Our philosophy is to offer practical legal advice and solutions that will add value to the operations of our clients. We recognize that healthcare providers, and business and real estate owners today face immense economic and legal challenges in their daily operations, and our goal is to be able to provide quality services responsive to the needs of our clients, at a competitive rate.
Healthcare Law
Our attorneys are experienced in representing both institutional and individual health care providers. Our clients include hospitals (both for-profit and tax-exempt organizations), skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, DME companies, ambulatory surgical centers, clinical labs, physical therapy agencies, medical groups, IPAs and individual physicians. We routinely represent providers in the following areas:
All areas of litigation and regulatory administrative hearings
Joint ventures and business affiliations
Mergers and acquisitions
Secured financing
Corporate practice of medicine compliance
Hospital operations (general acute care, psychiatric and rehabilitation)
Licensing and accreditation
Reimbursement
Regulatory law including: Medicare overpayment hearings, CLIA revocation hearings, and Medi-Cal withhold/suspension actions
Corporate compliance programs
Employment issues
Compliance with fraud and abuse laws, and physician self-referral laws
Managed care network development and contracting (including risk sharing and other incentive arrangements)
Management of medical groups and IPAs
Credentialing and medical staff privileges
Real estate development
Business Law
Our attorneys provide general business legal advice to clients ranging from emerging and small businesses to large corporations. We apply a pragmatic, cost-effective, and goal-driven approach in advising our business clients. We regularly assist our clients in handling day-to-day business legal issues and structuring various business transactions including:
Mergers and acquisitions
Joint ventures and other strategic business affiliations
Secured financing
Contract negotiations
Corporation (for-profit and non-profit), limited liability company and partnership formation
Corporate governance
Real estate development
Regulatory compliance
Employment issues
Commercial Litigation
We represent a broad range of commercial clients, including commercial banks, financial institutions, asset-based lenders, mortgage companies, and equipment lenders in California state courts, federal courts, bankruptcy courts, and in adversary proceedings, administrative hearings, mediations and arbitrations. Our litigation team handles litigation issues arising out of various business relationships, including:
Contract disputes
Partnership or shareholder disputes
Creditors’ rights
Real estate loans; workouts; restructuring
Asset-based lending (accounts receivable, inventory and business assets)
Accounts receivable factoring
Collection litigation
Bankruptcy
Pre-petition remedies
Third party creditors
Employment matters
Employer defense
Enforcement of restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements
Protection of trade secrets
Wage and hour
Class action defense
Administrative proceedings
Real Estate Law
We service real estate clients across various industries, ranging from manufacturing, institutional lending, real estate management, retail and title insurance. Our attorneys have vast experience with owners and real estate matters, including: