Petillon Hiraide Loomis Zagzebski & Zagzebski LLP brings together a noteworthy combination of regulatory, litigation and corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions expertise.

WALTER R. ZAGZEBSKI

Walter has enjoyed success both in practice and in law school. Walter graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Law School in 1997. Walter was a member of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review during law school. In 2005, Walter was named a California Rising Star by Los Angeles Magazine. This is an honor presented to only two percent of all lawyers under the age of 40. Walter is also a member of the Board of Directors of, and a Past President of, the Century City Bar Association.

Walter is a member of the Order of the Coif, St. Thomas More Law Honors Society and Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity. Prior to forming Petillon Hiraide Loomis Zagzebski & Zagzebski LLP, he was a founding partner of Zagzebski Brothers LLP and previously a partner at the business and entertainment litigation firm of Gaims, Weil, West & Epstein, LLP in Century City.

Walter focuses his practice on corporate and securities disputes and general litigation matters such as director and officer liability cases, breach of fiduciary duty disputes, disputes among shareholders, disputes relating to securities offerings and corporate transactions, business torts, commercial disputes, real estate disputes and professional malpractice cases. Walter has also has significant experience in intellectual property litigation and employment litigation.

MR. ZAGZEBSKI'S RECENT MATTERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  • Representing a shareholder, officer and director of a closely-held company in connection with a series of related disputes with the other shareholder. This case was settled favorably for a confidential sum.
  • Representing a corporation and its principal shareholder in connection with a dispute involving an unlicensed broker-dealer. This case was settled favorably for a confidential sum.
  • Representing an entrepreneur and investor in the defense of a suit brought by another investor in several different enterprises alleging securities violations and other corporate violations. The client prevailed after discovery on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, and the case was dismissed.
  • Representing an issuer corporation against claims by a purchaser of shares in a private placement transaction. Walter succeeded in dismissing securities fraud and other tort allegations, and the case is proceeding on limited contract claims.
  • Representing the founder of an entertainment company who was wrongfully removed from its board and whose employment was wrongfully terminated. Walter helped obtain a multi-million dollar settlement on the founder's behalf.
  • Acting as part of the litigation team in one of the most intensely watched business trials in recent memory, in which the entrepreneur founders of a major internet company sued, among others, one of the largest venture capital firms in the world. This case was hotly contested and involved complex issues of fiduciary duty, general corporate law and securities laws, and the client was exonerated at trial.
  • Successfully persuading the California Supreme Court to de-publish a reported California Court of Appeal decision.
  • Representing one of the world's largest oil and natural gas producers in a trademark infringement action that resulted in an injunction favorable to the client after just three months of litigation.
  • Representing a large manufacturer in a trademark infringement and dilution action against an after-market parts manufacturer that resulted in a preliminary injunction that was upheld on appeal, a permanent injunction, and a damage award for the client.
  • Publishing an article titled "The Allocation of Repair Obligations in Form Leases," Los Angeles Lawyer (November 2005) that explains how the allocation of costs and repairs in a popular form commercial lease is likely to result in litigation between landlords and tenants

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