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Places to see (and be seen)
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Sara Kornblatt

GIBBS GIDEN LOCHER TURNER SENET & WITTBRODT CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION;

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LOS ANGELES

BEST VIEW

Driving south on Topanga Canyon, coming around
the last bend before you hit Pacific Coast High-
way. When the ocean suddenly comes into view, it
makes me catch my breath every time.

FAVORITE PARK

Malibu Creek State Park is stunning, and there are so many different hikes to choose from. You can even hike to the M*A*S*H set.

GO-TO SPORTS VENUE

The Rose Bowl. It doesn’t hurt that it’s a client.

GO-TO ARTS VENUE

The Hollywood Bowl. The views and acoustics really are as good as people say.

BEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE-WATCHING

LAX.

FAVORITE LOCAL SHOP

The Last Bookstore. I love bookstores, which are sadly in short supply in recent years. This one is amazing and unique. The space is huge, it has a seemingly endless selection of new and used books, and The Labyrinth upstairs has incredible book art installations—including a book tunnel!

FAVORI TE WATERING HOLE

The Cellar, a slight step above a hole-in-the-wall
masquerading as a classic English pub, located in
our office building.

FAVORI TE SPORTS BAR

Joxer Daly’s in Culver City. It has character, a lot of screens, and it’s an Irish bar. But it wins because it’s also a Washington Redskins bar, and that’s my hometown team. #HTTR.

WEEKEND GETAWAY

San Clemente: gorgeous views, great food and a relaxing vibe. It doesn’t hurt that one of my best friends lives there.

FAVORI TE HIS TORICAL SITE

Union Station in downtown LA, a combination of art deco and Spanish colonial revival architecture, beautifully restored.

WHERE TO GO AFTER A WIN?

Can I say The Cellar again? My colleagues and I go there a lot. No judgment on frequency, please— we’re lawyers, after all.

WHERE TO GO AFTER A LOSS?

You’d have to ask my opponents.

FAVORI TE COURTHOUSE PERK

Grand Park, which is right next to the Stanley Mosk Courthouse. Sitting outside next to the fountain before a morning hearing is a moment of Zen before the battle.

FAVORI TE THING ABOUT YOUR OFFICE

The people who work in it. I realize how cheesy and clichéd that sounds, but I am really lucky to work with some incredibly smart people who are also fun to be around.