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Litigation & Counseling

Business Disputes

Allen Matkins provides creative, results-oriented, resourceful, and cost-effective problem-solving assistance. Where appropriate, Allen Matkins endeavors to assist clients in resolving disputes without the need for litigation.

"They win - they produce successful results."

 - General Counsel, Mixed-Use and Residential Developer

EXPERIENCE

Allen Matkins' experience is comprehensive, and we are recognized nationwide for our knowledge in handling complex business disputes, whether through alternative dispute resolution or litigation.

Key areas in which we help clients include: class action litigation; corporation, partnership & joint venture disputes; intellectual property; professional liability; product liability; securities & white collar litigation; and trade secret & unfair competition.

RECOGNITIONS

Benchmark: Plaintiff recognized Marshall C. Wallace as Local Litigation Star in California in 2013.

Attorney Journal named Timothy M. Hutter its "Rising Star of the Month" in February 2014.

Michael J. Betz, Marissa M. Dennis, Valentine S. Hoy, Scott J. Leipzig, Robert R. Moore, and Anthony J. Oliva listed in Super Lawyers magazine in 2022.

David H. Blackwell was named to the Top 100: 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers.

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  • Class Action Litigation

  • Commercial Litigation: Professional Liability

  • Corporation, Partnership, and Joint Venture Disputes

  • Intellectual Property

  • Product Liability

  • Securities & White Collar Litigation

  • Trade Secret & Unfair Competition

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Valentine S. Hoy

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Marissa M. Dennis

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T(213) 955-5576
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