Of Counsel
I was the West Coast practice manager for the firm. As a trial lawyer, I prevailed on numerous complex commercial cases litigated in State and Federal courts including cases tried to verdict and to final decision in arbitration. Among other commercial wrongs, I litigated matters arising from breach of contract, trade secret theft, fraud, post M&A breach of duty and contract, violations of shareholder rights, partnership disputes, copyright and trademark violations, breach of… Show more I was the West Coast practice manager for the firm. As a trial lawyer, I prevailed on numerous complex commercial cases litigated in State and Federal courts including cases tried to verdict and to final decision in arbitration. Among other commercial wrongs, I litigated matters arising from breach of contract, trade secret theft, fraud, post M&A breach of duty and contract, violations of shareholder rights, partnership disputes, copyright and trademark violations, breach of fiduciary duty, and corporate governance failures. I also handled appellate work arising from such matters. Industries in which I represented businesses and individuals include computer hardware manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, software development and resale, insurance, pension funds, investment banking, environmental cleaning, publishing, payment systems, mortgage brokerage, internet advertising, e-commerce, and various service providers. Show less