Finkel Law Group’s federal law attorneys have more than 25 years of experience representing clients in litigation in federal courts in California in matters involving intellectual property, securities, bankruptcy and environmental laws.
Intellectual Property Litigation
Because many of our clients’ businesses are focused on creating and marketing products and services steeped in intellectual property (“IP”), enforcing IP rights and defending against claims of infringement or misappropriation have always been critical components of the firm’s IP practice. We have extensive experience representing our clients, whether plaintiffs or defendants, in trade secret, trademark, and copyright disputes in federal court in California. We also have experience representing clients in prosecuting and defending trademark, trade name or trade dress infringement actions in those same courts. The firm’s attorneys have prosecuted and defended opposition and cancellation proceedings before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. To help reduce the risk of trade secret litigation, we regularly work with our clients to establish and manage trade secret protection programs and advise them on how to avoid issues with third party trade secret rights when developing new product or services or hiring personnel from competitors.
Securities Litigation
The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience representing clients – both individual and corporate as either defendants and plaintiffs – in securities litigation in federal courts in California. Those matters include law suits brought under the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the California Securities Act of 1968, shareholder derivative lawsuits, mergers and acquisition litigation, contests for control of privately held corporations, and claims arising out of stock acquisitions and other corporate transactions. Our attorneys also have experience conducting internal investigations on behalf of companies and boards of directors into a myriad of federal and state securities law issues, and providing guidance on how to remedy any transgressions that are discovered to have taken place.
Bankruptcy & Restructuring in Federal Court
The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience with bankruptcy and restructuring matters. Our practice concentrates on bankruptcies, restructurings, reorganizations, workouts, and liquidations that take place in the federal bankruptcy courts in California. Our attorneys provide bankruptcy counseling to our corporate clients long before a formal bankruptcy proceeding begins. We advise financially troubled companies on how to avoid pitfalls that can cause their business’ financial circumstances to further deteriorate while in, and immediately prior to entering, bankruptcy. We have experience representing secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, and different committees in bankruptcy cases in federal court, and in out-of-court restructurings throughout California. The firm employs a team approach to tackling client matters by pairing bankruptcy specialists with transactional attorneys and seasoned litigators to evaluate the options available to the client before a bankruptcy filing, and then identify and implement the best solution to the particular problems posed. Our clients have come to rely on our discretion, as well as our ability to know where the trouble spots are likely to be, and then identify optimal solutions to address the client’s specific financial problems.
Environmental Litigation
The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience representing clients in environmental regulatory matters before federal regulatory agencies, and environmental litigation matters in federal courts in California. Our attorneys have represented clients who have been touched by virtually all significant federal and state environmental laws, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and Clean Air Act. We have also represented clients in matters involving the California Environmental Quality Act, California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, and other state environmental statutes. We have represented clients before federal, state and local environmental agencies in permitting and enforcement matters, and have represented clients in federal and state courts on a variety of environmental matters addressing all of the previously mentioned statutes. We have experience representing clients in environmental disputes resolved by arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
When your company confronts a legal challenge posed by any of these federal laws, please contact our federal law attorneys to discuss your matter. You can reach us at (510) 344-6601, (415) 252-9600 or info@finkellawgroup.com.