Michael V. Mancini |

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Michael V. Mancini is a litigator and trial attorney focused on shareholder and derivative, cannabis, business, and entertainment disputes. Michael has represented clients ranging from internationally recognized businesses, notable angel investors, and world-famous celebrities to small local businesses and private individuals. Super Lawyers Magazine selected Michael as a “Southern California Rising Star” five consecutive times, from 2016 through 2020, and Michael was selected as a full-fledged Super Lawyer before turning 40.

Michael is an industry leader in cannabis litigation who consistently handles headline-making cannabis disputes. He regularly handles complex cannabis disputes and serves as advisory co-counsel to law firms in need of cannabis litigation support. He has spoken on multiple expert panels regarding the ethics of representing licensed cannabis companies, emerging trends in cannabis litigation, and the need to thoroughly comprehend state and local licensing before rushing into court. Michael has recovered millions of dollars for his cannabis clients, and defeated millions of dollars of claims against them.

Cannabis litigation is not Michael’s only practice area. He has substantial experience in high stakes traditional business, breach of contract, entertainment, shareholder and derivative, real estate, insurance bad faith, false promise, business divorce, and unfair competition cases. Michael has negotiated dozens of advantageous settlements, secured case-ending pretrial rulings, excluded damaging evidence and expert testimony, fended off abusive evidentiary motions, taken and defended key depositions, and handled private arbitration proceedings and civil jury and bench trials in State and Federal courts.

Michael is a zealous pro bono advocate. Since founding Mancini Shenk LLP he has dedicated over 150 hours to socially conscious pro bono advocacy. He is dedicated to protecting civil rights, and stands ready to preserve safety, equality and liberty for all.

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