Ari Lanin and Debra Wong Yang Named Among Los Angeles’ 2020 Most Influential People

Accolades  |  May 26, 2020

Los Angeles Business Journal

Century City partner Ari Lanin and Los Angeles partner Debra Wong Yang were recognized in Los Angeles Business Journal’s LA500 list of the most influential people in Los Angeles, which “serves as a reminder that L.A. is peopled by some of the smartest, most innovative and staunchly resilient business talent anywhere in the world.”  The guide was published on May 25, 2020.

Ari Lanin is Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity practice group.  He advises companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset sales, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and public and private (including Rule144A) capital-raising transactions.  Lanin also advises public companies with respect to securities regulation and corporate governance matters, including periodic reporting and disclosure matters, Section 16, Rule 144, insider trading and the implementation of Rule 10b5-1(c) plans.

Debra Wong Yang is Co-Chair of the Crisis Management Practice Group.  Drawing on her depth of experience and record of success, Yang focuses part of her practice on strategic counseling.  She leads critical representations, both high profile and highly confidential, involving a wide variety of industries, economic sectors, regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, global jurisdictions and all types of proceedings.  She also has a strong background in addressing and resolving problems across the white collar litigation spectrum, including through corporate and individual representations, internal investigations, crisis management and compliance.