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USA Winner
New Law Firm of the Year
Skane Wilcox LLP
Wendy Wilcox
+1 213 452 1200
wwilcox@skanewilcox.com
www.skanewilcox.com
Skane Wilcox LLP is a women-owned “AV”® rated law firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and
Las Vegas. The firm represents a vast number of individuals, businesses and public entities in the areas of employment
litigation, products and premises liability, professional liability (focusing on lawyers, architects, engineers and
insurance professionals), construction defect, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. Liz Skane and Wendy
Wilcox and their team of attorneys are licensed to represent clients in the State of California, State of Nevada and State of
Arizona. The firm provides seminars and send out monthly E-newsletters in order to keep their clients up to date on their
results and the current law concerning their practice areas.
Skane Wilcox LLP recently won several legal awards including Best New Firm in 2011 by Lawyer Monthly Magazine,
Employment/Labour Law Firm of the Year in California and Construction Law Firm of the Year in Nevada and Litigation
Advisory Firm of the Year in Nevada by Corporate INTL. The firm’s attorneys are also named as Experts in their practice
areas by Corporate INTL, AgentsofAmerica.org and Claims and Litigation Management Alliance. In addition, Liz and
Wendy contribute articles to several publications and have been featured in numerous articles regarding their achievements
in their practice areas.
Liz and Wendy have defended clients in a number of trials over the past several years with great success. After two weeks
of trial, the firm obtained a directed verdict in favour of their general contractor client in a multi-million dollar personal
injury claim involving allegations of negligence and premises liability. The plaintiff, a prominent orthopaedic surgeon,
sought several million dollars in damages that included past and future medical expenses and lost earning capacity. In an
employment law case, the firm obtained summary judgment in federal court on behalf of our client, a major national retail
employer in a multi-party lawsuit involving claims of disability and race discrimination as well as unlawful employment
practices. Further, in a construction defect case, the firm obtained a defence verdict for their roofing/waterproofing client.
The plaintiff sought $1 million, allocating the largest percentage to their client.
Skane Wilcox LLP works to achieve successful resolutions for their clients from the start. The website, skanewilcox.com
includes an extensive section explaining their successful results ranging from advantageous settlements to trials and appeals.
The firm always strives to efficiently attain winning results in order to maximize the outcome and minimize the
expense on every case.
USA Winner
Emerging Growth Law Firm of the Year
Sorin Royer Cooper
Dave Sorin
+1 732 839 0401
dsorin@sorinroyercooper.com
www.sorinroyercooper.com
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new law firm for the business realities confronted by today’s entrepreneur.
Designed and built by leading lawyers from national law firms, SORINROYERCOOPER LLC meets
the unique needs of startup, early-stage, emerging growth and middle market enterprises. High-quality
lawyering is critical, but it’s not enough. When it comes to selecting trusted legal advisors, today’s entrepreneurs
and angel- and venture-backed companies require businesspersons’ pragmatism, results-oriented sensibility,
creative and sophisticated solutions, and accessible and responsive service—at fees they can afford.
SORINROYERCOOPER’s highly experienced lawyers work closely with an extensive network of angel, venture capital,
and private equity investors and investment and commercial banks, to provide clients with connections, expertise and
a commitment to exceeding expectations. And, based on a paradigm shifting lower-leverage delivery model, SORIN-
ROYERCOOPER offers a unique combination of experienced lawyers at a sensible fee structure that is roughly half that
of our national competitors.
The new-model law firm that looked good on the drawing board in the summer of 2009 has proven even more effective
in the real world than its founders had anticipated.
SORINROYERCOOPER opened its doors in fall 2009. Since then, the firm has attracted a host of experienced attorneys
who are recognized leaders in their practice areas and reeled in high-profile clients in its target markets of media,
technology, communications, energy and life sciences, among other technology industry sectors. In fact, it already
counts among its clients 14 of the 100 fastest growing companies in the Mid-Atlantic Region and four of the companies
included on a list of New York’s hottest companies.
Companies tapping the firm’s services include Noveda Technologies, Tunesat, Phone.com, Snap MyLife, United Bio-
Source, SecondMarket, Vidyo, Amgen, Complex Systems, Optoelectronics, Synchronoss, Tata, Scanbuy, FieldView Solutions,
GeoPeak Energy, and Wayside Technology Group. The firm also represents FirstMark, IA Ventures, ff Ventures,
NYCSeed and Osage Partners, among other investors.
The firm’s founders intended to be a positive disruptive force in the marketplace, embracing and fostering a paradigm
shift, but the results far surpassed expectations, with extraordinary market acceptance that has been repeatedly and
positively recognized by clients, prospects, business decision makers and those who analyze and write about the legal
profession.
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