Atty. Michael V. Mancini
Founding Partner Michael V. Mancini is a litigator and trial attorney who focuses on shareholder and derivative, cannabis, business, and entertainment disputes.
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Michael V. Mancini is a Founding Partner based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Mancini Shenk LLP. They have 17+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2009. Their practice focuses on business, litigation, entertainment, and cannabis. Admitted to practice in California (2009) and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court, Central, Northern, Souther (2019). Educated at Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008) and California Polytechnic State University (B.A., 2004). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Founding Partner Michael V. Mancini is a litigator and trial attorney who focuses on shareholder and derivative, cannabis, business, and entertainment disputes
- He has represented internationally recognized businesses, notable angel investors, startups, world-famous celebrities, small local businesses, and private individuals
- Michael is a leader in cannabis litigation who handles headline-making cannabis disputes
- He regularly leads complex cannabis litigation and serves as an advisory co-counsel to large law firms
- He has spoken on multiple expert panels regarding the ethics of representing licensed cannabis companies, emerging trends in cannabis litigation, and the need to thoroughly comprehend state and local licensing before rushing into court
- Michael has recovered tens of millions of dollars for cannabis clients and defeated millions of dollars in claims against them
- Michael also has substantial experience in high-stakes business, breach of contract, entertainment, shareholder and derivative, real estate, insurance bad faith, false promise, business divorce, and unfair competition cases
- Michael has negotiated dozens of advantageous settlements, secured case-ending pretrial rulings, excluded damaging evidence and expert testimony, fended off abusive evidentiary motions, taken and defended key depositions, and handled private arbitration proceedings and civil jury and bench trials in State and Federal courts
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing.
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Cannabis attorneys for business licensing, regulatory compliance, and marijuana-related legal matters.
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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