Babak Rafiei
Law Office of Robert Rafii
Robert was the youngest graduate of his class at Southwestern Law School. He has been the recipient of several legal awards, including the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence, the Wildman & Schumacher Scholarship, and the Edna Kraemer Dunlap Scholarship. Robert is also certified as a professional LexisNexis and WestlawNext researcher. He earned his Bachelor of Arts cum laude from UCLA with a major in political science.
Robert’s primary focus is drafting, editing, and negotiating contractual agreements. He has a passion for intellectual property (IP) law, which encompasses copyrights, trademarks, and patents. He is certified as a professional LexisNexis and WestlawNext researcher. Most notably, Robert interned for the Sherman Oaks law firm Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, which served as counsel to such clients as Skype, Mad Dogg Athletics, Beats by Dre, and Rdio. Robert subsequently interned with Mad Dogg Athletics, where he worked on trademark enforcement and other intellectual property issues pertaining to their world-famous Spinning brands of exercise classes and equipment.
Robert enjoys developing websites, playing guitar, building computers, and managing investment portfolios. He also holds a California Bureau of Real Estate Salesperson License, a California Notary Public Commission, and certification from the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).
- Southwestern Law School
- J.D. (2014) | American Law
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- Honors: Witkin Award in Copyright; Wildman & Schumacher Scholarship 2011-2014; Samuel P. Kraemer & Edna Kraemer Dunlap Scholarship 2013-2014
- Activities: LexisNexis Professional Research Certification; WestlawNext Certification; Business Law Society Public Relations Officer
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- University of California - Los Angeles
- B.A. (2011) | Political Science
- Honors: College of Letters and Science Honors Program; Rose Gilbert 2010 – 2011 Honors Scholarship; Dean’s Honors List: Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011
- Activities: UCLA Pre-Law Society; Golden Key Honors Society; Pi Sigma Alpha, Epsilon Chapter (UCLA Political Science Honors Society)
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- Founding Attorney
- Law Office of Robert Rafii
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- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
- ACAMS
- Notary Public
- California Notary Public Commission
- Real Estate Salesperson License
- California Department of Real Estate
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
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- California State Bar # 299441
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- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 299441
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- 9th Circuit
- ID Number: 299441
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- U.S. Supreme Court
- ID Number: 312087
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- United States District Court, Central District of California
- ID Number: 299441
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Contingent Fees
Usually only for personal injury matters.
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- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
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- Intellectual Property
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- Communications & Internet Law
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- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Contacts & Document Review
- Farsi: Spoken, Written
- Persian: Spoken, Written
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Intellectual Property (IP) Explained in Under Five Minutes
Basic Framework of a Contract