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Phone: (213) 622-9100

Address: 444 S Flower St Ste 1840, Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Criminal Defense
This week, Salisian Lee LLP Partner Richard Lee once again guest lectured at Southwestern Law School. Taking the lectern in Professor Bill Wood’s Civil Procedure Class alongside criminal defense attorney Antonio Villegas, the two addressed the class’s questions about actual practice after law school in both the civil and criminal courts. Photos below.
Wrongful Death
This hesitation to provide coverage for Period One was at the center of a tragic and unfortunate accident, and which was the impetus for the new law. On New Year's Eve in 2013, an UberX driver struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in San Francisco, which led to a wrongful death lawsuit. Uber argued that the driver was not covered because the driver only had the app open and was not a carrying a passenger at the time. Uber recently reached a tentative settlement of that lawsuit on July 15, 2014. Today, this gap in coverage has been closed as a result of this unfortunate tragedy.
Fraud
First-Chaired a federal court jury trial in the Central District of California on behalf of a Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant in a seven-figure equipment finance and business fraud dispute. Obtained a unanimous jury verdict in my client’s favor, awarding 100% of damages sought in our complaint and a complete dismissal of all counterclaims against my client.
Misdemeanors
In the criminal context, California's Senate Bill 255 was enacted in 2013 as the first law in the country to specifically target revenge porn. The law made it a misdemeanor to post identifiable nude pictures taken by another person without permission, with the intent to cause emotional distress or humiliation. A central flaw of that law is that it does not cover "selfies," or images taken by the victim which are later obtained by another person. This is troubling, as the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative has estimated that 80 percent of revenge porn images are recorded by victims themselves. Legislators later acknowledged the widespread criticism of this loophole and passed Senate Bill 1255 (also effective July 1), which implements the law without regard for who actually took the picture or video.
Embezzlement
Second-chaired a 7 week-long jury trial in the Orange County Superior Court on behalf of a Taiwanese corporation. Representing the plaintiff in the action, levied claims of embezzlement and fraud against seven defendants, including the corporation’s former officers. Representation resulted in a $4.4 million judgment for client and a complete defense verdict against over $11 million in cross-claims.
Identity Theft
On January 1, 2015, California's newest data security legislation, Assembly Bill No. 1710 ("AB1710"), went into effect. AB1710 was enacted in response to recent high-profile data breaches and amends California's already stringent privacy protections under Civil Code section 1798.80 et seq. Most notably, the new law applies California's consumer data security procedures to a broader group of businesses, further restricts disclosure of social security numbers, and confusingly outlines identity theft monitoring protections, leaving business entities vulnerable to litigation. Entities that do business with California residents must take note of the new regulations and evaluate whether their consumer data policies and procedures are in compliance.
Restraining Order
Successfully defended judgment creditor in lawsuit by a competing secured creditor seeking damages and injunctive relief, including successfully opposing multiple ex parte applications for temporary restraining orders and other relief.

Business and Corporate Law

Corporate Law
Born and raised in California, Mr. Salisian earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where he was a member of the Hale Moot Court Honors team and president of the Corporate Law Society. Mr. Salisian completed his undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame, graduating magna cum laude with a B.B.A. in Finance and a B.A. in Computer Applications. Mr. Salisian was a two-time Monogram recipient for the NCAA Division I Fencing program at Notre Dame.
Business Formation
Han Pai is a partner at Salisian | Lee LLP. He focuses his practice on complex business litigation, as well as on the transactional and business formation needs of the firm’s diverse client roster.
Business Disputes
Businesses may appear successful on paper, but if payment or goods and services are not timely rendered in exchange, the bottom line can take a sizable hit. As a full service business law firm, our attorneys know that client success must be tangible and include the actual recovery of debts owed. A debt is no better than the paper on which it is written unless it can actually be collected. We make this necessary process much more efficient and effective.
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Unfair Competition
For instance, failure to disclose knowledge of the building's energy usage could constitute a cause of action in a civil suit. If an owner fails to disclose the required information, a buyer, lessee, or financier of a commercial property may have a viable claim for negligent misrepresentation, fraud, or a violation of California's Unfair Competition Law.
Antitrust
Litigated a major insurance recovery case with over $5 million obtained for the client against their insurance company for bad faith denial of right to defend underlying antitrust litigation. Exposed unclean hands at insurance company which helped increase ultimate settlement amount.

Employment Litigation
Ms. Rastegari received her J.D. from USC’s Gould School of Law. While there, she externed for Justice Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. During the course of her legal studies, Ms. Rastegari also worked in her law school’s immigration clinic and for a prominent civil rights and employment litigation firm in downtown Los Angeles. She received her B.A. from UCLA, graduating cum laude.
Severance Agreement
Represented the Chief Financial Officer in the sale of a company with EBITA in excess of $25 million/year, which included a favorable share buy-out and severance package.

