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In September 2019, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office brought charges against SWCA Environmental Consultants and one of its biologists, along with two other companies. The District Attorney alleged that their involvement in the routine removal of an inactive bird’s nest in connection with a large-scale solar power project in Antelope Valley ...
In an abrupt end to a trial expected to last three months, Bird Marella won a mistrial in the highly-publicized Backpage.com federal jury trial. On September 14, 2021, U.S. District Judge Brnovich granted the defense motion that the prosecutors had presented irrelevant and inflammatory testimony in violation of her prior ...
On September 10, 2021, Bird Marella principals Paul Chan and Sharon Mayer obtained a complete dismissal in arbitration of a legal malpractice case against a national law firm. The claimant had alleged that the firm had a conflict of interest and was negligent in representing him in an underlying action involving his ownership of a national restaurant franchise. The underlying action settled at mediation with ...
Former Bird Marella principal, The Honorable Hernán D. Vera, is named among President Joe Biden’s seventh round of judicial nominees for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. During his five years at the firm, Judge Vera led a successful class action and complex civil litigation practice before being appointed to the ...
Bird Marella prevailed in the highly-publicized trial against real estate developer Mohamed Hadid regarding the hillside mansion in Bel Air he illegally constructed. After years of hard-fought litigation, Bird Marella obtained orders to fully demolish the home (after first securing partial demolition), won a multimillion-dollar award in damages at trial, and defeated Hadid’s ...
Bird Marella attorneys Ekwan Rhow and Kate Shin successfully defended a prominent California-based bank in a JAMS arbitration case, defeating $100 million in alleged liabilities. The plaintiffs had alleged various fraud and contract claims and sought compensatory and punitive damages. After a three-week arbitration and multiple rounds of briefing, the ...
Bird Marella is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch by U.S. News. Nearly half of the firm’s entire roster of attorneys have been recognized and selected by their peers as outstanding attorneys in their respective areas of expertise. The Best Lawyers in America (2022 Edition) Terry W. Bird ...
Bird Marella attorneys Ekwan Rhow, Grace Kang, Jon Jackson, and Aharon Kaslow obtained a preliminary injunction in a mobile app technology trade secrets action in the Northern District of California. The action involved claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and violation of the implied covenant of good ...
Bird Marella achieved a significant victory against the U.S. Government, protecting a client’s Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights. This matter represents just one of the victims in the highly-publicized U.S. Private Vaults seizure, where government agents seized hundreds of safe deposit boxes from customers of a private vault service. Since the raid in March 2021, Bird Marella has sought to prevent the government from interfering with the property rights of box holders for whom ...
For a fourth consecutive year, Benchmark Litigation has named Bird Marella principals Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk and Timothy B. Yoo to its “40 & Under Hot List.” The list recognizes litigation attorneys, 40 years old (or younger), who are regarded as the nation’s most accomplished legal practitioners. Age aside, Benchmark Litigation uses this opportunity to highlight ...
