Who We Are

Ardent Law Group®   (“Ardent”) is a boutique law firm devoted solely to the needs of businesses. We specialize in matters involving Business Litigation, Corporate/Business Transactions, Franchise, Real Estate Law, Trademark & Copyright, and Labor & Employment Law. Ardent is a multi-cultural law firm with both domestic and international clients ranging from small/medium sized emerging businesses to international conglomerates to fortune 500 corporations. We counsel companies from all over the nation and globally, including international clients in China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Our Attorneys

Lynne Ciani, attorney at Ardent Law Group
Senior Counsel
Brian J. Hogan, attorney at Ardent Law Group
Of Counsel
Hubert H. Kuo, attorney at Ardent Law Group
Managing Shareholder
Paul K. Song, attorney at Ardent Law Group
Of Counsel
David Yu, attorney at Ardent Law Group
Of Counsel
What we excel at

Practice Areas

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Intellectual Property

Our highly trained Attorneys can effectively and efficiently handle all your legal matters involving intellectual property, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, and trade dress.

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Business Litigation

Ardent’s litigation services are intensely focused on your bottom line – we understand that when you hire an attorney or law firm, you trust the legal matter will be handled as effectively and efficiently as possible.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Our mergers and acquisitions practice focuses on providing practical advice to acquirers and targets in mergers and acquisitions transactions, and with respect to joint ventures, corporate partnering, and strategic alliances.

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Franchise

Our Franchise Law Attorneys specialize in the representation of both Franchisors and Franchisees in navigating successfully through the complex Franchise Laws all across the Nation.

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International Business Transactions

With many of the firm’s Attorneys being multilingual and multicultural, we are uniquely qualified legal advisors to foreign-based businesses and individuals and to U.S.-based companies and individuals doing business in other countries. 

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Real Estate

Our real estate transactional Attorneys handle a wide variety of real estate transactions involving real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, leasing, development, construction, joint venture structuring, land use and related areas.

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US-Asia Practice Group

We have a very active US-Asia practice and we represent a wide variety of clients based out of China, Korea and Taiwan seeking U.S. representation in their legal needs.

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Corporate/General Business Transactions

Understanding a corporate Client’s concerns, goals and operating conditions is the foundation of our corporate/general business transactions practice.

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Trademarks

Our Trademark Attorneys provide a range of services involving all aspects of trademark prosecution, registration, and litigation.

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Trade Secrets

Our Attorneys have wide-ranging experience in prosecuting and defending against misappropriation of trade secret lawsuits under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, as adopted in the California Civil Code.

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Copyrights

From obtaining routine copyright registrations to dealing with more complex issues such as ownership rights, works for hire, and derivative works, our copyright Attorneys have a firm working knowledge of the U.S. Copyright Act.

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Employment/Labor Law

Our employment and labor law practice provides our Clients with counseling in their every day human resource issues and representation in their employment litigation.

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專業領域

Ardent Law Group 承接辦理許多的台灣-美國-中國三地之間複雜的法律案件。

testimonials

From Our Clients

  • “

    My family was the victim of a fraudulent scheme. After having been tricked by another lawyer, our family really needed someone that would give a honest opinion and assessment. After reviewing Mr. Kuo’s bio online, we gave him a call. Mr. Kuo was personable, knowledgeable and most importantly, trustworthy. Mr. Kuo was responsive to our inquiries and held our hand as we went through a stressful period. Ultimately, Mr. Kuo gave us very sound advice and helped us tremendously.

    Byung
    Client
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    Hubert is on my short list of attorneys who I recommend to clients who are small business owners in need of legal representation with issues concerning their business. Those referred clients have told me they found Hubert to be concerned about them, knowledgeable about the law and he’s given them great advice in how they might handle the issue they faced in their business.

    Rick E.
    Client
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    Hubert is the best attorney I have encountered in my career life. I wish I knew him earlier. He is very caring, dedicated and knowledgeable. I really trust him like a friend and family member, and I would recommend him to anyone who need help in business and intellectual litigation

    Zhang
    Client

Awards & Recognitions

OC Metro

Top Lawyers in OC

Super Lawyers

Top 50 Superlawyer in OC

AVVO.COM

10/10 Rating
Learn More About Us

Call us at (949) 299-0188 or email info@ardentlawgroup.com

We proudly serve businesses throughout California and nationwide. Our offices are headquartered in Newport Beach, CA with offices in Los Angeles and Diamond Bar.