Not exact matches
If we determine this Board has acted inconsistently with its
fiduciary duties, we will not hesitate to take any and all actions within our rights as stockholders,
including commencing
litigation and / or seeking an injunction, in order to protect our investment in Avigen.
Aside from traditional allegations of excessive fees and mismanagement of company stock, ERISA
litigation in 2016
included challenges to fund types,
fiduciary processes and provider arrangements; expect more to come.
Sheppard Mullin's Private Wealth and
Fiduciary Litigation team
includes some of the most successful trial attorneys in the country in disputes over private wealth, most notably involving trusts, decedents» estates and conservatorships or adult guardianships.
Her experience
includes, but is not limited to, complex
litigation relating to claims of breach of
fiduciary duty, will and trust contests, and claims of undue influence or lack of capacity.
Badoux's practice spans a national and international scale as he handles a variety of labor and employment
litigation matters,
including labor relations, harassment claims, wage and hour audits, breach of
fiduciary duties and more.
His practice
includes business agreements and contractual disputes of all kinds, banking and financial services related
litigation, civil fraud, company, partnership and insolvency matters, property
litigation, energy and minerals,
fiduciaries and professional negligence.
Our commercial
litigation practice
includes, but is not limited to, lawsuits involving Breach of Contract; Breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; Breach of
Fiduciary Duty; Negligence; Fraud; Common Counts; Declaratory Relief; Specific Performance; Unfair Business Practices and partnership disputes.
We focus on the full spectrum of the practice,
including estate planning,
fiduciary litigation, estate administration, and more.
His trust and estate
litigation practice
includes representing corporate trustees, individual trustees, personal representatives and beneficiaries in disputes involving breaches of
fiduciary duty, dissipation of trust or estate assets, and claims of lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence and fraud.
Our practice
includes all aspects of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans; health, welfare and fringe benefit plans; employee benefits issues under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA; executive compensation; employee benefits - related
litigation; and investment adviser and
fiduciary issues.
Our expertise
includes advising officers, boards of directors, shareholders, and special
litigation committees on a wide range of business disputes,
including fiduciary duties, employment issues with minority and majority shareholders, executive compensation, corporate freeze - outs, direct and derivative claims by shareholders, internal investigations and other aspects of corporate governance.
Representation of minority shareholders in home healthcare franchising companies in various state court
litigation involving breach of
fiduciary duty, breach of a shareholders» agreement, fraud and other tort claims,
including successfully prosecuting charges for violation of court orders freezing millions of corporate funds, resulting in a civil contempt judgment that
included a jail sentence.
Successful defense of over $ 40 million in claims for breach of an alleged partnership agreement, fraud and breach of
fiduciary duty against a large Southern California homebuilder in a multi-state
litigation,
including a six week jury trial, two state court appeals, a Ninth Circuit appeal, an Idaho state court action and appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court.
Lead
litigation counsel to Arch Coal, Inc. in all aspects of its Chapter 11 reorganization,
including successfully defending against a challenge to proposed DIP financing at a contested evidentiary hearing and defending breach of
fiduciary duty claims against the debtors» management.
He has experience in a variety of
litigation matters,
including actions involving the
fiduciary duties of directors, officers, and controlling stockholders, mergers and acquisitions
litigation, securities fraud
litigation and other corporate governance disputes.
Brandon's experience also
includes general commercial
litigation,
including both plaintiff and defense matters based on contract, professional liability, breach of
fiduciary duty and fraud.
Restrictive covenant issues,
including litigation relating to
fiduciary duties and oppression actions
Mr. O'Brien's business
litigation experience also
includes claims for conversion, breach of
fiduciary duty, fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices, breach of contract, and violations of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Jim is a trial lawyer with experience in a range of areas,
including fiduciary, securities, commercial and class action, probate, and employment
litigation in state and federal court.
His diverse experience also
includes: directors» and officers» liability coverage and
litigation; cyberinsurance coverage; ERISA
litigation; commercial arbitration; FINRA arbitration; aviation
litigation;
fiduciary litigation; claims related to stock purchase agreements; EMTALA investigations; and defending errors and omissions claims against insurance agents and brokers.
His business
litigation work
includes trying cases involving intellectual property disputes, breaches of contract and
fiduciary duties, business torts, corporate espionage, defamation, whistleblowing and qui tam actions and securities fraud.
Our employment lawyers manage all forms of employment - related
litigation,
including cases involving ERISA
fiduciary duties, executive termination, employment discrimination, employee fraud and unpaid compensation.
Our lawyers have trial experience in a wide range of business disputes
including contract interpretation and enforcement, corporate
litigation, franchise disputes, real estate, land use,
fiduciary responsibility, securities, intellectual property, municipal law, construction and employment
litigation.
Our trial experience encompasses a wide range of business disputes
including contract interpretation and enforcement, corporate
litigation, franchise disputes, real estate, land use,
fiduciary responsibility, securities, intellectual property, municipal law, construction and employment
litigation.
Private client lawyers advise wealthy families, individuals, trustees and
fiduciaries on all aspects of estate planning,
including asset management, tax planning, wills and trusts, charitable contributions and various types of estate
litigation.
