The firm is pleased to announce that founding partner Brian Kabateck and managing partner Shant Karnikian have been named to the Daily Journal‘s Top Plaintiff Lawyers list for 2025. Brian has been leading plaintiff-side litigation since founding Kabateck LLP in 2002, focusing on class actions, mass torts, and disaster cases.
Kabateck LLP Managing Partner Shant Karnikian provided practical steps for protecting against identity theft in Kiplinger regarding the firm’s class-action lawsuit against Farmers Insurance over a data breach affecting 1.1 million policyholders. The breach, which occurred in May 2025 through a third-party vendor (Salesforce), wasn’t disclosed to affected customers until
We’re proud to share that our Managing Partner Shant A. Karnikian was quoted in two recent articles in the Daily Journal. The articles covered California’s legislative efforts to reform attorney advertising practices and the federal government’s lawsuits against Southern California Edison for wildfire negligence. Attorney Advertising Reform The article examined
We’re proud to announce that Brian S. Kabateck, founding partner of Kabateck LLP, has been featured in the Los Angeles Times as one of Southern California’s 2025 Consumer Attorney Visionaries. Kabateck has built a reputation as one of California’s most respected plaintiff attorneys through landmark settlements including $4.037 billion for
Kabateck LLP Managing Partner Shant Karnikian and Partner Anastasia Mazzella were featured in the Simi Valley Acorn this week for their commentary on the alarming discovery that wildfire debris containing hazardous levels of asbestos was dumped into ordinary municipal landfills in Southern California. In their piece “Regulation, reform needed at
A recent Daily Journal article examines criticism of Southern California Edison’s plan to shift power line safety costs to Altadena homeowners affected by the Eaton Fire. Kabateck LLP attorney Matt French was among those featured in the coverage. In the article, French expressed concern about Edison’s attempts to pass undergrounding
Kabateck LLP (KBK), representing over 500 Eaton Fire victims, is strongly advising clients to reject Southern California Edison’s newly announced “Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program.” Partner Anastasia Mazzella Speaks Out KBK partner Anastasia K. Mazzella, who is also an Altadena resident affected by the fire, has been vocal about the program’s
Shant Karnikian has been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a 2025 Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys in their special supplement. The honor celebrates attorneys who have made significant impact on both the legal profession and the Los Angeles community. Karnikian’s recognition comes as he leads
Kabateck LLP’s strategic expansion of its wildfire litigation practice was featured in the Daily Journal this week, highlighting the firm’s addition of two experienced attorneys as it manages substantial caseloads from the devastating Eaton Fire that struck Altadena and Pacific Palisades on January 7. The firm has hired Jesse A.
Kabateck LLP managing partner Shant Karnikian analyzed the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against Orange County Registrar Bob Page for OrangeCountyLawyers.com. The DOJ lawsuit, filed June 25 in federal court, alleges that Page violated the National Voter Registration Act and Help America Vote Act by refusing to provide records related