Featured Practices
Naomi represents clients in complex litigation and white collar matters. She has extensive experience defending individuals and companies across a broad range of industries, including the healthcare, entertainment, education, aviation, and technology sectors.
Naomi has been recognized as a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine each year since 2022, and has been named among Ones to Watch by Best Lawyers in America each year since 2021.
Before practicing law, Naomi was a professional ballet dancer. Naomi earned her J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School. Prior to joining Bird Marella, Naomi was an associate at Skadden, Arps, in New York, and clerked for the Honorable Dale S. Fischer in the Central District of California.
Education, Clerkship & Admissions
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 2014
- Columbia University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2008
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Dale S. Fischer, U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- New York, 2015
- California, 2018
Awards & Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation; Entertainment and Sports Law; Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Best Lawyers®, 2021-present
- Southern California Rising Stars, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2022-present
Notable Matters
Secured a non-custodial sentence for a former pharmacy owner in a long-running federal healthcare fraud case with alleged loss amounts as high as $60 million.
Achieved a significant and favorable outcome on behalf of apparel company owner who faced criminal charges of underpayment of tax and duty by $35 million and money laundering over $80 million. Convinced Judge to decrease sentence to twelve months and one day in custody, rather than the five years recommended by the Sentencing Guidelines and demanded by the government.
Secured eminent domain victory for Hyundai Motor America involving its U.S. corporate headquarters, a $200 million state-of-the-art facility.
News & Insights
Bird Marella Announces 2025 Counsel Elevations
Bird Marella is pleased to announce that Jonathan M. Jackson and Naomi S. Solomon have been elevated to counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Counsel Jonathan Jackson focuses …
Monday, January 6, 2025
Go to the postBird Marella Secures Non-Custodial Sentence in Long-Running Healthcare Fraud Case
Bird Marella attorneys Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk, Benjamin Gluck, and Naomi Solomon secured a non-custodial sentence for their client, a former pharmacy owner, in a long-running healthcare fraud …
Monday, February 12, 2024
Go to the postRecord Number of Bird Marella Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers®
Bird Marella is proud to announce the inclusion of 26 lawyers in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® by U.S. …
Friday, August 18, 2023
Go to the postBird Marella Wins Complete Dismissal of Criminal Healthcare Fraud Case
Principals Benjamin Gluck and Nicole Rodriguez Van Dyk, along with associate Naomi Solomon, won the dismissal of a criminal healthcare fraud complaint after five years of litigation. …
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Go to the postBird Marella Attorneys Named Top Business Litigators in 2023 Super Lawyers Rising Stars List
Super Lawyers has named four Bird Marella attorneys to its 2023 Rising Stars list. The following attorneys are recognized as top-rated business litigators in Southern California, embodying the …
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Go to the postBenjamin Gluck and Ariel Neuman Named Lawyers of the Year as 20 Bird Marella Attorneys Recognized Among the 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
Bird Marella is proud to announce the inclusion of 20 lawyers in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch by U.S. News. Benjamin …
Friday, August 19, 2022
Go to the postPublications
- Co-Author, “Walmart Settlement’s Lessons For Avoiding FCPA Prosecution,” Law360, August 27, 2019
- Co-Author, “How Walmart Pulled off an FCPA Win,” Daily Journal, July 2, 2019
Associations
- Advisory Board, Western Center of Law and Poverty