Firm News
June 2018: Andrew Vorzimer is teaming up with high profile attorneys and celebrities to assist children removed from their families by the President Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policies.
April 2018: Dean Masserman spoke at the LA Fertility EXPO in Pasadena California.
January 2018: Dean Masserman presented at the San Francisco Surrogacy conference sponsored by Men Having Babies and participated in the Gay Parenting Assistance Program.
October 2017: Dean Masserman attended a fertility conference in Santa Monica California to explain legal issues to potential intended parents.
August 2017: Dean Masserman spoke about legal issues facing IVF clinics at the STARTART REI Nursing Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 2017: Dean Masserman attended the Surrofair conference in Madrid Spain seeking to educate IVF patients about surrogacy in the United States.
August 2016: Dean Masserman spoke about legal issues facing IVF clinics at the STARTART REI Nursing Congress in Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 2016: Dean Masserman will be speaking at the AAML (Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers) conference in Napa Valley, California about Embryo Disposition Agreements and how they impact divorce and legal separation.
May 2016: Dean Masserman will be attending Surrofair in Madrid, Spain to speak about Surrogacy in the U.S. and to hold private meetings.
March 2016: Andrew Vorzimer mediated a roundtable discussion regarding international surrogacy at the FTS (Families Through Surrogacy) London conference.
March 2016: Dean Masserman spoke at PCRS in Rancho Mirage, California about potential liability for failing to advise patients about PGS and PGD and other types of genetic testing.
March 2016: Andrew Vorzimer spoke at PCRS in Rancho Mirage, California about when PGS, PGD or other genetic tests are warranted prior to an IVF procedure.
August 7, 2015: Dean Masserman spoke at the STARTART Annual REI Nursing Congress in Las Vegas Nevada, presenting “Challenging Cases in Fertility & Family Law.”
Fall Conference (TBD): Molly O’Brien will be speaking at the American Bar Association (ABA) Conference in Portland, Oregon on the topic of Surrogacy Agreements.
April 28, 2015: Andrew Vorzimer will be presenting at The American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAARTA) Annual Conference: “Making Waves for Change: Representation of Parties in Multiple Jurisdictions – Ethical Issues in ART.
April 17, 2015: Andrew Vorzimer and Molly O’Brien will be speaking at the Whittier Health Law Symposium on the Anatomy of Assisted Reproduction: The Journey to Modern Family Formation.
April 10, 2015: Andrew Vorzimer will be presenting at the ABA Section of International law in Brighton, England: Alternative Reproduction and International Adoption – how to acquire parental rights in respect of your child.
April 2015: Andrew Vorzimer will be speaking at the Whittier Health Law Symposium on the Anatomy of Assisted Reproduction.
March 2015: Andrew Vorzimer will be speaking at The Donor Egg Meeting in South Carolina on Legal Complications in Surrogacy.
August 2014: Dean Masserman spoke at the 2014 STARTART Annual REI Nursing Congress in Las Vegas Nevada about important bio-ethical and legal issues facing IVF clinics.
July 2014: Andrew Vorzimer was quoted in The New York Times article entitled “A Surrogacy Agency That Delivered Heartache.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/us/surrogacy-agency-planet-hospital-delivered-heartache.html
July 2014: Andrew Vorzimer was heavily quoted in The New York Times article entitled “Coming to U.S. for Baby, and Womb to Carry It.”
July 2014: Andrew Vorzimer spoke at the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology (AAARTA) titled “Current Ethical and Legal Challenges in ART.”
April 2014: Andrew Vorzimer presented, at the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology (AAARTA), a talk entitled “Current Ethical and Legal Challenges in ART.”
March 2014: Dean Masserman spoke at the Fertility Planit conference in Los Angeles about Co-parenting agreements. Co-Parenting_101_How_to_Co-parent_with_Friends_Donors
October 2013: Andrew Vorzimer presented and attended the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) conference in Boston, MA.
May 2013: Andrew Vorzimer was quoted in a Forbes Magazine Article about Surrogacy
April 2013: Andrew Vorzimer lectured at the American Bar Association (ABA) conference in Anchorage, Alaska on “The Ethics of Addressing an ART-Related Bar Grievance Complaint” for the family law section.
April 2013: Andrew Vorzimer lectured at the Building Families Show in London, England on “Legal Contracts and Pre-Birth Orders in International Surrogacy and Egg Donor Arrangements.”
January 4, 2013: Andrew Vorzimer is featured on the cover of the January 2013 edition of California Lawyer magazine. Inside there is an extensive interview with Mr. Vorzimer and his colleagues in the Reproductive Law field, detailing how he became the industry leader and the “guardian of the surrogacy industry.”
November 2012: Andrew Vorzimer quoted in “AllGov California” about Ethical questions regarding cheap embryos.
September 2012: Attorneys Andrew Vorzimer and Dean Masserman successfully draft amendments to surrogacy law with California Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes.
http://www.eggdonor.com/blog/2012/09/27/governor-jerry-brown-signs-californias-surrogacy-bill-law/
https://www.creatingfamilies.com/home/content_detail.aspx?Id=272
March 2012: Andrew Vorzimer authors an article regarding surrogacy in India.
February 2012: Andrew Vorzimer quoted in USA Today newspaper regarding Teresa Erickson scandal.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-24/baby-surrogacy-scam/53231592/1
August 2011: Dean Masserman sues prominent Santa Monica fertility doctor over lost embryos.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/california-couple-sue-fertility-doctor-lost-embryos/story?id=14355815#.UOqEbjk_4UU
August 2011: Andrew Vorzimer helps FBI halt baby selling ring in San Diego.
http://abovethelaw.com/tag/andrew-vorzimer/
January 2011: Andrew Vorzimer quoted in the MailOnline discussing the relationship between Sir Elton John and David Furnish and their surrogate.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1343395/Elton-Johns-new-baby-door-1-3m-luxury-flat.html
December 2010: Andrew Vorzimer talks with TPG News about the legal issues with Elton John and his surrogate baby.
http://www.tpgnews.com/video/detail.php?id=107577
May 2009: Dean Masserman featured in El Mundo newspaper article in Madrid Spain about defrauded Spanish couples.
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/05/28/espana/1243539348.html
March 26, 2009: Los Angeles Times article discussing how Dean Masserman helped victims of fraud from Spain recover money stolen by the B Coming Agency.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/26/local/me-surrogate26
1999-2000: Whittier law School law review article authored by Andrew Vorzimer regarding the legal issue in surrogacy and egg donation.