Representative Matters

• Served as lead trial counsel in a two-week AAA arbitration concerning the breach of complex software licensing agreements. Award limited to less than 4 percent of the claimant’s eight-figure demand.
• Served as lead trial counsel in the successful defense of a global project management company in a $100 million claim involving complex alter ego and conspiracy theories. The case settled on very favorable terms after motion was filed for summary judgment.
• Represented a major Silicon Valley company in three complex and connected trade secret cases involving its leading edge technology, resulting in a very favorable resolution.
• Acted as lead counsel in multi-state trade secret claim involving an industrial and commercial services company.
• Obtained a multi-million dollar settlement for a major commercial enterprise in an insurance bad faith claim against its underwriters.
• Litigated and favorably resolved claims of fraud, misrepresentation and unfair business practices involving the design of a state-of-the-art VoIP system.
• Served as lead counsel in the successful representation of a leading software application interface design firm in a claim for the breach of its multi-tiered design contract with an international environmental software control developer. The dispute was favorably resolved before litigation became necessary.
• Defended major domestic and foreign corporations in employment claims alleging wrongful termination based on gender, race, age, and violation of public policy.
• Defended a global industrial company in a multi-million dollar claim involving the design and construction of an industrial facility.
• Obtained significant judgment for a major construction contractor in a two-month trial against a subcontractor involving a comprehensive hotel renovation project.
• Obtained very favorable settlement after the first week of trial for a global industrial company in a claim stemming from the catastrophic explosion of a high-pressure oxygen gas line.
• Obtained summary judgment for the manufacturer of a top loader in an accident resulting in severe traumatic brain injuries to the crane’s operator.
• Extensive arbitration experience in defense of investor claims against major Wall Street broker-dealers and their registered representatives.
• Served as counsel in multiple trials in catastrophic injury and death claims.
• Obtained summary judgment for a mortgage-backed security trust in a multi-million dollar claim for wrongful foreclosure, TILA and RESPA violations, fraud, and quiet title.

Professional Organizations

• State Bar of California
• San Mateo County Bar Association | Litigation Section
• Bar Association of San Francisco
• British American Business Council
• German American Business Association
• San Francisco County Superior Court Early Settlement Program | Volunteer Mediator
• Provisors SF7, Executive Committee

Admissions

• Admitted to practice in all California State courts
• United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central Districts of California
• United State District Court, Colorado
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Civic and Charitable

• San Francisco Maritime National Park Association | President, Board of Trustees, 2013-2015
• Nueva School - Hillsborough, CA | Former trustee

Speaking Engagements

• Panelist, "Building your Big Tent: Office Build-Outs", Association of Corporate Counsel, November 2014
• “Strategic Considerations in Arbitration and Judicial References”, GGI World Conference, Boston, October 2015

Honors and Awards

• AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell
• Best Lawyers in the Bay Area, Bay Area Lawyer Magazine, Litigation, 2005

External Publications

• Damages after Sargon, California Lawyer, June 2014.
• Maintaining Trade Secret Confidentiality in Litigation, Association of Corporate Counsel, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Q2 2015 Newsletter
• Principles of Trade Secret Protection in California, GGI Insider Magazine, July, 2015 Issue
• Non-Compete Agreements in California, GGI Insider Magazine, January, 2016 Issue