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Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae Named to Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” Guide
The firm is pleased to announce that Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae have been selected for inclusion in the second annual edition of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” guide. According to Lawdragon, the attorneys selected for ... read more

Eight Early Sullivan Attorneys Named 2026 Southern California “Super Lawyers;” Four Named “Rising Stars”
The firm is pleased to announce that eight of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2026 Southern California “Super Lawyers” list. The annual “Super Lawyers” distinction is granted to the nation’s most outstanding attorneys, based on peer ... read more

Eric Anderson Speaks to Newsweek on the Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Newsweek about the ongoing search for Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. In the article, Eric emphasized the critical nature of the first few days of a suspected kidnapping or abduction, as ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Discusses the EEOC’s DEI-Related Nike Investigation in Footwear News
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to WWD’s Footwear News about the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s recent administrative subpoena against Nike Inc., which aims to probe “systemic allegations” involving DEI-related discrimination against white employees and job applicants. Bryan explains that ... read more

Court Grants Request For Attorneys’ Fees After Sun West Mortgage’s Success At Trial
In a decisive post-judgment ruling issued on September 29, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California awarded Sun West Mortgage Company more than $562,000 in attorneys’ fees following its successful resolution of litigation against First National ... read more

The Daily Journal Covers Early Sullivan’s Representation of Pacific Palisades Homeowners in Ongoing Lawsuit Against State Farm
The Daily Journal recently covered a lawsuit filed on behalf of Pacific Palisades homeowners, represented by Devin McRae and Peter Scott of Early Sullivan, against State Farm after last year’s devastating Palisades and Eaton wildfires. The suit alleges that the ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Weighs in on the Groundbreaking Darian Mensah vs. Duke Lawsuit in the New York Times’ “The Athletic” and CBS Sports
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to the New York Times’ “The Athletic” and CBS Sports about the first-of-its-kind lawsuit from Duke University against its outgoing star quarterback Darian Mensah. After signing a two-year deal with Duke making him one of the ... read more

Early Sullivan Obtains Summary Judgment for First American on $14.7 Million Bad Faith Claim
Scott E. Gizer, Christopher I. Ritter and Jessica Detering of Early Sullivan prevailed on a motion for summary judgment on behalf of First American Title Insurance Company in a bad faith action in U.S. District Court in Washington State. The ... read more

Twelve Early Sullivan Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America;” Five Named to “Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch”
Early Sullivan attorneys Eric Altoon, Lisa L. Boswell, Eric Early, David Giannotti, Scott Gizer, Jeremy Gray, Devin McRae, Diane Myint Luczon, Christopher Ritter, Peter Scott, Bryan Sullivan, and Lisa Zepeda have been recognized among the top lawyers in the nation ... read more

Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae Named to Inaugural Lawdragon “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” Guide
The firm is pleased to announce that Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae have been selected for inclusion in the first annual edition of Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” guide. According to Lawdragon, those selected for the ... read more

Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About Upcoming Trial of “Ketamine Queen” Jasveen Sangha in Connection to Matthew Perry’s Death
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News about the upcoming trial of Jasveen Sangha, who pleaded not guilty to charges in connection to Matthew Perry’s fatal ketamine overdose last year. Sangha has been nicknamed “Ketamine Queen” in several court documents, ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Tells LA Times that Yelp’s Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Could “Change the Landscape”
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about a new federal lawsuit filed against Google by the popular review site Yelp. The lawsuit accuses Google of violating U.S. antitrust laws, using its algorithm to direct internet traffic away ... read more

Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About the Arrests Made in Relation to Matthew Perry’s Fatal Overdose
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News about the recent charges brought against five individuals, including two doctors, in the wake of actor Matthew Perry’s death. Eric explains that because Perry was a public figure with widely-known substance abuse struggles, ... read more

Ten Early Sullivan Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers in America”; Five Named to “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”
Early Sullivan attorneys Eric Early, Bryan Sullivan, Devin McRae, Eric Altoon, David Giannotti, Jeremy Gray, Diane Myint Luczon, Christopher Ritter, Peter Scott, and Lisa Zepeda have been recognized among the top lawyers in the nation in the 2025 edition of ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Weighs in on Venu Sports/Fubo Lawsuit for IndieWire and Business Insider
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to IndieWire and Business Insider about Venu Sports – the new sports-centric streaming service collaboration between Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery – announcing their unprecedented plans to have a “finite” expiration date nine years after ... read more

Bryan Sullivan Speaks to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s Lawsuit Against Ariana Madix
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s lawsuit against Ariana Madix, in which he’s alleging his former girlfriend illegally “obtained access” to his phone without “authorization or permission” and found explicit videos featuring him and their ... read more

Eric Anderson Weighs In On Dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Case in Fox News, IndieWire
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News and IndieWire about the dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case last week, in the wake of the fatal “Rust” shooting which occurred in October of 2021. The case was dismissed with prejudice ... read more

Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae Named to L.A. Times’ B2B Publishing’s 2024 Entertainment Business Visionaries List
Early Sullivan partners Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae were recently honored by L.A. Times B2B Publishing in its “Entertainment Business Visionaries” list for 2024. The inaugural list highlights some of the most influential lawyers, accountants, lenders, business managers, wealth managers ... read more

Brett Moore and Padideh Zargari Named 2024 Southern California “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers
The firm is pleased to announce that Brett Moore and Padideh Zargari have been named by Thomson Reuters as 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Stars.” The “Rising Stars” distinction honors attorneys that are under the age of 40 in the Southern ... read more

Devin McRae Named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Prestigious 2024 “Power Lawyers” Issue
The firm is pleased to share that Devin McRae has secured a coveted spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s 18th annual Top 100 “Power Lawyers” list. In this year’s list – described by THR as consisting of A-list attorneys who are ... read more