Central District of California (San Fernando Valley)
Career Highlights: Appointed by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006; of counsel, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, 2004-06; of counsel, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, Los Angeles, 1999-2004 and 1996-97; clerk, Judge Marilyn Shea-Stonum, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, Akron, 1998; of counsel, Bingham McCutcheon, Los Angeles, 1994-96; associate, Levene & Eisenberg, Los Angeles, 1991-94; associate, Latham & Watkins, San Diego and New York, 1989-91
Career Highlights: Appointed by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 2006; of counsel, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, 2004-06; of counsel, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, Los Angeles, 1999-2004 and 1996-97; clerk, Judge Marilyn Shea-Stonum, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, Akron, 1998; of counsel, Bingham McCutcheon, Los Angeles, 1994-96; associate, Levene & Eisenberg, Los Angeles, 1991-94; associate, Latham & Watkins, San Diego and New York, 1989-91
When the eccentric co-founder of the Guess jeans brand sued his personal accountants for allegedly pilfering from his fortune, he set off a nearly decadelong litigation that eventually landed on the desk of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Victoria Kaufman.
Kaufman was appalled by the facts of the case. The former Guess owner, Georges Marciano, had failed to prove the alleged theft occurred. But that didn’t stop him from reporting... (continued)
