The Litigation Department is led by seasoned trial attorneys who have an extensive and successful track record in litigating complex commercial, real property and employment disputes. Our attorneys are the foremost practitioners in their fields and seek to achieve client goals with the highest level of effectiveness and efficiency. Our clients have direct access to the most senior members of the Litigation team to help ensure client satisfaction.
Our attorneys have extensive experience in all aspects of complex litigation, including trials and appeals in all state and federal courts; federal, state and self-regulatory administrative proceedings; and a variety of alternative dispute resolution processes including arbitration and mediation. Our litigation team regularly represents clients involved in commercial and general business disputes, real property disputes, trust and estate litigation and employment litigation. Representative practice areas include:
- Financial Institutions and Creditors' Rights
- Commercial Litigation
- Land Use and CEQA
- Commercial Landlord/Tenant Disputes
- Real Property Disputes
- Environmental Enforcement
- Securities Arbitrations for Public Investors
- Intellectual Property
- Construction
- Trust and Estate Disputes
- Removal of Fiduciaries
- Real Property Rights
- Wage and Hour
- Discrimination and Harassment
- Unfair Competition and Restrictive Covenants
- Wrongful Termination
- Wine and Viticulture Industry
Our litigation clients range from individuals and small businesses to publicly traded and large privately held companies. Regardless of the size of the business or the relative complexity of a given litigation, we work closely with each client to determine appropriate objectives and develop strategies designed to achieve each client’s goals. Drawing on the specialized knowledge of the attorneys best qualified to handle each client’s unique situation, the litigation team works diligently and creatively to achieve the client's goals by seeking to obtain the very best results at every stage of the legal process.
Primary Contact:
- AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Appellate
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental
- Financial Institutions and Creditors' Rights
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use & CEQA
- Real Estate Litigation
- Securities Arbitrations for Public Investors
- Trust and Estate Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Unfair Competition and Restrictive Covenants
- Wine and Viticulture Industry
- Wrongful Termination Litigation



Ernest M. Malaspina, Chairperson