LAWYERS OF THE FIRM

HOWARD E. KING, admitted to bar, 1977, California.  Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977).  Chief Justice, Moot Court Honors Program.  Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers; National Order of Barristers.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Business and Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate.

KEITH T. HOLMES, admitted to bar, 1977, California.  Education:  Northwestern University (B.A. 1974); University of  Pennsylvania (J.D. 1977).  Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1976-1977.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Real Estate and Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Securities; and Banking.

PETER T. PATERNO, admitted to bar, 1976, California.  Education:  Harvey Mudd College (B.S., with distinction, 1972); University of Hawaii (M.A., 1973); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1976).  PRACTICE AREAS:  Entertainment Law.

JILL H. BERLINER, admitted to bar, 1984, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.  Education:  University of California at Santa Cruz (B.A. with honors in history, 1979); University of Southern California (J.D., 1984).  Member and Editor, University of Southern California Law Review, 1982-1984.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Entertainment Law.

BRIAN JAMES BIRD, admitted to bar, 1978, California and U.S. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California.  Education: Yale University (B.A., 1971); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., cum laude, 1978).  Member, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1977-1978.  Member, Los Angeles County and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Business Litigation

NIKKI WOLONTIS, admitted to bar, 1978, California.  Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); Stanford University (J.D., 1978).  Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa. Founding Member, Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation.  Member, Los Angeles County and American (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of California.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Financial Institutions Law, General Corporate and Regulatory Representation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bank Applications and Organizations; Corporate Securities.

JEFFREY P. SILBERMAN, admitted to bar 1983, California.  Education:  Haverford College (B.A. 1978); University of Southern California Law Center (J.D., 1983).  Member, Order of the Coif.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Entertainment Law.

DANNA L. COOK, admitted to bar, 1985, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and U.S. Claims Court.  Education:  Occidental College  (B.A. with distinction in English, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981); Yale University, (J.D. 1984).  Law Clerk to Hon. Arthur L. Alarcon, U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit, 1984-1985.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Entertainment Law; Entertainment Litigation.

STEPHEN D. ROTHSCHILD, admitted to bar, 1987, California.  Education:  University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1984); Loyola Marymount University (J.D., 1987).  Recipient, Bancroft Whitney Award for Excellence in the Study of Employment Discrimination. Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Business, Intellectual Property, and Employment Litigation.

STEVEN J. PLINIO, admitted to bar, 1988, California.  Education:  London School of Economics and Political Science (1984); Colgate University (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1985); Northwestern University School of Law  (J.D., 1988).  PRACTICE AREAS: Music Law; General Entertainment and New Media Law.

LESLIE E. FRANK, admitted to bar, 1992, California.  Education:  Carnegie-Mellon University (B.A. with honors, 1987); University of California at Davis, School of Law (J.D. 1992).  Editor, “Environs,” Environmental Law Journal.  PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment Law and New Media Law.

SETH MILLER, admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education:  University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1980); University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D., 1994).  PRACTICE AREAS:  Business and Entertainment Litigation.

MADGE S. BELETSKY, admitted to bar, 1986, New York; 1989, California.  Education:  State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A. with honors, 1982); Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.  (J.D., Cum Laude 1985).  Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Corporate; Securities; Banking and Mergers and Acquisitions.

MICHELLE N. JUBELIRER, admitted to bar, 2000, New York.  Education:  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1995); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1999).  PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment Law and New Media Law.

JACQUELINE L. SABEC, admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: Ithaca College (B.A. 1995); Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California (J.D. 1999); President, Intellectual Property Law Association (1997 - 1999). PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment Law, Mergers and Acquisitions.

JOSEPH M. CARLONE, admitted to bar, 1997, California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1994); Whittier College School of Law (J.D., 1997). PRACTICE AREAS: Entertainment Law

OF COUNSEL

JACK FRIED, admitted to bar, 1974, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.  Education:  University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1971); University of California at Los Angeles, (J.D. 1974). Member, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; California Bankers Association; Community Bankers of Southern California; Western Independent Bankers.  PRACTICE AREAS:  Financial Institutions Law, General Corporate and Regulatory Representation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bank Applications and Organizations; Corporate Securities.