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Derek Owen Wallen

Litigation Attorney at Palm Desert, CA

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  • State Years
    California - CA 22 years
    Illinois - IL 26 years
  • Licensed for 22 years
    State CA
    Acquired 2001
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 26 years
    State IL
    Acquired 1997
    Status
    Active and Authorized to Practice Law No misconduct found

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

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Practice areas
  1. Litigation
    70%
    Business litigation. Real estate litigation. Appeals.

  2. Business
    30%
    Entity formation. Mergers and acquisitions. Commercial contracts. Corporate finance.

I have had a sophisticated business law practice for over 20 years. I primarily represent companies and high net worth individuals in complex lawsuits and securities transactions. My work also involves entity formation, corporate governance and commercial contracts.

In my litigation practice, I represent plaintiffs and defendants in a broad array of commercial disputes. These range from conventional breach-of-contract and business tort actions to more complicated disputes arising from real estate investment vehicles, financial elder abuse and disagreements among business partners. I have prevailed numerous times before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Before joining Capobianco Law Offices, I practiced in Los Angeles for 10 years and also in Chicago and Silicon Valley. Eight years of my career were spent at O’Melveny & Myers, a leading global law firm. At O’Melveny, I closed over $15 billion dollars’ worth of securities and M&A deals.

In 1997 and 1998, I served as clerk to Chief Justice E. Norman Veasey of the Delaware Supreme Court.

In 2018, I received the Hon. Benjamin Aranda III Outstanding Public Service Award from the L.A. County Bar Association for my pro bono work on behalf of domestic violence victims.

I received my Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA and my law degree from Stanford Law School, where I was selected to join the Order of the Coif.

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Capobianco Law Offices, P.C.
41990 Cook St Bldg F
Ste 2006
Palm Desert, CA, 92211-6100

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AVVO RATING 9.9 (Superb)

Education

  • Stanford Law School
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1997
  • Univ of California at Los Angeles
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1994

Associations

  • Riverside County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2019 - Present
  • Desert Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2018 - Present
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2013 - Present

Honors and Awards

  • The Hon. Benjamin Aranda III Outstanding Public Service Award
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • 2018

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Palm Desert Litigation Lawyer Derek Owen Wallen
Derek Owen Wallen
Litigation Attorney
Palm Desert, CA
Licensed for 26 years