Russ August & Kabat is proud of Irene Y. Lee and Benjamin T. Wang, who have been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2022 list of ‘Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys’. The list “highlights stellar minority attorneys who are considered to be particularly impactful on the legal scene, while serving as trusted advisors, along with maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.” Ms. Lee’s profile is on Page 10 of the PDF and Mr. Wang’s profile is on Page 17 of the PDF. 

Russ August & Kabat attorneys Christine Shin, Lauren Geisser, and Dor Cohen represented Knowable in its sale to Medium. Knowable is an audio-based learning platform with funding from Andreesen Horowitz, Upfront, First Round and Initialized. Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams, former co-founder of Twitter. Medium was originally founded in order to allow online users to publish writings longer than Twitter’s 140 character maximum. Read article.

Russ August & Kabat congratulates Diana A. Sanders who was selected for inclusion in Variety‘s 2021 ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders’ list, which was published on November 10, 2021. The list profiles newly emerging executives and talent in the entertainment business. In 2021, the focus was on execs, entrepreneurs, and performers, 40 and under, who have solidified their positions in the industry and risen to prominence across film, TV, digital, music, finance, law, and content creation, during a period of disruption like no other. Click here to view Variety‘s 2021 ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders’ list. Read more.

Russ August & Kabat Partner Diana Sanders‘ article, “Barristers Tips”, concerning issues and privileges relating to the anti-SLAPP statute, was published in the November 2021 edition of Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine. Read more.

Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) has announced that it has invested $31.6 million into YSN Imports, LLC (dba Flame King). The transaction was structured as a first-lien senior secured term debt and direct equity investment. RAK attorneys Christine Shin, Josh Gelbart, Lauren Geisser, and Dor Cohen represented Flame King in the transaction.

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Russ August & Kabat is honored to have been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list.  U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers joined to rank more than 14,000 firms across the United States. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. It is a great honor. Read more.