Sheri Kanesaka

Sheri Kanesaka: Attorney with Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Biography

Sheri Kanesaka is a member of the Real Estate Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Orange County office. She focuses her practice on representing title insurance companies and their insureds in complex real estate and coverage litigation. She regularly handles matters involving title defects, conflicting lien priority, perfection issues, easements, boundary and encroachment disputes, bad faith insurance claims, escrow negligence, and tax liens. In addition, she has broad experience litigating commercial cases and representing creditors in bankruptcy matters.

Drawing from deep experience garnered through service within the in-house litigation group of one of the largest title insurance companies, Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Sheri is adept at prosecuting and defending cases from inception through trial in federal, state, and bankruptcy courts and arbitration.

Concentrations

•Real estate
•Title insurance
•Insurance coverage and bad faith
•Commercial litigation
•Bankruptcy & Workouts

Judicial Clerkships

•Hon. Meredith A. Jury, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, 2005-2007

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2012-2015

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Areas of Practice (2)

  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1998
Law School Attended:
University of Southern California, J.D., 2005
Year of First Admission:
2005
Admission:
California; Hawaii; U.S. District Court for the Central District of California; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•American Land Title Association (ALTA) - Member
•California Land Title Association (CLTA) - Affiliate Member
•President, Little Tokyo Legacy Foundation
•Board Member, USC Marshall Alumni Association of Orange County, 2019-Present
•Board Member, Little Tokyo Business Association, Los Angeles, 2023-Present
•Junior Leagues of California State Public Affairs Committee, Co-Chair, 2023-2024

Languages:
Japanese
Reported Cases:
Experience: Previous Experience: Analyst, Goldman Sachs & Co., Equities Division, 2000-2002; Teaching Experience: Lecturer in Law, USC Gould School of Law, 2023-Present
ISLN:
919509694

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213-438-4417  Fax

www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/k/kanesaka-sheri

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