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Loeb & Loeb secured a significant victory for GA Development Napa Valley LP (GA), an affiliate of Mandrake Capital, successfully obtaining the early dismissal of claims asserted against the client at the outset of a high-profile lawsuit.
The action, The Nichols Partnership LLC vs SRGA LP, et al., arose from a joint venture dispute concerning Stanly Ranch, a high-profile luxury resort and residential development in Napa Valley, California. The developer, Denver-based The Nichols Partnership, sued GA as one of the project’s investors, alleging that GA had wrongfully terminated Nichols as the developer.
In its opening salvo in the litigation, Loeb filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on forum non conveniens grounds. The Napa County Superior Court agreed and, on August 25, 2026, granted GA’s motion to dismiss.
Loeb Litigation partners Michael Donner and Melissa Barahona represented GA in the California action. The broader Loeb team includes Litigation partners Tad O’Connor, Mark Ressler and Andrew Elkin, who are representing GA, Mandrake Capital and related parties in a parallel New York proceeding, where GA’s motion to dismiss is scheduled to be heard by the court.
The action, The Nichols Partnership LLC vs SRGA LP, et al., arose from a joint venture dispute concerning Stanly Ranch, a high-profile luxury resort and residential development in Napa Valley, California. The developer, Denver-based The Nichols Partnership, sued GA as one of the project’s investors, alleging that GA had wrongfully terminated Nichols as the developer.
In its opening salvo in the litigation, Loeb filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on forum non conveniens grounds. The Napa County Superior Court agreed and, on August 25, 2026, granted GA’s motion to dismiss.
Loeb Litigation partners Michael Donner and Melissa Barahona represented GA in the California action. The broader Loeb team includes Litigation partners Tad O’Connor, Mark Ressler and Andrew Elkin, who are representing GA, Mandrake Capital and related parties in a parallel New York proceeding, where GA’s motion to dismiss is scheduled to be heard by the court.
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