Real Estate Litigation
Natalie Rastegari is a senior counsel at Salisian | Lee LLP. Ms. Rastegari’s practice is focused on representing Southern California-based businesses and individuals in a wide variety of business and real estate matters. Ms. Rastegari has gained significant experience inside and outside of the courtroom, handling all phases of litigation and settlement negotiations, including pre-trial and jury trial practice.
Premises Liability
Successfully represented Service-Industry client in two Premises Liability and Wrongful Death actions seeking over $10 million, resulting in five-figure settlement at Mediation.
Construction Litigation
Prior to forming Salisian | Lee, Mr. Lee practiced at Hunt Ortmann, a well-respected construction litigation firm, and served as counsel in Century City, where he refined his litigation skills tackling the murky legal waters in the wake of the commercial real estate meltdown.
Real Estate Transactions
Horiike v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Co. considers what fiduciary duties are owed by agents to buyers and sellers in residential real estate transactions, when the agents are acting under the same brokerage firm. The dispute in
Eminent Domain
The generally stable area of eminent domain law, which permits the government to acquire private property as a means to achieve certain public purposes, got a jolt recently when an intermediate appellate court declared that part of the statutory scheme was unconstitutional in
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Property Damage
The new law requires liability coverage for drivers during Period one, either through the TNC's policy, a new type of personal policy for driver's specifically covering ridesharing activities, or a combination of the two. The liability coverage must be at least $50,000 minimum for injury to a single person, $100,000 minimum for injury to multiple persons, and $30,000 minimum for property damage.

Personal Injury
Effective March 1, 2014, all new "personal injury" cases, defined by Local Rule 2.3(a)(1)(A), must be filed at one of two locations: (1) the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, which now houses four Personal Injury Departments, or (2) the Antelope Valley Courthouse (North District) in Lancaster, California. The Filing Court Locator on the Los Angeles County Superior Court's website determines the filing location.
Disability Discrimination
This case presents the following issue before the California Supreme Court: When a plaintiff dismisses her action in exchange for the defendant's payment of a monetary settlement, is she the prevailing party for purposes of an award of costs under Code of Civil Procedure section 1032(a)(4) because she is "the party with a net monetary recovery?" Or is the defendant the prevailing party because it is "a defendant in whose favor a dismissal is entered"? After the termination of her employment, plaintiff Maureen DeSaulles ("DeSaulles") sued defendant Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula ("Community Hospital") for disability discrimination and related claims. The trial court granted summary adjudication on DeSaulles' claim for failure to accommodate her disability, resolving the majority of DeSaulles' claims in favor of Community Hospital. The parties agreed to settle the remaining claims in exchange for a $23,500 payment made by Community Hospital. Then, the action was dismissed with prejudice. The settlement agreement did not contain any provision relating to litigation costs. Both DeSaulles and Community Hospital filed memoranda in the trial court asking for an award of litigation costs as the "prevailing party" pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 1032. Section 1032 includes in its definition of a "prevailing party" the party with a "net monetary recovery" and "a defendant in whose favor a dismissal is entered." The trial court found Community Hospital to be the prevailing party since it "prevailed on significant causes of action" and awarded over $13,000 in costs to Community Hospital. The Court of Appeal reversed, holding that the settlement proceeds received by DeSaulles constituted a "net monetary recovery," making her the prevailing party and entitled to costs.

Trusts and Estates

Estate Planning
Woody Jones is a litigation associate at Salisian Lee LLP. His practice is focused on representing clients in business litigation, real estate litigation, and similar business-oriented disputes. He earned the CALI Award for the highest grade in International Environmental Law while in law school at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, California. He is licensed to practice law in both California and Louisiana state courts, as well as the United States District court for the Central District of California.

Bankruptcy
Salisian Lee’s Bankruptcy Litigation practice offers counsel regarding all forms of individual and business bankruptcy litigation, with a focus on large-scale personal and corporate Chapter 11 proceedings, on behalf of debtors and creditors alike. We represent board members, creditors – both secured and unsecured – and creditor and equity committees, shareholders, and trustees, as well as debtors, debtors in possession, landlords and lessors, and the purchasers and sellers of distressed assets.
Foreclosure
Coker v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Fourth District for the California Court of Appeal ruled in favor of a California homeowner who negotiated a short sale of her home that left her personally liable to the lender for the loan balance. The Court of Appeal barred enforcement of the homeowner's agreement to pay the lender the $116,000 difference between the sale price and the loan balance. The Court reasoned, because the loan had been used to buy the home, the California anti-deficiency statute, which provides that a lender who provides a loan secured only by property purchased as the debtor's residence can look only to that property for loan repayment, protected the homeowner from the lender's post sale collection action. Thus, in addition to the protections provided in the foreclosure context, the Court of Appeal held that CCP § 580(b) also protects borrowers when the home is sold in a short sale. The Court further held that the anti-deficiency provisions could not be waived, and thus, any agreement the homeowner signed agreeing to pay the balance of debts to the lender was unenforceable. In 2011, after the sale in Coker closed, short sale provisions were added to the Code of Civil Procedure under CCP § 580(e) providing that a mortgage lender who consents to a short sale waives any claim against the borrower for the deficiency. Unless the California Supreme Court overturns the
Tax Law
Debt Collection
Debt collection and asset recovery are essential elements of dispute resolution and crucial to how we define success. Let us help you get yours.

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