Verdicts and Settlements:

• Settlement of real estate litigation case on behalf of consumer plaintiffs totaling in excess of $5 Million, 1996
• Settlement of ERISA and labor claims on behalf of rank and file union members for in excess of $6 Million, 2004

Transactions:

• Workout and sale of The Kona Village Resort, Hawaii (leasehold transaction in excess of $60 M), 2004
• Restructuring, new financing, and partner buyout, Kahala Mandarin Oriental Resort, Hawaii ($132 M), 2005
• Negotiation and sale of Hualalai Resort and the Four Seasons Resort, Kaupulehu, Hawaii (transaction in excess of $500 M), 2006
• Negotiate and close Waikiki beachfront hotel ground lease, 2007
• Counsel to lender through default and taking title to four-star luxury hotel on Island of Hawaii involving debts in excess of $80 M, 2008
• Resort insolvency, foreclosure and first-of-kind REMIC restructure ($200 M), 2010

Representative Clients:

• Hawaii affiliates of Cerberus Capital, MSD Capital, Rockpoint Capital, AREA Property Partners, and Trinity Investments; BlackSand Capital, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Eurohypo, various REMIC/CMBS Trustees, Dutch-American Finance. Past clients include Hawaii affiliates of Kajima Construction, Tokyu Corporation, Tokyo General, and various Japanese bankruptcy trustees.