Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Dorian S. Berger, Eric J. Carsten, C. Jay Chung, Robert F. Gookin, Daniel P. Hipskind, Nathan D. Meyer, Jean Y. Rhee, Benjamin T. Wang Recognized as 2014 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 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.
Dorian S. Berger’s practice focuses on data privacy class-actions and intellectual property litigation. As a former employee of Microsoft, Mr. Berger brings his technology and business experience to complex litigation involving cutting edge technologies. Mr. Berger represents patent owners and individuals against a range of companies including: LinkedIn, Oracle, Apple, Facebook, Sony, EMC, and Intuit. Mr. Berger earned his law degree from Columbia University Law School and was a clerk for the Hon. Lawrence McKenna of the Southern District of New York.
Eric J. Carsten specializes in intellectual property and litigation. He has had significant trial and arbitration experience. Mr. Carsten has handled complex commercial cases involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, securities, and contracts. In addition, Mr. Carsten provides counseling on copyright and trademark matters to a variety of business clients. Mr. Carsten earned his law degree from the University of Michigan, which he attended as a Clarence Darrow Scholar. He graduated magna cum laude and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Carsten served as an Associate Editor of the Michigan Law Review and as a Legal Practice Senior Judge.
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.
Robert F. Gookin’s practice focuses on intellectual property, complex commercial litigation and probate litigation. Mr. Gookin has been extensively involved in all aspects of patent, trademark, securities, probate and complex business litigation. He received his B.A. from Columbia College and his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola Law School, where he was elected Order of the Coif. Mr. Gookin was a staff member on the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.
Daniel P. Hipskind’s practice focuses on complex business, intellectual property, and class action litigation. He has litigation experience in various industries, including social networking, computer networking, banking technology, biotechnology, optics, and apparel. In addition to litigation, his experience includes advising companies on patent licensing agreements in connection with potential acquisitions and joint ventures. Mr. Hipskind received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (cum laude) and his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
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.
Jean 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.
Benjamin T. Wang’s practice focuses on complex business and intellectual property litigation at both the trial court and appellate court levels. In 2009, Mr. Wang was appointed to a three year-term on the California State Bar’s Committee on Federal Courts. Mr. Wang earned his law degree from USC Gould School of Law, where he graduated as a member of the honor society Order of the Coif.
Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Michael S. Brophy, Eric J. Carsten, Jay Chung, Robert F. Gookin, Irene Y. Lee, Nathan D. Meyer, Fredricka Ung, Benjamin T. Wang Recognized as 2013 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 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.
Michael S. Brophy’s practice focuses on probate litigation, intellectual property, entertainment and employment matters. He has extensive experience in trust and estate litigation, copyright, Lanham Act, trade secret, patent, unfair competition, contract, and wrongful termination matters. In addition to litigation matters, his experience includes risk assessment and counseling, alternative dispute resolution, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Brophy received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Eric J. Carsten specializes in intellectual property and litigation. He has significant trial and arbitration experience. Mr. Carsten has handled complex commercial cases involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, securities, and contracts. In addition, Mr. Carsten provides counseling on copyright and trademark matters to a variety of business clients. Mr. Carsten earned his law degree from the University of Michigan, which he attended as a Clarence Darrow Scholar. He graduated magna cum laude and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Carsten served as an Associate Editor of the Michigan Law Review and as a Legal Practice Senior Judge.
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.
Robert F. Gookin’s practice focuses on intellectual property, complex commercial litigation and probate litigation. Mr. Gookin has been extensively involved in all aspects of patent, trademark, securities, probate and complex business litigation. He received his B.A. from Columbia College and his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola Law School, where he was elected Order of the Coif. Mr. Gookin was a staff member on the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.
Irene Y. Lee’s practice focuses on intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on patent and trademark enforcement and licensing. As a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, she brings her patent prosecution experience to strategizing litigation matters and licensing issues. Through patent, trademark and Internet-related litigation, she has enforced intellectual property rights of some of the world’s largest medical device, computer software and apparel companies, as well as small to medium-sized businesses and individuals. She provides preventative counseling through rendering opinions and reviewing potential investments concerning intellectual property. Ms. Lee received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, where she served as the Vice President of St. Thomas More Honor Society. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from UCLA.
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.
Fredricka Ung’s practice focuses on general litigation and intellectual property matters. Ms. Ung has represented clients in a variety of industries, including biotechnology, nanoclay technology, and digital signature and encryption technology. Ms. Ung is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, where she served as Managing Editor of the University of Minnesota Law Review.
