Partner in Charge-Encino Office, Withum

Passmore has more than 18 years of experience in public and private accounting and also serves as the partner-in-charge of the firm’s Encino office. He specializes in assurance and business consulting services to emerging and middle-market companies, with an emphasis on technology companies, professional service firms, franchised businesses, and benefit plans. As part of his Master’s program, Chris attended the Global Enterprise Management Program at Oxford University. He also holds an advanced-level certificate for audits of 401(k) plans.

Founder, Terri Hilliard Law

Olson is the principal at her Westlake Village-based firm, Terri Hilliard Law. She is known for her expertise in advanced estate and business succession planning, asset protection, special needs trusts and family protection planning for seniors. Olson’s firm offers assistance in navigating nursing home and assisted living resources, coupled with strategies for long-term care financing. A frequent speaker at community and professional events, she conducts monthly seminars on elder care and estate planning issues. She also writes articles that cover trending topics in estate planning for seniors and individuals with special needs. She has been reappointed to the California Women Lawyers Board of Governors for District 6.

Founder, Managing Partner, Pearlman Brown & Wax

Pearlman specializes in the litigation of complicated employment law and workers’ compensation defense matters, representing employers, insurance carriers and third-party administrators. He manages the Encino-based firm’s “sport teams” unit, defending NFL, NHL and other teams for claims made in California. He is also an expert on coverage issues involving employment litigation and workers’ compensation coverage. Pearlman is an experienced litigator with numerous successes before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board and the Appellate and Superior Courts of the State of California. He has been the recipient of the Warren H. Hanna Lifetime Achievement Award and the Most Influential People in California Workers’ Compensation Award.

Corporate Shareholder, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

Reinke advises businesses ranging from emerging growth and venture-backed organizations to larger corporations with multinational operations at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth’s Westlake Village office. As a 30-year transactional lawyer, founder of numerous companies and organizations, early-stage high-growth companies often depend on him as their outside general counsel.
Reinke is the co-founder of the consumer hydration brand Vapur and the founder and chair of the BioScience Alliance, a nonprofit organization providing networking and resource opportunities to the life science community. BioScience Alliance has grown since its founding in 2008. The 101 Biotech Corridor has grown as well. The region now has more than 40 biotech companies stretching from Camarillo to Woodland Hills. Reinke has been involved in biotech for years. He helped build Musick Peeler and Garrett’s biotech practice before joining Stradling in 2021. He has helped a number of scientists leaving Amgen Inc. to set up their own companies. He advised Lloyd Design Corp. in its sale to Covercraft Industries, helped PBS Biotech secure $10 million in funding and aided CURE Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of Sera Labs.
He is also co-founder and chair of the Gold Coast Executive Forum.

President, Chief Executive, Rosenheim & Associates

Rosenheim is president and chief executive of Woodland Hills-based consulting firm Rosenheim & Associates, which specializes in land-use entitlements, project team management, permit processing, strategic planning and consulting. In 2023, he won the Justice Armand Arabian Leaders in Public Service Award. He is a past chair of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association, the chair of Homes 4 Families and serves on the boards of Educate California and the Agoura Hills-Calabasas Community Center Joint Powers Authority. He is a graduate of California State University, Northridge.

Founding Partner, Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt

Rosenberg is a founding partner of Ballard Rosenberg, an Encino-based management-side labor and employment law firm. Since 1986, Rosenberg’s team of 24 lawyers has represented area business owners, helping manage their workplace law challenges and defending them from legal claims. Recognized as one of the state’s leading experts on workplace law, Rosenberg has lectured extensively for bar associations, trade organizations and management groups throughout the United States. He was selected to the list of Southern California Super Lawyers every year since its inception and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2009.

Founder, Chief Executive, Cowe Communications

Rossitto is the founder of her Calabasas-based business and brand-development firm that specializes in strategic communications. With more than 25 years of experience, she helps clients shape their narratives to engage stakeholders and drive engagement. She has collaborated with companies such as Westfield Group, the city of Los Angeles and Logix Federal Credit Union. Prior to starting her own company in 2015, she was vice president of sales and marketing for Masterplans, a business planning firm in Portland, Oregon. She serves on the boards for numerous organizations.

Owner, Law Offices of David J. Shapiro

Shapiro, an attorney and politician, has served on the Calabasas City Council since 2012 and served as the mayor of Calabasas from 2014 to 2015, a second term from 2018 to 2019 and his third term from 2020 to 2023. He formed the first Mayor’s Youth Council to encourage residents between the ages of 14 and 21 to become more involved in city government and philanthropic causes. Shapiro is a representative on the Clean Power Alliance, working toward providing renewable and clean energy in Calabasas and beyond. He was a member of the task force to build the Calabasas Senior Center.