Farhad Novian
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California
Practice Areas:
Business Litigation,
Employment & Labor,
Entertainment & Sports,
Intellectual Property,
Real Estate,
Business Organizations,
Contracts,
Employment Law - Employee,
Sexual Harassment,
Trademarks,
Wage & Hour Laws
Education Qualification:
Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Practice Areas:
Business litigation,
Employment & labor,
Entertainment & sports,
Intellectual property,
Real estate,
Business organizations,
Contracts,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Trademarks,
Wage & hour laws
1801 Century Park East Suite 1201 Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, 90067
First Admitted: 1985, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.novianlaw.com/farhad-novian/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Speaker at forum in favor of Aaron Weissman for Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, 2015
- Beverly Hills Bar Association Speaker - Purchasing and Developing Retail Shopping Centers
- California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1985
- U.S. District Court Western District of California, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1985
- American Bar Association
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- International Trademark Association
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- After 4 years of intense litigation, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Novian & Novian LLP’s efforts on behalf of client Lawrence “40 Glocc” White were rewarded with a final judgment against Defendant Jayceon Terrell Taylor, professionally known as “The Game,” for his assault and battery of Mr. White in July of 2012. Trial of the liability phase of the case took place over 6 days at the end of July 2015. In the interceding year pending trial of the punitive damages phase, Mr. Taylor made every effort to delay the trial and steadfastly refused to provide any responses to Mr. White’s discovery requests. In response, Novian & Novian’s attorneys moved for terminating sanctions against Mr. Taylor which were ultimately granted by Judge Suzanne Bruguera. All told, the final judgment consists of $3,000.00 in compensatory damages, $27,000.00 in punitive damages, and $166,335.15 in sanctions and attorneys’ fees awards, 2016
- Farhad Novian and Novian & Novian, LLP served as defense and counter-claimant’s counsel in a licensing dispute involving a major multinational licensor of apparel brands and one of its licensees seeking in excess of $2,000,000 in royalties from Mr. Novian’s client. Mr. Novian’s client was the licensee in the transaction. There was an arbitration proceeding, a state court case, and also a somewhat related action before the International Trade Commission brought by Converse all of which terminated and culminated in July 2016. The licensing dispute resulted in a defense verdict in favor of Mr. Novian’s client. In addition, the Award also resulted in a 7 figure award in favor of Mr. Novian and the cases eventually reached an amicable resolution and are confidential, 2016
- On July 29, 2014, Novian & Novian, LLP filed suit against Babak Samini, Samini Scheinberg P.C., Andrew Yoo, ACY Global, Inc., among other defendants, on behalf of client American Investment Group, LLC, seeking recovery relating to an allegedly fraudulent real estate investment scheme. After Novian & Novian, LLP’s aggressive litigation of the case, including victory on a motion to compel deposition, the above-named defendants ultimately settled in November 2015. When the defendants breached the terms of the settlement agreement approximately one year later, Novian & Novian, LLP prevailed on a motion to enforce the settlement agreement pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 664.6. Judgement was entered against the defendants jointly and severally in the amount of $168,555.00 on August 16, 2017, with interest accruing thereon, 2017
Representative Clients:
- Allied Wallet, Inc.
- Bagatelle
- Bisou Bisou, Black Cat
- Buddha Bar Hotels and Restaurants
- Foreign Trade Corp. dba Technocel
- Frida Mexican Cuisine
- Hollywood International Regional Center
- 800 Degrees
- ICO Holdings, Inc.
- Jones Hollywood
- United Medical Imaging Healthcare
- West Coast Dental Services
- Wireless Accessories
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, Member of the Board of Directors
Honors/Awards:
- AV Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell
Educational Background:
- University of California, Los Angeles, California, B.A., Major: Economics and Political Science, 1981
- Loyola Law School (J.D., 1984)
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Participated in the "Boardroom Series" lectures on corporate structuring matters before young entrepreneurial professionals, UCLA on real estate and hospitality law
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Article published in the Daily Journal about Novian & Novian entitled "Brotherly Law- The Familial Ties at Novian & Novian haven't kept the boutique from representing a wide variety of clients in big matters"
- Article published in the Daily Journal about Novian & Novian entitled "Casual Dining Trend Feeds Hospitality Boutique Firms - The Slow Economy has Boosted Casual Restaurants and the Lawyers Serving Them"
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