Since its founding as a litigation boutique in Los Angeles, Bird Marella Boxer Wolpert Nessim Drooks Lincenberg & Rhow has prided itself on its strategic dedication to high-stakes commercial and white-collar crime litigation. The firm has garnered significant recognition and acclaim for its specialization in those two pillars of litigation. Clients have recently applauded its practitioners for their communication and case management skills, praising them for “efficiently” and “effectively” managing budgets and files while working on the case.
Under the firm’s civil litigation pillar is its niche in entertainment litigation – an area that has recently been strengthened with the addition of
John Berlinski to the ranks already well-endowed with Ekwan Rhow. Berlinski’s entertainment practice specializes in profit participation litigation, an area in which he receives recognition from peers. As one reacting to his move comments, “he does a lot of [those] cases.” Recently, Berlinski represented Scarlet Johansson in her high-profile and publicly fought lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, alleging breach of contract claims against the global company. The case was settled confidentially.
Rhow mixes his commercial litigation practice with entertainment and intellectual property, creating a niche in the market as an all-purpose commercial trial lawyer standing at the cutting-edge of cases crossing these three areas. A large portion of his practice involves representing clients in class actions as either plaintiff or defendant. As co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel in the national class action against Chinese tech giant ByteDance and its US subsidiary TikTok, Rhow secured a $92 million settlement for users who alleged that the app collects and stores biometric data without consent and shares the data with the Chinese government and violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Beyond the commercial realm, he represents clients in securities-related actions defending and prosecuting claims. In the same vein, Dorothy Wolpert has built her practice litigating a mix of intellectual property, entertainment and legal malpractice disputes.
Paul Chan has recently received cheers from clients for his case strategy and courtroom presence and his “reasonableness” during contentious litigation. Like his colleagues, he has a diverse commercial litigation practice that encompasses securities and intellectual property disputes as well. Benjamin Gluck is a force in white-collar crime, specifically in matters related to healthcare fraud and related civil claims.
Ronald Nessim is an experienced trial lawyer in both white-collar crime and entertainment litigation.
