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In September, my firm, Klinedinst PC, added Christian P. Fonss and Mariel I. Estigarribia, principals of the transactional and securities firm, Fonss & Estigarribia LLP, as shareholders.

I have known Chris and Mariel for some time and was very pleased to have them join Klinedinst. Chris and Mariel, attorneys with a wide range of experience in M&A, corporate, securities, and transactional matters, immediately undertook to Co-Chair the firm’s Corporate and Securities and Transactional and M&A practice groups. Chris and Mariel have really hit the ground running, dramatically expanding the firm’s ability to service our diverse clientele. Fonss and Estigarribia also provide a transactional and dealmaker’s perspective for the litigators of the firm’s Complex Litigation Practice group, a practice group that I chair.

To help you understand KPC’s broad, and rapidly expanding, capabilities within the corporate, transactional and securities legal space, I am including below a representative list of transactions handled recently by shareholders Chris Fonss and Mariel Estigarribia:

Securities Matters

Served as counsel to multiple public company clients across various industries
in connection with the preparation, review and filing of ‘34 Act reports,
including Forms 20-F, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 6-K, 3, 4 and 5 and proxy statements.

Represented various public company clients in the SEC review and comment
process.

Advised multiple technology startups regarding capital raising transactions.

Served as counsel to a large accelerated filer in connection with a 1-for-10
reverse stock split on domestic and foreign exchanges.

Served as counsel to Indian investor in connection with the Series A
Preferred Stock financing of a technology start-up.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Served as counsel to a leading provider of orthotics and prosthetics in connection
with numerous business acquisitions.

Represented public cyber-security company in acquisition of national communications
lifecycle management services provider.

Served as counsel to a large automotive supplier in connection with its
$250M share purchase of a European and Asian laser-welded blank subsidiary
of the largest steel manufacturer in the world.

Served as counsel to San Diego-based furniture rental company in connection
with a sale of substantially all of its assets.

Contract Drafting/Review

Advised automotive original equipment manufacturer in connection with
Spanish language promissory note and security agreement.

Drafted and negotiated private label supply agreement for Southern California
manufacturing concern.

Drafted and negotiated services and sponsorship agreement with major
California entertainment company.

Drafted and negotiated strategic supplier agreement for local specialty goods
manufacturer.

Joint Ventures

Served as counsel to a global retail company in connection with a proposed
joint venture with a leading mortgage broker.

Served as counsel to multiple entrepreneurs forming a company focused on
the promotion and operation of participatory sporting events.

Served as counsel to an SBA 8(a) company in connection with negotiations of a joint venture.

Real Estate

Served as counsel to a leading San Diego accounting firm in connection
with the drafting and negotiation of an office space lease.

Served as counsel to public cybersecurity company in connection with the
review and negotiation of multiple leases.

Again, I am very happy to have Chris and Mariel working just a few doors down the hall of our San Diego office. As a friend, its good to have them here. As a business litigator, it is good to have their perspective and insight into the deal side of disputes. As a shareholder, it is good to have them expertly undertaking significant transactional work for our clients.

Upward and onward!

The election is over. I won a seat on the San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors. I will sit for a three-year term commencing next month. I am quite happy with the result.

To those who helped, thanks for your endorsements and support. I also thank my firm, Klinedinst PC, its fine attorneys and excellent staff for their support, and the firm’s Executive Committee for its commitment of firm resources to the effort.

I especially thank Scott Carr and Jennifer Dominguez of the firm’s Marketing Department and my friend and law partner, Heather Rosing, for their help and hard work.

Jim

Klinedinst PC has launched a new Complex Litigation Practice Group. I have the honor of serving as Chair of the new group.

Complex litigation regularly involves intensive pre-trial litigation and discovery, thousands of documents, huge repositories of electronically-stored information (ESI), multi-district litigation (MDL), and multi-million dollar damages. Multi-week trial support and an ability to excel under intense litigation pressures and media scrutiny are often needed to aggressively represent clients and protect their reputations and interests. More and more, we are seeing these large intense cases involving layers of complicated issues, the need to respond or seek relief immediately to protect the client, significant case management and discovery challenges, and ‘bet the business’ damages. These cases, and the risks and challenges they present, can be daunting for clients of any size. To address these significant risks and challenges facing clients, Klinedinst PC had formed the Complex Litigation practice group, made up of attorneys across California with significant pre-trial, trial, and appellate experience in large, high-exposure matters.

