Our practice focuses on solving problems and resolving disputes faced by businesses and entrepreneurs in a wide range of areas. We have considerable expertise assisting our clients in the following areas:
Appellate
Catastrophic personal injury
• Automotive; aviation; implement; tractor-trailer; premises injury
Class action
• Consumer fraud statutes, including state unfair business practice and consumer protection statutes in California and other states
Collection/recovery
• International collection; prejudgment enforcement procedures, including attachment orders and appointment of receivers; embezzlement investigation; seizure of millions in assets; auction of assets; accounts receivable risk management
Competition law
• Cases under state unfair business practice and consumer protection statutes, such as California Business & Professions Code sections 17200 and 17500 and California Civil Code section 1750 et seq.
• Business torts
Contract
• Joint ventures; distribution; research and development; sales; agriculture; food; import/export; services; goods; finance
Corporate governance
• Internal corporate investigations
Defamation
• Express defamation; implied defamation; public figures; commercial/business related; common law claims related to defamation
Food
• Frozen foods; juice; licensed food products; probiotics; prebiotics; packaged foods; commodities
Founder disputes
• Litigation avoidance counseling
• Representation in litigation, including seeking injunctions to preserve the business and its assets
Fraud
• $1B real estate fraud; $20M+ investment fraud; $4M+ import/export supply fraud; $2M+ equipment case’
Interference
• Interference with business relationships/advantage; interference with contracts/contractual relationships.
Internal investigations
• Risk assessment; embezzlement analysis and action, including coordination with parallel criminal proceedings; compliance
Misappropriation
• Intellectual property; trade secrets; confidential information; assets, funds
Professional malpractice
• Construction; agriculture; restoration; legal
Premises liability
• Property and business owner defense; ADA compliance; catastrophic injury
Product liability
• Medical devices; prescription drugs; OTC drugs; chemicals; aviation; agriculture; tires
Professional malpractice
• Construction; agriculture; restoration; legal
Real estate
• Lease/contract issues
• Litigation involving developers and syndicators
• Litigation involving tenant-in-common and other offerings involving tax issues
Supplements/drugs
• Pain medications; mouthwash; vitamins; supplements; probiotics; prebiotics; prescription drugs; OTC drugs