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Employment Law:

The firm has handled in excess of 200 employment cases in recent years.

— Cappa v CrossTest, et al (rep. defense/cross complainant, employment/trade secrets, defense verdict/recovery on cross complaint for injunctive relief)

— Bloom v. Claimetrics Management LLC (defense of executive employment contract claim, verdict under plaintiff’s last settlement demand)

— Wagner v Houdini’s Magic Shop (defeated class certification in wage/hour case, affirmed on appeal)

— Former Executive Director v. San Francisco Zoological Society (defeated $1.5M employment claim in arbitration)

— Sexual harassment cases. The firm recently resolved two significant sexual harassment cases on behalf of aggrieved employees with negotiated results of $500,000 and $450,000

— Martinez v Terix (rep. plaintiff, wage and hour claim, full recovery after trial, including penalties and attorneys fees)

— Pugh v See’s Candies (founding partner defended See’s Candies throughout the course of this landmark employment case, resulting in a complete defeat of the plaintiff’s case after 11 years of litigation)

Unfair Competition:

— American Mortgage Network v Loancity, et al (rep. defense/cross complainant, 6 week jury trial regarding alleged unlawful recruiting, plaintiff verdict reversed on appeal, end result: waiver of costs on main action, $100,000 recovered on cross complaint)

— Cappa v CrossTest, et al (rep. defense/cross complainant, employment/trade secrets, defense verdict/recovery on cross complaint for injunctive relief)

— Successfully represented start up companies faced with offensive trade secret and unfair competition allegations by former employers

Business Litigation:

— Obtained a $500,000 resolution for our client, in a business litigation over software fees.

— Defended a web developer against complex allegations of misperformance, resulting in a mutual release for a waiver of costs.

— Rosen v Anagnostou (defeated fraudulent transfer claim at trial).