Food Services
Experience
General Legal Counsel to Food Ingredient Manufacturer
Led purchase of start-up pet tech company by a Nasdaq listed company via a stock-for-stock merger.
Tax Counsel to Global Food Service and Uniform Supplier
Counsel to global food service and uniform supplier for research tax credit management and IRS representation resulting in more than $20MM in tax refunds and annual tax benefits.
Counsel for Businesses
Provided counsel to numerous business entities including a large restaurant franchisee in Nevada and California, small and mid-size medical practitioners in Nevada, contractors and construction companies in Nevada and surrounding states, and architects in Nevada and California.
Counsel on LLC Agreement Involving Major Restaurant Chain
Acted as lead counsel in the negotiation and drafting of a complex limited liability company agreement, which assembled twelve distributors of a major restaurant chain seeking various economies of scale with respect to information technology.
Successful Mediation of Restaurant Franchisor Disputes
Represented restaurant franchisor in disputes with franchisees alleging fraudulent inducement of franchise agreements. Successfully litigated and mediated resolutions of disputes.
Wage & Hour Class Reduced
Represented a food manufacturer and significantly reduced the size of alleged class in wage & hour matter. Federal court denied conditional certification of the employee class sought by the plaintiff and conditionally certified only half of the requested class.
National Grocery Chain Obtains Directed Verdict on ADEA Claim
Lead trial counsel for a national grocery chain and obtained a directed verdict in a federal ADEA discrimination jury trial.