Russ August & Kabat is pleased to announce that we’ve secured placement on Wired Magazine’s List of 50 Intellectual Property Law Firms to Keep In Mind (Novemeber 2015).
Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Jay Chung, Nathan D. Meyer, Reza Mirzaie, Jean Y. Rhee and Shani M. Tutt, Recognized as 2015 Southern California Rising Stars. In addition, Reza Mirzaie and Jean Y. Rhee Recognized as 2015 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 an 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.
C. Jay Chung specializes in intellectual property and litigation. Mr. Chung has litigated complex patent infringement cases involving a variety of technologies, including digital video recorders, DRAM, NAND Flash memory, and medical devices. Mr. Chung earned his law degree from Loyola Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude and as a member of Order of the Coif and St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. While at Loyola, Mr. Chung was the Technology Editor of the Loyola Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering from Cornell University.
Nathan D. Meyer’s practice focuses on general litigation and intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on general business litigation and soft IP. His experience includes copyright, apparel, contract and real estate litigation. Mr. Meyer is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard College.
Reza Mirzaie’s practice focuses on various areas of intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, and trade secret litigation. He has litigated patent and trade secret disputes involving a variety of technologies, including computer software, hardware, digital signal processing, and elevator dispatch systems. Mr. Mirzaie is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Complementing his litigation expertise, he has worked on numerous prosecution and post-grant matters before the USPTO. Mr. Mirzaie earned his law degree from University of Illinois College of Law, where he was the Associate Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California.
Jean Y. Rhee’s practice focuses on intellectual property, business litigation, and counseling on matters of corporate governance, employment, and white collar crime. Ms. Rhee has represented numerous Fortune 100 and 500 clients, including Shell Oil, Hewlett Packard, Merrill Lynch, and Fidelity. Ms. Rhee received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan law school, where she was an Articles Editor for the Michigan Law Review, Order of the Coif, and a member of the Campbell Moot Court Board.
Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers, including Larry C. Russ, Jules L. Kabat, and Marc A. Fenster, who are Named Top 100 Super Lawyers.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Richard L August, Jules L. Kabat, Marc A. Fenster, Michael S. Brophy, Adam S. Hoffman, Brian D. Ledahl, Irene Y. Lee, Amir Naini, Matthew A. Rips and Benjamin T. Wang, all of whom have been recognized as 2015 Southern California Super Lawyers by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine.
In addition, Larry C. Russ, Jules L. Kabat, and Marc A. Fenster, have been recognized as Top 100 Super Lawyers, a great honor. 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, who has been named to World Trademark Review’s 2015 list of World’s Leading Trademark Professionals.
“Irene Y. Lee of Russ August & Kabat is a young partner who is fast building a reputation for excellence in all facets of IP practice. She is a registered patent attorney with a wealth of experience on patent and technology matters, but is a dab hand when it comes to trademarks, too. Widely tipped for her ‘unimpeachable counseling and prosecution skills.’”
The WTR 1000 remains the only standalone publication to recommend individual practitioners and their firms exclusively in the trademark field, and identifies the leading players in 70 key jurisdictions globally. See Article.
Russ August & Kabat founding partner, Larry C. Russ, both co-owns American Rag Cie, and provides legal counsel to the pioneering Los Angeles retailer. Recently, American Rag Cie announced that the company signed off on a licensing deal that will bring American Rag Cie to Shanghai. A fleet of more than 30 stores will be opened in the next two years in China.
For more information, read theApparel News article.
Russ August & Kabat lawyer Stanley H. Thompson, Jr. and J.V. Abhay of Remfry & Sagar in New Delhi co-authored an article, “Tips for Taking Depositions in India for US Litigation” which was published in IP and Technology Law360. The article includes a short and useful guide highlighting issues an attorney may encounter when the need to travel to India arises during a case and the nuances of the procedure of taking evidence.
Read the article.