S. Alan Rosen
Nature of Practice
Specialization in representation of financial institutions, including their holding companies and subsidiaries. For almost 30 years Mr. Rosen has been involved in representation of banks, bank holding companies, bank and bank holding company subsidiaries, including the corporate, corporate securities and administrative aspects of such representation. Mr. Rosen has been actively involved in mergers and acquisitions, bank formations, securities and debt offerings, both public and private, as well as the representations of underwriters of financial institution-related offerings. Mr. Rosen also handles trade and service mark matters for the firm and general corporate representation. Mr. Rosen has attained Martindale-Hubbel Law Directory’s highest rating of “AV.”
Publications
- Contributing Author, Bank Founder's Guide Book, SNL Securities, 1999
- Author, "Corporate Tax Deductions for Non-Business Assets: A Proposal" 21 UCLA Law Review 1611, 1974
University Education/Honors
- UCLA, BA, summa cum laude, 1970 - Major, Economics (Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Gamma Mu, Omicron Delta Epsilon)
- UCLA Law School, JD, 1974 (Order of the Coif); Staff Member, 1972-1973 and Associate Editor, 1973-1974, UCLA Law Review
- Law clerk, Chief Justice Donald Wright, California Supreme Court, 1974-1975
Gary M. Horgan
Mr. Horgan was born in San Francisco, California on December 22, 1947. He graduated from the University of Santa Clara (B.A., 1970), and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1974 from the University of California at Los Angeles. He was admitted to the bar in California in 1974, and is a member of the State Bar of California.
Mr. Horgan has presented programs for attorneys and bankers on subjects such as
- Structuring Successful Bank Acquisitions and Mergers
- Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B
- Consumer Law and Banking
- Corporate and Regulatory Issues for Compliance Officers
- Due Diligence in Merger Transactions
Areas of concentration of Mr. Horgan's practice are Banking, Finance, Secured Transactions, and Corporate.
Robert P. Beckham
Nature of Practice
Since 1973 Mr. Beckham has practiced in the areas of commercial and business litigation with an emphasis on financial institutions and employment law. Over that period of time he has represented a number of publicly held companies as well as small businesses in all California state courts and federal courts. He has also had a number of administrative proceedings and mediations/arbitrations.
In the area of litigation Mr. Beckham has the following mediation, arbitration and trial experience:
- 100 trials in state courts in California, New Mexico, Texas and New York (ranging in duration from 1 day to 2 ½ weeks);
- over 100 arbitrations/mediations involving all commercial, business and employment issues;
- over 25 administrative proceedings involving securities, banking, regulatory and employment issues;
In addition since 1986, Mr. Beckham has represented financial institutions in operational issues (i.e., matters relating to forged check endorsements, Commercial Code warranties, trust accounts, and banking procedures) as well as employment related issues with Human Resource Directors of major companies and representing individuals in connection with severance packages and buyouts).
Mr. Beckham has been involved in issues involving general business, real estate transactions (foreclosure, eviction, boundary disputes, trespass, specific performance) corporate (shareholder rights, dissolutions, proxy fights) contractual disputes, and other business issues such as unfair competition, trade secrets, and intellectual property claims.
Mr. Beckham was born in Los Angeles and grew up and lives in the Pasadena area. He received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1970 and his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco in 1973. He has been active in civic affairs as a member for over 25 years of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, President of KidSpace Museum in Pasadena, Sr. Warden of St. James Episcopal Church, a member of the California Club, and former member of Town Hall and Pasadena Rotary.
Mr. Beckham has been married for 29 years and has three children.
Arthur A. Coren
Mr. Coren was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 5, 1955. He graduated from Temple University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976), and Temple University School of Law, J.D. (1979) Organizations and honors include: Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Epsilon Rho; Presidential Scholar and Law Clerk to Chief Justice Robert B.C. Nix, Jr., Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1979-1980.
Mr. Coren was admitted to the bar in 1979 in Pennsylvania. In 1980, he was admitted to the bar in California. He is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Pennsylvania the American Bar Association, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Mr. Coren's practice areas are Banking, Corporate, Corporate Securities, Commercial Leasing and Entertainment. His clients include independent banks, businesses, professionals, and those involved in the entertainment business.
Young H. Park
Nature of Practice
Specializes in representing banks, bank holding companies and subsidiaries in connection with corporate securities, corporate and regulatory matters. Mr. Park has also represented venture capital firms and high tech companies in connection with their formation, finance (equity and debt), and stock option plans.
Recent Representative Transactions
Bank Formations
- National Business Bank, N.A.
- Mission Community Bank, N.A.
- California Oaks State Bank
Bank Holding Company Formations
- VIB Corp
- Community West Bancshares
Securities Offerings
- Saehan Bancorp ($6.4 million private placement)
- ShareGate, Inc. ($11.8 million in venture capital)
- Hoefer & Arnett (underwriter) - Wilshire State Bank ($7.5 million public offering)
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Central California Bank acquisition by Western Sierra Bancorp
- Palomar Community Bank acquisition by Centennial First Financial Services, Inc.
