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Efrat M. Cogan is Senior Counsel in the firm's Litigation and Appellate Practice Groups in Los Angeles. Ms. Cogan is certified as an Appellate Specialist by the California State Bar of Legal Specialization. Her practice areas encompass appellate, real estate and construction, copyright and unfair competition, class actions, professional liability, governmental and constitutional law.
Representative Matters
9th Circuit
Ochoa v. Housing Authority (2002) (unpubl.) Affirming dismissal of Federal �1983 and RICO claims and award of Rule 11 sanctions against counsel.
California Supreme Court
Saeizler v. Advanced Group 200 (2001) 25 Ca.4th 763
Fairmont Ins. Co. v. Sup. Ct. (2000) 22 Cal.4th 245
City of West Hollywood v. Beverly Towers, Inc. (1991) 52 Cal.3d 1184
Court of Appeal
Williams v. Housing Authority (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 708
Van Wagner Communications, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (2000) 84 Cal.App.4th 499
Cawdry v. City of Redondo Beach (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 1212
Abramson v. City of West Hollywood (1992) 7 Cal.App.4th 1121
Getz v. City of West Hollywood (1991) 233 Cal.App.3d 625
Buccat v. Anaheim Gen. Hosp. (2004) (unpubl.) Affirming dismissal of wrongful termination action.
Jordan Downs Resident Mgmt. Corp. v. Childs (2002) (unpubl.) Affirming grant of anti-SLAPP motion to strike complaint.
Hacienda Pools, Inc. v. Anthony/Sylvan Pools (2001) (unpubl.) Affirming summary judgment on anti-trust action.
Ms. Cogan has written "Executive Nonacquiescence: Problems of Statutory Interpretation and Separation of Powers," 60 Southern California Law Review 1143, 1987. She has contributed to the California Municipal Law Handbook, published by the California League of Cities, and has co-authored "The 'Empire' Strikes Back: Effective Use of the False Claims Act" (2005)
She is one of Southern California Super Lawyers for 2008.
Ms. Cogan earned her J.D. at the University of Southern California, where she was a staff member and articles editor for the Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif. She received her B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Areas of Practice
Litigation
Appellate
Bar Admissions
California
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Central District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit | 