Recent Notable Accomplishments

Business & Commercial Litigation

Recovered more than $4 million in business contract disputes involving non-payment.
Successfully defended a breach of contract action involving more than $1.2 million in controversy and obtained a federal jury verdict awarding the client more than $200,000 on its affirmative claims.
Secured a $1.2 million settlement against a multinational corporation.
Secured a pre-litigation settlement of $832,000, plus attorney's fees incurred, on behalf of a trust in a dispute against a nationally recognized Korean company.
Secured an arbitration award exceeding $470,000 in a partnership dispute involving real estate transaction fraud.
Achieved a favorable resolution in a business acquisition dispute, obtaining all relief sought in the complaint and dismissal of the cross-complaint.
Secured a settlement in a commercial warehouse lease dispute on behalf of the landlord after filing suit against the tenant, its post-created trust, and a fraudulent transferee.
Successfully obtained a settlement exceeding $44,000 on behalf of a tenant and restaurant owner in a commercial lease dispute.

Secured an arbitration award exceeding $470,000 in a partnership dispute involving real estate transaction fraud.
Obtained a settlement exceeding $420,000 in a shareholder derivative action involving construction defects and an HOA dispute.
Obtained dismissal of all fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims against an individual and his investment company in a court-designated complex case litigated in the Complex Civil Division.

Obtained a settlement and judgment exceeding $1.5 million against a contractor.
Secured the $1,000,000 policy limits in a construction defect matter without retaining an expert and obtained additional substantial settlements from subcontractors.
Secured a $495,000 settlement against a national real estate company and property sellers in a misrepresentation action. (Action remains pending against the title insurance company.)
Recovered a combined settlement and judgment totaling $480,000 against the seller, HOA, and real estate agent in a real estate nondisclosure action, including recovery of attorney's fees following arbitration and subsequent settlements.
Obtained a $228,000 judgment after trial in a construction defect and fraud action.
Secured a $110,000 settlement in a pool construction defect matter.
Secured a settlement exceeding $100,000 in a commercial real estate nondisclosure action.
Secured a $100,000 settlement in a contractor and construction defect dispute.

Secured a $530,000 settlement against a national company in a labor and employment dispute.
Obtained dismissal of all claims against an employer in a labor action alleging employee misclassification after two years of litigation.
Secured dismissal of PAGA claims after two years of litigation.
Secured a nominal settlement on behalf of a medical employer in a wage and hour dispute after more than one year of negotiations, without the employee filing a lawsuit.
Successfully represented a foreign corporation in a reverse race and age discrimination lawsuit, resulting in dismissal of all claims and recovery on the corporation's cross-claims.

Recovered settlements exceeding $2 million in personal injury matters.
Secured a $250,000 settlement in a personal injury matter.
Secured a settlement on behalf of a minor for personal injuries sustained at a national amusement park against both the amusement park and the ride manufacturer.
Secured a settlement on behalf of a minor for personal injuries resulting from a food allergy reaction against a national food delivery company and a national restaurant chain.
Successfully defended a premises liability action on behalf of a multi-residential property owner, resulting in dismissal of all claims.

Secured a settlement in federal court in a Lemon Law and fraud action against a vehicle manufacturer and dealer, recovering the full amount demanded plus attorney's fees exceeding $65,000.
Recovered more than $125,000 in a Lemon Law buyback for a client who had owned the vehicle for nearly four years, despite the vehicle's extended period of use.
Recovered more than $63,500 in a dental malpractice claim.
Obtained a global settlement exceeding $300,000 in an insurance bad faith and coverage dispute.

Secured a $150,000 settlement in a business fraud matter.
Secured a settlement exceeding $100,000 against a former employee and the employee's subsequent employer in trade secret litigation.
Secured a $90,000 settlement in an internet hacking matter involving funds fraudulently wired to a hacker.
Secured a $70,000 settlement in a financing fraud action involving a real estate investment business.

Secured a $70,000 settlement in a breach of the warranty of habitability action.
Obtained dismissal of all tenant habitability claims against the owner of a multi-unit residential property in Koreatown following years of aggressively contested litigation. Successfully prosecuted the landlord's cross-claims, secured the tenants' eviction, and restored possession of the property to the landlord.

Successfully defended a trademark infringement action in federal court, resulting in reinstatement of the previously cancelled trademark registration.
Successfully prosecuted trademark infringement actions involving registered trademarks, resulting in settlements and cessation of unauthorized use.
Successfully prosecuted trademark opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
Obtained a permanent injunction against a website.

Successfully defended a client in an international arbitration involving more than $5 million in controversy.
Successfully represented creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and related adversary proceedings, resulting in favorable settlements.

Successfully defended an architect, resulting in a nominal settlement payment.
Successfully defended an ADA action without any settlement payment to the plaintiff.