Katten has announced 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.
Fitzgerald will formally start her new role on January 1, succeeding longtime entertainment attorney Zia 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.
Fitzgerald has been an attorney with Katten her entire legal career, having joined the firm after Modabber recruited her as a summer associate from Loyola Law School.
Recognized by the Best Lawyers in America and Legal 500, she concentrates her practice on transactional real estate law with a focus on all aspects of real e
