Practice Areas Overview

California Real Estate, Construction and Overseas Trade

At the San Francisco law firm of Akay & Associates, we represent businesses and individual clients in a broad range of legal matters, including commercial real estate development, intellectual property disputes, international business transactions and professional liability litigation. Contact one of our attorneys to learn how our experience will help advance your business objectives while protecting you from risk.

Our core practice areas can be summarized as construction and development, construction litigation, commercial and real estate transactions, and business litigation. In the 20 years since we opened our doors, we have developed experience with such diverse legal problems as the recovery of damages for fraud against senior citizens in elder abuse matters, construction defect litigation and the documentation of employment policies in personnel handbooks. Most of our work falls under one or more of the following headings:

• Commercial and residential construction and development
• Construction litigation involving allegations of defects, breach of contract or breach of warranty
• Business formation and transactions on behalf of local and foreign companies
• Commercial real estate transactions
• Real estate litigation involving leases, purchase agreements, broker malpractice, and title problems
• International business agreements and litigation
• Domestic business litigation of business, commercial, and corporate disputes
• Damages claims for professional malpractice, negligence, or fraud
• Employment law and litigation on behalf of employers and employees
• Damages claims against fiduciaries for financial elder abuse
• Intellectual property matters, including patent litigation, trademark or copyright protection, trade secrets issues, software licensing and distribution, and nondisclosure agreements

Many local corporations find that our experience and versatility allow us to provide them with effective service as their general counsel. In addition, many companies and foreign businesses often rely on us to resolve particular litigation problems pending in the state or federal courts of the San Francisco Bay Area.

To learn more about our ability to meet your company's legal needs, contact the lawyers at Akay & Associates in San Francisco.