- FraudWe have significant experience representing businesses and individuals in all forms of commercial disputes, including breach of contract claims, business torts, shareholder disputes involving public and non-public companies, corporate oppression claims, all forms of employer/employee disputes, consumer fraud and deceptive practices claims, and in litigation involving the misuse of intellectual property.
- Business DisputesFor over two decades, Michelle Baker has successfully litigated complex litigation matters including high profile business litigation, cross-border fraudulent transfer actions and numerous multi-million dollar business disputes in boutique civil litigation law firm environments as well as with large national firms. She has litigated extensively in state and federal court and has handled cases in various other jurisdictions such as Nevada, Colorado and Florida.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual PropertyFor the last decade, Mr. Brown has been trying and litigating a variety of plaintiff cases in state and federal courts. Among the types of cases he has handled are shareholder cases (direct and derivative), business disputes, intellectual property disputes and plaintiff’s employment cases. He has litigated numerous cases against Fortune 50 and Fortune 500 companies, and his extensive trial experience has resulted in, among others, a multi seven-figure verdict and an eight-figure post-trial settlement.
- Unfair CompetitionCraig McLaughlin has significant experience representing clients with a variety of legal issues, many of which have involved patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and copyrights as well as claims for false advertising and unfair competition. Mr. McLaughlin is a patent attorney as well as an accomplished trial lawyer and has litigated cases in many courts across the country. His technological foundation and patent prosecution background has provided added value where he has been counsel in patent litigation matters. Additionally, Mr. McLaughlin has helped clients involved in disputes with United States Customs and with the United States Justice Department. He is a member of the State Bar of California and Colorado and numerous federal district and appellate courts including the United States Supreme Court. As a result of his success, Mr. McLaughlin has been honored with lifetime membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
- Antitrust
- Employment LitigationHenry Elyasher has worked both in litigation and corporate positions at multiple Fortune 500 companies. Henry has focused his practice on business litigation and real estate transactions. Additionally, Henry has represented employees in a wide variety of employment claims ranging from discrimination and harassment to unpaid wages.
- Sexual Harassment
- Real Estate LitigationMr. Schlaff specializes in complex commercial litigation and has extensive experience in partnership and complex contract disputes, class action litigation, real estate disputes, employment disputes and professional malpractice disputes.
- Premises Liability
- Construction LitigationIn 1997, Mr. Schlaff left large firm practice to form a solo law practice in which he represented smaller business and individuals in a wide variety of areas. A significant percentage of his clients are lawyers, whom he has represented in disputes ranging from partnership dissolutions to alleged acts of legal malpractice. Mr. Schlaff has also prosecuted numerous professional malpractice cases resulting in multiple millions of dollars in settlements for his clients. In addition, Mr. Schlaff has had particular experience in the areas of class actions, business disputes, financial institution litigation, construction defect, constitutional law and appellate law. In 2005, Mr. Schlaff won a unanimous decision in the Supreme Court reversing a published unanimous decision of the Second Appellate District.
- Real Estate Transactions
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesIn 1987, Mr. Schlaff received his law degree from Harvard Law School where he participated in numerous clinical programs through which he successfully represented indigent clients in both criminal and civil proceedings. Mr. Schlaff also developed systems which automated the litigation of disputes in Boston housing court for the Clinical Legal Services Corporation in Jamaica Plain, where Mr. Schlaff worked as a student attorney in the landlord-tenant division.
- Business Immigration
- Work Visas
- Personal InjuryJason Ming graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California, simultaneously receiving both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Economics in 1998. In 2001, Mr. Ming received his law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. While in law school, Mr. Ming successfully represented indigent clients in civil proceedings at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and also worked with leaders from local community-based organizations (CBOs) to further economic development projects in various surrounding communities, including providing research, analyses, and negotiations support in meetings between CBOs and Dreamworks SKG. While in law school, Mr. Ming also worked for private law firms, handling business and real estate litigation and transactional matters, estate planning, and personal injury and premises liability cases.
- Disability DiscriminationMs. Baker is a tenacious advocate with a practice focus on complex business litigation and employment law. In the business arena, she has handled a wide range of business disputes. In employment matters, she represents employees in a broad range of legal issues, including: disability discrimination; unlawful retaliation; pregnancy discrimination; sexual harassment; wage and hour violations; and, issues arising out of workplace violence.
- Estate Planning
- Bankruptcy
- Tax LawRobert Zabb has over 30 years of experience in complex litigation that includes a comprehensive background in both federal and state courts in securities class actions, 10(b) lawsuits, employment and business litigation and tax law. A longtime proponent of financial accountability, Mr. Zabb represents individuals, consumers, public pension funds, unions, multi-employer plans and other institutional investors in securities class and direct actions, shareholder derivative litigation, corporate acquisition cases, and qui tam and whistleblower litigation.