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SANDAG AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ALL LEGAL SERVICES RELATED TO $750mm PROJECT TO LINDBORG & MAZOR LLP

Studies have shown that all border crossings between California and Mexico are congested and simply inadequate to meet 21st century demand.  San Ysidro/ Tijuana, the existing international passenger land crossing along the United States-Mexico border is heavily congested and often clogged.  The nearby Otay Mesa Port of Entry (POE) is accommodating the third highest dollar value of trade among all southern border POEs.  More than 1.4 million trucks carrying an estimated $28.6 billion in goods crossed at the Otay Mesa POE in 2006 and that number is expected to double by 2025.  Peak wait times for commercial trucks and passenger vehicles can last two to four hours costing the U.S. and Mexican economies an estimated $7.2 billion in gross output and more than 62,000 jobs.

In 2007, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) retained Lindborg & Mazor LLP (L&M) to perform a legal feasibility study concerning whether SANDAG, as a local governmental entity, could construct a new POE and related toll road, called SR 11, located east of to the existing Otay Mesa POE.  L&M's work assisted in the State Department's issuance of a U.S. Presidential Permit for the proposed project and SANDAG resolved to proceed with this unique endeavor in order to meet the growing transportation needs of the 21st century.

In the summer of 2010, SANDAG issued an RFP for all legal services related to this ambitious project.  L&M collaborated with its Legalink colleagues, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and Capín, Calderón, Ramírez y Gutiérrez-Azpe to respond to the RFP and in November 2010, L&M is proud to have been awarded the project.  To learn more about the project, please click on the links, below.

New border crossing designed to pay for itself 

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Lindborg & Mazor Convince Court to Invalidate Stop Notices
A general contractor on a series of public works projects in southern California retained Lindborg & Mazor to represent it in a running dispute with a recalcitrant subcontractor.  The subcontractor had served stop notices on each of the projects in an attempt to obtain leverage over the general contractor.  The stop notices had the effect of freezing over $250,000 in payments otherwise due the general contractor.  Employing a seldom-used provision of the California Civil Code, Lindborg & Mazor commenced a summary proceeding in the California Superior Court challenging the validity of the stop notices.  The court held an accelerated hearing on the claim and, at the conclusion of the hearing, issued an order invalidating each of the stop notices on a variety of grounds.

Lindborg & Mazor Prevail on Appeal
A private developer contacted Lindborg & Mazor after a subcontractor obtained a mechanic's lien foreclosure judgment against the developer at trial.   Lindborg & Mazor reviewed the record and the trial judge's decision and identified several legal issues upon which to file an appeal.  Based upon the issues identified and developed by Lindborg & Mazor, the California Court of Appeal reduced the damage award against the developer by two-thirds.

Lindborg & Mazor Succeed at Mediation
The agency in charge of all major transportation projects in San Diego County recently chose the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor LLP to represent its interests in a mediation involving a claim of over $13,000,000 brought by a contractor concerning the automated toll collection system used on all buses and trains in the county.  Called in late in the claims process, the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor literally worked around the clock to produce the agency's mediation presentation.  In analyzing the claim, the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor identified several significant issues affecting the validity of the claim.  As a result, the claim was settled for approximately 13 cents on the dollar following a week-long mediation.  From beginning to end, the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor were able to achieve such a result in less than 30 days.

Lindborg & Mazor Win Dismissal of Fraudulent Conveyance Claim
Representing the interests of a national contractor defending a $125 million fraudulent conveyance claim brought against it by a project lender in Nevada, the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor recently won a complete dismissal of the claim against their client.  Filing numerous motions concerning claims brought in a multiplicity of jurisdictions, the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor succeeded in convincing the District Court in Nevada that the lender was bound by a previous judgment involving the project owner.

Lindborg & Mazor Achieves Victory in Arbitration
The lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor were recently selected to represent the interests of a contractor in a claim brought against it by a project owner.  The owner had proven so difficult to work with that the contractor was willing to walk away from its contract balance and pay the owner an additional sum of money to settle the dispute.  Fortunately for the contractor, the project owner rejected the settlement offer and the matter proceeded to arbitration.  After a full hearing on the merits, the lawyers of Lindborg & Mazor won an award for the contractor consisting of its contract balance, extra work claims, attorneys' fees and costs.

Lindborg & Mazor LLP announces that Peter F. Lindborg has been named Chairman of Legalink's Construction Special Interest Group.  Legalink is an international consortium of over 2500 lawyers in more than 45 countries worldwide.  Lindborg & Mazor LLP is Legalink's sole representative in Los Angeles.      

Lindborg & Mazor LLP  proudly announces that Irina J. Mazor is to appear on The Insider Exclusive : "L.A.'s Most Influential Women" series.
Dates and times to be announced.

Lindborg & Mazor Participates in t he First CIS Local Counsel Forum
Lindborg & Mazor LLP took part in the first CIS Local Counsel Forum, organized in Kiev, Ukraine on June 29 & 30, 2006. The mission of the Forum was to bring the international legal community together with the CIS, with the aim of creating joint business opportunities and long-term cooperation among businesses and law firms.  Participation in the Forum was by invitation only and included distinguished individuals from around the world as well as the CIS legal, business and academic community.  The Ukrainian media and key government officials were also in attendance at the Forum.

The Forum was the first ever wide-scale meeting of the international legal community with the local counsel law firms of the CIS economic region (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan).  The Program spanned across two days, with the first day consisting primarily of the CIS regional panels, including local counsel from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Central Asia, with a showcase of the host country, Ukraine, as well as a key presentation on the proposed CIS Counsel Association with the next meeting likely to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2007.  The second day consisted of substantive panels devoted to specific areas of law with discussions on recent developments in various jurisdictions as well as the law relative to mergers & acquisitions, dispute resolution, intellectual property and natural resources.
As a leading international law firm, Lindborg & Mazor LLP was invited to participate in the Forum, with both its founding partners, Peter F. Lindborg and Irina J. Mazor in attendance.  During the Forum, Mr. Lindborg and Ms. Mazor met with representatives of the foremost law firms throughout the CIS and the world and have forged strong business contacts which will undoubtedly benefit all of the firm's valued clients.

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