Harriet Ryan

LA Times

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For decades, famed legal titan Tom Girardi has been known across California for winning lawsuits for ‘the little guys.’

How renowned LA lawyer Tom Girardi went from lavish parties on ‘Real Housewives’ to bankruptcy proceedings

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While attending USC, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (KHK) lived out of the Beverly Wilshire hotel with his own butlers, drove flashy sports cars, and took expensive…

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