Ari Lanin and Debra Wong Yang Named Among Los Angeles’ 2022 Most Influential People

Accolades  |  July 13, 2022

Los Angeles Business Journal


Century City partner Ari Lanin and Los Angeles partner Debra Wong Yang were recognized in Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2022 LA500 list, which features “the most influential, most powerful and most impactful business professionals in the Los Angeles region.” The guide was published on July 13, 2022.

Ari Lanin is Co-Chair of the firm’s Private Equity Practice Group. He advises companies and private equity firms across a wide range of industries, focusing on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset sales, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, and public and private (including Rule144A) capital-raising transactions.

Debra Wong Yang Yang is Co-Chair of the Crisis Management Practice Group. She leads critical representations, both high profile and highly confidential, involving a wide variety of industries, economic sectors, regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, global jurisdictions and all types of proceedings. She has a strong background in addressing and resolving problems across the white collar litigation spectrum, including through corporate and individual representations, internal investigations, crisis management and compliance.