Construction of Campus to Proceed.  Successful representation of City College of San Francisco against CEQA and contract challenges to proposed Chinatown/North Beach campus (San Francisco Superior Court 2008).

Confidential Settlement. Infinitel Communications, Inc. v. New Cingular Wireless. Representation of cell phone dealer in contract action against cellular service provider (AAA Commercial Arbitration 2008).

$5.8 Million Arbitration Award. Switzer & Sons, L.P. et al. v. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. et al. Consolidated. Representation of family limited partnerships, trust and charitable foundation against brokerage arm of Deutsche Bank in connection with over-concentration of high net worth investors in alternative investment products (collateralized debt funds, private equity funds, etc.) (NASD 2006).

$1.75 Million Settlement. Coordinated cases against major financial institution serving as prime broker for failure to supervise and discover fraudulent practices of independent investment advisor (NASD 2006).

$1.65 Million Settlement. Representation of company founders against major investment bank for failure to hedge or enter into derivatives transactions (NASD 2005).

$196,000 Arbitration Award. Representation of investors in suit against Merrill Lynch Fenner & Smith for unsuitable investments and misrepresentation of risk in connection with Virnoche-Frigon Growth Portfolio (NASD 2005).

$8.5 Million Settlement. Representation of company founders and investors against major brokerage firm for failure to hedge or enter into derivatives transactions (NASD 2004).

$463,000 Settlement. Representation of investor against broker-dealer alleging failure to diversify Microsoft stock holdings and failure to execute stop-loss strategy (NASD 2004).

$15 Million Settlement. Representation of public company founders in coordinated actions against financial advisor arising from failure to diversify or hedge concentrated position in Rule 144 stock (Superior Court 2003).

All cases Alan Sparer as lead counsel or co-lead counsel.