On behalf of its client, CMR Mortgage Fund, LLC (CMR), of San Francisco, California, Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro LLP (JMBM), a California full-service law firm with expertise in complex real estate sales, financings, work-outs, and bankruptcies, has closed a nearly $100 million loan to Halekua Development Corporation (Halekua), an out-of-possession debtor in a Chapter […]
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory v. Chimei Innolux, et al. (C.D. Cal. 2012) Represented Chimei Innolux, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Acer, Viewsonic and Vizio in patent litigation relating to the manufacture of liquid crystal displays. EMG Technology, LLC v. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex. 2010) Represented EMG in patent litigation relating to, among other […]
JMBM attorneys represented EZ Lube and its shareholders in its recent recapitalization – which included a sale of a significant portion of the EZ Lube’s owners’ equity position to an affiliate of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co, a New York-based buyout firm, plus a $105 million refinancing of EZ Lube with GSO Capital Partners and […]
On June 5, 2006, JMBM scored a significant victory for the firm’s client, CEMEX, Inc., when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a published opinion in Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and CEMEX, Inc. 450 F.3d 930 (9th Cir. 2006). The Center’s lawsuit challenged authorizations by the Service […]
Our attorneys negotiated, documented and closed a $258 million construction loan and mezzanine financing transactions for the development and construction of a major hotel and condominium complex and related facilities in Hollywood, California.
On behalf of the lender, JMBM is lead land use counsel involved in preserving, enhancing and protecting the land use entitlements and regulatory approvals for a number of large master planned community development projects that have gone through foreclosure.
Recently, JMBM’s lawyers brought a timely end to a disputed loan by filing and confirming a creditor plan that resulted in transfer of the asset to our creditor client.
JMBM has performed system-wide ADA audits for large national banks and regional banks. We advise major lenders regarding procedures and polices for cyberaccessibility issues, and pre- and post-foreclosure accessibility compliance.
For a major domestic bank, JMBM attorneys managed a portfolio of properties including leasing, CAM audits, and lease administration for commercial properties and shopping centers.
JMBM facilitated the sale of the Sheraton Universal Hotel to Shenzhen New World Group Co. and structured the sale so that the 20-story, 451-room hotel could be conveyed while the hotel was in receivership. All parties were involved in this industry success story, which included recovering on the debt.