Press & Publications
Jenkins Kayayan LLP and its attorneys have been featured in major national and regional publications.
Jonathan M. Jenkins was selected as a Super Lawyer for the State of California in both 2025 and 2026. Selection is the product of a peer-nominated, independently researched process by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters publication, with no more than five percent of the lawyers in each state ultimately receiving the designation in any given year.
Variety reported on the defamation suit Jenkins Kayayan LLP filed on behalf of Michael Sanchez, brother of Lauren Sanchez (then the girlfriend of Jeff Bezos), against American Media, Inc., parent of the National Enquirer. Mr. Sanchez denied being the source of the nude selfies of Mr. Bezos (widely characterized in the press as the “below the belt” photos) that the tabloid had threatened to publish.
“Michael’s lawsuit speaks for itself. We look forward to our day in court.”Jonathan M. Jenkins, quoted in Variety
Law360 reported on Jenkins Kayayan LLP’s successful defense of multiple mortgage banking companies sued by the Lehman Brothers estate in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
The Daily Journal profiled Jonathan M. Jenkins and Lara Kayayan in a feature on the founding of Jenkins Kayayan LLP, tracing the firm’s origins, philosophy, and landmark results in mortgage repurchase litigation and beyond.
Vanity Fair’s feature centered on Jenkins Kayayan LLP’s representation of Peggy Howell, who owned one of Todd White’s highest-volume galleries in Huntington Beach. The piece traced the gallery confrontation, the criminal investigation, and the cross-litigation that followed.
The Armenian Bar Association named Managing Partner Lara Kayayan one of the Top 20 U.S. Attorneys Under the Age of 40, a nationwide selection honoring Armenian American attorneys throughout the United States, recognizing her career at Latham & Watkins and as General Counsel of Home Savings of America.
OC Weekly’s local coverage detailed Jenkins Kayayan LLP’s representation of Peggy Howell, owner of one of Todd White’s highest-volume galleries in Huntington Beach, and the gallery confrontation that prompted the cross-suits in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
The New York Times’s ArtsBeat reported on the cross-litigation between Todd White and gallery owner Peggy Howell, who was represented by Jenkins Kayayan LLP. The firm subsequently filed a procedurally-unique Class Action Counterclaim against Mr. White in federal court.
After just two years of practice at L.A.’s largest and most prestigious law firm, Jonathan had already mastered the art of defending unfair competition claims brought under California Business & Professions Code §§ 17200 et seq.
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