News and Updates

On June 13, 2018, M. Paula Aguila successfully argued to the Florida Third District Court of Appeal that a trial court’s order denying a motion to dismiss based on a forum selection clause in the parties’ agreement should be reversed in Hamed Wardak, et. al. v. Estrategia Investimentos, S.A., et. al. Aguila, Andrés Rivero, and Alan H. Rolnick are defending a Florida resident and several Florida entities, against claims in ...

Wong Fleming is proud to announce Ross Wagner is now an Associate in its Princeton, NJ office. Mr. Wagner is admitted to practice in the state of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wagner earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland in 2013 and a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers Law School in 2017. Prior to joining Wong ...

Susan Kumagai successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of Defendant, a Fortune 100 airline company, in a negligence respondeat superior case. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment was granted in full. Read the article here: http://lkclaw.com/lafayette-kumagai-wins-summary-judgment-for-fortune-100-company-2/    

Lafayette & Kumagai is pleased to announce that Cheryl A. Stevens has joined the firm. Ms. Stevens has extensive experience representing public entity and commercial clients in labor and employment matters, general civil litigation, civil rights defense, and business torts.  Prior to joining Lafayette & Kumagai, Ms. Stevens served as Deputy County Counsel for the ...

Lafayette & Kumagai LLP is pleased to announce that Brian Chun has become a Partner in the firm. Mr. Chun joined Lafayette & Kumagai as an associate in 2008. His practice focuses on civil litigation matters with an emphasis on employment law. Prior to joining Lafayette & Kumagai, Mr. Chun worked as an associate at ...

Hooray! Lafayette & Kumagai successfully defended a Fortune 50 company in a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District Of California where Plaintiff claimed Defendant failed to reasonably accommodate her disability, failed to engage in the interactive process in good faith in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing ...

AlvaradoSmith’s Jerry Ruiz has been selected to serve as Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association‘s LGBT Division. The Division serves by monitoring and advocating on the legal issues affecting the Hispanic LGBT community and by promoting the expertise, advancement, and empowerment of Hispanic LGBT legal professionals. To learn more about this impactful organization, please ...

It is such an honor to be named as Ohio Women’s Bar Association’s Diversity & Inclusion Champion for 2018. Thanks to Attorney Sarah Perez for accepting the award for the firm!

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 18, 2018 – Today, Perez & Morris, LLC, a business defense law firm representing clients in the retail, construction and development, and transportation and logistics industries, announced that it’s been honored with a Diversity in Business Award. Columbus Business First has named the firm an honoree in the Outstanding Diverse Organization category. The Diversity ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 24, 2018 – Today, Perez & Morris, LLC, a business defense law firm representing clients in the retail, construction and development, and transportation and logistics industries, announced that attorney Sarah Perez has been recognized as an honoree in the 40 Under 40 Class of 2018, as selected by Columbus Business First. Perez has worked ...