Alexander Giraldo

• Lead litigation counsel in coordinated toxic tort litigation defending energy company and gas station franchisor, resulting in summary judgment. Los Angeles, CA. 2024.
• Lead litigation counsel in tort action against renewable energy company, resulting in favorable settlement. Orange County, CA. 2024.
• Defended hotel franchisor against tort claims, resulting in judgment at demurrer stage. San Diego, CA. 2024.
• Represented cryptocurrency investor defrauded of capital investment in business venture, resulting in favorable judgment. Beverly Hills, CA. 2024.
• Trial lawyer in wrongful death case against refinery owner for toxic exposure, resulting in defense verdict by non-suit. Santa Monica, CA. 2023.
• Trial lawyer in premises and product liability case against oil well operator for exposure to cancer-causing toxins, resulting in dismissal during jury selection. Ventura, CA. 2023.
• Lead litigation counsel defending petroleum company in cross-border litigation involving toxic exposures in the United States and Egypt. Los Angeles, CA. 2023.
• Lead litigation counsel defending petrochemical company against allegations that client’s chemical solvent caused kidney disease. Los Angeles, CA. 2023.
• Trial lawyer representing petrochemical companies in land-based refinery action and federal maritime action. Alameda, CA. 2022.
• Trial lawyer defending elevator company against catastrophic injury claims. Los Angeles, CA. 2022.
• Trial lawyer defending Fortune 500 company in product liability action involving allegedly defective dental products. San Francisco, CA. 2021.
• Lead litigation counsel in common law tort and maritime action proceeding in state and federal court on behalf of petroleum company and charterer of allegedly unseaworthy vessel, resulting in dismissal after filing motion for judgment on the pleadings. U.S. District Court, Central District; Orange County, CA. 2021.
• Defended petroleum company in cross-border litigation brought by former Iranian refinery workers, resulting in summary judgment in client's favor after a bench trial and recovery of significant costs (upheld on appeal). Los Angeles, CA. 2018, 2019.
• Trial lawyer in traumatic brain injury case defending truck rental company. Los Angeles, CA. 2016.
• Litigated tenant improvement dispute alleging promissory estoppel, resulting in termination of lease obligation and significant mitigation of rent liability.
• Represented cannabis company in multi-year lease dispute resulting in successful mitigation of rent liability.
• Represented franchisor in dispute over assignment of commercial lease.

Appeals

• Sabetian, Second Appellate District Case No. B297107 (affirmed in client's favor in published decision)
• Irani, Fifth Appellate District (affirmed in client's favor)
• Khosravan, Second Appellate District (affirmed in client's favor)
• Viale, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (affirmed in client's favor)