Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1974

Lawyer Overview

Complex commercial litigation with emphasis on intellectual property and business torts; employment litigation. Extensive experience in federal and state courts as well as in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Areas of Practice

• IP & Technology
• Litigation

West Practice Categories

Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• California, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1974
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar (Member, Judicial Appointments Committee)
• Federal Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors)
• Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Former Member, Board of Governors)
• Public Counsel (Former Member, Board of Directors)
• Los Angeles County Bar Foundation (Former Trustee)
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Co-Chair, Advisory Committee appointed by the LACBA, at the request of the Los Angeles District Attorney
• Los Angeles Police Department ("Christopher Commission") (Staff Member, Independent Commission)

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, variety of civil litigation matters including the ABTL Judicial College program to Los Angeles, Federal and State Judges on Shareholder Claims against Corporate Management
• Lecturer, "Pretrial Case Management and Discovery Practice" programs, CEB Federal Practice Institute
• Lecturer, "Recent Developments in the Law on Sexual Harassment", ABTL
• Lecturer, "Winning the Case through Effective Witness Preparation", Women Litigators' Forum

Education

• University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California, 1974
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: University of Southern California Law Review
• Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1971
  B.A.
  Honors: With Great Distinction
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Address

11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phones

(310) 312-2000

Faxes

(310) 312-3100

Emails

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Websites

http://www.msk.com