DEFENDED renewable energy company against former employee suing for breach of contract and failure to pay wages. Case involved a very complex, precise MBO plan (aka incentive compensation, bonus plan) that incorporated sophisticated industry specific tax concepts.
Result
Settled mid to high 5 figures
Time to Resolution
8 months
How was case resolved?
Settled with litigation through Arbitration
Represented
Defendant
Area of Law
Employment
Represented Plaintiff, a female sales representative in claims against privately held software company, alleging wage and hour violations, misclassification, failure to provide meal and rest breaks and failure to pay commissions.
Result
Settled low to mid 5 figures
Time to Resolution
2 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
Represented Buyer of 4-plex in El Segundo after Seller tried to cancel executed real estate purchase contract.
Result
Buyer closed on property at contracted price
Time to Resolution
2 weeks
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Represented
Buyer
Area of Law
Real Estate
Represented homosexual male, Senior Level marketing professional in claims of sexual orientation discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation against large privately held financial services firm.
Result
Settled low 6 figures
Time to Resolution
4 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
Represented highly compensated marketing director who alleged she was serially lied to in recruiting process by a “headhunter” causing her damage. Client was left in seeming “no man’s land” — no claims against prior employer, no unemployment benefits because she voluntarily resigned in expectation of new start date and no contract claims against prospective new employer because no contract was ever signed.
Result
Settled mid to high 5 figures
Time to Resolution
13 months
How was case resolved?
Settled during litigation through mediation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment
DEFENDED regional, publicly traded, bank against a separate former employee alleging retaliation, age discrimination, disability discrimination, wrongful termination in violation of public policy, failure to engage in interactive process, failure to provide accommodations, retaliation (whistleblower) and wrongful termination of public policy (retaliation).
Result
Settled mid-5 figures; very small percentage of demand
Time to Resolution
8 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to attorney negotiation
Represented
Defendant
Area of Law
Employment
Represented customers of major national insurance carrier in claims for rescission of policies alleged to have been fraudulently marketed and sold by parties not licensed to sell those products.
Result
Full recovery of 6-figure premium payment and rescission of policies at issue
Time to Resolution
5 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to Attorney (in house counsel) negotiation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Contracts
Represented 61 year old, African-American Director, who was a 21 year employee, in litigation against one of the largest financial services firms in the United States.
Result
Settled mid 6 figures
Time to Resolution
About one year
How was case resolved?
Settled via 3rd party mediation during litigation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment law
Advised significant minority ownership group, and coordinated legal strategy including identifying counsel in jurisdiction of company headquarters, leading to removal of CEO/owner of very successful privately held entity. CEO was alleged to have engaged in serial, serious acts placing his personal interest ahead of his fellow owners, and the company’s interest.
Result
Settled
Represented
Owners seeking removal of CEO
Area of Law
Business
Represented Plaintiff, a high-performing, high-earning female salesperson in claims against former employer alleging that employer unilaterally altered her compensation multiple times, delayed her bonus, reduced her bonus, and then terminated her.
Result
Settled in high 6 figures
Time to Resolution
18 months
How was case resolved?
Attorney to Attorney negotiation during litigation
Represented
Plaintiff
Area of Law
Employment