Golden Goodrich LLP represents clients in complex commercial litigation arising in and out of bankruptcy proceedings. The firm’s attorneys handle adversary proceedings, contested matters, preference and fraudulent transfer actions, lender liability disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims, contract disputes, and partnership and business dissolution matters. The firm has extensive trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts throughout California.

The firm’s litigators bring decades of trial experience to complex disputes in both state and federal courts, including the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Central, Eastern, Southern, and Northern Districts of California. Golden Goodrich LLP handles adversary proceedings, contested matters, preference and fraudulent transfer actions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, lender liability disputes, contract and partnership disputes, and business dissolution matters.

Golden Goodrich LLP’s litigation team includes attorneys with distinguished backgrounds in complex commercial cases. Of Counsel Michael R. Adele, a former partner at Cooley Godward and a Harvard Law School graduate, has tried cases in Southern California for over 25 years, including bet-the-company trademark disputes, contested plan confirmation trials, and emergency TRO proceedings. Of Counsel Faye C. Rasch brings experience in commercial real estate litigation, insolvency law, and appellate advocacy, having represented creditors, debtors, committees, and receivers at both the trial and appellate levels.

The firm’s attorneys also serve as experienced mediators. Partner Jeffrey I. Golden is a graduate of the Straus Institute for Alternative Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and serves on the panel of trained mediators in bankruptcy matters for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California. When litigation is unavoidable, the firm provides aggressive, cost-efficient advocacy through discovery, trial, and appeal — but it also recognizes the value of early dispute resolution and works to achieve favorable outcomes without unnecessary expense.