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“…devise the optimal strategy in every case, and pursue it relentlessly.”
Jenkins Kayayan LLP approaches every case as what it is: a serious matter in which the skill and preparation of counsel determines the outcome. We are not a standard services firm. We are litigators, and 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.
We have honed our unique blend of experience, tactical insight, and dedicated advocacy across a broad spectrum of subjects, representing clients from Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions to tech startups, entrepreneurial ventures, and high-net-worth individuals in complex, novel state and federal litigation nationwide.
Meet Our PartnersJonathan M. Jenkins has been practicing for 25 years and is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. He was named a Super Lawyer in 2025 and 2026.
Lara Kayayan has been practicing for 20 years and is a graduate of Yale Law School and was designated one of the “Top 20 U.S. Attorneys Under the Age of 40” by the Armenian Bar Association.
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For us, practicing law is not about billable hours. It is about taking pride in our work and the results we deliver.
Jenkins Kayayan LLPHigh-stakes business disputes in state and federal courts nationwide.
Representation of banks, mortgage producers, and lending entities.
Pioneering defense of repurchase demands, including the first summary-judgment victory against CitiMortgage.
IP litigation including copyright, trade secrets, and licensing disputes, as well as art collection disputes and entertainment industry matters.
Defense of consumer and employment class actions for corporate clients.
Appeals in state and federal courts, including the Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits.
Real estate disputes, land use litigation, and related commercial matters.
Representing subsea cable companies, data centers, and hyperscalers in high-stakes international disputes.
Arbitrations and mediations across multiple jurisdictions, with strategic advocacy and skilled negotiation.
Personal injury litigation that makes a difference for damaged lives.
Insurance bad faith and coverage litigation against insurers who fail to honor contractual obligations.
Prevailed on summary judgment — the first lawyers in history to defeat CitiMortgage at the Rule 56 stage in a securitized mortgage putback case, breaking its 36–0 record on dispositive motions in such cases.
Read the MatterDefended Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company against approximately $9 billion in securitized putback claims and served three years on the Joint Defense Steering Committee.
Explore the PracticeComplete reversal on appeal in the California Court of Appeal, Second District, reviving claims to contractually-vested Tag-Along Rights in the multi-billion-dollar sale of TCW.
Explore the PracticePrevailed in both phases of a monthlong arbitration over access to and ownership of a critical data center and cable landing station in Guam.
Explore the PracticeDisqualified one proposed class representative after another until plaintiffs abandoned the wage-and-hour class action for lack of an adequate named plaintiff.
Explore the PracticeWon a multi-year battle over ownership of the 120-piece Salvador Dalí collection created for Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound. Several originals adorn one of the Firm’s conference rooms today.
Explore the PracticePast results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every matter is different and must be evaluated on its own facts.
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We represent Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, and selective individual clients in complex litigation across California and nationwide.
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