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Eight Bird Marella Partners Recognized in Legal 500’s Inaugural Los Angeles Elite Rankings

January 22, 2026
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Home Arrow right News & Insights Arrow right Eight Bird Marella Partners Recognized in Legal 500’s Inaugural Los Angeles Elite Rankings

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Bird Marella is proud to be recognized in Legal 500’s inaugural U.S. City Elite rankings for Los Angeles.

The firm is ranked among a selective group of only ten Los Angeles firms in the Media and Entertainment category (Tier 1) and eleven LA firms in the Commercial Disputes category. Eight partners are also individually honored for their outstanding work in their respective fields.

The firm’s full rankings are listed below.

Legal 500 U.S. Elite: Los Angeles

Media and Entertainment (Tier 1)

John Berlinski

Ron Nessim

Commercial Disputes

Ekwan Rhow

Mark Drooks

White-Collar Crime

Gary Lincenberg

Benjamin Gluck

Ariel Neuman

Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk

Legal 500, a respected member of the Association of Corporate Counsel Alliance, is a data-driven research platform which benchmarks, informs and connects providers and users of legal services in over 100 countries worldwide. Honorees are selected after extensive research including interviews with top practitioners, referee and peer feedback, and evidence of key matters worked on by the ranked attorneys during the past year.

Click here to view the full Los Angeles City Elite rankings.

Associated Attorneys

John V. Berlinski

Partner

Mark T. Drooks

Partner

Benjamin N. Gluck

Partner

Gary Lincenberg

Gary S. Lincenberg

Partner

Ronald Nessim

Ronald J. Nessim

Partner

Ariel Neuman

Ariel A. Neuman

Partner

Ekwan E. Rhow

Partner

Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk

Partner

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