Santa Monica Business Lawyers

We have a civil law practice which focuses on business transactions and litigation, including contract formation, dispute resolution and all types of real estate matters. The Principal, Michael Isaac Shokrian, is a licensed real estate broker. We provide legal counsel to many small businesses as well as mid- and larger sized businesses. Our focus is on preemptive transactional guidance for the purpose of navigating around and avoiding/preventing litigation, not moving toward it. However, we are an aggressive and full service litigation office if and when necessary. We work and associate with experienced attorneys up and down the West Coast and...

Prior to becoming a lawyer in 1977, I work for an a major earth moving equipment manufacturer and seller. There I learned something of equipment financing and collection. I learned more of the industry and because a service manager. I learned the economics of heavy industry, equipment financing, construction, warranty, and some construction.

As a lawyer I had a wide range of experience including divorce, collection, commercial litigation, international business relations, business formation, real estate acquisition, financing, corporate acquisition, business and personal injury litigation. I had mentors in and have worked in personal injury, subrogation, real estate...

Mr. Sobel specializes in Business Litigation, Personal Injury (including Wrongful Death, Elder Neglect and Nursing Home Abuse), and Probate. In practice since 1984, he has extensive litigation and trial experience, with over 60 trials to verdict. For over a decade Mr. Sobel served the Los Angeles Superior Court as a Judge Pro Tem and a volunteer Arbitrator. He has been a presenter of continuing legal education in Legal Ethics. He has a reputation for integrity, dedication, hard work, and excellent results.

Jon H. Freis has been practicing law in the State of California since 1999 and currently operates his own boutique law firm in Beverly Hills. He handles a wide variety of matters for his clients, including real estate transactions, business formation, and business and real estate litigation in state and federal courts. Mr. Freis also successfully represented residential, multi-family, hotel, restaurant, and commercial real estate developers in transactional and litigation matters. Mr. Freis has successfully tried over 300 bench trials in breach of contract cases and landlord-tenant matters in Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Freis also...

Attorney Monique Larmond is a co-founder of Givens & Larmond Law Group, LLP and is licensed in California and New York. Her practice areas include all things Business, Personal Injury and Family law. She began her legal career as a personal injury litigator and then went on to gain experience in transactional law, focused in commercial real estate and business transactions, with an emphasis in contract drafting/reviewing, business formations and operation of various types of business entities, and protecting brand ownership through trademark registrations. Ms. Larmond has helped numerous entrepreneurs to form their businesses, insulate their businesses, and protect their...

Andi Mazingo leads Lumen Law Center, a boutique firm delivering innovative legal solutions in employment law and corporate litigation. With over a decade of experience at top firms like Jones Day and Orrick, Andi offers a rigorous, client-focused approach to complex legal challenges. Her employment practice empowers employees facing wrongful termination, workplace harassment, retaliation, and discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, LGBTQ+ status, race, or other protected characteristic, while her corporate work includes civil litigation, including securities litigation and internal investigations. A graduate of UC Berkeley and Northwestern Law, Andi is recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers for her...

Madanes Law concentrates on helping startups and small businesses navigate corporate and business law issues ranging from contract negotiation to litigation as well as employment and landlord/tenant issues.

Representation of homeowners associations throughout Southern California. Business litigation matters of a complex nature and entertainment litigation.

In personal, academic, and professional aspects of my life, I have always had an interest in international and cultural affairs. As a child of Turkish and Mexican parents, I was reared in a multi-cultural household, resulting in my conversational use of Spanish and Turkish languages. During my University education, I was a governing member of Trenza, the Hispanic women’s organization, and also participated in the University’s English Language Conversation Partner Program as a English Tutor. In addition to being a research assistant to a Professor, I studied abroad in Turkey as well as in the Netherlands. My legal career has including positions...