Russ August & Kabat congratulates partner, Benjamin T. Wang, who was recognized by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s leading intellectual property lawyers. The list was published in a special report that appeared in the April 18, 2018 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Irene Y. Lee who has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2018 list of Most Influential Women Lawyers. Irene Y. Lee is one of 75 women honored for her exceptional legal skill and achievement. Read the article.
Stanton “Larry” Stein was selected for inclusion in the twelfth annual “Top 100 Power Lawyers” report, which was published this week by The Hollywood Reporter. He was among the lawyers honored at a breakfast held at Spagos, in Beverly Hills, on April 4, 2018.
To determine the entertainment industry’s 100 most influential attorneys, The Hollywood Reporter researches the biggest deals and legal cases of the past year. Lawyers are identified as talent dealmakers, litigators or corporate dealmakers and evaluated against their peers based on cases won/nature of deals closed as well as their reputation within the entertainment legal community.
Stanton “Larry” Stein is the head of Russ August & Kabat’s Media & Entertainment group. His clients include actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, high-net-worth individuals, entertainment guilds, talent agencies, personal and business management companies, independent production companies, and interactive gaming companies.
Throughout his career, Larry has been recognized by leading legal, business, and entertainment industry publications and organizations for the successes he has achieved on behalf of his clients. He is ranked as a “Top Media and Entertainment Litigator” by Chambers USA, regularly recognized as a “Power Lawyer” by The Hollywood Reporter, rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” from 2004-2009 and 2011-2018. The Daily Journal named Larry one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in California,” while the Los Angeles Business Journal profiled him in “Who’s Who in LA Law,” and California Lawyer featured him as a top five “A-list Entertainment Lawyers.” Nationally, Larry has been recognized as a “Best Lawyer” by The Best Lawyers in America and in “Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America.” Larry has received the “Entertainment Lawyer of the Year” awards from both the Beverly Hills and Century City Bar Associations, as well as the ACLU Foundation’s “Pro Bono Civil Liberties Award.”
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Russ August & Kabat proudly announces that preeminent entertainment litigator Stanton “Larry” Stein, his long-time partners Bennett A. Bigman and Ashley R. Yeargan, and senior associate Diana A. Sanders are joining the firm, as it expands its intellectual property practice into entertainment and media litigation. Read more.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Richard L August, Jules L. Kabat, Marc A. Fenster, Adam S. Hoffman, Paul A. Kroeger, Brian D. Ledahl, Irene Y. Lee, Amir Naini, Matthew A. Rips and Benjamin T. Wang, all of whom have been recognized as 2018 Southern California Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. In addition, Larry C. Russ and Irene Y. Lee have been recognized as Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Irene Y. Lee, has also been recognized as a Top 50 SuperLawyer in the Southern California Women’s Edition. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Irene Y. Lee and Benjamin T. Wang, who have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2018 list of Most Influential Minority Lawyers. With Los Angeles being the melting pot that it is, it is a great honor, and Irene Y. Lee and Benjamin T. Wang, were among some stellar company. Read the article.