- Kings River State Bank merger with Valley Independent Bank
- Bank of Stockdale, FSB merger with Valley Independent Bank
Education
- California State University Northridge, BA, 1993 - Economics
- Whittier College School of Law, J.D., 1996
Mel Aranoff
Nature of Practice
Since 1975, Mr. Aranoff’s practice has focused on bankruptcy, complex commercial litigation, real property receiverships, loan workouts, equipment leasing, litigation involving financial institutions and on banking operations. He has primarily represented financial institutions in matters involving credit transactions. He frequently represent clients in state court, in connection with all phases of litigation, from prejudgment remedies, through trial, and enforcement of judgments. Mr. Aranoff is also very active in representing creditors in complex bankruptcy matters. He is a 1975 graduate of the UCLA School of Law, and has attained Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s highest rating of "AV." His emphasis has been on the following types of matters:
Litigation: State Court and Bankruptcy Court litigation relating to real property secured transactions, lien and title disputes, assignments for the benefit of creditors, commercial transactions, and negotiable instruments. He has regularly represented lenders in receivership matters, financial institutions in mortgage finance and other disputes, and banks in account disputes. Mr. Aranoff routinely represents creditors in enforcing judgments and handles pre-judgment remedies, including Writs of Attachment, Writs of Possession, Receiverships, and injunctive relief.
Banking Operations: Daily responses for banks to pending customer account, trust and levy issues, as well as drafting and review of account disclosure and other bank agreements.
Bankruptcy: Representation of creditors and trustees in proceedings relating to Plan and Claim litigation, relief from stay, fraudulent conveyance, preference and non-dischargeability disputes.
Expert Witness: Retained as an expert witness in cases relating to provisional and post-judgment remedies (such as Writ of Attachment, Writ of Possession, and levies), and bankruptcy matters.
Appointments/Memberships
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chair, Executive Committee, Remedies Section, 1995-1996 and 2005-2006, Member of Section Executive Committee, 1989-present); State Bar of California; Financial Lawyers Conference; and California Bankruptcy Forum.
Lectures/Publications
Panelist: Los Angeles County Bar Association's 1993 Continuing Legal Education Convention and Trade Show on "Remedies During a Recession, Attachment, Injunctions, Receiverships & the New Lis Pendens Law;" Los Angeles County Bar Association, fall of 1994, on recent developments in the Writs and Receivers area; Los Angeles County Bar Association’s December 2001 program on "Fundamentals of Pre-Judgment Remedies." He moderated breakfast panels in the fall of 1994 and Spring of 2007 for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, with Los Angeles Superior Court judges and commissioners concerning recent developments in the Writs and Receivers area. He also moderated and spoke at the Los Angeles County Bar’s program, "You’ve Got Your Writ, Now What?" in June of 2005. He also lectured with Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Victor Greenberg on Writs of Attachment for the San Fernando Valley Bar Association in June of 2007 and the Beverly Hills Bar Association in March of 2008. Mr. Aranoff has authored the following: "Involuntary Bankruptcy: A Default Remedy for Lessors," Vol. 14, No. 5, WAEL Newsline, November, 1988; "Claim and Delivery of Leased Equipment" (co-author with Thomas E. McCurnin), WAEL Newsline, August, 1992; "Insolvency Amendment to Ex Parte Issuance of Writs of Attachment," Vol. 5, No. 1, and "Recent Case Developments," Vol. 5, No. 2, Los Angeles County Bar Association Prejudgment Remedies Section Newsletter, 1989; "How Much Is Too Much? or Lender Liability for Overattachment," Vol. 8, No. 2, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional and Post-Judgment Remedies Section Newsletter, 1992; "Foreign Attachment Violates One Form of Action Rule," Vol. 11, No. 1, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional and Post-Judgment Remedies Section Newsletter, 1995; "The Tap Is Turned off on Water Utility Priorities," Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional and Post-Judgment Remedies Section Newsletter, 1997"How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You. . . ? (Assignment of Rents in Commercial Trust Deeds)"; "Get Over It, Once It’s Over (Impact of dismissed bankruptcy on state court procedure)," Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional and Post-Judgment Remedies Section Newsletter, 2001 and "Domestic Partners and Remedies," Los Angeles County Bar Association Remedies Section Newsletter, 2007. Consultant for the chapter on Personal Property Leases in Bancroft-Whitney's California Civil Practice, "Business Litigation," 1993, and consultant/editor for the California CEB’s "Action Guide: Enforcing Security Interests in Personal Property," 2005.
Ronald R. Cohn
Nature of Practice
Litigation of business disputes of all kinds; creditors’ rights; equipment finance and equipment leasing; representing creditors in bankruptcy and real property secured transactions. Mr. Cohn accepts unusual or difficult cases and cases presenting unique situations. Mr. Cohn has also appeared in state Court of Appeal and before the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel.
