The firm advised Artisan Vehicle Systems, Inc. in connection with Artisan’s acquisition of a revolving credit facility from Ex Works Capital, LLC.
The firm advised Artisan Vehicle Systems, Inc. in connection with Artisan’s acquisition of a revolving credit facility from Ex Works Capital, LLC.
The firm recently obtained a judgment for Smash Enterprises, a Melbourne, Australia-based manufacturer of ‘back to school’ products, in a lawsuit against its former U.S. distributor. The lawsuit was brought under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Sale of International Goods and proceeded in federal court in Texas. After successfully moving to dismiss the distributor’s key counter-claim for misappropriation of trade secrets, Heath Steinbeck secured a pre-trial judgment on Smash’s breach of contract claims, as well as a dismissal with prejudice of the former distributor’s remaining contract and interference claims.
The firm recently filed a breach of contract and contractual interference lawsuit against a national marketing firm and Fortune 500 car retailer CarMax. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants breached an agreement for pay a consultant’s fee in connection with a marketing campaign concerning a well-known celebrity, and is proceeding in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
The firm has been engaged as general counsel by a leading private security firm offering protection services to some of Hollywood’s leading talent. Our role includes advising on and overseeing the formation of the clien’s operating subsidiary in Europe, as well as directly handling corporate and employment matters in the U.S.
The firm has been engaged as defense counsel in a dispute arising out of a commercial lease for high-end office space in downtown Los Angeles, in which the plaintiff landlord is seeking to attach luxury real estate belonging to the tenant’s former chief executive officer. The landlord alleges that the CEO bought the property with funds siphoned from the company to the detriment of its creditors, and is challenging the transaction as a fraudulent transfer. The matter is set for trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2017.
Heath Steinbeck, LLP specializes in business litigation, corporate transactions, and acting as 'outside' general counsel to local and international clients with business interests in Southern California.