Strategic counsel. Formidable advocacy. Results that matter.
ELPIS LAW represents businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and individuals in complex litigation, business disputes, and cross-border matters. We appear in California state and federal courts and advise clients whose interests extend between the United States and Asia.
Trial-ready advocacy for business disputes, real estate conflicts, intellectual property matters, and sensitive family-law proceedings.
We counsel and represent clients in litigation, business and corporate matters, real estate disputes, and family law. Every engagement begins with a direct assessment of the legal issues, the client’s objectives, and the most effective path forward.
Civil Litigation 民事诉讼
Commercial disputes, fraud, tort claims, and other complex civil actions in California state and federal courts. We develop a focused litigation strategy for each matter, from the initial pleadings through trial and appeal.
Corporation Law and Compliance 公司法与合规
Business disputes and corporate counseling involving contracts, fraud, fiduciary duties, shareholder rights, trade secrets, unfair competition, governance, and regulatory compliance.
Real Estate Litigation 房地产诉讼
Real estate litigation involving ownership, title, construction defects, contracts, development, and unlicensed contractors, including quiet title actions and claims affecting valuable property interests.
Copyright and Trademark 知识产权
Trademark and copyright registration, enforcement, defense, and brand protection, including infringement disputes before courts and administrative tribunals.
Family Law and Related Areas 家事法律
Divorce, property division, marital agreements, and family formation matters, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, surrogacy, fertility, and assisted reproduction.
U.S. Legal Opinions and Cross-Border Capital Markets 跨境资本市场
U.S. legal opinions, due diligence, and regulatory advice for PRC-based companies, listed companies, and applicants pursuing China, Hong Kong, and other international capital-markets transactions.
When a dispute begins to affect the business itself.
We represent companies and their owners in contract and business tort claims, disputes among partners and shareholders, trade secret and unfair competition matters, commercial real estate disputes, executive-related claims, and the enforcement of judgments.
Each matter begins with an assessment of the governing law, the available evidence, the financial exposure, and what the client needs the outcome to accomplish. Matters are prepared on the assumption that they may be tried.
Insights on California law.
Short, practical publications from Elpis Law on questions that arise in real disputes.
Who Controls a Lawsuit When Someone Else Is Paying? California’s New Restrictions on Litigation Funders and Law Firm Investors
AB 2305 does not prohibit litigation financing. It focuses on control: the money can come from somewhere else, but control of the lawsuit cannot simply follow the…
Can an Unmarried Partner Claim a Share of a Government Pension? California’s Seiwald v. Irias Decision
The court distinguished an owner from a creditor. A partner whose interest arises from a Marvin agreement is not barred by pension anti-assignment rules.
Can a Transfer Be Fraudulent Before the Debt Even Exists? California Law on Future Creditors
The transfer date is the beginning of the analysis, not the conclusion. California law lets later creditors challenge earlier transfers, but the result depends on…
Christopher D. Lee, Esq.
Christopher D. Lee is a trial attorney with extensive experience handling complex business and civil litigation. He represents clients in high-stakes commercial and civil disputes in federal and California state courts, and is bilingual in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
He is joined by partner Sichen (Sarah) Wu, Esq., licensed in California and New York, whose practice focuses on family law, civil litigation, and cross-border matters.
Meet the Legal Team → View Representative Matters →Outcomes in matters that mattered to the client.
Judgment exceeding $7.2 million
A multi-year action involving construction defects, fraud, fraudulent transfer claims, numerous defendants, and two intervening bankruptcy petitions.
View this matter →Precedential win over the owner of VOGUE
Defended an opposition to the EVOGUE mark on likelihood-of-confusion and dilution grounds. The mark registered.
View this matter →Title quieted, judgment exceeding $2.2 million
Judgment resolving the title dispute in the client’s favor with related monetary relief.
View this matter →View All Representative Matters →
Speak with counsel about your matter.
Tell us briefly about your matter, the parties involved, and any upcoming deadlines. Please do not submit privileged or sensitive information before we complete a conflict check and confirm representation. Contacting the firm does not create an attorney‑client relationship.
Contact Us