AREAS OF PRACTICE

• Business and Commercial Litigation
  •     real estate disputes
  •     business tort disputes
  •     contract disputes
  •     partnership conflicts
  •     securities fraud matters
  •     insurance coverage disputes
  •     construction defect claims
  •     probate and trust controversies
• Tax Planning and Audit Defense
  •     domestic and international
  •     individuals and business entities (U.S. residents and non-residents)
  •     federal, state and foreign tax planning and compliance
• Real Estate Transactions
  •     shopping centers
  •     industrial parks
  •     apartment projects
  •     office buildings
  •     hotels
  •     residential and country club developments
  •     acquisitions and sales
  •     tax-free exchanges
  •     leasing (both landlords and tenants)
  •     financing
  •     ownership structuring
• Business Transactions
  •     business formations
  •     acquisitions
  •     sales
  •     reorganizations
  •     financing
  •     restructuring
  •     daily operational matters
  •     closely held corporations
  •     limited liability companies and partnerships
  •     sophisticated joint ventures involving both real estate and operating companies
• Land Use and Environmental Law
  • CEQA compliance and litigation
  • endangered species issues
  • entitlement applications
  • entitlement due diligence in connection with real property acquisitions
  • planning and zoning law compliance
  • all manner of development fee protest and refund actions
  • challenges to referendum and initiative ballot measures
  • water quality permitting and water rights disputes
  • California Coastal Commission matters
  • defending and challenging development projects
• Securities Arbitration
  • domestic and international
  • securities and commodities
  • improper investment schemes
  • account churning
  • unauthorized trading
  • securities fraud
  • breaches of fiduciary duty by broker-dealers
• Employment Counseling and Litigation
  • day-to-day employment law counseling
  • litigations and arbitrations
  • discrimination
  • harassment
  • wrongful termination
  • litigation prevention
  • wage & hour compliance
• Estate Planning
  • wills
  • revocable living trusts
  • irrevocable living trusts
  • living wills
  • inter-vivos gifts
  • tax-deferral strategies