Members have over 300 years of combined experience handling matters involving intellectual property and trade secrets, business and accounting fraud, securities fraud, attorney malpractice, class actions, healthcare, transactional and M&A, international matters under the North American Free Trade Agreement, real estate and environmental disputes, and major construction defect disputes. And thanks to the unparalleled experience of the group’s members, the Complex Litigation team can create and tailor a plan to handle any complex matter efficiently and effectively.

I am also very pleased and quite excited to announce that I will be chairing the new practice group. I look forward to working closely with a fine group of Klinedinst attorneys representing and protecting clients in these significant, high-risk cases.

“Our Complex Litigation attorneys have solid, well-defined track records handling high-stakes, high-pressure lawsuits,” said John Klinedinst, CEO of Klinedinst PC. “The rollout of our Complex Litigation group, fresh on the heels of our expanded transactional practice, will help us represent larger, more sophisticated clients in the most complicated, multi-dimensional matters.”

The group is designed to be nimble, responsive and effective. Team leaders can identify and act on immediate priorities, assemble the right attorneys and necessary resources to pursue the claim, and coordinate the overall response across the firm’s four California offices. The Complex Litigation unit also includes pre-qualified associates whose experience in specific types of complex matters can be rapidly utilized on short notice.

The group had a soft launch this past summer to gauge client interest and to identify the needs of clients in these types of matters. “The feedback we received to having this type of tactical, response-focused team was tremendous,” added Klinedinst. “But, more importantly, we listened to what our clients were looking for in terms of rapid-response, comprehensive legal counsel. Under Jim’s leadership, we are very pleased to be formally rolling out the Complex Litigation group statewide to our clients.”

San Diego Attorneys – I ask one more time for your vote for the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bar Association. http://lnkd.in/wtSu8J

Voting is almost done! Please cast your ballot at http://www.sdcba.org/2013election.

With looming budget cuts already impacting our clients’ access to justice, your vote today has more importance than ever. The SDCBA has a truly vital role to fulfill in our community, representing the needs of its diverse membership, while also serving the needs of the public at large. Now more than ever, we need to maintain and strengthen lines of communication between bench and bar; continually re-assess and, where needed, re-structure the way we deliver services and benefits to bar members and information to the public; and, bolster support for our local courts during these challenging fiscal times.

I have been very active in SDCBA, North County Bar Association and other Bar-related activities over my 29-year legal career. I have had the distinct privilege of serving as President of the North County Bar Association, as a board member for the San Diego Volunteer Program and as a trustee and President of the San Diego Law Library Board of Trustees. I currently serve as a trustee on the Law Library Justice Foundation, helping to ensure the vitality of our downtown law library, which recently underwent a major renovation to better serve the public. I also serve as Vice-Chair of the SDCBA Civil Litigation Section, as a member of the San Diego Lawyer Editorial Board, and as a member of the SDCBA Communications Committee.

In addition to my community work, I also have a broad range of legal practice experience. I ran my own business litigation practice for 20 years before becoming a shareholder at Klinedinst PC, a San Diego-based firm with nearly 60 attorneys throughout California. I chair the firm’s Complex Litigation and Co-Counseling Services Practice Groups, and have an active business litigation and trial practice.

As a Director of the SDCBA, I would bring experience, leadership, contacts, energy, and creative thinking to the Board. The SDCBA does so much for our legal community and, with your support, I hope to serve and give back. I ask for your support and your vote.

Below is a link to my SDCBA Candidate Statement:

https://www.sdcba.org/index.cfm?pg=2013-Board-Candidate-Page-Crosby.

Voting runs through this Friday, November 9. Cast your ballot at http://www.sdcba.org/2013election.

Thanks.

San Diego Attorneys – I ask for your vote for the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bar Association. Voting Has Begun! http://lnkd.in/wtSu8J

Cast your ballot at http://www.sdcba.org/2013election.

I am proud to be part of an experienced, diverse group of candidates running for the Board this year. As has been the case in all my professional and bar activities, I intend to be an active, contributing SDCBA Board member, and I hope to earn your support.

