Representative Matters
- Clear brands and prosecute trademark applications for food and beverage companies to ensure brand integrity
- Represent Hispanic seasoning company in sponsorship agreement with MLB team
- Represent seafood supplier in various corporate matters including credit facility work and recapitalization
- Negotiated asset purchase agreement and seed supply agreement for fresh fruit company
- Obtained emergency (ex parte) seizure order in federal court trademark infringement action on behalf of leading food manufacturer
- Represented the minority shareholders of Mrs. Cubbinson's Inc. in the sale by Hostess, Inc. of substantially all assets of the company to Sugar Foods, Inc.
- Represented Corazonas in sale of assets to private equity group
- Represented Lioco Wine Company and unsecured creditor in conversion of debt to equity and purchase by creditor of a portion of co-founder's equity interest in entity
- Represented Certi-Fresh Foods, Inc. in connection with a secured credit financing
- Represented Chief Executive Officer of Contessa in connection with the sale of the company's assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
- Represented controlling shareholder of Santa Monica Seafood in company share repurchase
- Represented an international bottled water brand in its California-based litigation matters and acted as counsel in connection with the subsequent sale of assets and securities to a Southern California conglomerate
- Assisted a health-oriented meal delivery, food products and catering company with its employee handbook and provided general employment law advice
- Assisted a manufacturer of food ingredients, flavoring, colorings and other products with trademarks and a business agreement with distributors of their product
- Represented a global food manufacturer in a weights and measures investigation into the packaging of various foods. The investigation was headed by the District Attorneys of several counties in California.
- Provided legal counsel to a large-scale cosmetics company regarding a weights and measures investigation into the packaging of mascaras.
- Represented Nutro Products, a dog food manufacturer, in two mass civil actions alleging environmental nuisance, one of which was dismissed soon after filing a motion for summary judgment, and the other of which was a complete victory at trial.
