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At the law offices of Sullivan Taketa LLP, employer rights attorneys in Westlake Village, California, represent businesses in California communities and counties including Riverside, Los Angeles, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, Oakland, Camarillo, San Jose, Imperial Beach, Ventura, Simi Valley, Santa Barbara, Irvine and Calabasas; Riverside County, Ventura County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, Alameda County, Santa Clara County, San Bernardino County and Santa Barbara County.

 

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• Employment & Labor Law
• Complex Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Unfair Business Practices
• Public Utilities & Regulated Industries

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Sullivan Taketa LLP

2629 Townsgate Rd., Ste, 250

Westlake Village, CA 91361

 

Phone: 818-889-2299

Fax: 818-889-4497

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Dien Le

Partner

Phone: (818) 889-2299

Fax: (818) 889-4497

 

Mr. Le represents clients in business litigation, employment litigation, real estate litigation (including eminent domain and easement issues), and appellate matters in both federal and state courts. He is experienced in representing public utilities in cases involving telecommunications issues.  He also advises clients on intellectual property (copyright and trademark) matters.

Mr. Le was formerly associated with Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP in Oxnard. Prior to that, he was a staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. Immediately after his admission to practice law, he was associated with Girardi & Keese in Los Angeles. During law school, he completed legal externships with the United States District Court, Central District of California, the Court of Appeal of the State of California (Second Appellate District, Division Two), and the Legal Corps of Los Angeles.

 

Areas of Practice

 

• Employment Litigation
• Business Litigation
• Real Estate Litigation
• Intellectual Property (Copyright and Trademark)

 

Bar Admissions

• California, 1996
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1998
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1999
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1999

 

Education

• Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, California

J.D. - 1996

Law Review: Entertainment Law Review, Executive Editor, 1994 - 1996

• UCLA, Los Angeles, California

B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1993

Honors: Chancellor's Service Award

Honors: Emma Nylen Scholarship

Honors: Golden Key National Honor Society

Honors: Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society

Major: Political Science

 

Published Works

• Turner Broadcasting v. FCC: The Fate of "Must-Carry" Still Uncertain, Loy. L.A. Ent. L.J., 15, 1995
• Turner Broadcasting v. FCC: The Fate of "Must-Carry" Still Uncertain, Pub. Util. L. Anthology, 18(I), 1995

 

Classes/Seminars

• Trial Advocacy Skills Diploma, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2001
• Deposition Skills Diploma, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2000

 

Honors and Awards

• State Bar Access & Fairness Leadership Academy Scholar, 2005 - 2006
• Eagle Scout Award, 1989
• Key Three Award (BSA, Ventura County Council, Chumash District), 2002
• Best Presentation Award, American Inns of Court, Jerome H. Berenson Chapter, 2001

 

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ventura County Bar Association, President, 2012
• VCBA Bench Bar Committee, Member, 2010 - 2011
• Ventura County Bar Association, Member, 2010 - Present
• Ventura County Asian American Bar Association, Founder/President, 2005 - 2007
• Ventura County Asian American Bar Association, Board Member, 2008 - 2009
• National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys, Founding Organizing Committee Member, 2006
• State Bar, Bar Leaders' Conference, Planning Committee Member & Panelist (Moderator), 2006
• Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations, Ventura County Delegate, 2005
• Ventura County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2002 - 2004, 2009
• VCBA Judicial Evaluations Committee, Member, 2008 - 2011
• Ventura County Barristers, President, 2002
• Ventura County Barristers, Vice President, 2001
• East County Bar Association, Board Member, 2005 - 2006, 2009
• Ventura County Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Secretary, 2002 - 2004
• Ventura County Bar Association, Business Litigation Section, Member, 2004 - Present
• American Inns of Court, Jerome H. Berenson Chapter, Associate, 2000 - 2001
• Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2000 - 2006
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member, 2003 - 2005
• Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, Member, 2003 - 2007
• Toastmasters International, Member, 2000 - 2001

 

Past Employment Positions

• Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton LLP, Associate, 1998 - 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Staff Attorney, 1997 - 1998
• Girardi & Keese, Associate, 1996 - 1997

 

Pro Bono Activities

• Boys and Girls Club of Ventura (Emma Nylen Scholarship Committee Member), 1999 - 2005
• Loyola Law School Alumni Mentoring Program (Mentor), 2003 - 2007
• Constitutional Rights Foundation, Ventura County High School Mock Trial Competition (Scorer), 2000 - 2012
• Loyola Law School/Greene, Broillet, Panish & Wheeler, LLP National Civil Trial Competition (Scorer), 2003
• BSA, Ventura County Council, Community Service Projects Chair, 1999 - 2002
• BSA, Ventura County Council, Chumash District Dinner Chair, 2002
• Ventura County Barristers Mentorship Program (Mentor), 2011 - Present

 

Languages

• Vietnamese