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Scott Leipzig is a partner in the firm’s Century City office, and has substantial experience in handling complex real estate, finance, banking and commercial disputes in state and federal courts on behalf of a broad array of clients. His commercial litigation experience includes prosecuting and defending complex real estate disputes on behalf of commercial and residential developers; representing financial institutions, mortgage companies and real estate businesses in a wide range of real estate and consumer finance disputes; representing various businesses in the defense of false advertising and unfair competition lawsuits; handling complex franchise matters on behalf of substantial franchisors and franchisees; prosecuting and defending various commercial and real estate contract disputes; and handling complex insurance disputes.Scott has substantial first-chair, trial experience representing clients in complex jury trials, court trials and arbitrations. Scott’s recent trial successes are summarized below.For the last five years, Scott has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Southern California Super Lawyers. Scott received both his J.D. and M.B.A. from the College of William and Mary in 1997, and his B.A. from James Madison University in 1993.Specialties: Litigation Commercial Litigation ADR/Arbitration Real Estate Litigation Financial Services LitigationSubprime Mortgage Markets

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Arbitration, Courts, and 14 others.

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  Partner

  Allen Matkins

  May 2010 - Present

  Secured a jury verdict in the defense of a real estate developer in a raw land subdivision matter. At trial, the jury rendered defense verdicts on each of the plaintiffs’ claims. As the prevailing party at trial, Scott was successful in recovering a judgment for 100% of the clients’ costs, expert fees and attorneys’ fees.Successfully represented a real estate investor in an arbitration regarding the proper accounting of partnership assets. The case involved a dispute among a group of real estate investors who jointly purchased various holdings and invested partnership assets to renovate the holdings. Scott prevailed on behalf of the client in all major areas of dispute, and, as the prevailing party, secured arbitration costs for the client.Secured a favorable jury verdict in a five-week jury trial in LA Superior Court involving a software licensing dispute. Scott successfully represented the developer of a specialized software program used in the medical profession, who sought damages from the defendant company for failing to market and license the software. The jury returned a unanimous verdict of $3 million against the defendants.Secured a favorable court verdict on behalf of a plaintiff in an action to determine ownership of a California-based medical waste treatment and disposal company. The defendant claimed that the transfer to plaintiff was not valid, maintaining that the company belonged to a trust that he had allegedly established. The court found that no trust had been properly established by the defendant, and the transfer to plaintiff was valid.Successfully defended the owner/tenant of a landmark California restaurant, in a hotly contested litigation with its landlord. The litigation attempted to dispossess the restaurant owner of its ten-year option period and to raise the tenant’s rent for the next ten years to almost twice the prior rent. The client prevailed on all issues and was awarded 100% of its attorneys’ fees and court costs.