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Brian Robbins

Securities Law

5060 Shoreham Place, 300, San Diego, CA 92122

Brian J. Robbins is a co-founder and the managing partner of Robbins LLP. He has committed his entire career to representing shareholders, employees, consumers, and small businesses in complex litigation. Mr. Robbins has prosecuted hundreds of cases across the country, often in leadership roles, and has achieved sizable monetary recoveries and corporate governance improvements on behalf of his clients. For his leadership and achievements, he has been recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2007 – many years ranking among the Top 50 Attorney in San Diego – and a Best Lawyer in America for Securities Litigation. Mr. Robbins’ achievements are proof positive that shareholder derivative actions are an important tool for keeping corporate management and fraud in check. His dedication to shareholder rights has helped propel Robbins LLP into a nationally recognized leader in shareholder rights litigation. As lead or co-lead counsel, Mr. Robbins has negotiated sweeping corporate governance reforms and numerous multimillion dollar settlements – including one of the largest securities fraud class action recoveries in San Diego’s history. Mr. Robbins received his Master of Laws in Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center and his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt Law School, where he served as research assistant to Professor Donald C. Langevoort, former Special Counsel for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Office of the General Counsel, and Professor Larry D. Soderquist, one of the most respected professors in the field of corporate and securities law. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in just two and one-half years from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Brian Turnauer

Brian Turnauer

Distinguished Lawyer

Sports Law

1801 Century Park W, Los Angeles, CA 90067, USA

Area of Practice: Sports and Entertainment Litigation Liner Freedman Taitelman Cooley LLP Partner Brian Elliot Turnauer is an experienced civil litigator whose practice focuses on entertainment, sports, employment, and commercial litigation. His twenty-three years of litigation and trial experience extends to both State and Federal Courts, and he has arbitrated before numerous arbitration tribunals including the California Labor Commissioner and International Television and Film Alliance (IFTA). Brian’s entertainment practice includes the representation of talent agencies, personal managers, actors, musicians (DJs, song-writers, composers), social media and cultural influencers, motion picture and television producers, and publishing companies. His sports practice includes the representation of professional athletes (boxers, wrestlers, basketball players and extreme sport athletes). He is also a licensed NBA agent. Brian often works with the FBI and the LAPD's Major Crimes, Celebrity Protection and Cyber-Crime division.

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Briana Williams

Distinguished Lawyer

Labor Law

2801 sunset place, 525, Los Angeles, 90005 California

Briana’s practice centers on defending employers against Labor Code, Wage Order, and PAGA claims, as well as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and failure to accommodate allegations under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. She combines litigation strategy with internal workforce systems design to reduce recurring risk and position companies for defensible decision making.

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Brinda Gandhi

Family and Divorce Law

4300 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 240, Long Beach, CA 90807

Brinda Gandhi is the senior managing attorney with Envision Family Law, LLP. She is an experienced and acclaimed family law attorney, praised for her intelligent and insightful approach to litigation. Brinda obtains remarkable outcomes in family law matters. Brinda represents a wide variety of individuals–from the traditional middle-class to business owners, entrepreneurs, creative artists as well as those in legal and medical fields. Brinda’s broad-based knowledge, expertise and courtroom experience, allow her to quickly and deftly grasp the unique aspects each case needs to get the best possible result for her client. Not only is Brinda adept at representing people currently located in California, but she has extensive experience with international divorce and custody issues. Being licensed as an attorney in India as well as the USA allows Brinda to effortlessly advise her clients that have interests and/or children in both countries. Brinda has an impeccable reputation among the Southeast Asian community. Not only is Brinda a leader amongst her peers in the family law arena, she is a leader in her community at large. She is currently serving as Director for the non-profit organization South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency (S.A.H.A.R.A), working to provide services to victims of domestic violence. Brinda is also an Advisory Board Member for the organization Share a Smile, a non-profit which helps to provide opportunities for low-income communities in the field of education, healthcare and women empowerment. She was awarded the N24 Excellence Honor for her distinguished service to the South Asian American and South Asian community as an activist. Brinda has been recognized by political leaders. In fact, she was awarded Assembly District Woman of the Year by Assembly Woman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens). Brinda has been an attorney for over 13 years. Brinda received her LL.B. at the K.C. Law College, permanently affiliated with the University of Mumbai where she graduated in the top 10% of her class. Brinda is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati and can speak, read and write beginner level French.

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