Business
Representative Cases
- Contract dispute involving over 1 million dollars between two companies. There were multiple factual issues and finally a complicated settlement involving a resolution of all issues except attorneys’ fees. The fee issue was separated out for arbitration.
- Settled a mediation involving the sale of a business and the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement. There were complicated factual and legal issues relating to the APA and a companion employment agreement. The case resolved for a high six figure amount.
- Complicated contract dispute involving the value of shares and compensation for a partner in an Investment Company.
- Mediated numerous contract disputes between business entities including lawsuits concerning sales agreements, service contracts, warranties, and factoring agreements.
- Presided over a class action lawsuit filed against a “Fortune 500” company regarding the sale of digital security certificates. The case settled for over 37 million dollars.
- Mediated and resolved a breach of commercial loan action between a large bank and a major agricultural concern involving over 3 million dollars.
- Arbitrated a breach of contract lawsuit filed against a large San Francisco Home Owners Association (HOA) by a property maintenance corporation.
- Resolved discovery dispute between a United States corporation and an East European corporation involving trade secret and attorney work product issues.
- Successfully mediated two predatory lending lawsuits involving million dollar settlements filed against two large United States banks.
- Mediated numerous foreclosure actions between lending institutions and owners of commercial properties. Most settled.
- Mediated a number of corporate dissolution cases including one that involved a shareholder dispute and allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
- Resolved a lawsuit involving allegations of negligence and contract interpretation dealing with a variable annuity agreement.
- Acted as Discovery Referee in a lawsuit involving a cross licensing agreement that involved tax privilege, attorney client privilege, and privacy questions. There was a significant amount of E-DISCOVERY involved.
- Arbitrated securities disagreement between investor and financial services company.
- Settled a partnership dispute involving two related businesses that promote boxing and mixed martial arts events. The principal issues were breach of fiduciary duty claims and proper valuation methodology.
- Handled shareholder derivative action against a large San Francisco corporation. The primary issues dealt with allegations that the controlling shareholders approved a loan for themselves breaching their fiduciary duty, and the proper method to value corporation assets.
- Handled joint venture buy out dispute involving large California health club. Case involved allegations of fraud and mismanagement.
- Settled commercial property ownership dispute involving questions of which owner was responsible for environmental violations and how to properly value and apportion assets.
- Settled negligence and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit filed against a large bank by the owners of five restaurants.
- Handled business dispute involving co-owners of a restaurant. The issues included correct interpretation of the relevant contract and proper methods for buyout and determining ownership valuations.
- Settled a business sale dispute involving a large California gambling establishment. The primary issue was the interpretation of the contract's buyout provision.
- Settled a business sales dispute involving sale of dental practice.
- Arbitrated a lawsuit filed against a drug treatment program where plaintiff claimed false misrepresentations to induce signing of contract.
- Arbitrated a breach of contract lawsuit filed by medical office against medical services corporation.
- Arbitrated a breach of contract lawsuit involving sale of dental practice.
- Arbitrated a partnership dissolution involving real estate investment company.
- Arbitrated breach of contract dispute between an American multi-national semiconductor and telecommunications corporation and a start up company.
- Successfully mediated a contract dispute between a winery and a vendor that sold inventory software.