Russ August & Kabat represented HiDef on a new partnership with Unity to create social impact metaverse games.
The San Diego, California-based company isn’t saying what it’s working on yet, beyond saying the company is working on games-as-a-service that transcend traditional gaming boundaries and demographics. The aim is to make games that connect and entertain people through creative expression, competition, shared experiences, and cultural discovery. The company raised $9 million recently. Read more.
Russ August & Kabat was a proud sponsor of the 2021 Tower Tournament benefiting the Tower Cancer Research Foundation. The sold-out golf tournament exceeded its fundraising goal, raising nearly $500,000 for cutting-edge cancer research and patient support programs. Partners Larry Russ, Marc Fenster, Irene Lee, and Matt Rips participated in the tournament which took place at the renowned Riviera Country Club.
Now in its 25th year, Tower Cancer Research Foundation has been the Southern California cancer patient’s greatest ally since 1996. Founded by a group of dedicated physicians, patients, and volunteers, Tower funds state-of-the-art clinical trials, innovative research, caring patient support programs, and community partnerships that promote more effective and safe treatments for cancer and blood disorders.
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).
Larry C. Russ for Litigation – Intellectual Property and Patent, Marc A. Fenster Litigation -Patent, and Stanton “Larry” Stein for Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television as well as Music.
Additionally, Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, Diana A. Sanders, and Ashley R. Yeargan have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2021 Edition). Jacob Agi for Real Estate Law, and Justin Maio, Diana Sanders, and Ashley Yeargan for Entertainment and Sports Law.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 94,000 industry-leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
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!
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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 and of Drew Hollander, who has been recognized as a 2021 New York Metro Rising Star. 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.
