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- Class Actions
- Fiduciaries, Receivers & Trustees
- Litigation
- Mortgage Lending
- Products Liability Law View More
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Profile
Oren Bitan is a Shareholder based in Buchalter's Los Angeles office and is the co-chair of its Los Angeles litigation department. He is also co-chair of the firm's Fiduciaries, Receivers & Trustees group and co-chair of the firm's Cannabis & Hemp industry group. He is on the board of the California Receivers Forum, a member of the executive committee of the USC Real Estate Law & Business Forum, and is on the planning committee of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers. Oren has received a number of awards including LA Visionary by the LA Times B2B Publishing, Leader of Influence by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Top Litigator by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and has served on the Law 360 Editorial Advisory Board.
Throughout his years of private practice, Oren has first chaired a number of trials and arbitrations in the real estate, financial services, mortgage banking, consumer product, media, and hospitality industries, successfully defending high stakes disputes and securing multiple eight-figure verdicts and judgments on behalf of plaintiffs he has represented.
Bar Admissions
- California
Education
- Loyola Law School, J.D., cum laude
- University of Southern California, B.S., Business Administration
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions
- Fiduciaries, Receivers & Trustees
- Litigation
- Mortgage Lending
- Products Liability Law
Professional Career
- Secured the first ever receiver sale of a cannabis license. At auction, a licensed California cannabis business, The Guild San Jose's, assets were sold to a third party.
- Crossroads Investors, L.P. v. Federal National Mortgage Assn. (2017) 13 Cal.App.5th 757, in which Mr. Bitan successfully petitioned the California Supreme Court to reverse an order denying an anti-SLAPP motion, which resulted in an order striking claims for wrongful foreclosure and fraud. This resulted in a published decision creating new law regarding "mixed" causes of action under California's anti-SLAPP statute.
- Integrated Dynamic Solutions, Inc. v. VitaVet Labs, Inc. (2017) 6 Cal. App. 5th 1178, in which Mr. Bitan successfully upheld a mandatory preliminary injunction requiring the turn-over of source code, among other things, and which resulted in a unanimous published opinion.
- Randles Films, LLC v. Echo Bridge Entertainment, LLC, et. al, Case 2:10-cv-03909-SJO -SS: Lead trial counsel in a seven day copyright infringement trial on behalf of an independent film producer against unauthorized distributors of the motion picture Torture Room.
- Successfully argued an Anti-SLAPP motion at the trial court and appellate court level with an award of attorneys' fees in a matter involving a real estate dispute.
- Lead counsel in an unfair competition and false advertising suit involving consumer products that resulted in victory following the filing of a successful summary judgment motion
- Successfully litigated profit participation dispute involving royalties derived from the distribution of television programs.
- Represented creator of graphic novels in copyright infringement dispute.
- Represented major brewer in acquisition of beverage company.
- Represented whiskey distiller in licensing celebrity spokesmen and launching new brand.
Articles
Buchalter COVID-19 Client Alert: San Francisco Moves to Lowest COVID Tier in California, Begins Process of Reopening Non-Essential Offices; Other Bay Area Counties Slower to Follow
By Oren Bitan |November 2020
- Webinar: Cannabis Remedies and Receiverships
- Webinar: Understanding the Complex Intersection of Cannabis and Real Estate
- Buchalter Webcast: Lender Options for Workouts, Foreclosures, and Receiverships
- Expert Webcast: Restructuring Options for Cannabis Companies
- Pincus Professional Education: Cannabis and Hemp Law and Business in California
- Buchalter Webcast: Mortgage Lending In The Shadow Of COVID-19: Modification Agreements, Forbearances And Avoiding NPLs & Litigation
- Oren Bitan, Moderator at the 2024 National Association of Federal Equity Receivers (NAFER) Annual Conference
- Oren Bitan, Speaker at the Long Beach Commercial Real Estate Council
- Ninth Circuit bars cannabis companies from pursuing RICO claims
- Cannabis Receiverships: A Viable Alternative to Bankruptcy
- Oren Bitan, Legal Expert on a Panel Discussion hosted by Buchalter
- Oren Bitan, Panelist at USC Gould School of Law 2020 Real Estate Law and Business Forum
- Oren Bitan, Moderator at California Receivers Forum
- Barry Smith and Oren Bitan, Panelists at Risk Management Association Webinar
- Oren Bitan, Moderator at California Receivers Forum
- Oren Bitan, Speaker at the 2020 Cannabis Business Cyber Summit
- Fireside Chat with Oren Bitan at Benzinga’s 2023 Cannabis Capital Conference
- Oren Bitan and Jason Goldstein, Moderators at the American Association of Private Lenders 2022 Annual Conference
- Oren Bitan Moderator at Infocast California Cannabis Control Conference
- Oren Bitan, Moderator at Live@5 the Cannabiz
- Oren Bitan, Speaker at NAFER Receivers’ Huddle Webinar
- Oren Bitan, Speaker at USC Gould School of Law 2022 Real Estate Law and Business Forum
- Oren Bitan and Richard Ormond, Speakers at Western Bankers Association 2022 Annual Conference
- Oren Bitan, Moderator at IMN’s Bank Special Assets & Credit Officer’s Forum (West)
- Oren Bitan & Richard Ormond, Speakers at Western Bankers Association 2021 Regulatory Compliance Conference & Cannabis Forum
- Oren Bitan and Jason Goldstein Speakers at California Mortgage Association 2021 Summer Seminar
- Oren Bitan, Panelist at Western Bankers Association 2021 Bank Counsel Virtual Seminar
- Oren Bitan, Speaker at USC Gould School of Law
- Oren Bitan, Speaker at the California Bankruptcy Forum 37th Annual Insolvency Conference
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