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November 2025

RAK named to the 2026 Best Law Firms list with a Metropolitan Tier-1 ranking

RAK is honored to have been recognized as a 2026 Best Law Firm with a Metropolitan Tier-1 ranking. Best Law Firms® is a comprehensive national database of law-firm… Read more

September 2025

RAK is a finalist in the LABJ’s M&A Awards

RAK proudly announces its M&A deal, ”Astrana Health/Prospect Health”, was a Finalist in the Los Angeles Business Journal/ACG Los Angeles’ 2025 M&A Awards in the ’Deal of the… Read more

September 2025

RAK partner Marc Fenster named among the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California for 2025

RAK proudly congratulates Partner Marc Fenster on being named to the Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers in California for 2025, a well-deserved recognition. Published on September 17, the… Read more

August 2025

Stanton “Larry” Stein, Ashley R. Yeargan, Bennett Bigman, and Irene Y. Lee profiled among Variety’s Music Legal Elite 2025

”The quartet (Stein, Yeargan, Bigman, and Lee) has scored some big litigation wins in recent months, overturning a $2.5 million Florida jury verdict for negligent security for Drake… Read more

August 2025

RAK is featured in Law360

RAK was featured in the Law360 article, ”How This Firm Hit Its Stride With 9-Figure Patent Verdicts”. Read more. Read more

July 2025

RAK advises Astrana Health in acquisition of Prospect Medical

RAK’s M&A team, led by attorneys Lauren Geisser and Christine Shin, represented Astrana Health in its acquisition of Prospect Health System for $708 Million. The transaction creates a… Read more

July 2025

RAK partner Marc Fenster named among 2025 ‘Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys’ by the Los Angeles Business Journal

RAK congratulates partner, Marc A. Fenster, on being named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 ’Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys’ list, published on July 14,… Read more

July 2025

RAK trial team wins $175,000,000 jury verdict for client Headwater Research LLC against Verizon Communications

RAK’s patent trial team won a patent infringement verdict on behalf of its client Headwater Research LLC against Verizon Communications on July 24, 2025. The jury found Verizon… Read more

June 2025

RAK partner Irene Y. Lee recognized among 2025 Women of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal

RAK congratulates partner, Irene Lee, who was recognized among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 list of ’Women of Influence: Attorneys’. The list recognizes extraordinary women attorneys for… Read more

June 2025

Marc Fenster named among the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal

RAK congratulates partner, Marc Fenster, on being included among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 Signature Edition, published on June 02, 2025, a fantastic honor. The Business Journal’s… Read more

June 2025

Stanton “Larry” Stein, Ashley R. Yeargan, and Bennett Bigman recognized as 2025 Entertainment Business Visionaries in The LA Times’ Envelope Magazine

RAK congratulates partners, Stanton “Larry” Stein, Ashley Yeargan, and Bennett Bigman, on being named 2025 “Business of Entertainment Visionaries” in The Envelope magazine distributed by the Los Angeles… Read more

May 2025

RAK trial team wins $278,791,460 jury verdict for client Headwater Research LLC against Samsung Electronics America, Inc., et al.

RAK’s (RAK) patent trial team, led by Marc Fenster and Reza Mirzaie, won a patent infringement victory on behalf of its client, Headwater Read more

April 2025

Marc Fenster and Reza Mirzaie named among the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California

RAK congratulates partners, Marc A. Fenster and Reza Mirzaie, who are recognized among the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers. Fenster and Mirzaie were also recently recognized… Read more

April 2025

Stanton “Larry” Stein, Bennett A. Bigman, and Ashley R. Yeargan profiled among Variety’s 2025 Legal Impact Honorees

RAK congratulates Stanton “Larry” Stein, Bennett A. Bigman, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who are profiled among Variety’s 2025 Legal Impact honorees. The highly anticipated annual Legal Impact Report,… Read more

April 2025

RAK partner named a 2024 Legal Visionary in the LA Times Studios Business of Law: Updates, Trends, & Visionaries magazine

RAK congratulates founding partner, Larry C. Russ, on being recognized among the LA Times Studios 2025 ”Legal Visionaries” in the 4/20/25 Business of Law: Updates, Trends, & Visionaries… Read more

April 2025

Stanton “Larry” Stein, Ashley R. Yeargan, and Irene Y. Lee named among Billboard’s 2025 Top Music Lawyers

Stanton “Larry” Stein, Ashley R. Yeargan, and Irene Y. Lee were selected for inclusion in Billboard’s ‘2025 Top Music Lawyers’ list, which was published on April 19, 2025.… Read more

February 2025

RAK is profiled in the Daily Journal

RAK is profiled in the Daily Journal article, “Bold vision leads to legal powerhouse”, published on February 03, 2025. The firm recently celebrated its 35-Year Company Anniversary. Reporter… Read more

February 2025

RAK attorneys recognized as 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers, including Larry C. Russ and Irene Y. Lee, who are named to the Top 100 Super Lawyers, and Irene Y. Lee, who is also named to the Top 50 Women Southern California Super Lawyers

Russ, August & Kabat is proud of Larry Russ, Jules L. Kabat, Marc Fenster, Irene Y. Lee, Bennett Bigman, Adam Hoffman, Paul Kroeger, Brian Ledahl, Reza Mirzaie, Jean… Read more

February 2025

RAK attorneys recognized as 2025 Southern California Rising Stars

Russ, August & Kabat is proud of Jacob Agi, Minna Chan, Lauren Geisser, Jonathan Ma, Erica Kim, Justin Maio, Christine Shin, David Taran, James Tsuei, James Pickens, and… Read more