Firm News

	Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Recognized as 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers February 2010 Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry Russ, Richard August, Jules Kabat, David Gabor and Marc Fenster, who have been recognized as 2010 Southern California Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. See Article.
	Jules L. Kabat and Raquel Vallejo of Russ August & Kabat Featured in Daily Journal's Special Supplement: Top Plaintiff Verdicts of 2009 January 2010 Russ August & Kabat is proud of Jules L. Kabat and Raquel Vallejo, who were featured in the Daily Journal's Special Supplement Section: Top Plaintiff Verdicts of 2009. Jules and Raquel were recognized for obtaining one of the "Top 5 Arbitration Awards" for their work on Oxford Street Properties LLC's case, in which they prevailed in a year and a half long arbitration on their clients’ claims of fraud, economic duress, rescission, breach of fiduciary duty and other claims, obtaining $29.1 million, including $10 million in punitive damages. See Article.
	Russ August & Kabat Founding Partner Larry C. Russ Spoke on Fashion Industry Panel at USC November 2009 Russ August & Kabat attorney and founding partner Larry C. Russ was invited to speak on a panel for USC's Captains of the Fashion Industry Lecture Series titled, How to Set Up and Start an Apparel Fashion Company. Mr. Russ was joined by fellow panelists: Ron Friedman, CPA, and Principal for Stonefield Josephson, Inc. and Ilse Metchek, President of the California Fashion Association. The lecture, which was organized by the USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Gayle Garner Roski School of Fine Arts, and was sponsored by Mark Werts, took place on Monday, November 2, 2009, from 7pm - 9pm at the USC Gin D. Wong Auditorium. For more information, See press release.
	Russ August & Kabat Defeats Attempt to Reopen the Estate of Marlon Brando August 2009 Russ August & Kabat attorneys Michael S. Brophy and Robert Gookin successfuly represented Avra Douglas, Larry Dressler and Mike Medavoy, the discharged co-executors of the (closed) Estate of Marlon Brando, in a State of California Court of Appeal. The unanimous Court of Appeal affirmed the probate court's dismissal of plaintiff Deborah Brando's (nee Presley) petition seeking to probate an earlier version of Marlon Brando's will and to reverse all of the probate orders relating to the closed Estate of Marlon Brando. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Rising Stars July 2009 Our attorneys, Marc A. Fenster, Irene Y. Lee, Michael S. Brophy, and Loren J. Beck, are recognized as 2009 Southern California Rising Stars by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Adds Trust and Estate Litigation Expertise with Addition of Partner Michael Brophy May 2009 Russ August & Kabat is pleased to announce that Michael S. Brophy has joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s litigation and intellectual property departments. Mr. Brophy’s practice focuses on probate litigation, copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, entertainment and employment matter. See Article.
	Russ August & Kabat Prevails on Behalf of Oxford Street Properties, LLC, to the tune of $30 Million April 2009 Russ August & Kabat attorneys Jules Kabat and Raquel Vallejo prevailed in a year and a half long arbitration trial on their clients’ claims of fraud, economic duress, rescission, breach of fiduciary duty and other claims, obtaining $30 million, including $10 million in punitive damages. See press release.
	Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Recognized as 2009 Super Lawyers February 2009 Our attorneys, Larry Russ, Jules Kabat, and David Gabor, are recognized as 2009 Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. See Article.
	Russ August & Kabat Prevails on Behalf of South Beverly Park Homeowners January 15, 2009 RAK lawyers Steven Goldberg, David Gabor, Nathan Meyer, Robert Satterthwaite and Raquel Vallejo successfully represented South Beverly Park homeowners in a case that restored the rights of the South’s guests and invitees to travel freely through the gates of the adjacent and exclusive North Beverly Park. See LA Times Article, LA Business Journal Article.
	Russ August & Kabat Attorney Robert E. Satterthwaite Makes the Front Page of the Los Angeles Daily Journal December 10, 2008 RAK lawyer Robert Satterthwaite is the focus of a Daily Journal article discussing the trend of younger attorneys leaving large firms for small firms, motivated by immediate trial experience and a better work-life balance. Within a year and a half of Mr. Sattherwaite leaving the 200-attorney Munger, Tolles & Olson for the 20-attorney Russ August & Kabat, he successfully took on a complex business case, in which the judge awarded his client $13 million dollars in compensatory damages. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Represents South Beverly Park Homeowners November 20, 2008 RAK lawyers Steven Goldberg, David Gabor, Nathan Meyer, Robert Satterthwaite and Raquel Vallejo represent South Beverly Park homeowners over restricted access to a road that residents of the16-home South Beverly Park community had been freely using for two decades. See article.
	Tennis Legend Tracy Austin Accuses Broker of Racket August 13, 2008 RAK lawyers Steven Goldberg and Loren Beck represent Tracy Austin and her husband, Scott Holt, in a lawsuit alleging that their former investment broker fraudulently inflated his commissions and churned their account to generate unnecessary fees. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Represents Blue Microphones April 4, 2008 Russ August & Kabat lawyers, led by Larry Russ and David Gabor, represented Blue Microphones, a leading provider of high-end microphones for the consumer and professional audio markets, in its acquisition by Transom Capital Group, a new and dynamic private equity firm. In strategically guiding Blue into this transaction, Russ August & Kabat helped the company's management strategically position itself for sale and choose a dynamic partner in order to best position Blue to maximize its future growth and expansion into new and existing markets. See article, LA Times Article.
	Russ August & Kabat attorneys recognized as 2008 Los Angeles Super Lawyers February 2008 Our attorneys are regarded as Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Represents Pinkberry October 2007 In October, a team of Russ August & Kabat lawyers, led by Irene Lee, Marc Fenster and David Gabor resolved a matter involving a number of complex and novel issues for firm client Pinkberry. The resolution of the dispute allowed Pinkberry aggressively to move forward with its capitalization plan. In that regard, the Firm also provided advice to the company to secure a new investment of approximately $30 million to allow the company to grow from its present base in California and New York, into nation-wide operation. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat prevails on behalf of Giant Mobile against Larry Flynt Publications October 2007 RAK lawyers Larry Russ and Judy Meadow successfully represented Giant Mobile in a lawsuit alleging that the owner of Hustler Magazine, Larry Flynt Productions, wrongfully terminated the company as its exclusive distributor of adult content for mobile telephones. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Attorney Recognized As A 2007 Los Angeles Rising Star July 2007 Irene Lee was recognized as a Rising Star by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. See article.
	Russ August & Kabat Fends Off Suitors September 2005 As reported by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, if the California law community were a pick-up scene, Russ August & Kabat would be the most eligible at the bar. "There are not that many midsize firms out there. They've all been acquired by the big firms," said Larry Russ, a founding partner of the West Los Angeles firm. "We get hit on all the time, but we will not even consider it." At the same time, Russ said, being a strong player in the competitive legal world means the firm must draw on its strengths in order to attract top talent and keep its client roster strong. See article.