Our Cases

General Real Estate Cases

• Golden Gate Hotel Ass'n v. City and County of San Francisco (9th Cir. 1994) 18 F.3d 1482
• San Remo Hotel v. City and County of San Francisco (9th Cir. 1998) 145 F.3d 1095
• Gillespie v. San Francisco Public Library Com. (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 1165
• Ching v. San Francisco Bd. of Permit Appeals (1998) 60 Cal.App.4th 888
• Solis v. Vallar (1999) 76 Cal.App.4th 710
• Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc. v. Astoria Hotel, Inc. (2000) 83 Cal.App.4th 139
• San Remo Hotel L.P. v. City and County of San Francisco (2000) 82 Cal.App.4th 1105
• Drouet v. Superior Court (2001) 104 Cal.Rptr.2d 159
• Sprewell v. Golden State Warriors (9th Cir. 2001) 275 F.3d 1187
• Sites v. Superior Court (2001) 103 Cal.Rptr.2d 432
• San Remo Hotel L.P. v. City And County of San Francisco (2002) 27 Cal.4th 643
• Drouet v. Superior Court (2003) 31 Cal.4th 583
• Balistreri v. Rosenthal, No. A101785, 2003 WL 22766021 (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 24, 2003)
• Tom v. City and County of San Francisco (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 674
• Camacho v. Mellet, No. A101762, 2004 WL 171667 (Cal. Ct. App., Jan. 29, 2004)
• Nicola v. Calabrese, No. A10435, 2004 WL 2397267 (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 27, 2004)
• Broustis v. Drouet, No. A104802, 2004 WL 2610377 (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 17, 2004)
• Hampton v. Schiappacasse, No. A100633, 2004 WL 2713294 (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 30, 2004)
• Citizens for Better Streets v. Board of Supervisors (2004) 117 Cal.App.4th 1
• Reidy v. City and County of San Francisco (2004) 123 Cal.App.4th 580
• Empress LLC v. City and County of San Francisco (9th Cir. 2005) 419 F.3d 1052
• San Remo Hotel, L.P. v. City and County of San Francisco, Cal. (2005) 545 U.S. 323
• Small Property Owners of San Francisco v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A104499, 2005 WL 1444213 (Cal. Ct. App., June 21, 2005)
• Chen v. Rivera, No. A109285, 2005 WL 1840223 (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 4, 2005)
• Johnson v. City and County of San Francisco (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 7
• Tsang v. San Francisco Landmark Restaurant, Inc., No. A111349, 2006 WL 2245423 (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 7, 2006)
• Pieri v. City and County of San Francisco (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 886
• Small Property Owners of San Francisco v. City and County of San Francisco (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 1388
• DeLaura v. Beckett (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 542
• Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Clinic, Inc. (2006) 38 Cal.4th 23
• Dixon v. M-J SF Investments, No. A115070, 2006 WL 3930142 (Cal. Ct. App. Dec. 15, 2006)
• Dolan v. Pieri, No. A121087, 2009 WL 2038128 (Cal. Ct. App., July 15, 2009)
• Page Mill Mgmt., LLC v. City of E. Palo Alto, No. A121631, 2009 WL 2742795 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 31, 2009)
• Oberle v. Taran, No. A12457, 2009 WL 3252986 (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 17, 2009)
• Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. v. Happening House Ventures (2010) 184 Cal.App.4th 1539
• Carrico v. City and County of San Francisco (9th Cir. 2011) 656 F.3d 1002
• Alcoser v. Thomas, No. A124848, 2011 WL 537855 (Cal. Ct. App., Feb. 16, 2011)
• Duronslet v. Kamps (2012) 203 Cal.App.4th 717
• Melc v. Doherty, No. A134330, 2012 WL 5985634 (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 30, 2012)
• Nylim Real Estate Mezzanine Fund II, L.P. v. Lembi, No. A135507, 2013 WL 3789831 (Cal. Ct. App., July 19, 2013)
• Zimmerman v. Superior Court (2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 389
• Needelman v. DeWolf Realty Co., Inc. (2015) 239 Cal.App.4th 750
• Coyne v. City and County of San Francisco, Nos. A145044, A146569, 2016 WL 455483 (Cal. Ct. App., Feb. 23, 2016)
• Hayes v. Kardosh, No. A142573, 2017 WL 1382566 (Cal. Ct. App., Apr. 18, 2017)
• 200 Arguello Associates, LLC v. Dyas, No. A145533, 2017 WL 1967748 (Cal. Ct. App., May 12, 2017)
• San Francisco Apartment Ass'n. v. City and County of San Francisco (2018) 20 Cal.App.5th 510
• San Francisco SRO Hotel Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A151847, 2018 WL 4959807 (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 15, 2018)
• Kaileh v. San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board, No. A156704, 2020 WL 7640297 (Cal. Ct. App., Dec. 22, 2020)
• Paxton v. Quinlan (9th Cir., Dec. 13, 2021, No. 21-15472) 2021 WL 7541240
• Zolly v. City of Oakland (2020) 47 Cal.App.5th 73, aff'd (2022) 13 Cal.5th 780
• San Francisco Apartment Association v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A161866, 2023 WL 3192774 (Cal. Ct. App., May 2, 2023)
• Oswald v. Landmark Builders, Inc. (2023) 97 Cal.App.5th 240
• Widen v. City and County of San Francisco, A167010, 2023 WL 5672414 (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 22, 2023)
• 1429 Grant Avenue, LLC v. Greep, No. A166801, 2024 WL 3533979 (Cal. Ct. App., July 10, 2024)
• San Francisco Apartment Ass'n v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco (2024) 104 Cal.App.5th 1218

