 | Gartenberg Gelfand Wasson & Selden LLP | | | | | 801 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2170
Los Angeles, California 90017 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Civil Litigation and Arbitration, International and Domestic Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate, Company Formation, Tax, Securities Law, Broker-Dealer, Investment Advisor and Public Company Compliance, Public and Private Offerings, Internet and E-Commerce, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Transactions, Real Estate, Trusts and Estate Planning, Criminal Law, Elder Law, Medi-Cal Planning, Employment Disputes, Tax Litigation, Commercial and Business Litigation and Creditors' Rights, Administrative Law, Regulatory Defense, Trademark, Copyright and Licensing. | | | | Year Established: 2007 | | | | Firm Size: 8 | | | | Edward Gartenberg (Partner) born Regensburg, Germany, June 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1980, District of Columbia; 1982, California. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Author/Co-Author: "Limited Partnerships," Chapter 6, Selecting and Forming Business Entities, CEB 2007; Advanced LLC Issues December 2006 (National Business Institute); "A Review of Fiduciary Duties in California and Delaware Corporations," California State Bar Business Law News, October 2006; The Ins and Outs of Limited Liability Companies in California, February 2005 (National Business Institute); "Business & Professions Code §17200, Recent Developments and a Look to the Future," The California Business Law Reporter, November 2004; Advanced Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organizations and Operations in California, August 2004 (Lorman Education Services); "Fiduciary Duties in Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," California Business Law Practitioner, Winter 2004; "The California Supreme Court Recognizes Holdings Claims for Securities Actions," Mealy's Emerging Securities Litigation, April 2003; "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," California State Bar Business Law; News, December 2002; Staff Attorney, 1976-1979 and Special Counsel, 1979-1981, Division of Enforcement, United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, 1980-1981. Arbitrator: National Association of Securities Dealers; American Arbitration Association. Member: State Bar of California (Chair, Business Law Section; Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Committee, 2006-2007); Beverly Hills Bar Association (Board of Governors, 2004-2005; Chair, Business Law Section, 2002-2004); American Business Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Civil Litigation; Arbitration. | | | | Edward S. Gelfand (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, February 4, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1977, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Roosevelt University (B.S., 1970); University of San Fernando Valley (J.D., 1976). Chief, Branch of Enforcement and Special Counsel, 1981-1984 and Staff Attorney (Enforcement), 1978-1981, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Public Securities; Offerings; Securities Compliance; Securities; Broker-Dealer Arbitration. | | | | Ellis G. Wasson (Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, September 28, 1959; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1982; M.B.T., 1989); Western State University (J.D., 1995); University of San Diego (LL.M., 2001). Certified Public Accountant, California, 1985. Senior Manager, Price Waterhouse, 1993-1998. Partner, Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, Los Angeles, 2000-2002. Member: Los Angeles County and American (Member, Sections on: Tax; Corporate Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (Also at Seal Beach Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions. | | | | Barton S. Selden (Partner) born Newton, Massachusetts, August 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1979); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1983); Vrije Universiteit, Brussels (LL.M. International Law, 1985). Author: "Profili processuali del commercio elettronico," Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto e Procedura Civile, p 73 (Giuffré, 2002); "Lex Mercatoria in European and U.S. Trade Practice," 2 Annual Survey of International and Comparative Law 111, 1995; "International Sales Are Subject to U.N. Convention," Export Today, Vol. 7, No. 9, 1991; "More on Service Abroad," California International Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2. Lecturer: Mainzer Medieninstitut, Germany and Universita Ca' Foscari di Venezia, Italy. Professor, International Business Transactions and European Law, Golden Gate University School of Law. Fulbright Professor, International Business Transactions and Intellectual Property Law, Prague University of Economics, 2008. Member: American Bar Association; International Bar Association; American Society of International Law. (Also at San Francisco Office). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: International Trade; International Business Law; Trademarks; International Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Commercial Law. | | | | Shirley Hayton (Partner) born Glasgow, Scotland, October 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2008, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Antioch College (B.A., Liberal Studies, 1995); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1999). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Securities Litigation; Elder Abuse; Complex Business Litigation. | | | | —————————— | | | | Kristin L. Sciarra (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: Univeristy of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 2001); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2004). | | | | Cristina F. Keith (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, California. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., cum laude, 1998); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Languages: Italian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. | | | | Rachel Simon (Associate) born Bethpage, New York, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, California. Education: Hofstra University (B.A., 2002); California Western School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Formation; Business Transactions. |
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