Case Summaries
Representative Cases
- Worked as attorney and client in the settlement of a complex international oil and gas dispute involving Hong Kong legal proceedings and international arbitration in London. Deployed a sealed offer procedure that resulted in global settlement.
- At the invitation of another judge, conducted settlement conferences that resulted in the settlement of a sensitive matter involving claims between a celebrity and neighboring property owners.
- As client and attorney, worked on the settlement of the largest insurance coverage matter brought in Los Angeles Superior Court.
- Conducted weekly settlement conferences on matters that were not susceptible to private mediation. Many of these were private real-estate disputes, public employment or personal injury matters that were under my supervision or ones that had been assigned for settlement to me by other judges.
