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Lanza & Goolsby, Attorneys at Law
Lanza & Goolsby PLC is a full-service boutique law firm of top-credentialed lawyers who provide reliable legal service and counsel, without the "big firm" fees or dependence on junior associates.
Here at Lanza & Goolsby, we focus on problem solving, not over-lawyering, with the goal of exceeding client expectations in every matter and manner.
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Lanza & Goolsby, PLC is a full-service business litigation and transactional law firm based in Orange County, California, representing clients ranging from multi-national Fortune 500 corporations to start-up technology companies and individuals. Lanza & Goolsby acts as general counsel to some clients and represents others on more specific engagements. We are committed to providing the highest quality legal service with integrity and unfailing dependability. Our lawyers include trial attorneys and business practitioners with extensive experience in a wide variety of legal fields. The practice areas include:
Corporate Real Estate Employment Counseling Business Litigation Real Estate Litigation Employment Litigation Insurance Financial Institutions General Civil Litigation
Corporate - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby provides general corporate services to local and national companies, whether established or early-stage companies, including: business plan development; entity formation, reorganization and dissolution; capitalization; angel and venture capital financing transactions and fundraising counsel; private placement memoranda and financings; executive employment and consulting agreements; negotiation and drafting of strategic alliances, partnerships, and mergers/acquisitions; general contract work; review of marketing communications; online and offline distribution deals; business affiliate deals; creation/review of privacy policies and non-disclosure agreements; and oversight of outside counsel.
Business Litigation - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby represents companies, corporate directors and officers, and individuals in a wide variety of general commercial disputes, in all state and federal courts, at trial as well as at administrative hearings, arbitration, mediation, and pre-trial litigation proceedings. Our business litigation experience spans a variety of corporate, commercial and business disputes, including breach of contract, franchisor-franchisee litigation, unfair competition, tortious interference with business relationship, shareholder disputes, fraud, trade secrets, and numerous related business torts.
Insurance - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby has extensive experience advising corporate and individual policyholders, as well as major insurance companies, and representing them in litigation, in complex insurance coverage matters in the areas of corporate directors & officers liability and similar lines of professional liability and errors & omissions insurance coverage, including coverage issues arising out of class-action securities fraud litigation, corporate shareholder and derivative litigation, corporate bankruptcy/insolvency, consumer class-action litigation, mergers and acquisitions, breach of fiduciary duty, and government investigations/actions. Other areas of insurance coverage experience include claims by former employees, ERISA trustee/fiduciary liability claims, professional liability claims, hazardous waste claims, product liability claims, first party property claims, asbestos-related claims, construction defect claims, earthquake damage claims, non-profit/association liability claims, fidelity claims and patent infringement claims.
Real Estate - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby represents developers, investors and property owners in matters involving residential, commercial and industrial real estate development and related transactions, including financing, construction and management, construction contracts, construction liens, land use, entitlement, title, and subdivision.
Real Estate Litigation - Back to top
We handle all aspects of real estate disputes, including inadequate disclosure, environmental disputes, construction defect, premises liability, landlord-tenant, contested unlawful detainer, property boundary disputes, nuisance, trespass, inverse condemnation, eminent domain, mechanics liens, entitlement, and judicial and non-judicial foreclosure. The firm's representation encompasses both commercial and residential disputes of all sizes, including matters in Orange County, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernadino.
Financial Institutions - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby represents financial institutions, including mortgage lenders and brokers, in all aspects of their general corporate and litigation needs. This includes lending and secured transactions, mortgages, foreclosure, and broker issues.
Employment Counseling - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby counsels companies regarding preparation of employment policies and procedures manuals, hiring and firing procedures, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, A.D.R., trade secret policies and procedures, and employment compliance issues.
Employment Litigation - Back to top
We provide representation in all areas of employment litigation, including wrongful termination, breach of employment contract, sexual harassment, whistleblower, ERISA, and all areas of federal and state law discrimination claims (including age, gender, race, disability, and national origin).
General Civil Litigation - Back to top
Lanza & Goolsby represents companies, corporate directors and officers, and individuals in a wide variety of commercial, consumer and personal disputes, in all state and federal courts, at trial as well as at administrative hearings, arbitration, mediation, and pre-trial litigation proceedings. The firm is also experienced in appellate advocacy in state and federal courts.
Jennifer Beaudet vs. Western Pacific Housing
Notice of Class Action Complaint Answer Order preliminarily approving settlement ... Settlement agreement Notice to class of proposed settlement Class list Joint motion for final approval of settlement Declaration of Anthony Lanza with exhibits Plaintiffs' motion for approval of attorneys' fees, reimbursement of expenses, and award of class representatives compensation Proposed Order & Judgement approving settlement
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