Reference List

Charles Barker
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Nestor Barrero
Vice President-Employment Counsel
NBC Universal
100 Universal City Plaza, Building 1280-08
Universal City, CA 91608

Karen Corman
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
300 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Craig Donahue
Thomas, Donahue, Thomas & Hurevitz, LLP
801 North Brand Blvd., Suite 650
Glendale, CA 91203

Mia Farber
Jackson Lewis
725 South Figueroa St., Suite 2500
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Howard L. Halm
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker
555 S. Flower Street, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2407

Kashif Haque
Aegis Law Firm
One Park Plaza, 6th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614

Douglas Hart
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Dan Hoffer
Kellman Hoffer
1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 500
Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Brian Holbrook
Managing Counsel
Toyota Financial Services
19801 Western Avenue
Torrance, CA 90509

Barry Kellman
Kellman Hoffer
1500 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 500
Manhattan Beach, California 90266

Tracey Kennedy
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Christopher Kim
Lim, Ruger & Kim
1055 West 7th Street, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, California, 90017-2554

Kristine Kwong
Hinshaw & Culbertson
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90025

Frank Liberatore
Jackson Lewis
725 South Figueroa St., Suite 2500
Los Angeles, CA 90017

Michelle Sherman
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Ann Kane Smith
Thelen, Reid & Priest
333 S. Hope St., Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Cortez Smith
Senior Legal Director
Yahoo!
2401 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Dianne Baquet Smith
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Ricardo Torres
The Law Offices of Ricardo Torres
3699 Wilshire Blvd., No. 1140
Los Angeles, CA 90010

Samuel Wong
Aegis Law Firm
One Park Plaza, 6th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614

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