Client Collaborations

Represented warranty company in transaction involving sale of majority equity stake. Transaction involved strategizing and successfully executing F reorganization of company prior to sale.

Dismissal of federal court respondent Title IX litigation with claims of violations of Title IX, substantive and procedural due process, and breach of contract.

Guided healthcare system through forensic research, repair contracting, preservation of evidence, forensic expert reports, negotiations, and arbitration proceedings for damage claims against the general contractor and subcontractors that improperly performed exterior envelope, plumbing, electrical, and roof work to construct a new hospital for behavioral health patients and required specialty facilities. The entire exterior envelope had to be removed and replaced, together with removal and re-installation of all windows, while the hospital was occupied. Prepared, documented, and asserted claims to recover the owner’s damages after repairs were complete. Achieved a successful, multimillion dollar recovery of a substantial majority of the owner’s losses following extensive discovery, depositions, arbitration proceedings, and mediation.

ITEX Corporation and SLI, Inc. v. Saul Yarmark; Stephen Friedland; Business Exchange International Corp., and BX International. We represented plaintiff, a public company, in litigation arising from the disputed acquisition of a 50 percent stake in a privately held competitor. We recovered judgment along with an award of damages to compensate our client for attorney fees and court costs. The case was then settled on appeal.

Representation of vessel owner in litigation with shipyard arising from conversion of vessel from oil industry support vessel to factory trawler, resulting in judgment for owner for costs of repairs, costs, and attorney’s fees.

Lead attorney representing subcontractor in a dispute with an out-of-state material supplier on a public project. Material supplier declared bankruptcy in its home state and claim resolved out of bankruptcy.

Represented major internet company in a multimillion-dollar sale of a data facility in central Washington State, involving structuring, negotiating, and drafting transaction documents and successfully navigating closing of transaction.

Negotiated favorably, early pre-litigation resolutions of disputes among owners of business, including buyouts and valuations of co-owner’s ownership interest.

Clopper v. Merrill Lynch Relocation Management, Inc. We prevailed on behalf of defendant in a jury trial, on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the primary action, as well as in ancillary proceedings against opposing counsel, also appealed to the Ninth Circuit. This case began as a real estate dispute over competing property appraisals.