Recent Deals and Cases:

• Obtained $42 million dollar verdict after six week trial in shareholder derivative and partnership dispute action.
• Obtained 7 figure unanimous jury verdict in trespass action after two week trial.
• Obtained summary judgment dismissal of all claims for national retailer in breach of contract dispute.
• Obtained defense judgment for national retailer after arbitration of breach of lease claim.
• Obtained a jury verdict and Court of Appeal judgment rejecting high 8 figure claim by “No Wall on the Waterfront” developer after San Francisco voters rejected the developer’s luxury high-rise condominium project.
• Representing national department store chain, prevailed at trial against shopping center owner seeking to invalidate co-tenancy rent provision.
• Successfully defended corporate director accused of stealing trade secrets when moving to competing transportation business.
• Obtained 7 figure settlement against insurer denying coverage for alleged director and officer malfeasance.
• Obtained dismissal of trade secret claims for DNA sequencing company after plaintiff failed to identify trade secrets with reasonable particularity. Affirmed on appeal by the Ninth Circuit.
• Negotiated favorable settlement of class action lawsuit for national bank alleged to be involved in a 9 figure Ponzi scheme.
• Negotiated settlement of investor fraud case by having defendants pay back investor money misappropriated and used for improper purposes.
• Obtained appointment of several court-appointed receivers for national bank for commercial property; Represented court-appointed equity receiver in fraud case filed by US Government, established claims process and liquidated domestic and international assets.