Michael C. Tu

Cooley secured a definitive victory for Emerson Radio Corp., one of the largest volume consumer electronics distributors in the US that has had a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912, in a lawsuit against air conditioning and heating products provider Emerson Quiet Kool and wholesaler Home Easy alleging infringement of its Emerson Quiet Kool trademark. Partners Bobby Ghajar and Michael Tu led the Cooley team advising Emerson Radio Corp., and were joined by co-counsel Mark Anania and Stacey Scrivani of Stevens & Lee.

Cooley secured the dismissal with prejudice for Accelerated Assets and two other entities, SS Purchco and Pahrump Valley Real Estate, in a securities enforcement action brought by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation alleging that these entities engaged in aiding-and-abetting securities violations allegedly committed by the developer and certain executives and employees of the Silver Saddle Ranch & Club in the Mojave Desert.

Cooley represented Accelerated Assets, an investment firm that is focused on the acquisition, development, sale and financing of timeshare assets, and two other entities, SS Purchco and Pahrump Valley Real Estate Co. (PVRE), in a securities enforcement action brought by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation that has received significant media attention, in which all claims against Cooley’s clients were dismissed with prejudice. Partner Michael C. Tu led the Cooley team representing Accelerated Assets, SS Purchco and PVRE.