Business Law

Drafted and reviewed affinity credit card and cooperative agreements for major university.  

Drafted acquisition and development agreement for 5-acre, 110,000 square foot food manufacturing, distribution and office facility.

Drafted distribution agreements for product manufacturers.

Drafted employment contracts for executive and management level positions at manufacturing, professional services, retail and sales companies.

Negotiated and drafted employee separation (exit) agreements on behalf of employers.

Represented and reviewed executive employee proposed severance agreements. 

Drafted multi-party settlement agreement between wealth management company, third-party advisors and investors.

Represented patent inventor and partner investor in nationwide capital fundraising.

Created and drafted numerous start-up limited liability and corporation documents.

Amended numerous LLC operating agreements to add or exit members.

Drafted business acquisition and sale agreements for professional services, technical services, manufacturers and distributors. 

Real Estate

Represented buyers and sellers in commercial real estate sales and diligence in Washington and California.

Drafted commercial property purchase and sale agreements.

Directed Buyers' multi-disciplinary, including environmental and land use, in commercial real estate acquisition diligence.

Directed Sellers' phase I and phase II environmental assessments in commercial real estate financing. 

Represented landowners in boundary and easement disputes to settlement.

Litigation

Represented business in litigation regard SWAP financing agreement against major national bank.

Represented frozen food manufacturer defending lawsuit seeking $1.9 million in municipal sewer capacity fees.

Represented LLC members in business dissolution lawsuit and settlement removing managing member of clothing design and manufacturer.

Represented ousted shareholder of electrical company and property holding company in business dissolution lawsuit.

Represented departing key employee in trade secrets litigation.

Represented neighborhood association in California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit against school district.

Represented veterinary hospital developer in multiparty construction defect lawsuit.

Represented landowners in easement and boundary lawsuits. 

Public Agency Law

Represented businesses on OSHA and CalOSHA investigations, violations and appeals.

Represented food manufacturer in lawsuit against California Department of Food & Agriculture in condemnation of product matter.

Represented frozen food manufacturer in municipal lawsuit seeking $1.95 million in sewer connection, wastewater discharge and license revocation proceeding.  

Represented family-owned cheese manufacturer in product condemnation, confiscation and license suspension matter.

Represented ingredient food processor against EPA in environmental contamination claim.

Represented parent in right to access to child at school claim against school district in Washington. 

Estate Planning and Business Succession

Prepared numerous estate plan for individuals, families and business owners.

Directed business succession and corresponding estate plans for business owners.  

Advised and represented individuals in probate actions.

Intellectual Property

Drafted trademark license agreements for private label milk distributor and food distributor.

Successfully opposed Trademark cancellation proceeding for stationery company. 

Devised and implemented trademark protection strategy against client's competitor/infringer via Federal, Texas and California trademark 

Filed numerous trademark applications through registration.

Submitted numerous responses to Trademark Office Actions contesting tentative registration denials.

Drafted record artist and production agreement for music production company.

Drafted internal business trade secrets programs and protocols.