Russ August & Kabat Partner Ashley R. Yeargan, who has been recognized as a Southern California Rising Star since 2012, was interviewed in the 2020 Super Lawyers Rising Stars magazine. Read more.
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.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Nathan D. Meyer, Reza Mirzaie, Jean Y. Rhee, Philip X. Wang, Minna Y. Chan, Joshua P. Gelbart, Justin E. Maio, Diana A. Sanders, Theresa M. Troupson, James S. Tsuei, Shani M. Williams and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been recognized as 2020 Southern California Rising Stars by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. In addition, Nathan D. Meyer, Reza Mirzaie, Jean Y. Rhee and Philip X. Wang, were recognized as Southern California Top 100 Rising Stars and Jean Y. Rhee and Shani M. Williams were named to the Up-and-Coming 50: Women 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 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.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Irene Y. Lee and Ashley R. Yeargan who have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2020 list of Most Influential Women Lawyers. Irene Y. Lee and Ashley R. Yeargan are two of 75 women honored for her exceptional legal skill and achievement. Read the article.
Stanton “Larry” Stein was selected again for inclusion in The Hollywood Reporter’s Legal Legends list as part of the 14th annual Top 100 Power Lawyers report, which was published this week by The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter describes the Legal Legends list as a class of attorneys whose “impact on Hollywood is so historic and lasting, they transcend the Power Lawyers list.”
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 2011-2020. 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.”
Click here to view The Hollywood Reporter Power Lawyers issue.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Irene Y. Lee and Benjamin T. Wang, who have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2020 list of “Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles.” 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.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Jules L. Kabat, Marc A. Fenster, Bennett A. Bigman, Adam S. Hoffman, Paul A. Kroeger, Brian D. Ledahl, Irene Y. Lee, Matthew A. Rips, Stanton “Larry” Stein, and Benjamin T. Wang, all of whom have been recognized as 2020 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.
