Sami Sedghani, PharmD/JD, is the founder of Synergist Law, P.C. and Of Counsel at Downtown LA Law Group. Mr. Sedghani is a nationally-recognized, award-winning litigation attorney who represents plaintiffs in personal injury actions in California and across the nation. A skilled negotiator and trial attorney, Mr. Sedghani has built a reputation for litigation excellence over the last decade-plus, litigating multi-million dollar cases against fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Sedghani began his career litigating high profile cases at the international law firms of Latham & Watkins LLP, and McDermott Will & Emery, which have been consistently recognized as the top law firms in the world. As a litigation attorney with over ten years of experience representing some of the largest companies in the United States, Mr. Sedghani has a deep understanding of how large companies litigate cases and has expertise to defeat them in court.
Mr. Sedghani uses his medical training and litigation experience in representing clients involved in all catastrophic injuries and specializes in product liability, premises liability and medical negligence matters. Mr. Sedghani takes pride in uniquely being able to assess each case both from a legal and medical perspective and the ability to deliver the best possible outcome for his clients.
For his accomplishments as a litigator, Mr. Sedghani has been recognized by Super Lawyers magazine as a Northern California Rising Star (2017-2020), an honor reserved for no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state.
Mr. Sedghani graduated U.C. Hastings Law School magna cum laude (top 10% of his class) and was admitted to the Order of the Coif for high attainment in the study of law and the Thurston Society for academic excellence in the study of law.
Mr. Sedghani earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California San Francisco and co-authored the seventh edition of California Pharmacy Law which is a textbook that deals with the myriad of regulatory laws affecting the practice of pharmacy in the state of California.
Education
- University of California Hastings College of the Law
- Juris Doctor (J.D)
- Top 10% of the class
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif, Thurston Honor Society
- University of California San Francisco
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.)
- University of Southern California
- Bachelor of Science (B.S), Biology
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Severe Burn Injuries
- Pharmaceutical Drug Injuries
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
- Employment Law
Publications
- Pharmacy Law for California Pharmacists, 7th Edition, Coffey Publications, 2012
- Regulatory textbook detailing laws related to compliance and applicable regulations in healthcare and pharmacy, including support for compliance issues related to pharmaceutical sales, marketing, records maintenance, and federal healthcare program reporting.
Court Admissions
- U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- California Supreme Court
- Northern District of California
- Central District of California
- Southern District of California
- All California Supreme Courts
Certifications and Recognitions
- Super Lawyers – Rising Star 2017 – 2020
- Best Lawyers – Ones to Watch – 2021