In civil
litigation matters, Mr. Cloherty regularly represents companies, executives and professionals in complex business disputes,
including breaches of contracts, breaches of
fiduciary duties, shareholder disputes, trade secrets theft, non-competition agreements, wage and hour disputes, and other employment issues.
Cousin has over twenty years experience in complex commercial
litigation,
including directors and officers liability
litigation (
including claims for advancement of legal fees and indemnification), ERISA
litigation (
including claims for breaches of
fiduciary duty),
fiduciary litigation, professional liability
litigation, and securities
litigation.
Brian P. Eagan is a partner of the Firm, focusing primarily in
fiduciary matters,
including probate, guardianship, trust and estate administration and related
litigation.
He represents clients in complex civil and commercial
litigation,
including extensive experience in securities
litigation, product liability
litigation, bankruptcy - related disputes, contract disputes, and disputes involving breaches of
fiduciary duties by directors, officers, shareholders and partners.
We also have substantial experience litigating claims that frequently arise in connection with trade secrets»
litigation,
including claims related to breach of
fiduciary duties, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and licenses, as well as statutory causes of action under RICO, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Areas of practice
include: Employment, Benefits & Labor Relations,
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business Transactions, Trusts & Estates, and
Fiduciary Services.
Mr. Graham has extensive
litigation experience in trial and appellate courts in a wide variety of matters,
including fiduciary duties, contractual disputes, corporate governance, privacy issues, and indemnity claims.
His
litigation experience runs the gamut from intellectual property matters to general business conflicts,
including breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference, trade secret misappropriation, breach of
fiduciary duty, and shareholder derivative matters.
Some of our areas of commercial and business law
include: • Business and Commercial
Litigation • Contracts and Breach of Contract • Business Formations and Dissolutions • Small Business Development •
Fiduciary Disputes • Incorporations • Small Business Disputes • Partnerships • Mergers and Acquisitions • Leases • Transfer Agreements • Business Valuations • Reorganizations • Buy - Sell Agreements • Employment and Independent Contractor arrangements
Our experience encompasses the full range of issues,
including tax planning and controversies, corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, trusts and estates administration, business succession planning, charitable giving and
fiduciary litigation.
Jim has been lead counsel in a wide variety of complex civil
litigation,
including cases involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of
fiduciary duty, tortious interference, conspiracy, anti-trust, deceptive trade, insurance code violations, partnership disputes, corporate governance / ownership disputes, breach of express and implied warranty / covenants, RICO, sexual harassment, constitutional claims, assault, battery, libel, slander, trespass, nuisance, product defect and negligence.
Clifford acts in most types of commercial and insolvency
litigation including Pre-emptive remedies, Minority Shareholder Actions, claims against Directors for breach of duty, claims for Unjust Enrichment or for Breach of
Fiduciary duties, Shareholder Disputes, Partnership Disputes, claims under the Commercial Agents Directive, Directors» Disqualifications, actions for Breach of Confidence and Database Rights and proceedings to enforce Restraint of Trade Covenants.
We have an outstanding record of success in pursuing or defending against
litigation in virtually every aspect of distressed investing,
including breach of
fiduciary claims, preference and fraudulent transfer
litigation, subordination disputes, intercreditor fights, and
litigation over substantive consolidation and enterprise or asset valuation.
Faisel's experience of business
litigation includes high value contractual disputes, directors» personal liability,
fiduciary obligations of directors, cases involving illegality, actions against receivers, actions against
fiduciaries / agents and cases involving consideration of Quistclose trusts.
The subject matter of
litigation includes real estate fraud, non-disclosure disputes, professional negligence, breach of
fiduciary duty, breach of contract, California Business & Professions Code, easement and boundary line disputes, to name a few.
John has extensive experience with ownership disputes over the control and management of businesses,
including fiduciary duty and securities related
litigation.
Ladd has extensive experience prosecuting and defending complex business
litigation matters,
including disputes involving claims for breach of contract, business fraud, violations of
fiduciary duties, breach of non-compete covenants, theft of trade secrets and business defamation.
She has a wide background of
litigation in multiple jurisdictions and her claims experience
includes confidential information, fraud, insolvency and breach of
fiduciary duty.
Real estate and construction
litigation,
including contract,
fiduciary, construction lien, tax, and insurance
litigation and disputes.
Clients turn to us for representation in commercial and bankruptcy related
litigation including fraudulent transfer, preference, breach of
fiduciary duty, deepening insolvency and corporate governance issues.
We represent employers, other types of plan sponsors, insurers, administrators and alleged
fiduciaries in the full range of ERISA
litigation matters and related tax controversies,
including complex class actions.
We represent the full spectrum of organizations involved with ERISA disputes,
including employers, other types of plan sponsors, insurers and alleged
fiduciaries, in a large range of ERISA
litigation matters.
Our attorneys assist employers and plan
fiduciaries,
including pension plan trustees, in
litigation matters, such as claims for plan benefits and claims for breach of
fiduciary duties.
His practice emphasizes insurance coverage disputes and the representation of real estate brokers and agents in fraud, negligent misrepresentation, breach of
fiduciary duty, and malpractice cases,
including litigation based upon mold.