Business and commercial contract, insurance, trade secret, unfair competition, consumer warranty, real estate and employment disputes and related representation in state and federal courts, including “alternative dispute resolution” (“ADR”) mediation and arbitration proceedings. Representative matters handled in the past have involved:
- Distribution, distributor and manufacturing contracts
- Sales and marketing representatives and agents
- Contracts for the purchase and sale of goods or services
- Warranty disputes, including consumer warranty matters
- Business governance, ownership, succession and dissolution (corporate, LLC and partnership)
- Insurance coverage
- Commercial leases
- Employment agreements
- Confidentiality (trade secrets, non-compete agreements)
- Collections
- Hazardous waste clean-up actions (federal CERCLA and state)
- Product defect tort claims
- Contribution and indemnity liability sharing claims
- Real estate purchase and sale agreements, including nondisclosure and fraud
- Landlord-tenant disputes, including San Francisco Rent Ordinance disputes