Wrongful Eviction/Tenant Claims

• Quinlan v. Paxton, No. A145008, 2016 WL 4368139 (Cal. Ct. App., Aug. 16, 2016)
• Breaux v. San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization Board, No. A147815, 2017 WL 5143299 (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 31, 2017)
• City and County of San Francisco v. Post (2018) 22 Cal.App.5th 121
• Postmark Partners, LP v. Paik, No. A165097, 2023 WL 3113023 (Cal. Ct. App., Apr. 27, 2023)
• 1429 Grant Ave, LLC v. Linton, No. A168906, 2024 WL 4481258 (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 14, 2024)
• 1429 Grant Avenue, LLC v. Greep, No. A166801, 2024 WL 4763033 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 13, 2024)

Ellis Act

• Chang v. Garcia, No. A147271, 2016 WL 3202723 (Cal. Ct. App. June 3, 2016)
• Chang v. Juarez, No. A146747, 2016 WL 2606755 (Cal. Ct. App. May 2, 2016)
• Danger Panda, LLC v. Launiu (2017) 10 Cal.App.5th 502
• Coyne v. City and County of San Francisco (2017) 9 Cal.App.5th 1215
• 1049 Market Street, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A148716, 2018 WL 526742 (Cal. Ct. App., Jan. 24, 2018)
• Park Lane Associates, L.P. v. Greene, No. A145572, 2018 WL 1063911 (Cal. Ct. App., Feb. 27, 2018, )
• Park Lane Associates, LP v. Alioto, No. A145019, 2018 WL 1128088 (Cal. Ct. App., Mar. 2, 2018)
• Park Lane Associates, LP v. Alioto, No. A144383, 2018 WL 549166 (Cal. Ct. App., Jan. 25, 2018)
• Coyne v. De Leo (2018) 26 Cal.App.5th 801
• Hilaly v. Allen (2019) 36 Cal.App.5th Supp. 12
  
• Hiona v. Superior Court of City and County of San Francisco (2020) 48 Cal.App.5th 866
• 2154 Taylor, LLC v. Thompson, No. A159290, 2020 WL 7300584 (Cal. Ct. App., Dec. 11, 2020)
• Owens v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A157981, 2021 WL 402411 (Cal. Ct. App., Feb. 5, 2021)
• Park Lane Associates, LP v. Alioto, No. A155781, 2021 WL 836821 (Cal. Ct. App., Mar. 5, 2021)
• 640 Octavia, LLC v. Pieper (2023) 93 Cal.App.5th 1181
• Keegan v. Halpern, No. A169399, 2024 WL 4675572 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 5, 2024)

Anti-SLAPP

• Birkner v. Kwai Ho Lam, No. A121981, 2009 WL 807566 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2009)
• Mann v. Ajloun Enterprises, LLC, No. A150703, 2018 WL 5617148 (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 30, 2018)
• Chris Roliz-Maguigad v. K5 Family LLC, No. A156634, 2020 WL 525051 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 1, 2019)
• Durkin v. City and County of San Francisco (2023) 90 Cal.App.5th 643
• Nguyen v. Patterson, No. A168112, 2024 WL 798164 (Cal. Ct. App. Feb. 27, 2024)
• Beck v. Prana Eight Properties, LLC (2010) 2010 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 515

Other No-Fault Evictions

• Birkner v. Lam (2007) 156 Cal. App.4th 275

Land Use and Permit Appeals

• Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute v. City and County of San Francisco (2018) 22 Cal.App.5th 77
• Widen v. City and County of San Francisco, No. A155075, 2020 WL 3026033 (Cal. Ct. App., June 5, 2020)
• California Renters Legal Advocacy & Education Fund v. City of San Mateo (2021) 68 Cal.App.5th 820
• Reznitskiy v. County of Marin (2022) 79 Cal.App.5th 1016
• NCR Properties, LLC v. City of Berkeley (2023) 89 Cal.App.5th 39

Professional Responsibility

• Panoutsopoulos v. The Karsant Family Limited Partnership, No. A147324, 2016 WL 4098747 (Cal. Ct. App., July 29, 2016)
• Blanz v. Hinckley, No. A157656, 2020 WL 5835148 (Cal. Ct. App., Oct. 1, 2020)