 | Gartenberg Gelfand Wasson & Selden LLP | | | | | 11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1230
Los Angeles, California 90025 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: 7 | | | | 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. Member: American and International Bar Associations; 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. 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). |
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