A few representative samples are:
- He has helped organize and capitalize privately-owned specialty finance companies that operate as mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs);
- He was counsel to a Special Litigation Committee investigating allegations of excess executive compensation in a shareholder derivative action;
- He was counsel to a Receiver appointed by the San Francisco Superior Court to oversee a lengthy partnership dissolution; and,
- He represented the manager responsible for distributing the remaining intellectual property rights of music legend Jerry Garcia.
He was lead counsel in the following reported cases:
- The Society of California Pioneers v. Roger Baker (1996) 43 Cal. App. 4th 774 (San Francisco jury trial resulting in recovery of a stolen museum artifact); and
- Nevada National Bank v. Snyder (1992) 108 Nev. 151 (Nevada Supreme case confirming a lender’s lien priority relating to a planned township in Northern Nevada).
- He also enjoyed performing corporate work for members of the Grateful Dead and other Bay Area musicians, and various non-profit organizations. Keith is rated AV® PreeminentTM by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-reviewed rating for ethical standards and legal ability.
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