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The firm’s litigation department is Chaired by David A. Stein. The litigation department’s areas of emphasis are construction, real estate and general commercial litigation.
The construction litigation practice ranges from multi million dollar commercial defect and delay and disruption claims, to residential defect and landslide disputes. The firm also handles payment disputes including lien claims and stop notices.
The firm’s clients include property owners and developers, general
contractors, sub contractors, and design professionals.
Real estate litigation handled by the firm includes property disputes, real estate broker fee claims, non disclosure, partition and quiet title actions, breach of contract and commercial lease unlawful detainers.
Representative clients of the firm in the real estate litigation area include
buyers and sellers of property, residential and commercial owners and real
estate brokers.
The general commercial litigation area encompasses partnership and corporate disputes, breach of commercial contract claims, misrepresentation claims and payment disputes.
Representative clients include small to medium size businesses and individuals involved in businesses.
ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE DEPARTMENT
The firm’s estate planning department is chaired by Mary M. Rudser. The department’s areas of emphasis are estate planning, trust and estate administration, and various probate matters
The firm’s estate planning practice provides comprehensive representation of clients concerning their estate planning needs, including the drafting of wills, living trusts, irrevocable life insurance trusts, special needs trusts, and succession planning for family-owned businesses. The firm also assists clients in implementing lifetime gifts and charitable donations, in planning for retirement, and in preparing for potential incapacity.
Trust and Estate Administration
Administration of trusts and estates typically arises after there has been a death. The firm works with executors and successor trustees to assemble and account for the decedent’s assets, to settle all outstanding obligations, and to distribute the assets to the beneficiaries. In particular, the firm assists executors and trustees in making timely decisions concerning estate and income taxes, funding of sub-trusts, and possible use of disclaimers.
The firm handles probates of estates of all sizes, spousal property petitions, trustees’ petitions for instructions, and a variety of other matters requiring court overview.
The firm’s real estate department is chaired by Judi Cohen. Its areas of emphasis include commercial leasing, acquisition, development, and conservation work, title, entitlement and land use work, and bond representation.
The commercial leasing practice ranges from the preparation of large, multi-tenant leases to preparation of individual industrial, shopping center, office and retail leases. The firm also handles all aspects of lease workouts in its real estate department, as well as commercial, live-work and commercial-residential unlawful detainers in its litigation department.
Acquisition, Development & Conservation Work
The firm assists developers and individuals with the acquisition and development of a variety of properties, ranging from large, multi-use urban properties to small, single-use buildings and land. The firm also works in the area of land conservation, assisting in the acquisition of open space for conservation and in the development of urban land for parks and other public uses.
Title, Entitlement and Land Use Work
The firm’s title work includes title review, advising clients with title and boundary disputes, creation and interpretation of easements and other consensual use arrangements, obtaining entitlements for development including conditional use permits, variances and street vacations, and acquisition and disposition of transferable development rights for urban development.
The firm represents businesses, schools and other entities obtaining bond financing, and works with clients in connection with the negotiation and preparation of all phases of bond issuance.
The firm’s clients include REITs, property owners and developers, land trusts, real estate brokers, large and small business entities and individuals.
The firm’s business department is chaired by Syvia L. Magid. Its areas of emphasis include business formation, review and preparation of miscellaneous contracts, mergers and acquisitions of businesses, and dissolutions of business entities.
Business Formation and Operation
The firm’s business formation practice includes the creation of all types of business entities, including the formation of for profit corporations, nonprofit corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships. The firm assists clients with the selection of form of entity in which to do business. The firm prepares all documentation and governmental forms necessary to complete business formation and drafts organizational and buyout agreements among business co-owners. The firm also advises its business clients regarding their general business operations and compliance with California Corporations Law.
The firm prepares and reviews a variety of contracts for its clients and assists clients in understanding and evaluating the legal aspects of their business transactions such as commercial loans, equipment leases, and license agreements.
The firm handles all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, including stock or asset acquisitions, mergers between unrelated entities, and conversions from one form of business entity to another.
The firm assists its clients in unwinding business operations, including preparation of all necessary governmental documentation for dissolution or liquidation.
The firm’s clients include both large and small businesses, family-owned enterprises, and sole proprietorships.
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