Background
Makoff, Jeffrey T. was born on April 27, 1961 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Jeffrey T. Makoff
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University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1981). Hastings College (Juris Doctor, 1985).
Career
Worked at Cohen, Makoff & Kinnear LLP (San Francisco, California) specializing in Business Litigation including Securities Fraud, Entertainment/Media, Commercial Disputes, Lender Liability, Antitrust, Professional Malpractice, Directors and Officers Liability, Trade Secrets, Copyright and Trademark, Real Estate, Employment, Insurance Coverage, Environmental and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1985, California. 1986, United States. District Court, Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1987, District of Columbia. Articles Editor, Hastings International & Comparative Law Review, 1984-1985.
Author: Note, "The Attorney-Client Privilege in the European Communities After A.M. & S. v. Commission: The Secret Is Out," 7 Hast. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev., 459 1984.
J. Makoff, "Using Civil RICO to Prosecute Pirates and Bootleggers of Copyrighted Works," Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, Clark Boardman Company, Ltd. 1986. Contributing Co-Author: "Civil RICO 1986", Practicing Law Institute, 1986. "Civil RICO 1988", Practicing Law Institute, 1988.
J. Lyons & J. Makoff, "Litigation Research Guide for the California Offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom," SASM&F, 1991. Member: State Bar of California. Cohen, Makoff & Kinnear LLP represents clients in litigation, arbitration and mediation throughout California and other states.
Although the firm's litigation practice is broad, the firm has unusually strong background in antitrust and unfair competition, entertainment/media litigation, fiduciary liability, professional liability, securities litigation, labor-employment litigation and insurance. The firm is the principal outside litigation counsel for several public corporations. The firm also has a substantial transactional practice, which is coordinated from the Santa Monica Office.
Membership
Member: State Bar of California. (Also at San Francisco Office).
