Litigation

• Represented the owner of a luxury hotel and private club located in Santa Barbara in an insurance coverage action seeking over $12 million in property damage and business interruption losses against numerous global primary and excess London market insurers arising from unpaid catastrophic fire and mudslide damage claims
• Represented the owner of a Manhattan luxury hotel in federal litigation involving breach of contract, indemnity and negligence claims arising out of a $100 million+ renovation project
• Represented the owner of a luxury resort and related parties in California state court against contract and tort claims arising from the termination of a service provider at the property
• Defended a California-based resort and spa in multimillion-dollar litigation brought by a management company over issues involving breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties
• Defended a hotel owner and a management company against breach of contract and fraud claims arising out of the purchase of a $101 million resort property in which the plaintiff sought $30 million in compensatory damages and punitive damages
• Represent a large commercial real estate development company in a complex, multiphase fraud and breach of fiduciary duty trial in Chancery Court seeking a multimillion-dollar damages award
• Represented a real estate development company in a contract dispute involving use restrictions on the provision of financial services at a property
• Represented the owner of manufactured home communities in litigation against a city in California regarding the constitutionality of a rent control ordinance
• Defended a major retailer in a lawsuit brought by a grocery chain seeking temporary and permanent injunctive relief arising out of an alleged breach of a lease agreement
• Defended a large international petroleum company in a toxic tort suit asserting claims for negligence, nuisance, trespass, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress and punitive damages arising out of alleged oil contamination in a rural town
• Defended a national manufacturer of electronic equipment used in parimutuel betting facilities against claims for injury and damages arising from the plaintiffs’ alleged exposure to asbestos in defendants' products
• Represented an ultra-high-net-worth individual and a related entity in federal and state courts against palimony and related claims
• Defended an assistant coach for a major Division I women’s basketball team charged with ethics violations by a state agency
• Represented a large manufacturer and distributor of food packaging products in a lawsuit alleging negligent supervision of an independent contractor who suffered severe injury at a packaging plant
• Represented a recruiting software company in federal litigation involving alleged breach of an employment contract and the enforcement of a non-compete provision
• Represented an Italian company in a suit alleging the infringement of a chemical patent for a starch used to manufacture biodegradable silverware and plates
• Represented a multinational toy company in federal litigation involving claims for trademark infringement, unfair competition and breach of contract against a former licensee and related defendants
• Represented the corporate owner of patents for the manufacture of uninterruptible power supply products in patent infringement litigation
• Defended a manufacturing company in arbitration involving employment and patent infringement claims brought by a tool manufacturing company
• Represented an executive in a whistleblower administrative action against a major financial services company
• Represented a partner in a prominent large law firm in a legal malpractice action

Corporate Counseling

• Counsels the owner of luxury hotels, resorts, and private clubs located in Manhattan, Santa Barabara and Los Cabos in connection with matters involving hotel management agreements, leasing and business issues
• Counsels a multinational toy company in connection with contract and other business issues
• Counseled a multinational toy company regarding trademark clearance issues
• Counseled members of a real estate ownership LLC regarding a lease dispute with a well-known national food chain
• Counseled executives in a real estate asset management company, a construction company and other industries regarding employment separation agreements

Investigations

• Conducted an internal investigation of an executive of a corporate acquisition target accused of criminal conduct
• Conducted an internal investigation of a recruiting software company’s general counsel accused of embezzling funds from the company and counseled the chief executive officer regarding the findings of the investigation
• Oversaw an internal investigation of a real estate investment company’s cybersecurity and hard security protocols and oversaw the creation of new protocols for cybersecurity and crisis situations 
• Represented investors in a company that was developing a senior living facility which was being investigated and ultimately prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
• Conducted a government investigation of a multinational company providing fraudulent medical treatments and coordinated the enforcement efforts of three countries
• Conducted a government investigation of a company operating a work-from-home scam