Real Estate Venture Disputes

OCM regularly represents officers, directors, shareholders and partners who find themselves in disputes over the operation, ownership or control of their company. Regardless of whether your company is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company, OCM has the experience to help.

  • Defended a complex constellation of related entities and trusts formed by real estate developer against claims brought by a trustee in bankruptcy seeking to disregard the entities and trusts and take the developer’s personal assets to pay off creditors

  • Represented limited partner in freeze out claims in connection with a real estate venture, leading to a petition to dissolve the partnership

  • Brought derivative claims against faithless business executive who defrauded partners in a real estate venture

  • Represented limited partner in dispute over petition to dissolve the partnreship in areal estate venture

  • Represented condoniminum project developer in dispute with former partner involving allegations of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty

High Tech Venture Disputes

  • Defended corporate parent of Internet content delivery company against claims to pierce the corporate veil of wholly owned subsidiary

  • Defended biotech company against subpoena arising out of securities litigation against company chairman

  • Represented investors in on-line gaming company bringing claims for securities fraud against the company and its officers

  • Defended former officers and directors of failed financial services software company against claims for breach of fiduciary duty

  • Defended owner of distressed telecom company in debt workout litigation

  • Defended medical device entrepreneur against claims by former business partner that equity investments were personal loan

Financial Industry Disputes

  • Prosecuted claims against faithless partner in private placement agency

  • Represented shareholders of insurance agency in battle for control of the company

  • Defended pension fund administrator against claims of breach of fiduciary duty asserted by the Department of Labor

  • Defended financial institution against claims for breach of fiduciary duty in management of retirement plan

  • Prosecuted minority shareholders’ claims for appraisal (valuation) of their shares after corporate merger that took the company private

Food, Hospitality and Entertainment Industry Disputes

  • Defended majority shareholder and company manager of a restaurant against claims by minority shareholders

  • Prosecuted freeze out claims by partner in wholesale food company

  • Represented owners of financially distressed wholesale food company in workout with creditors

  • Defended owner of private charter and sight seeing company against effort by insurance company to disclaim coverage for accident on a tour

  • Represented minority shareholder of upscale restaurant in dispute with co-venturers

Manufacturing and Distribution Industry Disputes

  • Represented majority shareholder in action to enforce earn out provision after sale of company

  • Defended former chairman, CEO and majority shareholder of textile manufacturing company against complex claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty

  • Defended former chairman, CEO and majority shareholder of national tape distribution company against claims for fraud in connection with sale of the company