Benjamin T. Wang’s practice focuses on complex business and intellectual property litigation at both the trial court and appellate court levels. In 2009, Mr. Wang was appointed to a three-year term on the California State Bar’s Committee on Federal Courts. Mr. Wang earned his law degree from USC Gould School of Law, where he graduated as a member of the honor society Order of the Coif.
Russ August & Kabat lawyers Marc A. Fenster and Nathan D. Meyer secured a victory for James Giebeler, the inventor and patent-holder of an oil drilling patent, against his brother Norm’s claim that he owned half of the patent.
This victory occurred after a full trial before the San Bernardino Superior Court. Mr. Meyer delivered both the opening and closing arguments in this matter, in addition to taking testimony.
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Russ August & Kabat lawyers Jules L. Kabat and Nathan D. Meyer secured a favorable settlement for the firm’s client protecting the client’s rights and resolving a complex dispute and related multi-party litigation involving over $100,000,000.00 of real estate assets and related entities. After considerable litigation, the advantageous settlement was negotiated, finalized and executed at a lengthy mediation in San Francisco with mediator Anthony Piazza.
July 2012
Russ August & Kabat Attorneys Alexander C.D. Giza, Andrew D. Weiss, Adam S. Hoffman, Benjamin T. Wang, Irene Y. Lee, Michael S. Brophy, Nathan D. Meyer and Robert F. Gookin Recognized as 2012 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 an independent research. Thomson Reuters performs the polling, research and selection of Rising Stars in a process 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.
Alexander C.D. Giza’s practice encompasses high technology and intellectual property matters, including patent and trade secret litigation, patent prosecution/due diligence/licensing and appellate matters. Mr. Giza earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Virginia and worked as an electrical engineer for Westinghouse, IAI America and Eaton. Mr. Giza has represented clients regarding technologies across the spectrum, including digital video recorders, semiconductor design, videoconferencing, liquid crystal displays, computer hard drives, digital watermarking, laptop computer modems, random number generators, music channel broadcasting, ATSC television receivers, video encoding/decoding and MEMS technology. He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law and is registered to practice in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Andrew D. Weiss’ practice focuses on intellectual property and litigation matters, primarily patent litigation. He has represented a variety of clients, including technology, internet, semiconductor, manufacturing and apparel companies. Mr. Weiss also assists clients in non-litigation intellectual property-related matters, such as identifying and patenting inventions. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science.
Adam S. Hoffman’s practice focuses on complex business and intellectual litigation, with a special emphasis on damages and other remedies. He has represented plaintiffs in patent litigation resulting in tens of millions of dollars in settlements, against a wide range of high-tech companies, including Microsoft, Apple, RIM, HP, Barnes & Noble, Dell, Sony, HTC, and Sanyo, among others. Mr. Hoffman graduated from Duke University School of Law (magna cum laude), where he was articles editor of the Duke Law Journal.
Benjamin T. Wang’s practice focuses on complex business and intellectual property litigation at both the trial court and appellate court levels. In 2009, Mr. Wang was appointed to a three year-term on the California State Bar’s Committee on Federal Courts. Mr. Wang earned his law degree from USC Gould School of Law, where he graduated as a member of the honor society Order of the Coif.
Irene Y. Lee’s practice focuses on intellectual property matters, with an emphasis on patent and trademark enforcement and licensing. As a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, she brings her patent prosecution experience to strategizing litigation matters and licensing issues. Through patent, trademark and Internet-related litigation, she has enforced intellectual property rights of some of the world’s largest medical device, computer software and apparel companies, as well as small to medium-sized businesses and individuals. She provides preventative counseling through rendering opinions and reviewing potential investments concerning intellectual property. Ms. Lee received her J.D. from Loyola Law School, where she served as the Vice President of St. Thomas More Honor Society. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from UCLA.
Michael S. Brophy’s practice focuses on probate litigation, intellectual property, entertainment and employment matters. He has extensive experience in trust and estate litigation, copyright, Lanham Act, trade secret, patent, unfair competition, contract, and wrongful termination matters. In addition to litigation matters, his experience includes risk assessment and counseling, alternative dispute resolution, and administrative proceedings. Mr. Brophy received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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.
Robert F. Gookin’s practice focuses on intellectual property, complex commercial litigation and probate litigation. Mr. Gookin has been extensively involved in all aspects of patent, trademark, securities, probate and complex business litigation. He received his B.A. from Columbia College and his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola Law School, where he was elected Order of the Coif. Mr. Gookin was a staff member on the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review and a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society.
