Category Archives: California Attorneys
Davis C. Adams
Davis Adams is an associate at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Mr. Adams specializes in complex civil litigation with an emphasis on employment and entertainment matters. He is also experienced in drafting and negotiating agreements. Mr. Adams has […]
Eric Westlund
Eric Westlund is a partner in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, specializing in complex commercial litigation. Mr. Westlund represents both defendants and plaintiffs in high-stakes disputes, with a focus on Employment and Media & […]
Paulo De Almeida
Paulo A. de Almeida is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice is focused on prosecuting U.S. and international trademark applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as well as representing clients […]
Greg Cragg
Greg Cragg is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Mr. Cragg represents private and public businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and philanthropists in the full lifecycle of a business. He counsels his clients on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), equity […]
Benjamin Mandel
Benjamin Mandel is an associate in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice is focused on complex civil litigation, primarily business litigation and real estate disputes. Mr. Mandel earned his Juris Doctorate at Washington University in Saint […]
Victor Balladares
Victor Balladares is an associate at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He is an experienced litigator with extensive involvement in prosecuting and defending commercial, business, and complex litigation disputes in federal courts, state courts, and arbitration. Victor’s areas […]
Jeffrey Pomerance
Jeffrey Pomerance is a partner in the Business Transactions & Corporate Law department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Jeffrey has experience representing and advising businesses, management, investors, entrepreneurs throughout the business “life cycle”- from start-up through sale/dissolution. […]
Christopher Muno
Christopher Muno is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, and is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department. Mr. Muno has broad real estate transactional experience representing institutional and non-institutional investors, developers, operators, and financial […]
James Gilbert
James Gilbert is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He has extensive experience in state and federal courts, and has represented clients at both the trial court and appellate level. With over thirty years of legal […]
Steven Zidell
Steven Zidell is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Mr. Zidell’s practice focuses on transactional real estate and corporate matters. He has published several articles on real estate and business law topics. Mr. Zidell has been […]
Michael Wolf
Michael Wolf is the founder and managing partner of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He works with a variety of commercial enterprises, helping them with a diverse and wide scope of legal matters. Mr. Wolf’s expertise includes the […]
Matthew Wolf
Matthew E. Wolf is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice focuses on counseling start-up businesses, small to medium-sized companies, and individuals in connection with a broad range of transactional matters. Matthew advises clients in […]
Norman Wisnicki
Norman Wisnicki is a partner of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, and practices in various areas of civil, homeowner association, real estate, and construction litigation. Mr. Wisnicki employs efficient and effective strategies to achieve maximum results for his […]
Ross Winn
Ross Winn is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP working primarily in the areas of estate planning, tax, and business law. Through his multi-disciplinary approach, he assists clients with all aspects of estate and income tax […]
Johnny White
Johnny White is a partner in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, where he focuses primarily on bankruptcy and insolvency litigation. Mr. White has extensive experience in state and federal court across a variety of […]
Kelly Weil
Kelly Weil is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP and a member of the community association and real estate law departments. She has significant experience in representing homeowner associations and other clients in all types of […]
Neal Tabachnick
Neal Tabachnick is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice focuses on representing creative talent, production and distribution interests in production, distribution, and licensing agreements in all facets of entertainment and digital media.
Mindy Sheps
Mindy Sheps is Of Counsel in the law firm of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. She is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group, with over 25 years of diverse experience in the area of transactional real […]
Daniel Shapiro – Retired
Daniel Shapiro co-founded the partnership known as Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP which has successfully served its clients for more than 35 years. Although full-service, the firm has earned an impressive reputation in Southern California as one of […]
Sahil Shah
Sahil Shah is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP and practices within the firm’s Real Estate and Community Associations departments. His practice focuses on transactional real estate and finance including all aspects of the purchase and […]
Jason Sampas
Jason Sampas is an associate at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice focuses on real estate, general business transactional matters, and related tax matters. In addition to him being a licensed attorney in both California and Florida, Mr. Sampas is a […]
Brandon Sadigh
Brandon Sadigh is an associate at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice focuses on a range of litigation matters. While Mr. Sadigh primarily works on matters which involve real estate and construction defect litigation, he has experience handling […]
Mark Rosenbaum
Mark Rosenbaum is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, and is manager of the commercial collections and foreclosure department. He represents small businesses, individuals, as well as international companies, in litigation matters. Mr. Rosenbaum’s expertise provides […]
Michael Schulman
Michael Schulman is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, where he practices in both the Las Vegas and Los Angeles offices. He is the leader of the firm’s Nevada Community Associations practice. Mr. Schulman regularly acts […]
Marc Rohatiner
Marc Rohatiner is a partner in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. As a business litigator and trial attorney, Mr. Rohatiner has over 40 years’ experience representing parties with contract-based disputes in all industries. His […]
Robert Rivas
Robert Rivas is a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He represents clients in global intellectual property portfolios including the protection of trademarks and trade dress and implementation of anti-counterfeit strategies. He is also seasoned in cross-border […]
Roy Rifkin – Retired
Roy Rifkin is a former partner of the firm. He handled a variety of litigation matters for corporate and entertainment clients, as well as for real estate and securities clients. His practice included celebrity merchandising, licensing and advertising. He is […]
Michael Rabkin
Michael Rabkin is a partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP, and is the manager of the firm’s Real Estate Department and Community Associations Department. His practice involves all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchase and sale […]
Joseph Petro
Joseph Petro is a corporate partner with Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He represents sole proprietors, small to mid-sized businesses and privately-owned entities and organizations in a variety of areas. Having a master’s degree in business administration, Mr. […]
Matthew Oster
Matt Oster is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Matt has extensive experience defending and prosecuting complex civil actions in the California federal and state courts with an emphasis […]
Daniel Medioni
Daniel Medioni is an associate in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice is focused primarily on complex civil litigation, real estate, community associations, commercial collections, foreclosures, bankruptcy and alternative dispute matters. In 2022 […]
Leslie Steven Marks – Retired
Leslie Steven Marks is a former partner of the firm and managed the firm’s litigation department. Mr. Marks currently serves as a full time “Neutral” in connection with disputes involving construction, real estate, business, commercial and consumer claims and litigation. […]
Elsa Horowitz
Elsa Horowitz is a partner in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. Her practice focuses on business, real estate and commercial litigation, provisional remedies, and enforcement proceedings. Elsa practices in both State and Federal courts […]
Simon Aron
Simon Aron is Of Counsel in the law firm of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He is an accomplished trial practitioner having appeared before the Bankruptcy Courts of the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California, as […]
Jeff Finn
Jeff Finn is Of Counsel in the law firm of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. He is a seasoned technology lawyer serving start-up, emerging growth and multinational corporations. Mr. Finn approaches his practice with single-minded focus: to help his […]