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JMBM lawyers are skilled at resolving special zoning or other use restriction problems that complicate construction projects. On behalf of a developer client, we obtained the first successful approval under the new Los Angeles Mixed Use Ordinance for a project that included 540 apartments and 27,000 square feet of commercial space. In another instance, we […]
A JMBM team representing real estate, construction, corporate, tax and land use capabilities advised the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) in a complex sale and leaseback transaction that allowed the organization to successfully move to new headquarters. We first advised CSAA in their negotiations for a 255,000 square-foot, six-story build-to-suit lease with a purchase option […]
JMBM’s attorneys have successfully resolved lawsuits in federal, state and probate courts, as well as through arbitration before AAA, JAMS, and FINRA. Examples of our attorneys’ experience include the following: For Fiduciaries Represented a corporate fiduciary in litigation relating to investment management, alleged breach of fiduciary duties, duty to assert apparent undue influence, and environmental […]
JMBM securities lawyers have facilitated a variety of offerings for public clients, such as: Representing a NYSE-listed computer equipment company in connection with over $1 billion in public and private financing transactions Representing a Nasdaq-listed casual dining restaurant chain in a variety of public and private securities offerings and related SEC compliance Representing a Canadian […]
Patents obtained by JMBM attorneys have been directly responsible for generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue as well as protecting our clients’ markets with strong and broad patent protection. Our clients’ patents have also been used as effective tools for stopping competitors, thereby allowing an increase in market share and have been litigated […]
For patent cases that require more extensive resources and a team of lawyers, JMBM provides the needed expertise. Case in point: Medtronic v. Michelson in which JMBM defended Dr. Michelson, a Los Angeles inventor, against medical giant Medtronic in a case that involved more than 100 patents. JMBM pulled a team together to prepare and […]
In recent Board protests that did not settle, we won a termination case, and a case that gave our client the right to establish a new dealership less than five miles from an existing dealership. In other recent cases, we obtained dismissals of two termination protests based upon the dealer’s failure to comply with authorized […]
Companies in the health care sector often grow through acquiring small niche businesses, and JMBM regularly serves as legal counsel in such deals. For example, we advised on the sale of a neonatal physician group practice based in Lancaster, Calif., to Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., (NYSE: PDX), a leading provider of neonatal, fetal and pediatric […]
Our firm was lead counsel for client Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc., in its merger with Movie Star, Inc. The complex transaction included a $20 million rights offering and a one-for-two reverse stock split, resulting in a combined company now called Frederick’s of Hollywood Group, Inc. that trades on the American Stock Exchange under the new […]
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) represented the lead investor, NAXOS Capital Partners, in the recent $100 million Series C financing of Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. NAXOS Capital Partners is a Luxembourg-based private equity group focused on acquiring and developing businesses with unique intellectual property or market positions. Elevance uses Nobel Prize-winning technology to […]
