Over the past several years, the attorneys at Riley & Associates CA/NV have been involved in the following matters:
Real Estate Litigation and Related Transactions
- Numerous workouts of defaulted commercial loans including loans in excess of $20 million.
- Writs of attachment and judgment execution on behalf of institutional and private lenders.
- Prosecution and defense of "deficiency" claims borrowers and personal guarantors.
- Appointment of court approved receivers to safeguard income producing property, operate ongoing businesses and complete commercial and residential developments in California and Nevada.
- Purchase and sale litigation involving Palm Springs golf course and country club which included obtaining an order ejecting prospective purchaser following breach of purchase and sale agreement.
- Defense of 63 plaintiff mold/habitability case on behalf of residential real estate developer.
- Resolution of CAM disputes involving shopping center owner/developers and commercial tenants.
- Defense and settlement of multi-million dollar elder abuse and tenant habitability lawsuit against Westside apartment owner.
- Dissolution of LLC, partition of LLC's real property assets between members and subsequent 1031 exchange.
- Prosecution of complex nuisance claim on behalf of national retailer.
- Represented developers in negotiations with the City of Los Angeles to secure approval of final inspection of large loft conversion development in downtown Los Angeles.
- Negotiated with the City of Santa Monica to secure plan check approval of seismic retrofit of TORCA converted residential condominium building.
Complex Business Litigation
- Prosecuted partnership dispute and specific performance litigation concerning the development and marketing of 70,000 square foot medical office building.
- Prosecuted $400 million action for interference with contractual relations against major financial institution and credit card payment processing company.
- Defended complex breach of contract, interference with contract, trademark, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition claim against members of national marketing alliance concerning multi-million dollar airline service contracts throughout the United States.
- Acted as Cumis Counsel on behalf a client involved in a vicarious liability/negligent hiring and retention action where the client’s employee was involved in a auto accident resulting in catastrophic personal injuries (double amputation) involving third party plaintiff.
- Defended ongoing arbitration of breach of partnership, breach of fiduciary duty and interference with contract claim involving successful 1-800-long distance number.
- Prosecuted multiple collection matters on behalf of national and regional financial institution against operating businesses including appointment of receivers.
- Prosecuted negligence and fraud action against court appointed receiver resulting in multi-million dollar judgment in favor of lender.
- Prosecuted multi-million dollar brokerage fee case against international real estate developer.
