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JMBM represented a licensing company in a case of first impression against a major competitor over licensing and other fees resulting from a contract with Target Brands, Inc. After a protracted arbitration, the three-judge arbitration panel awarded our client monetary damages (including all attorneys fees and costs) and reaffirmed our client’s right to a percentage […]
A jury found in favor of major independent film production company Morgan Creek Productions, Inc., awarding our client almost $2 million for Franchise Pictures LLC’s breach of good faith and fair dealing on an earlier settlement agreement. The jury also found in favor of Morgan Creek on its claims that Franchise Pictures LLC was improperly […]
JMBM successfully designed and implemented a global Proposition 65 settlement of alleged toxic material exposure claims against 248 lodging establishments on behalf of California Hotel & Lodging Association members. Our lawyers have also implemented similar programs for dozens of apartment management companies affiliated with the California Apartment Association.
JMBM partners represented both the plaintiffs and counterclaim defendants in federal court copyright and trademark litigation concerning the film rights to the James Bond series. Our client was the major studio that had produced the Bond film series since the 1960s, as it sought to prevent another studio giant from launching its own Bond film […]
A JMBM team representing Los Angeles orthopedic surgeon Dr. Gary K. Michelson won a major IP litigation case. We obtained a jury verdict of $570 million (including $400 million in punitive damages), one of the largest in the country during 2004, against Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. in a dispute over contract claims and patent rights […]
In U.S. Tax Court and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, JMBM successfully represented against the IRS the two California founders of a women’s apparel business. The IRS attempted to disallow our clients’ deduction of business losses from their charter jet operation, saying that the business was not being run with the intent of […]
JMBM tax lawyers played a key role as members of our lead counsel team for client Frederick’s of Hollywood in its merger with Movie Star Inc. The complex transaction involved significant tax issues related to a $20 million rights offering and a one-for-two reverse stock split, and we structured the tax and financial terms to […]
These are examples of sophisticated trust and foundation work by JMBM, in which we: Implemented a $45 million installment sale to an intentionally defective grantor trust Implemented a $50 million transfer to a charitable lead trust and structured the sale of the lead trust remainder to a dynasty trust for generation-skipping tax purposes Coordinated trust […]
Our firm successfully worked to secure air quality permits, a U.S. EPA Administrative Order on consent and other approvals, including California Energy Commission Certification, all enabling our client to construct, build and operate two power plant facilities in the greater Los Angeles Basin. JMBM lawyers also obtained all entitlements and permits from multiple interstate, state […]
On behalf of a developer client, we obtained the first successful approval under the new Los Angeles Mixed Use Ordinance for a large development project that included 540 apartments and 27,000 square feet of commercial use.
