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Entertainment
Litigation
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Legal Elite
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After
law school, Glaser clerked for Federal District Judge Hon. David
W. Williams. In 1973, she was admitted to the California State Bar
and associated with the law firm of Wyman, Bautzer, Christensen,
Kuchel & Silbert. Glaser became a partner at the Wyman firm in 1979,
remaining there until the 1988 formation of Christensen, Miller,
Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro.
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Description of Specialty
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Glaser serves
as co-head of the litigation department and finds her litigation
practice at Christensen to be "exciting, dynamic, and intellectually
stimulating." Her practice involves commercial litigation and the
providing of general legal advice to publicly and privately held
companies in such areas as real estate, contracts, antitrust, entertainment,
banking and securities. She was the litigation partner for a Federal
Court Receivership involving over a $100 million in cash and real
estate; she served as the coordinating partner in the MGM Grand
Fire Litigation; she served as co-trial counsel in the MGM Grand
Retroactive Insurance Litigation (which settled after the jury was
impanelled for approximately $76 million); she served as lead trial
counsel representing a major film laboratory against claims of toxic
chemical exposure involving numerous employees; and, as lead counsel
for a major motion picture company, she successfully avoided an
involuntary bankruptcy proceeding which several key creditors were
attempting to force on the company (please see the attached list).
Also, she served as lead trial counsel in the recent case against
Kim Basinger in which the jury rendered a multi-million dollar verdict.
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Transactions and Samples
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- Film Asset
Holding Co. v. Weintraub (50% Bank of America, and 50% Credit
Lyonnais). Opposing counsel: Frank Rothman of Skadden Arps. Breach
of contract against Jerry Weintraub. Good settlement after filing
of initial complaint.
- Universal
Financial Receivership. Federal District Court Judge Matthew Byrne.
Case included multi-million dollar cash and real property receivership
involving numerous fraud claims. Opposing counsel: numerous.
- MGM adv.
Telemundo. Judge Richard Byrne. Opposing counsel: Joel Linzer
of Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May. Successfully defended motion for
preliminary injunction involving double licensing of large groups
of motion pictures.
- MGM Involuntary
Bankruptcy Proceeding. Judge Arthur Greenwald. Opposing counsel:
numerous. Successfully defeated efforts by creditors to put client
into involuntary bankruptcy.
- MGM Grand
Fire Liability and Property Litigation. Multi-district litigation.
Federal District Court Judge Lewis Bechtel. Opposing counsel:
numerous. Involved numerous personal injury and property claims
arising from the MGM Grand fire in Las Vegas.
- MGM Lab Litigation.
Judge Jack Ryburn. Opposing counsel: numerous. Claims arising
from lab workers alleging fraudulent concealment regarding unsafe
exposure to certain chemicals.
- Taft & Main
adv. Old Stone. Judge Phillip Jones. Opposing counsel: Brian Bird
of Fried, Bird & Crumpacker. Lender liability case which settled
very favorably during trial.
- Cohn v. Rosenfeld.
Federal District Court Judge Matthew Byrne. Opposing counsel:
James Tierney. Trial and judgment for our client involving breach
of contract and fraud claims.
- MGM Grand
Retroactive Insurance Litigation. Judge Goldman. Settled for $76,000,000
after jury impaneled. Opposing Counsel: numerous. Lead trial co-counsel.
Suit against several layers of carriers which insured after the
fire.
- MGM v. Warner
Bros. Judge Bruce Geernaert. Opposing counsel: Hill, Wynne, Troup
& Meisinger. Judgment for MGM after full trial on the merits involving
claims for foreign home video rights.
- MGM adv.
CBS/Fox. Magistrate Naomi Buchwald. Co-counsel with Jim Daniels
of Hall, Dickler, Lawler, Kent & Friedman. Opposing counsel: Weil,
Gotshall & Manges. Case favorably settled after trial set to determine
rights arising from domestic home video rights agreement.
- Pacific Capital
adv. Schneider. Judge C.E. Jones. Co-counsel with Marshall Grossman.
Opposing counsel: Peter Umoff. Case involved claims of existence
of partnership revolving around car dealership and real property
in Santa Barbara. Case favorably settled prior to trial.
- MGM v. Forum.
et al. Judge Michael Berg. Opposing counsel: numerous. Co-Counsel
with Bill Shernoff. Bad faith insurance case settled for many
millions of dollars (confidential amount). -- arising from underlying
securities class action.
