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M. Alim Malik 
Irvine, California
Shareholder
phone (949) 851-7458
fax (949) 752-0597
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M. Alim Malik is the firm's Litigation Chair. He has represented developers in a wide variety of complex commercial real estate, and environmental matters. He has also advised developers on a wide range of employment issues and on the applicability of prevailing wage legislation to development projects.

Representative Cases

  • Represented Plaintiff, a 1031 Exchange Company, in real property action against Downey Savings & Loan subsidiary (DSL) regarding an improper lien recordation.  The matter also involved a complex workout of a multi-million dollar conduit loan.  Case was settled favorably for client after ten months of intensive litigation.
  • Represented Defendants in contract and specific performance claim.  Successfully defended against injunctive proceedings and obtained complete payment of all defense fees and costs as part of case resolution.
  • Represented Defendant in an action for the recovery of significant monies in lease action.  Obtained judgment for the client that was later upheld on appeal.
  • Represented Defendant, a seller of land, in action for breach of contract and specific performance brought by Plaintiff, a buyer.  Obtained recovery of attorney's fees and costs for successfully expunging Plaintiff's lis pendens.  Plaintiff later dismissed entire action. 
  • Represented Defendant in case involving lease dispute and removal of a large billboard.  Conducted nine day trial resulting in verdict for Defendant. the decision was later upheld on appeal.
Areas of Practice:
Complex Litigation
Employment Law
Environmental Law
Litigation
Technology and Life Sciences
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property
Education:
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oxford University
Masters of Science (MSc)
Honors: with distinction
Warwick University
Published Works:
"Yet Another Employer Trap: Be Careful How You Hire At-Will Employees", June, 2006
Prevailing Wages: Court of Appeal Decides That General Contractor Not Liable For Subcontractor's Failure To Pay Its Employees Prevailing Wages, April, 2006
Court of Appeal Decides that Publicly Financed Land Acquisition does not Subject Project Construction to Payment of Prevailing Wages, December, 2005
"DIR Issues Two New Prevailing Wage Coverage Determinations Dealing with Habitat Restoration, Bank Stabilization, and Fire Protection, December 2005
Trade Secret Litigation and Protection in California, The Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California
"Major Land Use Laws", National Business Institute, Anaheim, California, March, 2002
"Intellectual Property Aspects of the Draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters", Center For International Studies, Salzburg, Austria, November, 2001
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Successfully Influencing Government Land Use Decisions, UCLA Extension Public Policy Program, October 4, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Chapman University School of Law
Adjunct Professor, Local Government Law
Chapman University School of Law
Member, Board of Visitors
Gray's Inn, United Kingdon
Barrister
Harvard Club of London