M4 Obtains Dismissal of Anti-Rail Lawsuit. M4's Procurement Team obtained judgment on the pleadings in favor of its client, Ansaldo Honolulu JV, in a lawsuit filed by Honolulu resident Paul Berry.
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OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS RECEIVES $200M LAND SETTLEMENT. M4 attorneys Robert G. Klein, Randall Sakumoto, Peter Hamasaki and Joel Kam were instrumental in advising the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ("OHA") during the due diligence phase of the land settlement that passed the State Legislature and was signed into law by Governor Neil Abercrombie on April 11, 2012. The legislation provides for the transfer of 30 acres of prime oceanfront land at Kakaako Makai to OHA in settlement of a decades-long dispute over revenues due OHA for the state's use of lands ceded to the State of Hawai'i at statehood in 1959. Mr. Klein was singled out by OHA Chair Colette Machado and Governor Abercrombie for his work on the settlement.
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M4 Selected by City to Review Rail Disputes. M4 is pleased to announce that its Construction and Government Contracts practice groups joined forces and were selected to review all construction claim disputes and to represent the City and County of Honolulu when such disputes arise in the process of developing the high speed rail project. Led by Senior Partner and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Robert Klein, the team includes construction litigators Randall Schmitt, Lisa Cataldo and Jordon Kimura, and procurement litigators David Minkin and Ken Mansfield. M4 looks forward to assisting the City with the planning, construction, operation and extension of the rail system.
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M4 Procurement Team Scores Another Big Victory. M4’s Procurement Team successfully represented CVS Caremark in defending its recent award of the State Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund’s Pharmacy Benefits Management Services contract. Led by David Minkin, Ken Mansfield, Laura Lucas and Jesse Smith, CVS Caremark prevailed in four protests and subsequent administrative appeals filed by a CVS competitor, allowing the EUTF to transition its pharmacy benefits services to CVS Caremark over the coming months.
M4 appoints Laura S. Lucas as Partner: M4 is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura S. Lucas as a new partner of the Firm.
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M4 Represents Client in Successful Challenge to Land Use Reversion. M4 attorneys Lorraine H. Akiba, Peter J. Hamasaki and Dayna H. Kamimura-Ching, on behalf of their client, DW Aina Le'a, successfully appealed a decision of the State Land Use Commission that sought to revoke the long-standing urban land use classification of The Villages of Aina Le'a on the Island of Hawaii. Judge Elizabeth Strance of the Third Circuit ruled in favor of DW Aina Le'a and its co-appellant, finding that the Land Use Commission had improperly attempted to revert the land use classification of the property.
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November, 2011. Benchmark Litigation has named M4 a "Highly Recommended" litigation firm in Hawaii and recognized three of its litigators - Bill McCorriston, David Minkin and Ken Mansfield - as "Local Litigation Stars".
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Bill McCorriston to Speak on Hawaii Tort Law : M4 Partner Bill McCorriston was one of the featured speakers at a seminar for insurance agents and brokers on November 16 -- Agent & Broker Ethics and Insurance Law & Rules. Bill presented on Hawaii Tort Law.
McCorriston Attorneys Selected to Superlawyers.com : M4 is pleased to announce that six M4 lawyers have been selected to the 2011 edition of Superlawyers.com. Cliff Miller, D. Scott MacKinnon, Bill McCorriston, Charlie Pear, David Minkin, and John Yamano have been listed in the 2011 edition of Superlawyers.com.
Stewart Pressman Named Honolulu Lawyer of the Year for Mergers & Acquisitions Law :
Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Stewart Pressman as the "Honolulu Best Lawyers Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year" for 2012.
M4 recognized as a Platinum Sponsor of Legal Aid :
M4 recently honored as a Platinum Sponsor of Legal Aid's Justice Fundraising Campaign.
M4 successfully defends class action against the Kahala Hotel & Resort : The M4 trial team, headed by David J. Minkin, Lisa W. Cataldo, and Dayna H. Kamimura-Ching, represented the Kahala Hotel & Resort in a class action lawsuit brought by former banquet customers.
M4 secures NCAA Victory in Seattle Bowl Lawsuit : M4 Lawyers Bill McCorriston and Ken Mansfield Lead NCAA to Defense Verdict in Seattle Bowl Trial. (2011.09.19)
M4 leads client to victory in State's largest ever procurement protest : M4 and its client, winning bidder Ansaldo Honolulu JV, prevailed in various protests from the award of the Design-Build-Operate-Maintain Contract for the Honolulu Rail. (2011.09.13)
M4 welcomes Jesse J. T. Smith to the Firm : M4 is pleased to welcome Jesse J. T. Smith as a new associate of the Firm. (2011.09.12)
M4 appoints Christopher P. Aguilera as Partner : M4 is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher P. Aguilera as a new partner of the Firm. (2011.08.01)
McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP, Tier 1 "Best Law Firm" : Hawai'i, by Best Lawyers in America ® 2010.
Bill McCorriston, Lawyer of the Year 2010, Bet-The-Company Litigation : Honolulu, by Best Lawyers in America ® 2010.
