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  • Antitrust Law, Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law ...
  • California, California, California, 1975
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Practice Areas
Antitrust Law
Arbitration & Mediation
Business Law
Intellectual Property
Real Estate Law
Additional Practice Areas
  • Antitrust/U.S. Trade
  • Class and Derivative Actions
  • Franchise and Distribution Law
  • General Civil
  • International Arbitration
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
California
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California
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California, 1975
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United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits
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United States District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
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United States Supreme Court
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Professional Experience
Partner
Bryan Cave LLP
Current
Education
University of California-Los Angeles
J.D.
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University of California-Santa Cruz
B.A.
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Professional Associations
Current
Activities: American Bar Association – Forum Committee on Franchising, 1984-present; Litigation and Dispute Resolution Steering Committee, 2001-2006; Franchise Law Journal , Editor-in-Chief, 1997-2000; Associate Editor, 1992-1997; Forum Committee on Franchising Governing and Leadership Committee, 1997-2000; Antitrust Section and Antitrust Subsection on Franchising, 1990-present; Appellate Advocacy Committee, 1989-present; Antitrust Task Force on Legislation and Regulation
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Current
Activities: Appointed by California State Bar Board of Governors to the California Franchise Law Consulting Group, 2006
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Activities: State Bar of California – International Law Section, 1990-present; Franchise Law Committee, 1991-1995
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Current
Activities: Los Angeles County Bar Association – Antitrust Section, 1990-present; Pacific Rim Committee, 1990-present (liaison to the ABA); Appellate Practice, 1989-present
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Current
Activities: Has attended every ABA Forum Committee on Franchising and International Franchise Association legal symposium since 1984
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Activities: Best Lawyers in America , 2007
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Activities: Los Angeles Magazine – Designated a "Super Lawyer," 2006
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Activities: An International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers (2d. Ed.) – One of 174 lawyers from 49 countries listed (as "highly nominated")
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Activities: Franchise Times – One of the top 100 franchise lawyers in America
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Activities: Citizen’s Advisory Committee for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
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Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
120 Broadway
#300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone: (310) 576-2156
Fax: (310) 260-4156