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`Michael A. Sherman - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
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`Michael A. Sherman
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`Chair of the Business Litigation Practice
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`Direct Voice/Fax/Text: 818.444.4528
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`Email: masherman@stubbsalderton.com
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`Michael brings decades of experience in successfully handling disputes and litigation in an extraordinarily
`diverse array of industries and businesses. His peers in the legal community describe Michael as the
`consummate trial lawyer, and he approaches every trial as an opportunity tell his client’s story, in order to
`win.
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`In an era of “specialization” in the legal profession, Michael has been fortunate to maintain a trial,
`litigation and dispute practice that emphasizes achieving great results for clients in areas as varied as real
`estate acquisition and development, intellectual property/technology, energy, pharmaceuticals/drug
`development, securities, healthcare, environmental, consumer products, finance, apparel, and others.
`Michael excels at guiding clients through the perilous waters of disputes and conflicts in virtually any type
`of business dispute, and in being expertly skilled in helping clients achieve great results in settlement all
`the way through trial, if required.
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`Michael A. Sherman - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
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`Michael founded the firm’s Litigation Practice in 2014 and chairs that practice, and earlier in his career,
`following graduation with honors from Columbia college and thereafter from University of California
`Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), he was blessed with extensive on-the-job training from several of the
`nation’s leading trial lawyers, with multiple opportunities to hone his litigation and trial skills. His
`creativity, persistence and work ethic led him to partnership at a leading Los Angeles litigation boutique at
`a young age and subsequently to a prominent partnership position at an international Am Law 100 law
`firm.
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`Michael has been recognized as a leading trial lawyer by his peers and regularly featured in the press for
`some of his significant victories on behalf of clients. He is a past president of the Los Angeles Chapter of
`the association of business trial lawyers. Michael’s trial skills and courtroom success resulted in his being
`named to the “Top 100 Lawyers” in California list, published by the Daily Journal newspaper chain. For
`years he has consistently been named to “Best Lawyers in America” and “Super Lawyers”.
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`In building the firm’s business litigation practice, Michael has spent considerable time becoming expert in
`the special needs of business entrepreneurs, in representing “risk takers” in all facets of disputes involving
`business formation, capital raising, business operation, and business mergers, acquisitions and dispositions,
`as well as business “divorces” and employment disputes of virtually all stripes for both smaller and larger
`companies including both the prosecution and defense of class actions. As often as he finds himself
`representing “Goliath” in litigation matters, he equally finds himself representing ‘David”.
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`When not preparing cases for trial and in his “spare time,” Michael is active in the Los Angeles
`philanthropic community and in Bar activities, and spends time with his wife Stacey of 36 years, his three
`adult children, and participating in LA City life, the arts, traveling, hiking and indoor cycling.
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`Practice & Industries
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`Business Litigation
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`Practice & Experience
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`Ironclad v. Orr Industries – dissolved an onerous distributorship agreement for a small publicly traded
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`Michael A. Sherman - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
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`company against a large industrial distributor, with dissolution occurring on the eve of hearing of SJ
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`Broadspring v. Content – successfully represented an internet marketing company in recovering $__ owing
`from a customer that had defaulted on its obligations
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`Xaleron v. Allergan – representing an entrepreneurial drug development company against “Big Pharma”
`alleging unfair competition in bringing to market a novel treatment for allergic rhinitis/”hay fever” and
`seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
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`Colburn v. EuroPlay Capital – achieved complete victory for founders of skype in opposition to a claim
`of a “shared investment” alleging $250M in damages
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`Visconti v. Elemental Superfood, Anderson – counseled founder and CEO of one of nation’s fastest
`growing nutrition/supplements bar companies in achieving a business divorce from co-founder and in
`navigating complex appraisal process
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`Fisher v. Biozone – SAM and Michael were retained to represent a publicly traded drug exploration
`company to resolve a long-running governance dispute between that company and its founder, and
`succeeded in achieving a settlement on favorable terms to the company
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`Auritec v. Oak Crest – representing an early stage drug development company in a trade secrets dispute
`against a research institute, in a 2-week arbitration
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`Fair v. SunAmerica – achieved total defense victory in a 3-week jury trial on behalf of an affiliate of AIG
`that was sued for millions of dollars by a former executive alleging breach of employment and investment
`agreements
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`Reynolds Advisory Partners v. UPS Capital – achieved full recovery of a finders’ fee for an investment
`advisory firm on an acquisition transaction
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`Riordan v. Burkle – Represented former Mayor of Los Angeles, Richard Riordan, in successfully exiting
`an investment operated by private equity investor Ron Burkle.
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`Danny Wimmer Presents v. Davis Shapiro Lewitt, Leven – Achieved complete trial victory on behalf of
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`Michael A. Sherman - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
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`nation’s leading independent concert promotion company, against claim by former lawyers of that
`company that it owned a significant minority interest in that company.
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`Schreiber v. Schultz – Following trial, achieved multi-million-dollar recovery for heir of an Estate
`following air crash disaster, where the Estate’s Administrator had cut heir out of the entire settlement
`proceeds.
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`Coto v. Stockton – Recovered approximately $25M, and award of punitive damages, for co-owner of
`successful telephony start-up in 6 week arbitration, proving that the Company’s president had breached his
`fiduciary duties as part of his employment obligations owing to company and co-owner.
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`US Ecology v. State of California – After lengthy bench trial that Michael co-tried with the state attorney
`general’s office, successfully represented state of California and Governor’s office in a breach of contract
`claim valued at $250M against the State, by the operator of a nuclear waste dump sites.
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`Posner v. Nestor – Successfully represented family of one of nation’s foremost corporate raiders against
`estate administrator, alleging that valuation of unique beach front property in South Florida had been
`materially undervalued by the Estate. Trial resulted in millions of dollars in valuation accruing to benefit
`of family members.
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`US Department of Justice and US Marine Corp v. Eastern Municipal Water District – Following a lengthy
`trial, Michael’s client completely defensed claims of the US Government that a pollution-remediation
`contract entered into between the parties, had caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the city
`of Temecula and the Marine Corp base at Camp Pendleton.
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`Education, Admissions And Accolades
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`B.A, Columbia College
`J.D., University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
`Admitted to practice in California
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`Member California Bar Association
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`Michael A. Sherman - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
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`Member Beverly Hills Bar Association
`“Top 100 Lawyers in California,” Daily Journal
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`Super Lawyers – recognized 2004-2019
`Best Lawyers in America – recognized 2007-2018
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