With looming budget cuts already impacting our clients’ access to justice, your vote today has more importance than ever. The SDCBA has a truly vital role to fulfill in our community, representing the needs of its diverse membership, while also serving the needs of the public at large. Now more than ever, we need to maintain and strengthen lines of communication between bench and bar; continually re-assess and, where needed, re-structure the way we deliver services and benefits to bar members and information to the public; and, bolster support for our local courts during these challenging fiscal times.

I have been very active in SDCBA, North County Bar Association and other Bar-related activities over my 29-year legal career. I have had the distinct privilege of serving as President of the North County Bar Association, as a board member for the San Diego Volunteer Program and as a trustee and President of the San Diego Law Library Board of Trustees. I currently serve as a trustee on the Law Library Justice Foundation, helping to ensure the vitality of our downtown law library, which recently underwent a major renovation to better serve the public. I also serve as Vice-Chair of the SDCBA Civil Litigation Section, as a member of the San Diego Lawyer Editorial Board, and as a member of the SDCBA Communications Committee.

In addition to my community work, I also have a broad range of legal practice experience. I ran my own business litigation practice for 20 years before becoming a shareholder at Klinedinst PC, a San Diego-based firm with nearly 60 attorneys throughout California. I chair the firm’s Complex Litigation and Co-Counseling Services Practice Groups, and have an active business litigation and trial practice.

As a Director of the SDCBA, I would bring experience, leadership, contacts, energy, and creative thinking to the Board. The SDCBA does so much for our legal community and, with your support, I hope to serve and give back. I ask for your support and your vote.

Below is a link to my SDCBA Candidate Statement:

https://www.sdcba.org/index.cfm?pg=2013-Board-Candidate-Page-Crosby.

The polls have just opened! Online voting starts today and runs through November 9. Cast your ballot at http://www.sdcba.org/2013election.

Thanks.

I am running for a seat on the Board of Directors of the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA). And the race is on! I ask for your support and your vote.  

I have been very active in SDCBA, North County Bar Association and other Bar-related activities over the entire span of my 29-year career, including serving as President of the North County Bar Association, as a board member for the San Diego Volunteer Program and as a trustee and President of the San Diego Law Library Board of Trustees. I now serve as a trustee on the Law Library Justice Foundation, as Vice-Chair of the SDCBA Civil Litigation Section, as a member of the San Diego Lawyer Editorial Board, and as a member of the SDCBA Communications Committee.

I have a broad range of legal practice experience. As a solo, I ran my own business litigation practice for over 20 years. I am now a shareholder at Klinedinst PC, a firm with almost 60 attorneys and offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County and Sacramento. I chair the firm’s Complex Litigation and Co-Counseling Services Practice Groups, and have an active business litigation and trial practice.

Court funding will continue to be a major issue for SDCBA in the near term. I believe that my experience, background and contacts from 29 years of practice in San Diego would be put to effective use to rally support to challenge court underfunding at the state level and provide assistance to our courts at the local level.   

This is also a time of change for the SDCBA. Long-running institutions, like the SDCBA, are finding their way and evolving in our new interconnected, horizontal, always-on, world. They need to continually re-assess their relevance in today’s media-based environment, re-structure the way they provide services and benefits, and re-tool the ways in which they communicate with constituents and the public. I would like to help the SDCBA meet these challenges, and believe I am in a good position to do so. I have been an active writer and frequent speaker on legal technology and social media issues. Further, I am a member of the SDCBA Communications Committee which is actively addressing how the SDCBA can utilize various social media and media platforms to greater enhance its communications with its members and assure its continued relevance to the legal community.

I have good ideas about where I think the Bar should be headed and, as has been the case in all my professional and bar activities, I would be an active SDCBA Board member. I can and will bring experience, leadership, contacts, energy and creative thinking to the Board. My candidacy has received many endorsements including the endorsement of the Lawyers Club of San Diego. I greatly enjoy Bar activities and would very much like the opportunity to serve.

Voting starts October 15 and runs through November 9. Voting takes place online and you can cast your ballot at www.sdcba.org/2013election.

Thanks for your consideration.

 Jim Crosby