Of Counsel to Southern California Law FirmsDraft, negotiate and litigate business contracts, including product and service purchasing.Draft, negotiate and litigate real estate sale/purchase/option agreements, leases and easement agreements.Draft, negotiate and consult on technology contracts, license agreements, patent and process licensing agreements, collaborative service agreements and similar intellectual property relationships. Process trademark registration.Draft, negotiate and litigate business entity formation, collaboration agreements, operation and sale documents for LLCs, corporations and partnerships.Process land use entitlements including use and zoning permits; successful defense against code enforcement complaints; provide general business consulting; and represent clients before administrative agencies regulating land development, land use and water quality.Provide contract litigation services researching and drafting complaints, demurrers, all manner of motions and discovery, trial preparation, settlement agreements and appellate briefs; in areas of general business litigation, property lease and sale, employment, and personal injury/medical malpractice defense.Provide CC&R enforcement and construction defect defense; litigate mechanics liens.Draft, negotiate and litigate commercial lease agreements, including unlawful detainer and successful appellate representation.Successful defense of employer against wrongful termination claims, including appeal.Successful defense in jury trial, achieving significant payment to client on cross complaint; co-counsel in successful arbitration defense of business alliance dispute; co-counsel in successful jury trial on breach of contract/loan modification fraud case.Of Counsel: trial preparation in complex professional engineer liability litigation with 23 depositions, 2 experts and more than 150K documents.