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Ben Wang ’03PartnerRuss August & KabatLos Angeles, CaliforniaNorma GarcíaGuillén ’02PartnerGarcia, Sullivan & Lopez LLPCosta Mesa, CaliforniaDana S. Treister ’94ShareholderGreenberg TraurigLos Angeles, California“USC taught me the fundamentals of the U.S. legal system, includingsubjects that impact my life on a daily basis, such as constitutionallaw, civil procedure, contracts, and professional responsibility,”states Ben Wang. “USC also exposed me to the multitude of policyconsiderations that guide our legal system and shed light on what weexpect from our government and peers. It also prepared me for thedemanding and challenging nature of the legal profession.Successfully juggling classes, extra-curricular activities, and jobsprepared me well for the long hours that come with being a lawyer.”While at USC, Wang was the Executive Notes Editor of the SouthernCalifornia Law Review. Wang was also a teaching assistant forProfessor George Lefcoe’s Real Estate Transactions and Real EstateFinance classes, and a legal writing instructor.After graduating Order of the Coif, Wang served as a law clerk to theHonorable Ferdinand F. Fernandez, United States Court of Appeals forthe Ninth Circuit, and to the Honorable George H. King, United StatesDistrict Court for the Central District of California. Both judges arealso USC Law alumni.Wang began his private practice at Irell & Manella LLP as anassociate in the intellectual property litigation workgroup where heparticipated in two trials, an arbitration, an appeal before the FederalCircuit Court of Appeals, and several settlements, all of which wereamazingly successful for his clients.Wang left Irell & Manella LLP after four years and is currently thenewest partner at Russ August & Kabat where he specializes inpatent litigation. His first case at RAK ended in a one week patentinfringement trial in the Eastern District of Texas. The jury returneda verdict in favor of Wang’s client on all issues.Well-regarded in Orange County’s legal community, García Guillénspecializes in business litigation and is Co-Chair of the firm’s LatinAmerican Practice Group. García Guillén has successfully handledinternational arbitration in Mexico City for a leading Hong Kongtechnology manufacturer, and represented a federal Receiver in ahigh-profile, SEC-enforced, anti-ponzi professional malpractice action.García Guillén has also practiced entertainment law, having served aslegal counsel to an internationally recognized Latin American artistand celebrity.Born and raised in Santa Ana, California, to immigrant parents fromGuerrero, Mexico, García Guillén graduated Smith College with a B.A.in Government and Latin American Studies. While at Smith College,she co-founded the national award-winning mock trial team andheaded the on-campus Latina organization, Nosotras. At USC, GarcíaGuillén was a member of the Jessup International Moot Court program,president of La Raza Law Students Association and a participantin the Immigration Clinic. Through the clinic, she advocated onbehalf of undocumented women who were victims of domesticviolence and assisted them in becoming legal Permanent Residents.She was awarded USC’s Shattuck Award for her leadership, dedicationand service.Numerous publications have recognized García Guillén’saccomplishments and humble beginnings: The Orange CountyRegister; Latina magazine; Selecciones; and La Opinion. In 2009García Guillén was the recipient of the Inspirational Alumnus awardby USC Law School’s La Raza Law Students Association. She alsoreceived the 2008 Emerging Leader award by Orange County’sAmerican Jewish Committee and was named one of OC MetroBusiness’ 2008 “20 Women to Watch.”García Guillén credits her accomplishments to the strong work ethicher parents exemplified throughout her life, their willingness to leaveall they knew behind in their native México for a chance at a brighterfuture, and their constant reminder that education is the key to anyunopened door.As a partner in the real estate department at Greenberg Traurig,Dana Treister focuses his practice on a wide variety of real estatetransactions, with an emphasis on the acquisition and sale ofcommercial properties, real estate finance, land use and entitlementwork, and commercial leasing transactions. He also has extensiveexperience representing parties in the formation of joint venturesand in structuring tax-advantaged real estate transactions. In recentyears Dana has represented borrowers in hundreds of millionsof dollars worth of conduit loan transactions, and has coordinatedthe defeasance, re-financing and restructuring of existingdebt instruments.Treister received his B.A. degree from Stanford University and J.D.degree from the USC Law, where he was elected to the Order ofthe Coif. At USC, he was managing editor of the Law Review anda legal writing instructor. Following law school, Treister servedas a law clerk to the Honorable John G. Davies in the Central Districtof California.Currently, Treister teaches Real Estate Transactions as a Lecturerin Law at USC Law. He is a founder of the Adam Freeman Scott ’93Memorial Endowment, which awards a summer grant to studentsworking in public interest. Treister is also very active in a numberof community activities, including, serving on the board of trusteesfor the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.When asked to provide advice to first-year law students, Treisteradvises to “enjoy law school. Students who focus too much on theircareer while still in school will miss a lot of the benefits that comefrom being in an environment where learning and education are thegoal without the everyday pressures of a busy practice.”5+years alumni10+ years alumni46 law.usc.eduUSC Gould School of Law47