THE LAWYERS AT THIS FIRM HAVE:
beaten back complex criminal charges
worked on behalf of employees of major companies like Tesla and Snapchat in high-profile cases
protected women’s rights organizations against legal attacks and violence
assisted victims in seeking criminal charges for fraud, embezzlement and other crimes
filed first-of-a-kind federal cases
tried and won multi-million dollar cases in federal and state court and arbitrations
saved businesses from more than $750,000,000 in liability
represented C-suite leaders in criminal and internal investigations
secured billions of dollars in funding to solve homelessness
Big cases. Big wins.
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Homelessness: A $3 Billion Win
In March 2020, we filed a federal lawsuit against the City and County of Los Angeles, calling out their failure to address the exponentially expanding crisis of homelessness. At the time we filed the lawsuit, three or more people were dying on the streets of Los Angeles per day.
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Taking on Fraud at a Financial Institution
A financial advisor working for a massive financial institution stole millions from an 80-year-old widow and her daughters. The sophisticated fraud scheme unfolded over years, and despite its public assurances of oversight and trustworthiness, the financial institution failed to catch its advisor’s scheme as millions flowed out of the victims’ accounts.
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Vindicating a Whistleblower
Cleve Pell had worked for the Montebello School District for 50 years. He started as a schoolteacher and rose to the level of Chief Financial Officer for district—one of the largest in the Los Angeles area.
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Fighting for Planned Parenthood
For nearly two decades, we’ve been defending Planned Parenthood against legal assaults.
After we secured a landmark $3 billion deal to address the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, this is what the judge said:
“The [objection to] $1.8 million [in fees] is outrageous … That is a low figure for the service you’ve performed, and I’ll put that on the record. ”