The firm is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as a leading entertainment law firm in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation California, with KWIKA receiving “Tier 1” rankings among entertainment firms in California and Los Angeles. Read the full article
KWIKA is proud to announce that Shawn Holley and Mike Kump have been named to the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal‘s “Top 100” list for 2019. The annual list, published by California’s premier legal publication, honors leading lawyers (in the entire state of California) whose work changed the law, an industry or society in the last year. Read the full article
The firm is pleased to announce that Howard Weitzman and Larry Iser have both been selected for inclusion in Billboard’s prestigious “Top Music Lawyers” list for 2019. Read the full article
Firm partners Dale Kinsella, Larry Iser, and Mike Kump have been named to the “Top Litigators & Trial Lawyers” list by the Los Angeles Business Journal for 2019. Dale Kinsella was recognized for his handling of the highest profile entertainment and intellectual property matters, including profit participation and vertical integration cases. Dale represents the executive producer of the television series “Bones" in the ongoing legal battle that resulted in a $179 million award for Dale’s client. The LABJ discusses Larry’s representation of high profile clients Mattel; Se... Read the full article
Nick Soltman was recently named one of the 2019 “Top 40 Under 40” attorneys in California by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal. Read the full article
Partners Shawn Holley, Lawrence Iser, Dale Kinsella, Gregory Korn, Michael Kump, Suann MacIsaac, Nick Soltman, Kristen Spanier, and Howard Weitzman have been recognized among the top lawyers in the nation in the 2020 edition of “The Best Lawyers in America,” one of the oldest and most respected guides to the legal profession. The attorneys earned a spot in the 2020 listing for their work in the following practice areas: Shawn Holley: Criminal Defense – General Practice; Criminal Defense – White-Collar; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television Lawrence Iser: Ente... Read the full article
Jon Steinsapir was recently quoted in Paul Sullivan’s New York Times article “Retouching the Mona Lisa Is Restoration, but a Mickey Mantle? Collectors Cry Fraud.” Read the full article
KWIKA is pleased to announce that six of the firm’s attorneys were named Southern California “Rising Stars” for 2019 by Super Lawyers magazine and three were named on the “Top 100” list. One of the most respected rating services in the legal profession, Super Lawyers publishes its Rising Stars honor roll each year after putting candidates through a multiphase screening process consisting of managing partner surveys, nomination by peers, third-party feedback, and identification by a Super Lawyers research team. At the final stage, a mere 2.5 percent of considered candidates are sel... Read the full article
Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert, and four of its founding partners—Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Larry Iser and Michael Kump—have been recognized by the prestigious ranking organization, Chambers, as among the top law firms and legal practitioners in the world in the field of Media and Entertainment Litigation. Read the full article
The firm is pleased to announce that partners Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Michael Kump, Shawn Holley, Chad Fitzgerald, Aaron Liskin and Nicholas Soltman were selected for inclusion in Variety's coveted "Legal Impact Report" for 2019. Read the full article
