Congratulations to Lauren Varnado on being elected to the Law360 Energy Editorial Board! The editorial advisory board provides feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage.

Lauren Varnado

Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation
Industries
Energy

Congratulations to Sanford Michelman and Dana Kravetz on being named 2023 Legal Visionaries by the Los Angeles Times.  See the full list of recognized Visionaries below.

Sanford L. Michelman

Co-Founding Partner
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance
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Dana A. Kravetz

Firm Managing Partner
Practices
Labor & Employment
Industries
Hospitality
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The talent and promise of M&R’s next-generation lawyers runs deep.  We are incredibly proud of Shaina L. Kinsberg, Esq., MBA, Alex Safyan, Kevin KimAllison Aguirre, and Samantha Gavin from our LA & OC offices, who have been named Rising Stars by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters 2023!

Shaina L. Kinsberg

Contract Attorney
Practices
Labor & Employment

Alexander R. Safyan

Counsel
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation, Commercial & Business Litigation
Industries
Consumer Products, Internet, Software & Technology

Kevin Kim

Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Banking & Financial Services

Allison C. Aguirre

Associate
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation
Industries
Insurance

Samantha Drysdale

Senior Associate
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation
Industries
Insurance

Congratulations to Ashley Moore, our Dallas Office Managing Partner, for being recognized by Best Lawyers as one of the premier IP litigators in the country

Ashley N. Moore

Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Energy, Internet, Software & Technology

Congratulations to Sanford Michelman and Dana Kravetz, two of the city’s Top 100 Lawyers as designated by the Los Angeles Business Journal. We join the LABJ in celebrating the extraordinary work, leadership and records of success that Sanford and Dana bring to M&R and our clients across industries.

Sanford L. Michelman

Co-Founding Partner
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Banking & Financial Services, Insurance

Dana A. Kravetz

Firm Managing Partner
Practices
Labor & Employment
Industries
Hospitality
Seth Darmstadter, our Office Managing Partner in the Chicago, has been named by Crain’s Chicago Business as a 2023 Notable Litigator. The annual listing recognizes top litigators and trial attorneys in the Chicago metro area for their success and accomplishments over the last 18 months. We congratulate Seth for the recognition, the extraordinary work he continues to do on behalf of his remarkable roster of clients, and for his efforts to elevate M&R’s profile and reach in the Windy City.

Seth E. Darmstadter

Office Managing Partner/Class Action & Complex Litigation Practice Leader
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Cannabis, Internet, Software & Technology

Here’s to Lara Shortz, who the Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized yet again as one of the most influential women attorneys in the city.

Lara A. H. Shortz

Firm Recruiting Partner/Labor & Employment Practice Group Leader
Practices
Labor & Employment
Industries
Hospitality
We congratulate Michael Poster on his repeat recognition from Billboard. His work handling catalog acquisitions and music financing transactions continues to amaze, and on the heels of a banner year in 2022, Mike’s prolific deal flow continues into 2023. Bravo, Mike, on your status as a top music lawyer!

Michael S. Poster

Partner-in-Charge
Practices
Corporate, M&A, Securities & Real Estate, Intellectual Property
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Banking & Financial Services, Internet, Software & Technology, Music & Entertainment
M&R has opened its doors to beautiful new offices in New York. Located at 605 Third, between 39th and 40th Streets, the expansive space—nearly 20,000 square feet on the 30th floor—will serve as the East Coast hub for our litigation and corporate practice groups. It will also provide us much needed room to grow.
 
The building, which is central to the midtown and midtown-south business districts and within walking distance to Grand Central Station, has all kinds of amenities. These include an on-site, full-service meeting space called @Ease 605, where we will be hosting client- and industry-focused events in the months and years to come.
 
Raising our profile in NYC and further developing our roster of clients there is a huge priority for the firm. Planting our flag at 605 Third will go a long way in helping us reach that goal.

Today is a special day for M&R in Dallas. The firm has taken up occupancy in new office space on the 17th floor of the Crescent business complex, a landmark in Dallas’ Uptown.

The move demonstrates our commitment to the market in Dallas and throughout the Southwest, and we anticipate big things in the Big D going forward. For those unfamiliar with the area, the Crescent is centrally located and, as the name suggests, features iconic half-moon windows that anchor the space.

Not only is the move a boon for our Dallas team—Ashley Moore, Matt Yarbrough, Jason Blackstone and Richard Kim—it also bodes well for M&R’s planned growth in the city. The new offices are as beautiful as they are functional and should give us a leg up in attracting top legal talent to the firm.

Of course, our new home at the Crescent is also a wonderful space to host clients. That said, if you find yourself in Dallas, we welcome your visit.