Practice Areas · A Field Guide
Our expertise reflects mastery of a process: achieving the optimal result for our clients in any legal dispute, at any stage of the litigation process.
Jenkins Kayayan LLP is not a general services firm. We are litigators, specialists who understand that a lawsuit is not a routine transaction but a high-stakes contest in which the skill, preparation, and judgment of counsel often determine the outcome.
We have honed our unique blend of experience, tactical insight, and dedicated advocacy across a diverse range of subjects, representing Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, mid-sized companies, partnerships, and selective individual clients in complex and class action litigation in state and federal courts nationwide.
Seasoned veterans of top national law firms, bringing major‑firm experience and dedication to every matter.
We represent corporations, partnerships, and financial institutions in high-value business disputes in state and federal courts nationwide. Our attorneys are veterans of nationally recognized firms and bring the resources and rigor of major-firm practice to boutique-firm responsiveness and rates.
We represent banks, thrifts, mortgage producers, and other financial entities in litigation arising from their core business activities, including loan origination disputes, regulatory matters, and institution-to-institution litigation. Managing Partner Lara Kayayan served as General Counsel and EVP at Home Savings of America, giving the firm deep institutional knowledge of how lenders operate.
The firm has developed a nationally recognized practice in mortgage repurchase litigation. Jonathan M. Jenkins pioneered a strategy of massive resistance and represents mortgage producers in repurchase demands brought by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and private investors.
IP litigation including copyright, trade secrets, and licensing disputes, together with art collection disputes and entertainment industry matters. Coverage has included the New York Times, Vanity Fair, Fox News, and the Hollywood Reporter.
We defend corporate clients against consumer and employment class actions. Our attorneys bring experience from major national law firms, understanding both the procedural mechanics of class certification and the substantive defenses that determine outcomes at trial and on appeal.
Jonathan M. Jenkins is admitted in the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals and has briefed and argued appeals in federal and state courts across the country.
We devise the optimal strategy in every case, and pursue it relentlessly.
We represent property owners, developers, and commercial entities in real estate and land use disputes, including contract disputes, title matters, and complex real estate litigation.
We have represented subsea cable companies, data centers, and hyperscalers internationally in high-stakes, “bet the company” lawsuits and arbitrations. As the digital infrastructure sector expands, the firm brings its hallmark combination of litigation skill and strategic insight to disputes in this rapidly evolving space.
We handle arbitrations and mediations for clients across multiple jurisdictions. Our attorneys bring extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, managing complex cases in forums nationwide and achieving favorable outcomes through strategic advocacy and skilled negotiation.
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We represent Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, and selective individual clients in complex litigation across California and nationwide.