The ‘well-rounded and experienced’ team at Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP, with presence in Los Angeles and San Diego, is well-positioned to handle high-stakes disputes, including trial matters. The practice is jointly led from Los Angeles by Patricia Glaser, a leading trial lawyer with broad experience across California; Andrew Baum, with particular experience in the entertainment industry; and Julie Gerchik, an expert in complex commercial litigation across the investment, entertainment, and financial services industries, with experience in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. San Diego-based Joseph Leventhal is a trial attorney with experience in real estate, commercial contracts, and IP disputes.
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Testimonials
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‘Detail-oriented. Practical. Strategic. Patient. Innovative.’
‘The firm is well-rounded and experienced. They are consistently best-in-class for a reason and will make sure their clients are well taken care of.’
‘Joe Leventhal is smart, patient, available, a good listener, and strategic. He has a more thoughtful approach to the practice of law than you find with partners at many large law firms. Excellent client manager.’
‘The team understood my situation and how to deal with it. Julie Gerchik and Jill Harris were phenomenal.’
Key clients
- Sony Electronics
- California New Car Dealers Association
- ConGlobal Industries
- Alpha Verde Holdings
- Craft Artisan Design
- Medi-Excel, S.A. de C.V.
- SiFi Networks America, LLC
Work highlights
Represented Sony Electronics Inc. in a class action lawsuit challenging its Alpha Female Creator program under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, alleging the program discriminated against male creators by restricting their eligibility for funding.
Represents the California New Car Dealers Association in two lawsuits enforcing California’s franchise laws and AB 473.
Served as lead counsel in a high-stakes shareholder dispute and financial misappropriation matter on behalf of a 50% shareholder and director who was wrongfully excluded from a company following its receipt of a nearly $100 million DoD contract.
Practice head
Patricia Glaser; Andrew Baum; Julie Gerchik
Other key lawyers
Joseph Leventhal