Criminal Law

• Theft
• Assault
• Internet Crimes
  Internet Law TLG attorneys have substantial experience advising clients on a variety of issues arising in the area of internet publication, and display and search advertising. The firm represents clients analyzing intellectual property and liability issues, as well as negotiating legally complex business transactions.

Business and Corporate Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions
  TLG represents technology companies in a complete range of legal matters, from daily advice as questions arise, to 24/7 support for large strategic opportunities and challenges. Our clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as private, venture funded start-ups. We represent businesses in all stages of growth, from entity formation to mergers and acquisitions or other structural change occurring later in the cycle of a successful enterprise. In addition to developing contracts, policies and procedures tailored to the needs of the newer organization, TLG handles complex business transactions, licensing, outsourcing and other needs of a large organization.
• Business Transactions
  Acting as a supervising intellectual property counsel, the firm works with attorneys in law firms worldwide to secure international registrations. The firm also represents clients in trademark assignment and licensing matters, in compliance and enforcement actions, and in support of mergers, acquisitions and other business transactions globally.
• Trade Secrets
• Intellectual Property
  Licensing TLG attorneys have substantial experience representing clients in intellectual property licensing transactions – from routine license issues in smaller procurement or sales transactions to sophisticated enterprise or mission critical licenses for Fortune 500 Silicon Valley companies involving complex legal issues and tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Unfair Competition
  Interference, Unfair Competition, Defamation, Trade Libel TLG attorneys have decades of experience litigating claims between business competitors.  Our expertise includes...

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Franchise Litigation TLG attorneys have substantial experience representing franchisors, franchisees, area franchisees and others in a variety of lawsuits and disputes, including alleged breach of franchise agreements or sales targets; trademark, trade dress and de-identification issues; claims of misrepresentation and fraud in the sale of franchises; franchisor support and advertising commitments; lease disputes, accounting and royalty issues; separation and wrongful termination claims; antitrust claims, and numerous other matters.
• Employment Contract
• Employment Litigation
  TLG attorneys have years of experience advising HR professionals on employment issues, as well as successfully handling employment and labor cases in federal and state civil litigation, contractual arbitration, administrative hearings and alternative dispute resolution proceedings such as judicially supervised mediation.  Many of the lawsuits litigated by TLG attorneys have been significant or legally groundbreaking.  For example, the famous case creating guidelines to determine entitlement to post-termination sales commissions, American Software, Inc. v. ALI, Court of Appeals of California, First Appellate District, Division Five (1996) 46 Cal. App. 4th 1386, was won on behalf of the employer by the attorney who is currently head of the TLG employment litigation practice group.  This case has been subsequently cited as controlling authority in dozens of cases and remains the leading case in this area of law.
• Sexual Harassment

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Real estate litigation in which TLG represented the owners of the down-slope apartment buildings, club and other affected businesses. The Telegraph Hill landslide made national news and was the lead story on most Bay Area stations for several days. In the first link below (“San Francisco landslide displaces residents”), a video of the incident featured on a nationwide news broadcast appears at the bottom of the page.
• Premises Liability
• Construction Litigation
  Construction Litigation Representing developers, contractors, materialmen, owners, design professionals, homeowner associations, real estate licensees and others, TLG attorneys have decades of experience litigating claims arising from alleged construction defects, mechanics liens and real estate sales transactions.
• Real Estate Transactions
• Land Use and Zoning
  Real Estate TLG attorneys have decades of experience representing clients in real estate matters, from routine legal matters arising in transactions, to large development projects, commercial acquisitions, and complex leasing and land use issues. The firm has particular experience dealing with situations where property is physically damaged, distressed, nonconforming or subject to adverse third-party interests or claims, often in the context of an administrative enforcement or civil action.
• Property Damage
  Because these cases frequently involve millions of dollars in remediation, property damage, loss of use and other damages, it is critical to identify and engage potential liability insurance. TLG attorneys have extensive experience dealing with most major insurance carriers, navigating complex insurance coverage issues and disputes in order to successfully achieve the economic objectives of the litigation.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Real Estate Litigation TLG attorneys have decades of experience litigating real estate cases from routine matters such as wrongful eviction claims, to complex, multi-million dollar litigation.  A small sample of our real estate cases include...

Finance Law

• Foreclosure