Efrat M. Cogan is certified as an Appellate Specialist by the California State Bar of Legal Specialization. As detailed below, she has handled appeals before a variety of courts and on a wide range of subjects, including land use, real estate disputes, probate matters, sports law, commercial law, products liability and employment law.
In addition to appellate work, Ms. Cogan’s practice involves litigation in various areas, including the following: products liability, land use disputes, real estate litigation, including construction litigation, nuisance litigation, and easement litigation. Having previously represented both municipalities and developers, she has experience in governmental and constitutional law. She also has experience with commercial litigation, sports law, copyright litigation and class action litigation.
Ms. Cogan has written “Executive Nonacquiescence: Problems of Statutory Interpretation and Separation of Powers,” 60 Southern California Law Review 1143, 1987. She has contributed to the California Municipal Law Handbook, published by the California League of Cities, and has co-authored “The ‘Empire’ Strikes Back: Effective Use of the False Claims Act” (2005). She has written articles for the Business Law News relating to unfair competition claims, and health law.