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Yuriko Mary Shikai
Email: yshikai@neufeldmarks.com
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Trial Practice; Contracts; Real Estate; Specific Performance; Corporate Governance
College: University of California at Los Angeles, B.S., Microbiology, 1985
Law School: Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2003
Membership: Japanese American Bar Association; Los Angeles County Bar Association; Little Tokyo Business Association.
Admissions: 2003, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California.
Born: Los Angeles, California |
Yuriko Mary Shikai began her legal career as an attorney at the law firm of Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, LLP and obtained extensive civil litigation experience in a variety of areas, including class action defense in civil rights matters, business litigation, construction defect litigation, environmental nuisance litigation, insurance, and arbitration. Her experience includes the representation of a well-known talent agency in the Writers' Cases, a class action which involved allegations of age discrimination against studios, networks, and talent agencies, as well as the representation of other high-profile clients. |
Ms. Shikai joined Neufeld, Marks & Gralnek in April 2007 and currently provides legal services in general civil litigation, including business litigation, contracts, real estate, specific performance, corporate governance, insurance, and related matters. Ms. Shikai has experience in state court as well as federal court cases. She has successfully prosecuted and defended actions at trial, including an action for specific performance of a contract for the sale of a large commercial real estate property in Downtown Los Angeles.
Ms. Shikai is fluent in Japanese. She is a 5th degree black belt in kendo, the martial art of Japanese fencing, and was a member of Team USA to the Tenth World Kendo Championships, held in Kyoto, Japan. She is a past winner of the title of U.S. Women's Kendo Champion. |
