Cases
Representative Experience: Corporate
Partnership Litigation: Lead trial counsel in three-month jury trial
on appeal in defense of shareholder claims relating to IPO against internet ticketing
ticketing software company
Defense of involuntary dissolution
derivative claims against medical device company
Defense of shareholder derivative
direct action against regional refrigeration supply company
Lead trial counsel in defense of involuntary dissolution
derivative claims brought by dissenting shareholders of self-storage business
Lead trial counsel in two-month jury trial in defense of claim of oral partnership in commercial, hotel,
residential properties
Counsel for plaintiff limited partners in California action against general partner for breach of fiduciary duty
dissolution in connection with industrial real estate partnership
Lead trial counsel for general partner in arbitration hearings in Miami in defense of claims by investors in real estate partnership
Prosecution of California action to enforce director inspection rights
appointment of provisional director
Lead trial counsel in California jury trial for plaintiff partners against general partners for breach of contract
fiduciary duty in connection with sale of hotel properties
Franchise
Distribution Litigation: Lead trial counsel in JAMS arbitration hearings in New York
New Jersey to enforce franchisor's claims against regional franchisee for ab
onment of franchise
Lead trial counsel for global electronics distributor in two-month jury trial in San Francisco in defense of fraud
contract action relating to distribution of computer memory products
Lead trial counsel in California trial in defense of franchisee claim of territorial encroachment
Lead trial counsel in California jury trial in defense of Japanese printing press manufacturer against claims brought by U.S. distributor
Defense of multiple nationwide class actions in Los Angeles federal court, on appeal to Ninth Circuit,
in arbitration brought by participants in multilevel marketing apparel company
Prosecution of actions in California
Pennsylvania federal courts
on appeal to Third
Ninth Circuits to enforce franchisor's right of first refusal
Prosecution of action under Lanham Act
for unfair business practices to enjoin nationwide telemarketing investment scam
infringement of marks of national franchisor
Defense of action in New Jersey state court to enjoin territorial expansion by California-based franchisor
Prosecution of interference action in federal court in Maryl
on appeal to Fourth Circuit against competitor of national franchise system
Prosecution of actions on behalf of franchisors to enforce franchise contract including actions regarding termination, ab
onment,
collection of royalties
Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition,
Trade Secret Litigation: Lead trial counsel for plaintiff in jury trial in patent infringement action in San Diego federal court concerning water park attractions
Lead trial counsel for defendant university in trial of trademark lawsuit in Tennessee federal court
Prosecution of claim in Los Angeles federal court arising out of product development
licensing agreement for plasma display power supply
Defense of consumer class actions
unfair business practices actions involving automotive retailing, education,
childcare businesses
Lead trial counsel in California jury trial in defense of claims arising out of patent sale
licensing agreement brought by founder of dental products corporation against current management
shareholders
Defense of copyright
VARA actions brought by artists against distributor of decorative
fine art
Prosecution of unfair competition, trade secret,
breach of fiduciary duty claims against former officer of Northwest regional company engaged in escrow accounting
software business
Prosecution of Lanham Act claims arising out of wrongful use of internet domain names
Prosecution
defense of Lanham Act claims in Los Angeles federal court arising out of disputed use of service marks in connection with real estate sales
property management
Co-counsel prosecuting
defending patent infringement cases in federal courts in California
Minnesota involving medical devices
LED lighting
displays
Employment Litigation: Lead trial counsel in one-month jury trial in Santa Barbara in defense of 'whistle blower' lawsuit arising out of ranching operations of Chicago-based company
Lead trial counsel in jury trial in defense of wrongful termination
breach of contract actions by officers of clean room system manufacturer
Defense of global distributor of electronic components in wrongful termination lawsuit
Defense of sexual harassment
discrimination actions on behalf of restaurant
retail clients
Defense of ERISA actions in state
federal courts in Los Angeles brought by employees of Southwest regional distributor of heating
air conditioning equipment
Trust
Probate Litigation: Lead trial counsel for defendant trustees in California Probate Court trial on breach of fiduciary duty claims by beneficiaries
Lead trial counsel for beneficiary in California Probate Court trial against trustee for improper allocation of estate taxes
Defense of institutional trustee in multiple actions in California Probate Court
general civil courts by beneficiary alleging improper administration of trust
Prosecution of claims in California Probate Court by beneficiary alleging breach of fiduciary duty by trustees of complex trust whose assets include industrial coating business
Prosecution of claims in California Probate Court by beneficiaries alleging dissipation of trust assets by trustee
Defense of national law firm
estate planning lawyers in professional liability lawsuits
Representation of institutional
individual trustees on petitions for instructions in California Probate Court
Lead trial counsel in California jury trial
on appeal (
subsequent North Carolina bankruptcy court trial) for conservator to recover funds stolen from incapacitated conservatee
Other Business Litigation: Defense of Orange County hospitality non-profit in malicious prosecution action,
on appeal from anti-SLAPP motion
Defense of public employee retirement administrator in class action lawsuits in San Francisco
Los Angeles brought by Northern California school district
employees
Prosecution of action in federal court in Fresno to recover damages for breach of warranty on sale of agricultural optical sorting equipment
software
Defense of mortgage loan fraud claims brought by institutional mortgage purchasers against national title company
Defense of malicious prosecution actions in Los Angeles
Miami on behalf of title company
national law firm
Lead trial counsel in arbitration hearing in defense of bridge contractor for Los Angeles public work on claims brought by steel fabricator
Defense of national law firm in California malicious prosecution action by former defendant in trade secrets lawsuit
Lead trial counsel for defendant manufacturers in multiple California jury trials on product liability claims
