LOS ANGELES , Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Katten announced today that its new Los Angeles managing partner is Christine Noelle Fitzgerald, lead West Coast partner for the firm's Real Estate Investment and Finance practice.

"We are thrilled to have Christy helm our LA offices." - Katten Chairman Gil Soffer

Fitzgerald will formally start her new role on January 1, succeeding longtime entertainment attorney Zia F. Modabber, who served as managing partner for nearly a decade and chairs Katten's Entertainment and Media Litigation practice.

After more than three decades in the legal field, representing some of the most recognizable names in music and entertainment, Modabber will retire from his practice to join Signature Resolution as a neutral mediator in February 2026.

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