General Information

Year founded: 2006
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Overview

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Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir (KHIKS) is a litigation boutique comprised of a group of diverse lawyers who have attended the nation’s top law schools and have experience at the largest and most well-respected law firms in the country. These lawyers joined KHIKS because they were looking for a firm that values each of its lawyers as individuals, a firm that does not view its lawyers as mere billing units, and a firm where cutting-edge law can be practiced in the most collegial of environments. KHIKS prides itself on having lawyers who are capable of handling almost any type of dispute, ranging from the most complicated forms of intellectual property litigation to the defense of numerous types of criminal charges. KHIKS lawyers have been honored in several major publications and are frequently quoted in the media on a variety of legal topics, particularly disputes arising in the entertainment industry.

The trend today in the legal profession favors mergers and growth, “platforms and synergies” and multinational offices with hundreds of lawyers. So why did the five of us—prominent trial lawyers at the pinnacle of our careers—buck this trend by opening our own firm?

Because we have learned and our clients—who range from publicly held corporations to solo entrepreneurs—understand that the outcome of litigation depends on the quality and experience of the individual lawyers fighting for you. Not on “platforms” or offices in exotic locales.

We invite you to view our bios in the Our Attorneys section and the results achieved for our clients in the Practice Areas section and why we are the right lawyers to solve your problems.

Rankings

Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP is nationally ranked in 5 practice areas and metro ranked in 8 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Media Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Metro Rankings

Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Music

About Our Clients

Representative corporate and individual clients include Mattel, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., eBay Inc., Starz Entertainment, Roland Corporation, Loring Ward International, Ltd., Keenan & Associates, Watt Industries, USI Holdings Corporation, Pro Elite, Univision, Paradigm Talent Agency, Zobmondo Entertainment LLC, Spartan Home Entertainment LLC, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Fat Possum Records, The Ira Gershwin Musical Trust, Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Doors, The Wiggles, The Gerber Group, Jimmy Kimmel, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Kinkade, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Estate of Michael Jackson, Miramax Film NY, LLC., Lindsay Lohan, Chuck Lorre, Sharon Osbourne, Universal Music Group

Select Clients

  • Chuck Lorre
  • Crosby, Stills & Nash
  • International Creative Management Partners (ICM)
  • Jackson Browne
  • Jaycee Dugard
  • Justin Bieber
  • Mattel, Inc.
  • Roland Corporation
  • Starz Entertainment LLC
  • The Estate of Michael Jackson
  • The Kardashians

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Media Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Regional Rankings

Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Music
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Media Law
Tier 3 for Copyright Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Entertainment Law - Music
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP has 15 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • Best Law Firms
  • The Hollywood Reporter: Annual List of the 100 Most Influential Entertainment Attorneys in the U.S.
  • Hollywood Reporter’s Top 100 Entertainment Lawyers in America
  • Super Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition 2011
  • ‘Best Lawyers in America’ for 2012
  • Variety’s ‘Best and Brightest’
  • ‘40 Under 40’ New Leaders Council Awards List
  • LADJ Top Verdicts of 2010
  • Who’s Who in L.A. Law’: Los Angeles Business Journal
  • Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars
  • Los Angeles Times: Southern California’s Best Lawyers, 2010 Edition
  • Super Lawyers Magazine, Corporate Counsel 2010 Edition: Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Super Lawyers Magazine, 2010
  • Super Lawyers: Corporate Counsel Edition, March/April 2010
  • Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators in California
  • Hollywood Reporter Fifth Annual ‘Power Lawyers’ List
  • Best Law Firms
  • Best Law Firms
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars

Office Locations

Los Angeles, CA
11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 750
Los Angeles, CA 90025
United States
310-566-9800 Call our Los Angeles, CA location at 310-566-9800 Get Directions Get directions to our Los Angeles, CA location

Management and Personnel

Executive Director
Kim Lahs
Managing Partner
Lawrence Y. Iser
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