Outstanding Legal Team

Uri Litvak

Uri Litvak is an attorney and strategic advisor with 25 years of experience in the areas of M&A, corporate law, securities, corporate finance, and complex litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution.  He was formerly with the law firm of Skadden Arps in New York (www.Skadden.com), which is consistently ranked as one of the top law firms in the United States for M&A, Securities and Corporate Finance.  He has also served as corporate counsel for both multi-billion dollar publicly traded companies, such as Cendant and AIG, as well as small entrepreneurial start ups.  He is an honors graduate of U Miami and NYU.  Uri prides himself on providing big firm expertise at a cost that’s manageable for the firm’s clients.  He enjoys being an instrumental part of the strategic process while fiercely protecting his clients’ interests.

Joel Poremba

Joel Poremba is a seasoned business litigator with 22 years of experience. He has represented small and medium sized companies as well as global corporate entities including a global media company with assets over $1 billion. He was successful before the Ninth Circuit representing an NFL player in an ERISA matter disabled while playing on national television in a multi-million matter against the NFL. He subsequently prepared the client for a feature and interview on ESPN’s show “Outside the Lines” regarding the NFL’s handling of disabled players. Prior to that, he represented insureds for nearly ten years in insurance bad faith matters. Mr. Poremba is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego and Western State University, College of Law.

S. MARTIN KELETI

Mr. Keleti is a graduate of UC Hastings College of the Law. He has practiced civil litigation in state and federal courts at all levels. He has advised clients before suit and represented them before administrative agencies, in arbitrations and mediations, and in trial courts, intermediate appellate courts, and courts of last resort, including the United States Supreme Court. He has participated in several precedent-setting cases. He has also served as an expert witness and adjunct professor of law. His cases have included disputes involving such diverse fields as intellectual property, entertainment law, real estate, civil rights, probate, and personal injury, among others. He looks for practical and innovative solutions to meet clients’ needs.

Jerold Gorski

Mr. Gorski graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Law in 1994 where he practiced civil litigation and also taught Business and Contract Law at Rockford Business College for two years. He was admitted in California in 1998 and has practiced law in southern California since that time. Mr. Gorski has developed a great deal of expertise in business transactions, contract law, and a wide variety of complex civil matters working with several large firms including McDermott, Will & Emery, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He has been involved in various high-profile and esoteric matters, including an appeal before the United States Supreme Court, the Hughes-Raytheon merger, and legal matters with international dimensions.

John Karimi

John Karimi is experienced in the fields of corporate, employment, and complex tort litigation. He has represented clients during pre-litigation, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution in various high stakes matters. He has experience serving as counsel for small businesses, major brands, and individuals. He attended Occidental College where he graduated with a major in Politics and a minor in Philosophy and graduated from Chapman University Dale E. Fowler’s School of Law where he was the recipient of a CALI Excellence for the Future Award.

Julia Witt

Ms. Witt is an accomplished attorney with experience encompassing all aspects of corporate, business, and intellectual property litigation. She has represented major corporations, small to mid-sized businesses, and individuals in a variety of industries in both state and federal court. Ms. Witt holds a law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School, and both a Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California, where she graduated summa cum laude. She enjoys working to ardently protect her clients’ interests from a variety of angles and across many different sectors.