Timothy D. Reuben
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California
Reuben Raucher & Blum
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation; view more
Licensed in California since: 1980
Education: Harvard Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2025 Call today:
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Reuben Raucher & Blum
12400 Wilshire BoulevardSuite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025 Visit website
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Timothy D. Reuben handles a variety of complex civil litigation matters for his individual and business clients in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. The managing principal and chief executive officer of Reuben Raucher & Blum, Mr. Reuben has experience that has included copyright and trademark infringement, employment disputes, state and federal securities law violations, construction contracts, entertainment matters, antitrust, insurance coverage, unfair competition, trusts and estates and professional negligence.
Mr. Reuben graduated from Harvard University in 1977, receiving a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude. He pursued his legal education at Harvard Law School and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 1980. After graduation, Mr. Reuben was an attorney with several well-known Los Angeles law firms before founding Reuben Raucher & Blum in 1992. Admitted to practice before all California state courts, Mr. Reuben is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
A member of the Litigation, Labor & Employment Law, and Trusts & Estates sections of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Mr. Reuben has been an active participant in a variety of other professional groups as well. He is a former president and member of the executive committee of the Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court, a former member of the Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and a past chair of the Section of Intellectual Property Law of the American Bar Association. The author of several articles published by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Mr. Reuben is AV Preeminent* peer-review rated through Martindale-Hubbell.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Employment Litigation: Defense, Intellectual Property Litigation, Appellate, Construction Litigation: Business, Estate & Trust LitigationFocus areas
Appeals, Construction Defects, Employment Discrimination, Retaliation, Trade Secret, Will Contests, Wrongful Termination
- 30% Business Litigation
- 20% Employment Litigation: Defense
- 20% Intellectual Property Litigation
- 10% Appellate
- 10% Construction Litigation: Business
- 10% Estate & Trust Litigation
First Admitted: 1980, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.rrbattorneys.com/timothy-d-reuben
- Beverly Hills Bar Association Trusts and Estates, Labor and Employment Law, Entertainment Law, Real Estate Law, Business Law, IP, Internet & New Media, and the Health Law Committee, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Past Member
- L.A. County Bar Association, Fee Arbitration Program’s Panel of Arbitrators, Member
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, In-House Counsel Committee, Past Chair
- Southern California Business Litigation Inn of Court, Past President
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Litigation Section, Member
- Top Litigator, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2021
- Top Lawyer, Pasadena Magazine
- “Super Lawyers”
- AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- The Hill School, cum laude,1973
- Harvard University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977
- A discussion of the injustice of imposing court fines on the poor which exacerbates their condition, Courts Shouldn't Punish Those Who Can't Afford to Pay Fines, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2020
- Anticipating the overturning of Roe v. Wade following a leaked Supreme Court ruling, a thoughtful piece exploring a possible alternative decision., The U.S. Supreme Court Should Order Rehearing Of Abortion Case, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2022
- An analysis of superior court judicial elections and why voters should continue to have a say in who gets to be an arbiter of justice. , Judicial Elections Are Actually A Good Idea, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2022
- A thoughtful analysis of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal's reversal of Judge Carter's prior sweeping mandatory injunction which sought to confront Los Angeles' homeless problem., A dissapointing opinion, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- An analysis of why vaccine mandates do not limit personal freedom., COVID vaccine mandates and the right to swing your arms, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- An in-depth analysis of how the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles resulted from more than a century of intentional government-enforced policies, Dereliction of Duty, Los Angeles Lawyer, 2021
- A discussion of how hearsay evidence relied upon by an expert can be thrown out and jeopardize a case, Ruling Clarifies Precedent On Expert Reliance On Hearsay, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- An in-depth look at how compensation of private judges by parties can lead to the appearance of bias, Private Judge in Jolie/Pitt Case: No More Flawed Than Usual, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- A discussion of how Britney Spears' conservatorship case underscores how applying the law does not always equate to justice being done., Why Won't The Court Free Britney?, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- A review of District Judge David O. Carter's powerful indictment of Los Angeles' past and current elected officials shoe failures, mismanagement, and inaction have led to the current homeless crisis., Skid Row Ruling Should Be Required Reading, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- A discussion of a recent Court of Appeal ruling that obscures the standard for punitive damages awards against corporate defendants., Court of Appeal Ruling Muddies the Waters on Punitive Damages, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2021
- An analysis of how inadequate ballot designations favor prosecutors over private practitioners in elections., Ballot Designations Favor Prosecutors for the Bench, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2020
- An analysis of the 2nd District Court of Appeal's ruling in Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP v. Art Lahiji, granting an anti-SLAPP motion and dismissing a law firm's defamation case, A Bad Case For Lawyers, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- The 2nd District Court of Appeal's recent affirmation of summary judgment in Sprengel v. Zbylut means that corporate lawyers representing very small entities must exercise caution when dealing with the individual partners or shareholders, Walking The Tightrope Of Representing Two-Person Entities, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- An exploration of the ramifications of the California Supreme Court's 2016 ruling in People v. Sanchez, which broadly analyzed to what extent an expert may testify or rely on hearsay in providing opinions at trial, Sanchez Revisited: A Better Way To Handle Objections, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- A systematic approach for calculating goodwill which is equitable and consistent with current values and realities, Valuing The Professional Goodwill Of An Attorney In Divorce, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- An analysis of a Ninth Circuit opinion regarding due process rights for those accused of sexual misconduct in a university setting, Universities Cannot Shortcut The Due Process Rights Of Those Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2019
- An analysis of the 4th District Court of Appeal's ruling in Branches Neighborhood Corporation v. CalAtlantic Group, Inc., A Curious Case Of Construction Defects And Unwaivable Rights, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2018
- Prosecuting Edwards but not Lehman Brothers?, Los Angeles Daily Journal, 2012
- Corporate Counsel Clarity: 9th Circuit Defines the Client, Perspective in the Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Supreme Court SLAPPS for Lawyers, Perspective in the Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Insurers Should Be Barred From Using After-Acquired Evidence, Forum Los Angeles Daily Journal
- Beverly Hills Bar
- Public Counsel
- SoCal Business Litigation Inn Of Court
Office location for Timothy D. Reuben
12400 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 424-394-0324
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2004 - 2025
