Nicholas Kanter is a Shareholder in our Employment and Business Litigation Practice Groups.
As an employment defense attorney, Mr. Kanter is experienced in defending claims based on discrimination, retaliation and harassment, as well as alleged violations of California wage and hour laws. Through effective litigation strategies, he is often able to obtain early dismissals or resolve claims for a fraction of early demands.
Aside from employment defense litigation, Mr. Kanter also represents firm clients in connection with trademark matters – including prosecuting trademark applications, responding to Office Actions raised by the U.S. Trademark Office and prosecuting and defending cancellation and opposition actions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Mr. Kanter has also been successful in assisting real estate investors obtain possession to properties purchased at trustee sales. He successfully represents business owners in a variety of industries, including:
Hospitality/Hotels
Industrial Services
Internet Startups/Gaming
Manufacturing
Personal Care Services
Professional Services
Real Estate
Restaurant/Food Service
Retail
Travel Services
Earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Davis in 2002, Mr. Kanter graduated with honors. He joined our Firm after receiving his law degree in 2005 from Pepperdine University School of Law, where the Los Angeles attorney graduated cum laude. While at Pepperdine University, Mr. Kanter was a member of the Moot Court Board and was on the Dean's List for 2003, 2004 and 2005.
The business litigation attorney is a member of the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has been selected a Southern California Super Lawyer and Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine, each year since 2013.
Co-author: Just Eat It: California's Meal Break Rules - Valley Lawyer, a publication of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, April 2021
Co-Author: Open Competition: Trending Non-compete Litigation - The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, February 2020
Co-Author, Music Publisher Caught in Birthday Suit Agrees to Settle- Valley Lawyer Magazine, a publication of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, March 2016
Co-Author, Online Negativity: How to Fight Back - Valley Lawyer Magazine, a publication of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, November 2015
Quoted,Q&A: On Buying a Foreclosed Home - SouthernCaliforniaHomes.com, June 2014
Author, Take Stock: Pre-1978 Copyrighted Works Require Thorough Record Keeping - Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 2013
Author, Combat Delay Tactics in Unlawful Detainer Lawsuits - Los Angeles Daily Journal, February 2013
Author, Courts: Overlooking Minor Defects in the Foreclosure Process?> - San Fernando Valley Business Journal, April 2012
Co-Author, Decision Puts Strict Rule on Pay of Temp Workers - San Fernando Valley Business Journal, July 2006
