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I was interviewed by the California Daily Journal about trial strategy and tactics. In a seven-month public corruption prosecution in San Bernardino, the defense chose to rest after half a day of evidence that included no witnesses. The brevity of the defense reflected a belief that the prosecution did not meet ...
Bird Marella Founding Principal Terry Bird was honored on May 6, 2017 at UCLA Royce Hall by the Voice for the Animals Foundation and presented with the “Lily Award” in appreciation of the firm’s pro-bono work with VFTA to have “Billy” the elephant removed from the Los Angeles Zoo and ...
According to a report published today, the DOJ’s Health Care Corporate Strike Force is a shell of its former self under the new administration. The report notes that the highly specialized group of prosecutors in Washington was dedicated to “working on . . . the most complex corporate fraud cases ...
Bird Marella Managing Principal Paul Chan and Associate Gopi Panchapakesan authored an expert analysis for Law 360, “The Far-Reaching New ‘Domestic Injury’ Rule Under Civil RICO.” The article delves into the Supreme Court’s pronouncement in 2016 that private RICO plaintiffs must allege and prove a domestic injury, and considers what might ...
Bird Marella attorneys Ariel Neuman, David Chao, Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk, Kimberley Miller, Doug Fretty, and Timothy Yoo have been selected by Super Lawyers as 2017 Rising Stars. This is the third consecutive year that both Ariel (white-collar litigation) and David (civil litigation) have been selected. For the second consecutive ...
We are proud to announce our 2017 Chambers & Partners USA rankings. Chambers is a primary arbiter of achievement in the legal profession, and this year Bird Marella maintained its status as a top litigation firm nationwide with a Band 2 ranking in “Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations,” and ...
Bird Marella attorneys Julian Burns and Jeremy Matz alongside co-counsel won a permanent writ of mandate against a motel owner’s Costa Mesa luxury housing project on Thursday. Back in early 2016, Julian and the Western Center on Law & Poverty began representing several impoverished long-term residents of a Costa Mesa ...
The High Court in London has ruled that an international mining company under investigation by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) must turn over almost every document created by counsel during the company’s internal investigations. The UK’s version of the attorney/client privilege is known as the legal professional privilege and ...
Bird Marella principal Sharon Ben-Shahar Mayer has been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of 2017’s “Most Influential Women Lawyers.” The list includes a total of 50 women attorneys in the Los Angeles region. To read more, please click here.
I spoke with a reporter from the International Business Times about potential additional charges that could result from live-streaming crimes (based on largely untested theories of criminal liability that would face significant hurdles), and whether websites like Facebook are liable for user-created content. To read the full article please click here.
