SOL
Emmanuel Coll
Associations & Affiliations
State Bar of California
Member
New York State Bar Association
Member
Massachusetts Bar Association
Member
Hawaii State Bar Association
Member
Los Angeles Copyright Society
Member
Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member
Century City Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association, Forum on Entertainment and Sports
Member
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
Member
Sports Lawyers Association
Former Member
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section
Co-Vice Chair
State Bar of California
Member
American Business Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section
Senior-Chair
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section
Vice-Chair
Beverly Bar Association
Secretary of Entertainment Law Section
State Bar of California
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Member
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member
Los Angeles Copyright Association
Member
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Co-Chair of Business Development Committee
Bet Tzedek ("House of Justice")
Member of New Leadership Council
California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP)
Member of the Conference Planning Committee
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Co-Chair of Young Lawyers Section (previously Committee Member)
Publications
The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Volume 24, No. 2
“Pick Me! Pick Me! — The New Copyright Lottery”
2006
John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property Law
"Gonna Wash That Right Of Publicity Right Out of My Hair -- Life After Toney v. L'Oreal"
2005
University of Miami Business Law Review
Voice Misappropriation in California -- Bette Midler, Tom Waits, and Grandma Burger
2003
Southwestern Law Review
"STYNE v. STEVENS: California Supreme Court Has The Final (But Not The First) Word On The Talent Agencies Act"
2002
Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
"THE TALENT AGENCIES ACT -- Does One Year Really Mean One Year?"
2000
Texas Review of Ent. & Sports Law
"TRUTH IN ADVERTISING -- A Look At One Right Of Publicity Case Gone Terribly Wrong,"
2000
The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer
"WHAT'S IN A NAME? The Use, Misuse, and Trademark Protection of Band Names,"
2000
Ohio State Bar Association
"CONFLICTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. . . NOT"
1997
UCLA Entertainment Law Review
Causation: The Forgotten Element of Conflict Malpractice
1995
Colorado State Bar
"CONFLICTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. . . NOT"
1994
The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 4
"CONFLICTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. . . NOT
1993
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"ALL RIGHTS RESERVED* A Practical Guide to Music Copyright Law"
1982
Unknown
"THE ANN-MARGRET CASE--'Magic', and Media Transmogrification"
1981
Los Angeles Lawyer
"OFFENSIVE INTERFERENCE -- Recent Developments In Tortious Interference Law,"
Los Angeles Lawyer
"The Talent Agencies Act Is Alive, But Is It Well?,"
Entertainment Law & Finance, Vol. XV, No.3
"Manager Violates Talent Agencies Act Despite Absence of Fees,"
Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal
"THE TALENT AGENCIES ACT -- Time For A Change"
Annual Entertainment Law Issue - MCLE Article
"IN THE LINE OF FIRE"
Entertainment Law & Finance, Vol. XI, No. 4
"How Talent Representatives Can Fight Client Flight"
Annual Entertainment Law Issue
"THE TALENT AGENCIES ACT -- A Personal Manager's Nightmare"
Entertainment & Sports Lawyer
2014
Continuing Legal Education International's seminar materials
2006
Continuing Legal Education International's seminar materials
2005
The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight
2017
The Robins Kaplan Insurance Insight
2017
Speaking Engagements
"2018 Entertainment Law Year in Review: Ethics Experts, Dealmakers, and Litigators"
Entertainment Litigation Panel - The Cases That "Rocked" The Entertainment World in 2018
2019
"The Magical Mystery of the Music Business"
Recent Developments in Music Deals
2019
"Everything You Wanted To Know About Breaking Into Entertainment Law"
Getting Into Entertainment Law
2018
"Terminated on Friday the 13th: An Update On Terminating Copyright Transfers"
2017
"When Entertainment Transactional Attorneys Screw Up, The Sequel!"
Transactional mistakes that lead to Entertainment Litigation
2017
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (WLALA)
2017
Strafford Publications CLE Webinar
2016
Services offered
Corporate Law Attorney