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- 5 Figure Settlements
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- 7 Figure Settlements
- Age Discrimination
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
- Broker-Seller Dispute
- Business
- Business Litigation
- Buy-Out
- Class Action
- Commercial Unlawful Detainer
- Contracts
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Law
- Defense
- Disability Discrimination
- Emotional Distress
- Employment
- Employment Litigation
- Entity Formation
- Escrow Disputes
- Failure to Disclose
- Failure to Engage in a Good Faith Interactive Process
- Failure to Pay Bonus
- Failure to Pay Commissions
- Failure to Prevent Discrimination
- Failure to Provide a Reasonable Accommodation
- Failure to Provide Meal & Rest Breaks
- Fraud
- General Counsel
- Harassment
- Judgment
- Landlord and Tenant
- Leases
- LLC
- Mediation
- Medical Offices
- Mental Disability Discrimination
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Minority Shareholder
- Misclassification
- Misrepresentation
- Non-Compete
- Partition
- Physical Disability Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Promissory Estoppel
- Purchases and Sales
- Racial Discrimination
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Litigation
- Retaliation
- Retaliation (FEHA)
- Separation Agreement
- Settled without Litigation
- Settlement Agreements
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Shareholder Rights
- Silicon Valley
- Tortious Interference
- Transactions
- Unconscionable Business Practices
- Unfair Competition
- Wage & Hour
- Whistleblower Retaliation
- Wrongful Termination
- §1031 Exchanges
Broker-Seller Commission Dispute
Represented broker in pending claims against Client/Seller who sought to void real estate commission agreement.
Settled mid 5 figures
Two weeks
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Broker
Real Estate
Tags: 2014, 5 Figure Settlements, Broker-Seller Dispute, Escrow Disputes, Real Estate, Settled without Litigation
Fraud, Promissory Estoppel, Misrepresentation
Represented highly compensated marketing director who alleged she was serially lied to in recruiting process by a "headhunter" causing her damage. Client was left in seeming "no man's land" -- no claims against prior employer, no unemployment benefits because she voluntarily resigned in expectation of new start date and no contract claims against prospective new employer because no contract was ever signed.
Settled mid to high 5 figures
13 months
Settled during litigation through mediation
Plaintiff
Employment
Tags: 2013, 5 Figure Settlements, Breach of Contract, Employment, Employment Litigation, Misrepresentation, Promissory Estoppel
Acquisition, Health Care, Pain Management
Buy-side counsel for private-equity acquirer of pain management practice and assignment of associated commercial lease.
Acquisition
$1.3M
Business / Corporate
Tags: 2013, General Counsel, Medical Offices, Mergers and Acquisitions, Transactions
Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Age Discrimination, Retaliation
Represented homosexual male, Senior Level marketing professional in claims of sexual orientation discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation against large privately held financial services firm.
Settled low 6 figures
4 months
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Plaintiff
Employment
Tags: 2013, 6 Figure Settlements, Employment, Retaliation, Settled without Litigation, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
Real Estate Purchase Dispute, Specific Performance
Represented Buyer of 4-plex in El Segundo after Seller tried to cancel executed real estate purchase contract.
Buyer closed on property at contracted price
2 weeks
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Buyer
Real Estate
Tags: 2013, Escrow Disputes, Purchases and Sales, Real Estate, Settled without Litigation
Wage and Hour, Misclassification, Failure to Provide Meal & Rest Breaks
Represented Plaintiff, a female sales representative in claims against privately held software company, alleging wage and hour violations, misclassification, failure to provide meal and rest breaks and failure to pay commissions.
Settled low to mid 5 figures
2 months
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Plaintiff
Employment
Tags: 2013, Failure to Pay Commissions, Failure to Provide Meal & Rest Breaks, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
Breach of Contract, Failure to Pay Wages
DEFENDED renewable energy company against former employee suing for breach of contract and failure to pay wages. Case involved a very complex, precise MBO plan (aka incentive compensation, bonus plan) that incorporated sophisticated industry specific tax concepts.
Settled mid to high 5 figures
8 months
Settled with litigation through Arbitration
Defendant
Employment
Tags: 2013, 5 Figure Settlements, Breach of Contract, Defense, Employment Litigation, Failure to Pay Bonus, Failure to Pay Commissions
Silicon Valley, Breach of Contract, Failure to Pay Wages, Retaliation, Unfair Competition
Represented a highly-compensated, Northern California sales representative for a large professional services firm when he was denied his bonus.
Settled mid-to-high 5 figures
5 months
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Plaintiff
Employment
Tags: 2013, 5 Figure Settlements, Employment, Failure to Pay Bonus, Retaliation, Settled without Litigation, Silicon Valley, Unfair Competition
Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Covenant of Good Faith & Fair Dealing
Represented female surgeon, shareholder and employee in claims against fellow shareholders in medical group alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and defamation.
Settled mid 5 figures
2 months
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Plaintiff
Employment
Tags: 2012, 5 Figure Settlements, Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, Employment, Fraud, Medical Offices
Partition, Fraud, Breach of Contract
DEFENDED community real estate non-profit organization when they were sued for partition, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty. Brought counter-claims. Case covered approximately 10 properties and a decades long business relationship.
Client paid $0 of the 7-figure demand
13 months
Settled during litigation through mediation
Defendant
Real Estate
We successfully used Demurrers to obtain dismissals of the fraud and breach of oral contract claims early in the case as well as unjust enrichment and intentional interference with prospective economic interference that Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant attempted to add by amendment. During litigation, we filed a "Motion for a Prejudgment Writ of Attachment" on our client's behalf.
Tags: 2012, Breach of Contract, Fraud, Partition, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation