Mike Margolis
(Founding Partner)

•  Juris Doctorate, Cornell University Law School (1979); Note Editor of the Cornell Law Review.

•  Admitted to practice in California (1979) and the United States Supreme Court (1983).

•  Handles class actions and other complex cases; fraud in international joint ventures; other international trade disputes; sexual harassment, employment discrimination and other employment disputes; unfair competition and misappropriation of intellectual property; disputes relating to real estate, commercial and secured transactions; banking; and general business matters.

•  Outside of dispute resolution, counsels businesses and business owners on a wide range of international and domestic issues.

• Member of the Executive Board of the Cornell Law Association, Leadership Committee of the Asia Society of Southern California, and Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of After-School All-Stars Los Angeles.

•  Co-authored two books, “Arbitration” (1981) and “At-Will Termination in California” (1984).

•  Practiced with Littler Mendelson PC, now the largest U.S. employment law firm (1979-1984); then opened own firm (1984-1989) and co-founded the firm now known as Margolis & Tisman LLP (1990).

•  Arbitrator in American Arbitration Association proceedings (2005-2009).

•  Judge, Chinese National Round of Jessup International Moot Court Competition (Beijing, 2008; Shenzhen, 2007; Beijing, 2006).

• Learning Mandarin. Frequently visits China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

•  Voted one of Southern California's for 2006-2010.