Lawdragon magazine has selected KWIKA partners Michael Kump and Shawn Holley for the 2011 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America based upon their accomplishments in the past year as well as their continued excellence in their areas of practice.  Michael was recognized in Litigation and Shawn was recognized in Entertainment. read more

Los Angeles, CA — January 4, 2012 — Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert (KWIKA), a high-profile litigation firm specializing in the areas of entertainment, intellectual property, commercial disputes, and criminal law, has named Jennifer McGrath as Partner. read more

Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver, whose unsuccessful lawsuit against KWIKA clients Mark Boal and Kathryn Bigelow claimed their film The Hurt Locker was based on Sarver's personal military experiences, has been ordered to pay the attorney fees of all parties involved.  Dale Kinsella and Jeremiah Reynolds represented screenwriter Boal and director Bigelow in the suit, which was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Nguyen two months ago. read more

When an LA music lawyer was terminated by a Band due to false and defamatory statements by the Band’s auditor that the lawyer had not properly negotiated the Band’s record contract, KWIKA filed suit for the music lawyer. The auditor moved to dismiss the suit under California’s anti-SLAPP statute on the basis that his statements were protected free speech. Larry and Greg not only prevailed on the motion to dismiss read more

For the second year in a row, KWIKA has been named to the top tier in the national rankings of the 2011-2012 Best Law Firms joint survey compiled by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®.  This highly anticipated annual analysis, now in its second year, includes nearly 10,000 law firms in 119 practice areas in 177 metropolitan areas and seven states. KWIKA is one of only 20 U.S. firms selected for the top tier (Tier 1) in the Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television specialty. read more

For the second year in a row, KWIKA has been named to the top tier in the national rankings of the 2011-2012 Best Law Firms joint survey compiled by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®.  This highly anticipated annual analysis, now in its second year, includes nearly 10,000 law firms in 119 practice areas in 177 metropolitan areas and seven states. KWIKA is one of only 20 U.S. firms selected for the top tier (Tier 1) in the Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television specialty. read more

When NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal was sued by an alleged former business associate who claimed the basketball great had ordered him to be kidnapped, he turned for help to KWIKA partners Michael Kump and Jonathan Steinsapir who removed the action to federal court and filed a motion to dismiss the entire lawsuit. The motion—which made it clear Shaq denies plaintiff’s ludicrous allegations—argued the entire action was time-barred by the applicable statute of limitations. read more

KWIKA partner Jeremiah Reynolds secured dismissal of a lawsuit brought against screenwriter Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow by an Iraq war veteran who had claimed their Oscar-winning film The Hurt Locker was based on his personal war experiences. read more

KWIKA partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Erica Phillips' September 21, 2011 Daily Journal article, "Three cases shift profit-dispute balance," where Ms. Phillips explains how the balance of power in claims made by artists against major studios for shortchanging them in their share of profits has lately been shifting to the artists' advantage. read more

KWIKA is pleased to note that partners Dale Kinsella, Larry Iser, Michael Kump and Greg Aldisert are listed in Super Lawyers' 2011 Business Edition. Dale and Greg were chosen for their success in Business Litigation, while Larry and Michael were recognized for Intellectual Property Litigation. read more

KWIKA is proud to announce that partners Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Larry Iser and Michael Kump are included in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  Long recognized as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the U.S., Best Lawyers' latest list is the result of a rigorous national survey involving more than 3.9 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. read more

KWIKA partner Jeremiah Reynolds, on behalf of Mitchell Klebanoff, co-writer of the 1997 Chris Farley comedy Beverly Hills Ninja, has prevailed in Klebanoff's dispute with the financial backers of the sequel. read more

KWIKA is pleased to announce that partners Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman and Shawn Holley are on The Hollywood Reporter's "Power Lawyers 2011" list.  Dale and Howard were chosen for the "Litigation" category while Shawn was picked as one of only three "Troubleshooters." read more

Larry Iser is featured in Catalina Camia's USA Today piece pointing up the importance of getting permission before using copyrighted music in a political campaign. read more

KWIKA is proud to announce that partners Patricia Millett and Suann MacIsaac are on Variety's latest "best and brightest" list of "attorneys that stand above the crowd and represent the next generation of sharp legal minds in the entertainment business." read more

EL SEGUNDO, California (June 22, 2011) – A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has found in favor of toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., ruling that Mattel fully complied with the terms of a 2004 license agreement for the distribution of the board game "Outburst."  A KWIKA team that included Larry Iser, Kristen Spanier, Patricia Millett and Chad Fitzgerald represented Mattel.  Following a nearly month-long trial, on June 20, 2011, the jury returned a verdict rejecting the claim of plaintiff Hersch & Co. that Mattel had failed to advertise the board game as required by the license agreement. The jury verdict comes on the heels of an earlier ruling by Judge Kevin C. Brazile granting Mattel's motion for nonsuit, dismissing all of Hersch's other claims, leaving only the advertising claim for the jury. Mattel distributed "Outburst" from 2004 through 2008. read more

KWIKA partners Michael Kump and Jeremiah Reynolds, representing the Kardashian sisters (Kim, Khloe and Kourtney), filed an anti-SLAPP motion to have a complaint thrown out because a debit card company was seeking to hold the Kardashians liable for exercising their right of free speech on a matter of public interest.  Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hamilton agreed, and granted the motion filed by Kump and Reynolds and awarded attorneys' fees to defendants. read more

Greg Korn, Jonathan Steinsapir, Greg Gabriel, Amber Holley and David Swift were named Rising Stars in Super Lawyers' 2011 edition. read more

KWIKA is proud to announce that David Swift has been chosen as one of New Leaders Council's "40 Under 40" Leadership Award winners for 2011. read more

KWIKA is pleased to announce that Partners Dale Kinsella and Michael Kump have been included in "Top Plaintiffs' Verdicts by Impact 2010" in the January 19, 2011 edition of the Daily Journal, the leading legal newspaper in California. Published annually, the Daily Journal's list is a selection of Top Verdicts throughout the year, highlighting those cases with outstanding results. read more