WE WIN — a lot!

Mega Victories ($10M+)

Our highest-stakes battles showcase our ability to deliver crushing victories in bet-the-company litigation:

• $32 Million Shareholder Settlement: Bulldozed opposition to secure a massive $32 million settlement in a high-stakes shareholder battle, outmaneuvering multiple elite defense firms.
• $250 Million+ Loan Guarantees Defeated: Crushed over $250 million in loan guarantees, forcing lenders to cave after aggressively exposing fatal flaws in mortgage instruments and enforceability.
• $40 Million Contract Claim Defense: Demolished plaintiff’s $40 million contract claims with a complete defense verdict against an army of six “Big Law” attorneys.
• $25 Million Fraud Claim Annihilated: Vaporized a $25 million fraud claim against a software company founder, securing a no-payment dismissal by identifying killer legal arguments previous counsel missed entirely.
• $10 Million Estate Vindication: Secured total vindication in a $10 million estate battle after a brutal 17-day trial showdown. (See: News.)

Substantial Victories

Beyond the mega-cases, we consistently prevail for clients across a broad scope of business litigation:

• $7.89 Million Fraud Judgment (52x Offer): Annihilated a large developer’s defense in a partnership dispute, winning a $7.89 million fraud judgment (plus interest and costs)—52 times greater than their insulting $150,000 pre-trial offer.
• $7 Million Fiduciary Duty Defense: Successfully defended a property management company against claims of breach of fiduciary duty in a $7 million property transaction.
• $3 Million Joint Venture Judgment: Obtained a $3 million judgment against a joint venture partner in a real estate accounting dispute.
• Antitrust Defense: Successfully defended 29 real estate developer clients in multiple antitrust suits, defeating voluminous opposition (over 1,000 pages in one instance) with concise, targeted arguments.
• “Hopeless” Case Turned Around: Obtained summary judgment for a client in a quiet title dispute after prior counsel from a major law firm had deemed the case hopeless. Successfully defended the judgment on appeal.
• Shareholder Derivative Dismissal: Won dismissal of all claims asserted in a shareholder derivative action alleging breaches of fiduciary duty by board members.
• High-Profile Defense Judgment: Secured a complete defense judgment for a client in a high-profile case following a month-long trial.
• Strategic Lien Releases: Strategically negotiated settlements of 30+ lien releases within a critical thirty-day deadline, enabling the release of $4 million in funds to a retail client.
• Major Tenant Settlements: Negotiated highly favorable settlements for strip mall owners in suits against major corporate tenants, including Starbucks Corporation and Hometown Buffet.
• City Breach of Contract Suit: Sued a city for breach of contract with a developer, negotiating highly favorable settlement terms before trial.
• Historical Landmark Challenge: Successfully represented a property owner in an adverse action against a city over the improper designation of property as a historical landmark.
• Partnership & Corporate Governance: Successfully defended a family-owned company in complex litigation over ownership, control, and fiduciary duties across multiple entities.
• Construction & Contractor Disputes: Successfully represented a multi-million dollar property owner in prosecuting an unlicensed contractor.
• Extortion/RICO Counter-Offensive: Sued opposing counsel in a cross-complaint for civil extortion, violation of the RICO Act, and slander, forcing an abrupt settlement before jury empanelment.

Sanctions & Special Proceedings

We aggressively pursue procedural remedies and ethical accountability:

• Multiple C.C.P. § 128.7 Sanctions Awards: Relentless deployment of C.C.P. § 128.7 resulted in multiple sanctions awards and judgments of dismissal where plaintiffs persisted with factually unsupported claims (including dismissals of defamation, civil conspiracy, mechanic’s lien, quiet title, and contract actions).
• Attorney Disciplinary Actions: Successfully caused multiple attorneys to face disciplinary actions for violating state ethics rules. Prepared a 100+ page State Bar Complaint resulting in disciplinary charges against opposing counsel.
• Malicious Prosecution Wins: Ruthlessly pursued and won malicious prosecution claims against opposing counsel.
• Anti-SLAPP Victories: Secured multiple anti-SLAPP victories leading to total case dismissals, including defending a law firm against defamation claims. Successfully opposed anti-SLAPP motions filed against our clients, including in malicious prosecution and civil extortion counterclaims.

Sample Court Filings

Our written advocacy demonstrates tactical precision and overwhelming force:

• Respondent’s Brief on Appeal:  Crushed opposition arguments to secure full appellate affirmance of the trial court’s ruling to dismiss plaintiff’s case.
• Motion to Expunge:  Forced complete resolution of multi-million dollar probate case within days of filing motions to expunge lis pendens that challenged the merits of the case as well as the attorney’s authority to represent his client.
• Judgment Application:  Secured $475k fraud judgment against CEO through proof of criminal deception.
• MSC Brief:  Resolved fraud case filed against small business client by turning the tables on plaintiff’s lawyer, highlighting deficiencies in his case and painting his client out as a corporate bully.
• Trial Brief:  Demolished plaintiff’s case on Day 1 through surgical procedural strike.
• Complaint Against Attorneys for Malicious Prosecution and Court Order Denying Attorneys’ Anti-SLAPP Motion:  Decimated law firm’s anti-SLAPP motion in counter-offensive litigation.
• Complaint Against City:  Extracted $900,000 settlement from City of West Covina in failed Civic Center project. (Reported by San Gabriel Valley Tribune.)