Representative Engagements

A representative sample of typical engagements in which John has been the lead counsel includes the following:

Representation of countless privately-held businesses and their owners in entity formation, buy-sell, employment, purchase, sale and related transactions, capital raising activities and day-to-day counseling.

Representation of owners of a successful waste disposal business in the sale of entities to a nationally recognized publicly-held industry leader.

Representation of multiple owners of an Orange County based manufacturing business in complex sale of interests to the American subsidiary of a multi-national Japanese pharmaceutical conglomerate.

Representation of an Orange County based software company in corporate counseling and acquisition matters (including in acquisitions of domestic and foreign software development companies and in software licensing) leading up to successful initial public offering.

Representation of a 50% owner in the sale of her interest in a large Orange County-based real estate corporation with local, national and international holdings.

Representation of an expanding West Coast based equipment rental business in connection with the acquisition of additional businesses and multi-million dollar credit facility from GE Capital Corporation.

Representation of the sellers of a nationally known cable protector business in the sale of their stock to an out of state venture capital fund.

Representation of the owners of a family owned manufacturing business in the sale of their company to a local competitor.

Representation of the owners of a document storage firm in the sale of their business to a division of large, local conglomerate.

Representation of the buyer of a niche internet legal document and research business in the purchase of the business (including formation of acquisition entity and preparation of detailed limited liability company operating agreement for the investor-group).

Representation of Orange County’s largest multi-specialty medical practice in on-going acquisitions and consolidations of various independent medical practices.

Representation of the general partner in various real estate businesses in the sale of interests in multiple residential real estate partnerships.

Representation of a partner in a prominent Los Angeles based fitness facility with multiple locations in the successful negotiated resolution of contentious disputes with co-owner.

Representation of the billionaire sponsor of his “family office” in resolution of dispute with chief executive officer and documentation of the resulting agreement.

Representation of the owner of a prominent Los Angeles retail food business in successfully resolving a dispute with her partner that threatened the survival of the business, followed by successful re-negotiation of bank credit facility.