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vakili@vakili.com
3701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1135
Los Angeles, CA 90010-2822
Partner
For nearly 30 years, Sa'id Vakili has successfully represented businesses and individuals in areas such as complex high-stakes business divorces involving eight and nine figures, business disputes and business torts, shareholder disputes (both direct and derivative), complex contracts, intellectual property litigation (including patent, trade dress, copyright, trademark, and trade secret disputes), and various employment claims. He has also handled a wide range of injury tort claims, including those involving products as well as cases under maritime and aviation law. Over the years, he has litigated hundreds of cases throughout California and has secured multiple results in the seven- and eight-figure ranges, while also successfully defending cases involving amounts of equal or greater value.
His clients include, among others, C-suite executives in both public and private companies across a variety of industries, entertainers, authors, university academics, and legal, accounting, and medical professionals.
He is admitted and actively licensed in California, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and has handled cases in various other jurisdictions such as Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia through collaborations with local law firms in those locations. Additionally, he has successfully litigated cross-border cases involving parties across Europe, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Mexico, and elsewhere.
He has achieved AV Preeminent™ rating with Martindale-Hubbell®, which is a nationally recognized acknowledgment of his accomplishments and skills as an attorney and is the highest possible rating offered.
Touro Law School (J.D. - 1992)
Columbia University (M.A. - 1989)
Pace University (B.A. - 1986)
California, 1995
New York
New Jersey
Washington, D.C.
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal District
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court (New Jersey)
U.S. District Court (Northern California)
U.S. District Court (Central California)
U.S. District Court (Eastern California)
U.S. District Court (Southern California)
Hagberg v. California Federal Bank, FSB (2004) 32 Cal.4th 350
—Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Attorney General of California
—Amicus Curiae Brief filed by American Bankers Association
—Amicus Curiae Brief filed by California Bankers Association
—Amicus Curiae Brief filed by ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Inc.
DeLuca v. State Fish Co., Inc. (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 671
Swallow v. Cal. Gambling Control Commission (2022) 217 Cal.App.5th 1037
Baum v. Smart & Final Stores Corp., 2003 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9139
—Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Employers Group
Turner v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6670
—Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Council on American-Islamic Relations
Mohamed v. Soliman, 2015 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5683
Roberts v. Swallow, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97681
In re Marriage of Howard, 2017 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4226
Mohamed v. Soliman, 2019 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1204
Tahl Mah Sah v. Nanshun Jin, 2019 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 7674
Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. v. Vizio, Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87115
Souza v. Cal. Gambling Control Commission, 2023 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3511
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Top 50 Attorneys of 2019 Magazine
Top 50 Civil Rights Settlements in California in 2017
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)
Pacific Council on International Policy
Litigation Section of the State Bar of California
Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)
Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA)
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)
Consumer Attorneys Association of California (CAOC)
Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu