Ari Lanin and Debra Wong Yang Named Among Los Angeles’ 2023 Most Influential People

June 6, 2023

Century City partner Ari Lanin and Los Angeles partner Debra Wong Yang were recognized in Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2023 LA500 list, which features “the most influential leaders and impactful executives in Los Angeles.” The list was published on June 5, 2023.

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 capital-raising transactions.

Debra Wong 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.