Attorney Profiles

Irv M. Gross is a member of the Firm and is head of the Firm's Litigation Department. His practice consists of representing both plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation, including appeals, involving a variety of business matters: general business, corporate, commercial, employment, insolvency and creditors' rights. Irv has successfully conducted jury and non-jury trials, both in the state courts of California and the federal courts, as well as arbitrations in complex litigation before the American Arbitration Association, labor arbitrations, and mediations. His successful jury trials have included the representation of a Fortune 300 company in a wrongful termination breach of the duty of fair representation case, as well as the representation of former bank directors sued for breach of fiduciary duty. Irv also has served as a Judge Pro Tem (Los Angeles Superior Court).

Significant Representations

• Represented major employers and public companies, such as Interstate Bakeries Corporation and Continental Baking Company, in employment litigation and labor arbitration.
• Represented major corporations, such as McKesson Corp, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Nutro Products, Inc. and Allstate Financial in business, commercial and real estate litigation.
• Successfully defended prominent Los Angeles law firm in legal malpractice actions.
• Represented Trustees, Chapter 11 debtors and Creditors' Committees in insolvency litigation, such as Mr. Gasket (public company in automotive parts business), Qintex Entertainment, Inc. (public company in entertainment industry), and Condor Systems, Inc. (public company in defense industry).
• Representing the prevailing party in First Pacific Bancorp, Inc. v. Bro, 847 F.2d 542 (9th Cir. 1988) (a landmark case in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a proxy is not a security for purposes of establishing liability under RICO).
• Represented the prevailing parties in the following published decisions: In re Rossi, 86 B.R. 220 (9th Cir. BAP 1988); First Pacific Bancorp., Inc. V. Bro, 847 F.2d 542 (9th Cir. 1988); In re Qintex Entertainment, Inc., 950 F.2d 1492 (9th Cir. 1991); Bergman v. Rifkind & Sterling, Inc., 227 Cal. App.3d 1380 (1991); In re Qintex Entertainment, Inc., 8 F.3d 1353 (9th Cir. 1993); In re Advent Management Corp., 178 B.R. 480 (9th Cir. BAP 1995).