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Early Sullivan Successfully Represents United General Title Insurance Company on Appeal in RNT Holdings, LLC v. United General Title Insurance Company
Early Sullivan successfully represented United General Title Insurance Company (“United General”) in opposing RNT Holding’s appeal of Early Sullivan’s underlying summary judgment victory for United General. RNT is a company owned by billionaire mogul Ronald N. Tutor. The Court of ... read more

Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae’s Appeal Prevails in Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest Mortgage Investment Company
In the recently published appellate decision Moorefield Construction, Inc. v. Intervest Mortgage Investment Company, et al., D065464, the California Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s decision awarding a general contractor $2.2 million on its mechanic’s lien. The Court of ... read more

Bryan Sullivan and Steve Ma to Speak at Digital Hollywood 2014
Bryan Sullivan and Steve Ma will be panelists on “The New Wave in Investing: Angels-Incubators-Accelerators-Labs-CrowdFunding” at Digital Hollywood 2014. Digital Hollywood debuted in 1994 and has from its start been among the leading trade conferences in ... read more

Stephen Ma Quoted in Law360 Article on SEC’s ‘Broken Windows’
Stephen Ma was quoted in Stephanie Russell-Kraft’s Law360 article “SEC’s ‘Broken Windows Gambit Leaves No Room For Error.”  The full article can be found below. — Law360, New York (September 10, 2014, 3:20 PM ET) — Nearly ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Quoted in Law360 Article on “Poor Door”
Bryan Sullivan was quoted in Kaitlin Ugolik’s Law360 article “‘Poor Door’ A Symptom Of Tough Balancing Act In Housing.”  The full article can be found below. — ‘Poor Door’ A Symptom Of Tough Balancing Act In Housing By Kaitlin Ugolik read more

Stephen Ma Speaks at U.S.-Korea Law Foundation’s 2014 US-Korea Law Day at Kia Motors
Stephen Ma was a speaker at U.S.-Korea Law Foundation’s 2014 US-Korea Law Day, which was held at Kia Motors in Irvine, California. Stephen’s presentation centered around his recent U.S.-Korea Law Journal article: “The Attorney-Client Privilege: Implications of the Differences between ... read more

Stephen Ma Quoted in Karma Allen’s CNBC Piece on Crowdfunding
Stephen Ma was quoted in Karma Allen’s piece “How to crowdfund without losing your shirt,” which appeared on CNBC.  The article discuss crowdfunding strategies and potential disasters waiting to happen. The full article can be ... read more

Resolution of Randy James and Miles Levy Dispute Covered by Entertainment Trades
The resolution of the dispute between James Franco’s former managers, Randy James and Miles Levy, was covered by several entertainment trades, including Deadline and The Wrap.  The full Deadline article can be found here. read more

Stephen Ma Quoted in Alfred Lee’s Los Angeles Business Journal Piece on “Swagbucks”
Stephen Ma was quoted in Alfred Lee’s article titled “Link to Website Windfall Splits Lawyers,” which appeared in the Los Angeles Business Journal. The full article can be found below: Few L.A. companies in recent years have ... read more

Eric Early Quoted in The Legal Description
Eric Early was quoted in The Legal Description’s “Top Case Law of 2013” special report, which details significant cases decided during 2013 and the impact they will have moving forward. The Legal Description is the most comprehensive legal resource specifically designed ... read more

Early Sullivan Lawyers Recognized by Thomson Reuters as Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP is proud to announce that attorneys from the firm’s Los Angeles office were selected by Thomson Reuters as 2014 Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Partner Eric P. ... read more

Finally, ASG and Progressive settle Laufou fire case
Devin McRae was mentioned in an article regarding a multi-million dollar settlement obtained by the firm Devin McRae.  The litigation ensued after a fire destroyed the old Laufou shopping center in American Samoa. read more

Bryan Sullivan Quoted in Yahoo! News Article on Donald Sterling
Bryan Sullivan was quoted in Daniel B. Wood’s article “Could NBA really force out Donald Sterling over alleged racist remarks?”     read more

Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Variety and The Wrap Cover James v. Levy, et. al.
Several Hollywood trades ran stories about the firm’s case, James v. Levy, et. al., being handled by Devin McRae and Michael Jones. Here is a list of publications covering the case: Deadline read more

Stephen Ma Pens Article on Crowdfunding Success Story Oculus VR
Early Sullivan partner Stephen Ma was invited to write an article titled “Can crowdfunding handle success?” by The Los Angeles Daily Journal.  Ma’s article appears in the paper on April 3, 2014. — Can crowdfunding handle success? By Stephen Ma, ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Quoted in MainStreet Article on Yelp, TripAdvisor
Bryan Sullivan was quoted in Robert McGarvey’s March 6, 2014 MainStreet article titled “Before You Get Sued: Read Prior to Posting at Yelp, TripAdvisor.” read more

Steve Ma Quoted in Law360 Article Titled “Proskauer, Chadbourne Could Face Billions In Damages”
Steve Ma was quoted in Stephanie Russell-Kraft’s Law360 article titled “”Proskauer, Chadbourne Could Face Billions In Damages.” Law360, New York (February 26, 2014, 10:16 PM ET) — The liability headache has only just begun for Proskauer Rose ... read more

Scott Gizer Quoted in “Newest Property-Secured Bonds Invite Scrutiny”
Scott Gizer was quoted in Kaitlin Ugolik’s Law360 piece titled “Newest Property-Secured Bonds Invite Scrutiny,” which appeared in the national publication on February 20, 2014. Law360, New York (February 20, 2014, 9:26 PM ET) — The Blackstone Group LP’s recent groundbreaking move ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Quoted in “Hoffman Libel Suit To Test If News Media Can Blame Fakers”
Bryan Sullivan was quoted in Pete Brush’s Law360 piece titled “”Hoffman Libel Suit To Test If News Media Can Blame Fakers,” which discusses David Bar Katz’s $50 million libel suit over a false National Enquirer report. — Law360, New ... read more

Bryan Sullivan and Business Forward Host Luncheon with Andrew Byrnes, Chief of Staff, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Bryan Sullivan, in conjunction with Business Forward held a White House Business Council luncheon to discuss key intellectual property (IP) policy priorities of the Obama Administration’s second term innovation agenda. Andrew Byrnes, Chief of ... read more