Representative Clients
- Pinnacle Business Finance
- Butler Capital Corporation
- M&I Equipment Finance Company
- Standard Professional Services, LLC
- OFC Capital Corporation
Highlights of Experience
- 20+ years experience in creditors’ rights; equipment leasing and finances; bankruptcy; business and real property.
- Regularly obtain writs of attachment and possession to secure return of valuable equipment and collateral to lender
- Numerous jury and non-jury trials
- Bankruptcy stay relief and adversary litigation
- Judicial foreclosure case taken to deficiency judgment
Articles
Author, “The Single Form of Action Rule and the Real Estate Secured Lessor”, WAEL Newsline periodical; author of following newsletters to clients 2005-2006: “Assumption And Rejection of Real Property and Equipment Leases as Affected by the New Bankruptcy Law; How The New “Automatic” Relief From Stay Provisions Benefit Lessors”; “Automatic Termination of The Automatic Stay as to Personal Property Lease Agreements Under The Bankruptcy Code, As Revised By BAPCPA”; “Cure of Nonmonetary Defaults of Real Property and Personal Property Leases as a Prerequisite For Assumption By The Debtor”; :Evictions”; “Homestead Exemptions Under in Bankruptcy After BAPCPA”; “More Types of Debts Are Now Subject To Nondischargeability In Chapter 13 Cases Under The New Bankruptcy Law”; “A New Ground For Relief From The Automatic Stay Has Been Added For Instances of ‘New Debtor Syndrome’ Fraud”; “The New “Means Test” In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Cases, and What It Means For Creditors”; “Revised Bankruptcy Law of Preferences”; “The Value To Be Attributed To Property Retained By an Individual Debtor In Chapter 7 And 13 Cases Is Now Set By Bankruptcy Law To Be The Replacement Cost”; “Sellers of Goods Now Receive Some Degree of Protection When Goods Are Delivered to Debtors Shortly Before Bankruptcy Filing”; “The New Small Business Provisions of The New Bankruptcy Code Amendments”; “The Allowed Time Between Bankruptcy Discharges Has Been Dramatically Changed. Debtors Must Now Wait Substantially Longer Before Filing A Subsequent Bankruptcy Case In Order To Get a Discharge In The Later Case”; “What Lenders and Equipment Lessors Should Know About Chapter 13 as a Result Of The New Amendments to The Bankruptcy Code”; “A Big Step Backward in Admissibility of Creditor’s Business Records To Prove Up a Debt In Bankruptcy Court (the Vee Vinhnee Case)”.
Michael M. Murphy
Nature of Practice
Specialization in real estate law and related matters, including purchase, sale and/or exchange of commercial, industrial, retail and residential properties; real estate financing; commercial and industrial leases; development, syndication and subdivision matters; construction matters; and zoning and related administrative matters, including appearances before local and state administrative agencies.
Representative Transactions
- Acquisition - Ahmanson Financial Center, Los Angeles
- Acquisition/Sale - Central Plaza Office Building, Los Angeles
- Acquisition/Sale - 9601 Wilshire Building, Beverly Hills
- Acquisition/Exchange - Doctors Center Office Building, Houston
- Acquisition/Exchange - Lyric Centre Office Building, Houston
- Acquisition/Exchange - Daniel Freeman Marina Mercy Hospital, Los Angeles
- Acquisition - Chaffin Farms, Blythe
- Development/Construction/Sale - Century Park Plaza Office Building, Los Angeles
- Financing - Palm Desert Town Center, Palm Desert Financing - Hawthorne Plaza Shopping Center, Inglewood
- Leasing - The Park, Los Angeles
- Leasing - Pasadena Gateway Plaza, Pasadena
- Leasing - Cannell Studios, Los Angeles
- Sale/Ground Leasing - St. John's Hospital Office Building, Santa Monica
Prior Professional Relationships
Law Offices of Michael M. Murphy (1992-2000) [Principal] Rudin, Appel & Rosenfeld (1990-1992) [Senior Real Estate Partner] Rogers & Wells (1982-1990) [Senior Real Estate Partner] Musick, Peeler & Garrett (1965-1982) [Real Estate Partner - 1970-82]
University Education/Honors/Military Experience
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., cum laude - 1960 (Major - Accounting) President, Accounting Club U.C.L.A. Law School, L.L.B. - 1963 Associate Editor, U.C.L.A. Law Review (1962-63) Senior Class President Captain, U.S. Army Artillery, 1963-65 Army Commendation Medal
Khoi Dang
Nature of Practice
Specializes in representing banks, bank holding companies and subsidiaries in connection with corporate securities, corporate and regulatory matters. Mr. Dang has also represented high technology companies in the areas of secured and private equity financing, joint ventures and intellectual property licensing.
Publication
Note, Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corp.: Copyright Limitations on Technological Innovation on the Internet, 18 SANTA CLARA COMPUTER & HIGH TECH. L.J. 389 (2002).
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles, BA, 1996 – Political Science/English
- University of California, San Diego, MA, 1999 – International Relations/Pacific Studies
- Santa Clara University Law School, J.D. 2002
