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Valle Makoff LLP was founded by accomplished trial lawyers Jeffrey Valle and Jeffrey Makoff. Mr. Valle formerly was a senior partner at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and co-chaired Skadden’s West Coast entertainment and intellectual property group. Mr. Makoff, who trained at Skadden under several of California's preeminent civil trial and appellate lawyers, is a veteran business and corporate control litigator. Messrs. Valle and Makoff each have 25 years of experience litigating some of the most important and highly publicized cases in California.

Valle Makoff LLP has three offices in California (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Walnut Creek). We provide a highly skilled and aggressive legal team that delivers unparalleled legal representation, personalized service and considerable cost savings to our clients.

Current Matters

Jeffrey Valle Named
A Southern California Super Lawyer

Jeffrey Valle was selected by Law and Politics as one of Southern California’s 2009 Super Lawyers.
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$2 Million Jury Verdict In
Wrongful Termination Case

We recently won a $2 million jury verdict for our client, the former President of Digital Domain, a leading visual effects company, for wrongful termination in violation of public policy and breach of contract…
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Lawsuit Against Penthouse
We are currently representing Broadstream Capital Partners, Inc. in a lawsuit against Penthouse Media Group arising out of the $500 million acquisition of Various, Inc., the owner of a collection of social networking websites…
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Jury Verdict Affirmed On Appeal
The California Court of Appeal recently affirmed the $1.7 million verdict we obtained for our clients, commercial real estate investors, following a three-week jury trial against First American Title Insurance Company…
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Judgment Affirmed On Appeal
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed the judgment we obtained in favor of our clients, Florida Asset and James Baker, in a real estate dispute regarding a Garden Grove Rehabilitation Center…
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Jury Verdict For Cosmetics Distributor
We won a $2.4 million verdict for our client, Caleel+Hayden, a cosmetics distributor, following a four-week jury trial...
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Victory for Valeant Pharmaceuticals
We obtained a complete victory for Valeant Pharmaceuticals in a lawsuit related to Slobodan Milosevic’s takeover in 1999 of Valeant’s Serbian subsidiary …
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Victory for HBO
We obtained a dismissal with prejudice of the lawsuit filed against our clients Home Box Office and Sacha Baron Cohen relating to an episode of “Da Ali G Show…”

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Wrongful Termination Confidential Settlement
Investment banker sued former employer alleging fraudulent failure to pay compensation . . .
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Summary Judgment for Greka Oil & Gas, Inc.
We obtained a complete victory dismissing all claims against our client, Greka Oil & Gas, Inc., on summary judgment….
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American Idol Lawsuit.
We obtained a confidential settlement for our client, Adam Pick d/b/a/ Idol Go Home, of his lawsuit against the owners of American Idol in which he claimed that the defendants misappropriated an ingenious and highly lucrative website idea from him. We obtained the confidential settlement less than one week before the scheduled trial date.
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Defending Stamps.com
We are currently defending Stamps.com in a class action lawsuit …
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Representing NBA Basketball Player
Brandon Jennings

We are currently advising NBA player Brandon Jennings in connection with various legal matters related to his new career as a star point guard for the Milwaukee Bucks…
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Representing owner of National Hockey League Team in partnership dispute
We are currently representing an owner of an NHL team in a partnership dispute with other owners…
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