Fred A. Fenster resolves complex business disputes for a diverse cross-section of clients, ranging from multinational corporations to private individuals. Although litigation has been the cornerstone of Fred's practice for three decades, he also represents clients in arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings.

Fred has successfully tried over 100 cases involving business contracts, unfair competition, trade disparagement, misappropriation of trade secrets and interference with advantageous business relationships. He also has significant expertise in business torts, fraud, partnership and corporate dissolutions, defamation, injunctive relief and various employment matters such as wrongful termination and non-competition covenants.

Notable Results:

• Successfully defended a tenant against a landlord who sought to cancel a master lease that would have resulted in the landlord's obtaining $100,000,000.
• Won a motion for summary judgment that was upheld on appeal involving an attempt by a seller of land to obtain millions of dollars in tax reimbursements received by the buyer.
• Obtained a major settlement in favor of banking client from an armored car company that failed to properly account for funds being transported from banking client to ATMs located throughout the United States.
• Defeated a newspaper's claim that client, a newly established, competitive publication owned by plaintiff's ex-employees, appropriated its trade secrets and confidential business information.

Court Admissions:

• All state and federal courts in California

Publications:

• Los Angeles Daily Journal, March 2, 2007 (PDF File)
  Pickup Styx, by Fred A. Fenster
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, January 1, 2007 (PDF File)
  Parental Control, by Fred A. Fenster

Fred Fenster has also contributed to:

• Los Angeles Times
• Century City View
• Westside Chronicle
• Board of Editors California Pretrial Practice & Forms (James Publishing)

Lectures:

• University of Southern California Law Center, Adjunct Professor since 1977

Awards & Recognition:

• Martindale Hubbell "AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5" Rated
• "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation, Law & Politics: 2006-2009 and 2011
• University of Southern California Law Center: Order of the Coif; Member of the Board and participant in the Moot Court Honors Program; Receipt of the Best Brief Award
• University of Southern California: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Magna Cum Laude, honored as one of the top 40 graduating seniors, Pi Sigma Alpha and Blue Key
• Who's Who In The Law

Memberships & Community Involvement:

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
• Century City Bar Association, Member
• The Hawn Foundation, Goldie Hawn's charity dedicated to finding alternate approaches to treat children's mental disorders, Legal Counsel
• Summa Kids, an organization that raises funds to donate to charitable organizations assisting disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles, Member of the Board