BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
Bidna & Keys advises and represents clients in connection with lawsuits, arbitrations, mediations and appeals involving business and commercial matters, including:
Breach of Contract
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Buy-Sell Agreements
Contractor / Subcontractor Disputes
Construction Defects
Dissolution of Business
Employment Disputes
Fraud
LLC (limited liability company) Member Disputes
Officers & Directors Liability
Partnership Disputes
Probate and Trust Related Matters
Professional Negligence (attorneys, accountants, etc.)
Sale of goods
Investments
Shareholder Disputes (including shareholder derivative actions)
Trade Secrets
Trust Related Matters
Unfair Competition
We handle business litigation matters in state, federal and bankruptcy courts throughout California (and sometimes in other states). Bidna & Keys seeks, and opposes, provisional remedies such as restraining orders, injunctions, prejudgment attachments and receiverships.
Bidna & Keys does not handle personal injury, worker’s compensation or family law (divorce) matters.
APPEALS
Bidna & Keys advises and represents clients “as both appellants and respondents/appellees” in connection with appeals and writs within our fields of practice. We appear in state, federal and bankruptcy appellate courts.
PROBATE AND TRUST MATTERS
Bidna & Keys advises and represents clients who are individuals, trustees, beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators and creditors in probate and trust matters, including:
Trust and Probate Disputes / Ltigation
Estate Planning
Trust / Will Contests
Trust Administration
Probate Administration
Breach of Duty by Trustees, Executors, Administrators
Recovery of Property (Heggstad Petitions, PC 850, etc.)
Accountings
“Pay on Death” Accounts
Asset Sales
Financings
real estate transactons
Bidna & Keys gives advice, negotiates deals and prepares agreements in a broad spectrum of real estate matters involving raw land and improved properties, both commercial and residential. Examples include:
Broker Matters
Construction Agreements
Development Agreements
Easements
Entity Formation (Corporation, LLC, Partnership, Joint Venture)
Environmental / Toxic Issues
Escrow
Financing (including promissory notes, deeds of trusts, guaranties)
Foreclosure
Ground Leases
Leases and Subleases
Property Management
Purchase and Sale
Roll-Ups
Title Matters
Title Insurance Matters
business and commercial transactions
Bidna & Keys gives advice, negotiates deals and prepares agreements in a broad spectrum of business and commercial matters, including:
Acquisitions
Business / Entity Formation (Corporation, LLC, LP, Partnership, Joint Venture)
Buy – Sell Agreements
Compliance
Confidentiality Agreements
Consulting Agreements
Contracts
Dissolution of Business
Distribution / Dealership Agreements
Guaranties
Employment Agreements
Employee Relations
License Agreements
Loans / Financing Transactions (secured and unsecured)
Mergers
Officer’s & Director’s Matters
Restructuring / Reorganization
Research & Development Agreements
Sale of Business
Sales of Goods
Start – Ups
Severance Agreements
Terms & Conditions
Trade Secrets
CREDITORS RIGHTS
Bidna & Keys advises and represents clients, both creditors and debtors, in connection with creditor’s rights matters, including:
Alter Ego Claims
Collections
Enforcement of Judgment
Foreclosure (real property and personal property)
Fraudulent Transfer / Conveyance
Guaranties
Loan Restructuring
One-Action Rule (anti-deficiency issues)
Security Interests (including perfection and priority matters)
Sister State Judgments
Workouts