Kertchen, Vitaliy

Brian Sun has earned a national reputation as a distinguished trial lawyer in complex business litigation and white-collar criminal defense. He has successfully litigated cases against some of the nation's top trial lawyers. His cases have included representing Dr. Wen Ho Lee in his successful civil suit against the U.S. government, former Clinton fundraiser Johnny Chung, and former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona.

Brian's practice covers a wide range of areas, including matters involving unfair competition, intellectual property disputes, entertainment litigation, executive compensation, and shareholder rights. His practice covers the full spectrum of business crimes, such as securities fraud, corporate internal investigations and fraud, tax fraud, bank fraud, FCPA investigations, technology transfer violations, fraud in government procurement, and public corruption prosecutions involving prominent elected officials.

Brian is a former president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, and the Asian-Pacific Bar of California. He has served on the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity.

Brian is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and was named in 2005 by Lawdragon Magazine as one of America's 500 leading lawyers. In 2007 he was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as amongst the "Best of the Bar in Los Angeles." Brian was also named "Defense Attorney of the Year" by the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section for 2003 and was awarded the 2003 "Distinguished Service Award" by the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association for dedication to pro bono work.