Case Results

• Special litigation counsel for the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of the largest Ponzi Scheme arising out of Eastern District of California. Brought, managed, and litigated over 40 cases, and recovered no less than $10 million on behalf of the estate.
• As special litigation counsel for receiver in the Central District of California, settled professional negligence claim for $31 million against one of the big four accounting firms.
• Special litigation counsel to the Plan Administrator overseeing liquidating proceedings in bankruptcy pending in the Northern District of Texas, recovering to date over $3.75 million.
• Settled fraud-based claims in Florida state court for $5 million against lender arising out of a Ponzi Scheme.
• Recovered $2.4 million on behalf of a bankruptcy estate in the Eastern District of California on malpractice claims against a national law firm.
• Settled malpractice claims for $1 million on behalf of a chapter 7 estate in the Eastern District of California against a Central California law firm.
• On behalf of a bankruptcy estate, recovered $1.35 million on malpractice claims against the debtor’s former law firm and $2.25 million against the debtor’s pre-petition litigation funder.
• Recovered $1.4 million for a bankruptcy estate on claims against the debtor’s former directors in a case before the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.
• Recovered $1 million from prosecuting preference claims on behalf of a chapter 7 trustee.
• Brought, managed, and litigated over 60 net winner fraudulent transfer claims arising out of the PFI bankruptcy, the largest Ponzi Scheme in Marin County.
• Special litigation counsel to a Plan Administrator overseeing liquidating proceedings in a Texas bankruptcy court, recovering to date over $3.75 million.
• In appeal before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, affirmed order granting summary judgment on breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and unfair competition claims brought against client.
• In an appeal before the California First District Court of Appeal, reversed order denying motion to compel arbitration in real estate partnership dispute.
• In appeal before the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, affirmed order granting summary judgment in favor of trustee recovering fraudulent transfers in connection with PFI Ponzi scheme