Sallia Wilkins is a labor and employment attorney representing employers and large corporations in complex workplace matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and wrongful termination claims. She advises companies through all stages of litigation, internal investigations, and strategic risk management, bringing a disciplined, solutions-oriented approach to employment law.
Sallia earned her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University. Her legal training and professional experience are grounded in a deep understanding of both institutional operations and the human dynamics that drive workplace disputes.
Before entering private practice, Sallia intended to pursue a career as a prosecutor to advance systemic reform through collaborative and diversion-based justice models. After working in a racial justice clinic, she made a deliberate transition to civil practice—allowing her to advocate effectively while maintaining clear professional boundaries. This background informs her strategic judgment, risk assessment, and ability to navigate high-stakes employment matters with clarity and precision.
In addition to her legal practice, Sallia is deeply committed to mentorship and community engagement. She actively mentors current and former foster youth and supports initiatives focused on access to education, professional development, and long-term career sustainability.
Sallia is recognized for her resilience, strategic thinking, and ability to deliver thoughtful, business-minded counsel in demanding legal environments.
Tiffany N. Travillion (Romine) has spent her legal career aiming to give voice to those seeking fairness and justice. While studying at Moritz College of Law, Tiffany was a judicial extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Mark R. Abel of the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. After obtaining her law degree, Tiffany served as a Deputy Attorney General where she represented the state of Indiana in criminal appeals. During her role as Deputy, Tiffany successfully argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals and in favor of establishing a new precedent in Indiana that denies non-parental custodians from using the defense of corporal punishment. (McReynolds v. State of Indiana, 901 N.E.2d 1149 (2009).
In 2010, Tiffany was admitted to the California State Bar. Since then, Tiffany has passionately represented California residents in a variety of legal matters, including foreclosure defense and landlord/tenant issues, claims against employers for wage and labor violations, and consumer bankruptcy. Tiffany has also assisted individuals and small business owners in drafting documents to protect against liability.
Tiffany is not afraid to take on the legal giants and her clients can attest to her commitment, and dedication, to seeing each case through to a reasonable and fair resolution.
Tiffany has been selected to as a Rising Star in Southern California by Super Lawyers for the past three (3) consecutive years, an award given to only 2 percent of all eligible attorneys. Tiffany was also selected to be among the Top One Percent of Attorney's recognized with the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. Tiffany has also been recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 attorney in California by the National Black Lawyers.
Tiffany is an active member of her church and enjoys singing, playing the guitar and spending time with her family.
EDUCATION:
Ohio University - Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, 2005
The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law - J.D. 2008
ADMISSIONS:
State Bar of Indiana, 2008
State Bar of California, 2010
United States District Courts of California, Northern and Central District
ASSOCIATIONS:
The National Association of Distinguished Counsel (2015)
International Women's Leadership Association (2015 - present)
National Association of Professional Women (2015 - present)
Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (2014 - present)
Los Angeles County Bar Association (2010 - present)
JOURNALS:
The Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, 2007 - 2008
AWARDS:
The National Black Lawyers Top 100 (2020) (California)
Super Lawyer, Rising Star (2015, 2016, 2017)
National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40 (2015-present) (California)
Best Oral Advocate, American Bar Association Moot Court Regional Competition, 2007-2008
Leland Langston is a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on private investment funds and investment advisers. Leland provides regulatory advice on a wide variety of matters, including the formation, offering and operation of private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds and credit funds, as well as on adviser-led secondary transactions.
Leland regularly advises emerging managers, counseling them through initial fund launches and SEC registration and compliance. Leland also counsels investment advisers with respect to federal securities laws and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, including representing clients in SEC examinations.
Prior Experience
Associate, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP
Recognition
“Top 40 Under 40,” The National Black Lawyers, California, 2022–2023
“Top 40 Under 40,” The National Black Lawyers, Massachusetts, 2020–2021
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
· 2022, California
· 2019, Massachusetts
· 2016, Illinois
Education
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 2015, Dean’s List
University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science, 2012, University Honors Award
Peter Johnson, J.D., M.B.A., is a federal criminal trial attorney, teacher and advocate. He is a Lecturer in Law at University of California (UCLA) School of Law and the University of Southern California (USC) Gould School of Law.
Prior to opening his own law firm in Southern California, he served as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in Baltimore, Maryland, and a Deputy Federal Public Defender in Los Angeles, California. He also worked as a litigation associate in a mid-sized law firm in Washington, D.C.
Peter graduated from the University of Maryland School or Law, Order of Barristers, where he was a member of the National Trial Team and the Jessup International Moot Court Team. He also earned his Master of Business Administration from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain, where he lived and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in principles of finance, international corporate finance, business economics, operations management and European business law.
After law school, Peter served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and law clerk to the Honorable Alexander Williams, United States District Judge. With more twenty years of experience in public service and private practice, Peter has litigated hundreds of federal criminal cases, including jury trials, bench trials, evidentiary hearings and appeals. Peter is licensed to practice law in California and Maryland.