Experience in Problem Solving
Matthew Negrin, Esq., CPA
PARTNER
Attorney and certified public accountant, Matthew Negrin focuses his practice on legal malpractice, real estate litigation, and business litigation matters. For corporate clients and high net worth individuals, Matthew serves as a front-line resource for making smart legal and business decisions. In addition to being an experienced litigator and trial lawyer, Matthew also serves as outside general counsel for small and medium-size companies. Matthew is licensed to practice law in California and Florida.
Having litigated cases from inception through trial, Matthew prides himself on being an efficient and effective litigator. His experience with legal malpractice matters runs the gamut, from conflicts of interest to claims involving civil RICO, in industries as varied as real estate and tax. Additionally, Matthew is experienced in representing companies and individuals in business litigation, real estate litigation, entertainment and corporate matters.
Matthew’s transactional practice includes standard services like negotiating contracts, preparing entity formation documentation and addressing financing and real estate issues, such drafting and reviewing leases, preparation or review of business contracts and day-to-day counseling on legal business matters.
Matthew has represented clients before the State Courts of California, California Courts of Appeal, Federal Courts of California, and other jurisdictions. He represented shareholders of a closely held corporation in the sale of all its outstanding stock to a large multinational company for $27 million. He also researched and implemented a successful tax savings strategy for a business utilizing enterprise zone hiring tax credits. Additionally, Matthew secured a $16 million judgment on behalf of a client at an NASD (now FINRA) arbitration hearing. He also successfully defended the largest independent broker-dealer in Utah before the Securities and Exchange Commission during the investigation and litigation phases of the dispute, including on-the-record testimony, over alleged improper B-share purchases.
From 2019 to 2025, Matthew was named a Southern California Super Lawyer by the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine. From 2019 to 2024, he was named a Top Attorney by the publishers of Pasadena Magazine. In 2020, he was also named Southern California Business Litigator of the Year by the publishers of US Business News.
Matthew is Secretary of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants.
Matthew graduated from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and from Loyola Law School, where he served as Technical Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review.​​
Carolyn Negrin, Esq., CPA
PARTNER
As an attorney and certified public accountant, Carolyn focuses her practice on family law and other litigation matters. Carolyn is a lawyer skilled in handling all aspects of litigation matters.
Carolyn previously handled administrative hearings before administrative law judges for the Department of Motor Vehicles, including trial preparation, opening and closing statements, examinations of witnesses and trial documents.
She also has experience in family law matters including, but not limited to, support and fees, custody, alternate valuation date, and stipulations for settlement. In family law, she utilizes her CPA background to research cutting-edge financial issues, such as stock
option valuation, business valuation, and breach of fiduciary duties, and conduct detailed reviews of financial documents to determine community property Reimbursements.
Prior to practicing law, Carolyn worked as a certified public accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers in both their Audit and Forensic Accounting groups. In their Dispute and Analysis group, she provided expertise to attorneys and corporations involving forensic fraud and corporate investigations. Carolyn is a member of the State Bar of California.
After graduating with honors from UCLA, Carolyn passed the CPA exam (top 3%). She earned her JD at Loyola Law School, where she attended on an academic scholarship and graduated Cum Laude, a Sayre MacNeil Scholar, Order of the Coif, and a member of
the St. Thomas Moore Honor Society. She was also an Articles Editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review.​
Amy Gershoony, Esq.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Amy is an experienced attorney with a background in real estate whose practice includes business litigation, real estate, legal malpractice, and other corporate matters. With meticulous attention to detail and strong litigation skills, Amy focuses on business, real estate and legal malpractice disputes. Her analytical approach has proven to be an asset in all aspects of litigation from research, discovery and motions through trial, including an incredible ability to draft successful briefs.
Amy leverages her background to research discrete legal issues, draft and review contracts, and apply high level analysis to complex issues. She represents clients in federal court, state court and arbitration. She works closely with her clients and prides
herself in being responsive to her clients’ needs as they arise.
Amy received her B.A., Cum Laude, from the University of Southern California. She also holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School.
Douglas F. Galanter, Esq.
OF COUNSEL
For over 40 years, Mr. Galanter has practiced law in Los Angeles, representing clients in a wide variety of business, commercial, and entertainment-related disputes and transactional matters. He has tried numerous cases in California and federal district courts and before domestic and international arbitration tribunals, and has appeared regularly before the California Court of Appeal and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. He also has represented, and continues to represent, clients involved in lawsuits arising from commercial, real estate and business transactions, legal malpractice and corporate and partnership disputes. He also advises small to medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs on general business and corporate matters.
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Douglas’ international experience includes the representation of Asian and domestic companies involved in cross-border transactions and business disputes throughout the Pacific Rim. While a partner with the multinational firm of Baker & McKenzie LLP, and later as a member of the Asia Practice Groups of Holland & Knight LLP and Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP, he worked with clients based in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines in connection with purchase and sale agreements, intellectual property licensing, employment disputes, trademark and copyright disputes, cargo handling disputes, and commercial arbitration claims. Mr. Galanter continues to work with and advise clients involved in overseas business transactions, acquisitions, and strategic projects in Asia, with emphasis on the Philippines and Hong Kong. He has extensive expertise in the hotel and resort industry in Southeast Asia, having negotiated and drafted numerous hotel management and development agreements. He has handled complex business, commercial and real estate transactions, most recently concluding the sale of a records management
company with multiple subsidiaries and locations. In addition, he is experienced in all phases of formation, construction, staffing, and operation of outsourcing and call centers in the Philippines and currently serves as counsel to a number of such entities.
Douglas is active in a number of community service organizations, with particular emphasis during the past seven years on serving the University of Southern California. He has given his time to USC in a number of capacities, serving multiple terms on the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors and the Asian Pacific Alumni Association Board of Directors. Mr. Galanter is also a long-time member of the Japan America Society of Southern California, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, the Los Angeles County Bar Association (past Vice Chair, International Law Section), the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
Douglas received a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany before attending law school at the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law. Along with his work at Negrin LLP, he is an Adjunct Professor for the Gould School.​