Practice Expertise
- Litigation
- Japan Practice
- Real Estate
Areas of Practice
- Japan Practice
- Litigation
- Real Estate
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Profile
Michael Muse-Fisher represents public and private companies in a variety of state, federal and administrative cases involving contract disputes, commercial litigation, real estate disputes, licensing and intellectual property matters, eminent domain/inverse condemnation, government tort liability, breach of fiduciary duty, as well as land-related torts. Mr. Muse-Fisher also represents regional and national lenders, banks, financial institutions, and REITs. Mr. Muse-Fisher has extensive experience in secured transactions, creditor’s rights, loan workouts and restructuring, provisional remedies, receiverships, collections and post-judgment enforcement.
Mr. Muse-Fisher was named “One to Watch” from 2022-2024 by Best Lawyers for his work in Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Law.
Mr. Muse-Fisher’s practice includes expertise in:
- Receivers, fiduciaries, and provisional directors (and other Remedies)
- Creditor’s rights and secured transactions
- Loan workouts and restructuring
- U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Commercial and Residential Leasing
- Commercial/Business Litigation
- Corporate and Partnership Disputes
- Copyright and Trademark Disputes
- Licensing of Intellectual Property
- Liquor License sales and acquisitions
- Licensing Disputes
- Alternatives to Bankruptcy
Representative clients include national lending and financial institutions, state and federal receivers, and companies ranging from family-owned operations to Fortune 100 corporations.
He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Southern California Rising Star from 2013-2017. Mr. Muse-Fisher has been recognized as one of Sacramento Magazine’s Top Lawyer in the field of Commercial Litigation since 2021.
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
- University of California, Berkeley
Areas of Practice
- Japan Practice
- Litigation
- Real Estate
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Professional Career
- Defense of Fortune 500 Corporation in multi-party litigation involving non-compete clause in employment agreements;
- Representation of Lender in state court receivership action involving multiple properties and defaults on multiple loans in excess of $50,000,000.00;
- Representation of Receiver in state court receivership action involving large-scale mixed-use development project;
- Representation of equity Receiver charged with the responsibility for operating an internet sales company and selling the company’s assets;
- Prosecution of nationwide paper goods manufacturer’s breach of contract claims;
- Defense of major garment retailers in a copyright dispute involving potential claims in excess of $1,000,000.00; and
- Significant experience in preparing all aspects of a case for trial or arbitration.
Articles
- The Receiver Strikes Back: Navigating Coordinated Tenant Rent-Strikes Through a Receivership
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