Attorney Profiles

Patty Chen is a litigation associate at Salisian Lee LLP, where she represents the legal interests of a diverse range of clients across various industries, including commercial real estate and technology. With a strong foundation in both state and federal law, Ms. Chen adeptly navigates complex legal challenges, providing strategic solutions tailored to her clients’ unique needs.

Jared Densen is a litigation associate with Salisian Lee LLP. In that capacity, he works with several of the firm’s practice groups on pending litigation, negotiations and settlements across multiple industries. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Densen worked as an entertainment lawyer in both transactional and litigation capacities, both for law firms and as a sole practitioner.

Jennifer Goldstein is a litigation associate with Salisian Lee LLP. In that capacity, she represents individuals and corporate clients in business disputes across industries.

Richard Lee is Of Counsel with Salisian | Lee LLP, having previously co-founded and co-managed the firm since its inception. He focuses his practice on complex business litigation, real estate matters, and general business formation and development for clients in California and beyond. With years of legal practice at large, highly-regarded international, national, and regional firms behind him, his experience spans breach of contract claims, business torts, insurance recovery work, real estate disputes, bankruptcy proceedings, software and technology licensing, construction and mechanic’s lien claims, unfair competition claims, and employment-related issues.

Marius Mateescu is a litigation associate at Salisian | Lee LLP.  He focuses his practice on commercial and business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate at another commercial litigation firm.

Han Pai is a partner at Salisian | Lee LLP, where he focuses his practice on general business litigation matters, as well as on the transactional and business formation needs of the firm’s diverse client roster. Mr. Pai divides his time equally amongst the firm’s various practices, representing businesses and entrepreneurs in a wide array of industries throughout Southern California, including real estate, financial services, entertainment, and technology. He handles all phases of litigation, such as pre-judgment and post-judgment remedies, as well as issues that arise in the course of alternative and informal dispute resolution.

Gabriela Perez is an associate attorney at Salisian Lee LLP where she represents clients in a range of business and entertainment litigation matters. Her practice spans state and federal courts, and she has significant experience drafting complex motions, handling discovery, and representing clients in mediations and court proceedings.

Neal Salisian is a founder and the Managing Partner of Salisian | Lee LLP. He focuses his practice on complex litigation and serves as business formation and development counsel for a cross-section of entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized businesses throughout California. Since launching the firm in 2010, Mr. Salisian has handled prominent cases throughout the region, including the defense position in a highly-publicized series of cases against some of the largest real estate developers in Southern California and successfully taking on far larger and global firms in representing a web-based marketing company in a hotly contested “bet-the-company” legal battle with its competitor over ownership rights.

Tyler E. Sanchez is a partner at Salisian Lee LLP. Mr. Sanchez’s practice is focused on representing businesses and individuals in disputes across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining Salisian Lee, Mr. Sanchez was a litigation associate at Murchison & Cumming, LLP in Los Angeles, California. Prior to that, he was also an associate with Ford & Diulio PC in Costa Mesa, California and Hayford & Felchlin, LLP in the Los Angeles office.

Biography Brian Zhang is a litigation associate with Salisian Lee LLP. In that capacity, Mr. Zhang works on a wide array of legal matters across multiple industries, including commercial real estate, insurance and entertainment. Prior to joining the firm in 2024, he worked for a Silicon Valley-based law firm handling intellectual property cases, largely in federal court. While there, Mr. Zhang predominantly handled cases involving patent, copyright and trade secret concerns involving a variety of technologies, including drug discovery, medical devices and photovoltaics. Mr. Zhang received his J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he was… read more