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July 2009
Russ August & Kabat Attorneys
Marc A. Fenster, Irene Y. Lee, Michael S. Brophy, and Loren J.
Beck Named 2009 Southern California 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 an independent
research. Law & Politics performs the polling, research and
selection of Rising Stars in a process 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. Russ August & Kabat
is proud of its 2009 Southern California Rising Stars: Marc A.
Fenster, Irene Y. Lee, Michael S. Brophy, and Loren J. Beck.
Marc
A. Fenster's practice
focuses on intellectual property and litigation, with an emphasis
on high-technology patent litigation. Mr. Fenster is head
of RAK's Intellectual Property Department. He handles complex
commercial cases involving patents, trademarks, copyrights,
securities, licensing, class-actions and contracts. In addition,
Mr. Fenster advises clients regarding various intellectual
property and licensing issues in a non-litigation context,
particularly start-up high-tech clients seeking to protect
and exploit their intellectual property assets. |
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Marc A. Fenster
mfenster@raklaw.com
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Litigation |
Irene
Y. Lee’s practice focuses on intellectual property matters,
with an emphasis on patent and trademark enforcement and licensing.
As a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, she brings her patent
prosecution experience to strategizing litigation matters and
licensing issues. Through patent, trademark and Internet-related
litigation, she has enforced intellectual property rights of
some of the world's largest medical device, computer software
and apparel companies, as well as small to medium-sized businesses
and individuals. She provides preventative counseling through
rendering opinions and reviewing potential investments concerning
intellectual property. She is fluent in Korean. |
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Irene Y. Lee
ilee@raklaw.com
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Litigation |
Michael
S. Brophy’s practice focuses on probate litigation, intellectual property,
entertainment and employment matters. He has extensive experience
in trust and estate litigation, copyright, Lanham Act, trade
secret, patent, unfair competition, contract, and wrongful
termination matters. In addition to litigation matters, his
experience includes risk assessment and counseling, alternative
dispute resolution, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Brophy
has successfully represented a wide range of clients from multinational
Fortune 500 companies to small production companies. He has
also represented large institutional fiduciaries and individual
trustees. |
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Michael S. Brophy
mbrophy@raklaw.com
Practice Areas
Litigation
Intellectual Property
Trust and Estate Litigation
Entertainment |
Loren
J. Beck’s practice focuses on commercial litigation
and sophisticated real estate transactions. Working closely
with members of the Russ August & Kabat litigation team, he
has handled a number of highly publicized securities matters
involving hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions.
He also has tried, as first-chair trial counsel, a securities
arbitration matter to verdict, obtaining a significant financial
recovery for his clients. In addition to his work in the securities
field, his litigation experience also includes a wide variety
of real estate and contractual disputes. He is a member of
the Century City Bar Association Board of Governors and serves
as chairman of its Business Litigation Section. |
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Loren J. Beck
lbeck@raklaw.com
Practice Areas
Corporate and Finance
Real Estate
Litigation |
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