- Tiffany Theaters
adv. Actors Equity Union. Successfully opposing federal and state
court proceedings and NLRB proceedings to enjoin theater opening.
- Yamagata
adv. Martin Lawrence Galleries. Judge Judith Chirlin. Opposing
counsel: Jeff Briggs of Gibson, Dunn Crutcher. Case involved breach
of contract, RICO and antitrust claims -- favorable settlement
for our client.
- Lee Rich
v. MGM, Judge Dickran Tevrizian. Opposing counsel: Rosenfeld,
Meyer & Susman. Securities case that was favorably settled.
- GIANT GROUP.
LTD. adv TRE. Federal District Court, securities litigation. Opposing
counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Case involved alleged proxy
violations in takeover matter.
- San Juan
DuPont Plaza Fire Litigation - San Juan Federal District Court.
Opposing counsel: numerous. Represented number of defendant limited
partnership hotels which were sued because of common ownership.
Case favorably settled before trial.
- Cummins Labor
Commissioner proceedings. Opposing counsel: Allen Neiman. Demonstrated
"producer" of television commercials really an interested talent
agency.
- McDonnell
Douqlas adv. Riddlebaugh. State Court in Long Beach favorably
settled after motion for summary judgment filed. Opposing counsel:
David Eckhart. Claims were for fraudulent concealment in the workplace
and negligence.
- Barris adv.
Lorimar. Federal District Court Judge Rafeedie. Opposing counsel:
Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman. Successful opposition to preliminary
injunction to enjoin television game show.
- Barris adv.
Elaine Joyce. State Court in Los Angeles. Settled on eve of trial
for very small amount. Opposing counsel: Timothy Wheeler. Claims
were for sex discrimination and breach of contract.
- GIANT GROUP.
LTD. adv. Ralliana. Takeover litigation in Kentucky and Delaware
which resulted in our client's control of company. Opposing counsel:
law firms in Kentucky, New York and Delaware.
- Main Line
Pictures v. Kim Basinger. Eight million dollars awarded by jury
based upon a breach of contract claim. This case settled after
Ms. Basinger declared bankruptcy.
- David Permut
v. New Line. First look producer litigation in Los Angeles Federal
Court. Confidential settlement achieved while jury deliberating.
Opposing counsel: Pierce O'Donnell.
- Kerkorian/Credit
Lyonnais. Judges Hubbell and Real. Over a billion dollars of claims
based upon, inter alia, theories of fraudulent conveyance, fraud,
breach of contract. Confidential settlement achieved after motions
for summary judgment granted. Opposing counsel: White & Case.
- Numerous
applications for and opposition to temporary restraining orders
and preliminary injunction orders.
- Re: marital
dissolution. numerous order to show cause hearings and trials.
- Brown v.
Hard Rock - Judge Judith Chirlin. Claims for millions of dollars
for 9% interest in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and wrongful termination.
Jury verdict for defendants.
- Zenga v.
Dabney Resnick. Judge Kim Wardlaw. Represented plaintiff claiming
several millions of dollars arising from securities fraud. Jury
verdict for plaintiff.
- Press Media
v. Ad-Sert. Judge Ronald Sohigian. Represented plaintiff claiming
several millions of dollars arising from interference with contractual
relations. Case settled after jury impaneled and some evidence
was presented.
- Represented
several law firms against malpractice claims. In addition, acted
as an expert witness in connection with a malpractice lawsuit
on the side of the law firm.
- Salick v.
Shukovsky. Judge Diane Wayne. Represented defendant against claims
of easement and license in connection with real property. Court
judgment for defendants.
- Marsu v.
Disney. Judge Edward Rafeedie. Represented plaintiff claiming
several million dollars arising from breach of contract and fraud.
Court judgment for plaintiff for $10.4 million plus attorneys
fees and costs.
- Viner v.
Williams & Connolly. Judge David Workman. Represented plaintiffs
claiming several million dollars arising from attorney malpractice
in a complex business transaction. Jury verdict for plaintiff
for $13,300,000.
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4.
Professional and Personal Activities
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- Member of
the International Board of Advisors for The American University;
- Member of
the Board of Directors of a public company;
- Member of
the Board of Directors of D.A.R.E.;
- Member of
the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Music Center Theatre
Group and, produces legitimate theatre productions;
- Ms. Glaser
raises funds for charities and political candidate
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| 5.
Education |
- BA - American
University, 1969 BA - American University, 1969
- JD - Rutgers
University, 1973 - Member of the Law Review and President of the
Student Bar Association
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