Salisian Lee Partner Richard Lee and Associate Jay Lichter attended the 2017 LACBA Corporate Counsel Awards Dinner this week, at the invitation of firm client LAACO. The event welcomed special guest speaker Lloyd Blankfein, the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, who spoke at length at the event. Topics covered included the financial crisis and… read more
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Salisian Lee LLP Celebrates 7th Anniversary
Salisian Lee LLP celebrated its anniversary as a firm last night, with it’s 8th annual reception at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. As with previous years, the event was an opportunity to recognize and thank clients, referral sources, friends and family for helping our firm to thrive and grow. A good time was had by all!
Salisian | Lee LLP sponsors SCCLA 2017 Banquet
On Friday evening (5/12), Salisian|Lee once again co-sponsored a dinner table at the annual Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA) banquet. For the first time in 15 years, the banquet was held at the Westin Bonaventure hotel instead of Empress Pavilion Restaurant in Chinatown. Several firm associates and partner Richard Lee attended the event and a… read more
Partner Richard Lee Leads Litigation Seminar at Southwestern Law
Partner Richard Lee gave his annual talk in Professor Bill Wood’s Civil Procedure class at Southwestern Law School on April 25. Addressing the practical realities of practicing litigation in California, he provided an overview of the different phases of litigation: pretrial (i.e., pleadings, law & motions, discovery), trial/arbitration, and post-trial (i.e., appellate practice and post-judgment enforcement… read more
Associate Natalie Rastegari Organizes, Speaks at Annual IABA Gala
Salisian Lee Associate Natalie Rastegari helped to organize last week’s successful Iranian American Bar Association Annual Gala last week (3/16) and spoke at the event, which attracted Iranian American members of the California bar from throughout Southern California. A good time was had by all. A link to a portion of her speech can be… read more
Partner Richard Lee Addresses Next Generation of Attorneys
Salisian Lee partner Richard Lee dedicated this past Saturday afternoon (3/18) to helping the next generation of attorneys map out their careers. He was a featured speaker on a career services panel at Southwestern Law School and spent the time guiding the assembled group through the various considerations involved in crafting a successful legal career, including offering… read more
Super Lawyers 2016
Both founding partners of our firm, Richard Lee and Neal Salisian, have once again made the Super Lawyers list for Southern California 2016. They are joined by associate Jay Lichter in his second year as a Super Lawyer Rising Star. Congratulations all around!
Richard Lee and Han Pai Introduce Offbeat Laws for 2017
In an article published to the Daily Journal on Friday, Partner Richard Lee and Associate Han Pai follow up Richard’s KTLA appearance with a full article summarizing some of the most offbeat laws that will go into effect in California on January 1, 2017. These include denim becoming the state fabric, government buildings only flying “made… read more
Partner Neal Salisian Addresses Demand Letters with American Banker
Partner Neal Salisian provides his thoughts on why attorneys opt to ignore pre-litigation demand letters filed against banks in a discussion with American Banker reporter Andy Peters. He believes that some bankers are afraid of personal liability. As quoted in the article: “It’s a scary situation for a lender or their counsel. You don’t want to fall into… read more
Partner Richard Lee Chats Offbeat CA Laws for 2017 with KTLA
Salisian Lee LLP Partner Richard Lee joined the KTLA Morning news team today to introduce an overview of some of the most offbeat laws that take effect in California come January 1, 2017. With all the very serious and important laws coming our way, it was an opportunity to find some levity – with denim… read more