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Diego B. Flores

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Areas of Expertise

  • Litigation
  • Fiduciary Duty, Shareholder & Partnership Disputes
  • Intellectual Property Disputes
  • Real Estate Disputes
  • Trust & Estate Disputes
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights
  • Contract Disputes
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Diego draws on a wealth of experience in high-stakes bankruptcies, commercial litigation, and trust and estate disputes to achieve successful resolutions to his clients’ most pressing problems.

A trusted advocate and advisor with substantial experience litigating matters involving a broad variety of industries, areas of law and clients, Diego has substantial experience representing his clients in all phases of cases pending before state and federal trial courts, federal bankruptcy courts, and arbitral tribunals.

Before joining Shartsis Friese’s Litigation Department in 2019, Diego began his career in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton’s renowned restructuring group, then served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Stuart M. Bernstein of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and to Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

At Shartsis Friese, Diego has represented a broad range of clients, including government agencies, cryptocurrency investors, real estate professionals and their businesses, trustees and beneficiaries of family trusts, and wine industry concerns. He draws on that diverse professional background to formulate and implement practical strategies that allow his clients to efficiently and effectively achieve their goals.

Education

Harvard Law School; J.D., 2013

Yale University; B.A., ethics, politics and economics, 2010

Bar Admissions

California

New York

United States District Court, Southern District of New York

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

United States District Court, Northern District of California

United States District Court, Central District of California

Languages

Spanish, fluent

Experience

  • A defrauded investor in a Bankruptcy Court action seeking a determination of nondischargeability as to debt for fraudulently obtained funds.
  • Creditors in bankruptcy matters across the country, ranging from high-profile cryptocurrency cases to small Chapter 7 cases.
  • A shipping company in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.*
  • The pre-petition equity owner and secured creditor of a power generation company in connection with the generation company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including a contested plan of reorganization confirmation hearing and an unsecured creditor’s motion seeking derivative standing to pursue claims on behalf of the bankruptcy estate and subsequent appeal.*
  • A Chapter 13 debtor seeking sanctions against creditor for violation of the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provisions.*

*Denotes work performed prior to joining the Firm.

  • Advised businesses and their principals in several industries defending against and prosecuting allegations of misconduct relating to intellectual property and confidential information.

  • Public sector clients in connection with affirmative litigation, including actions asserting California False Claims Act and breach of contract claims.
  • The CEO of a financial services company in connection with U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission litigation.
  • Landowners in quiet title actions.
  • Closely-held businesses and their owners and officers in connection with shareholder and partnership disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and dissolution actions.

  • Trustees and beneficiaries of trusts in connection with various matters, including prosecution and defense of breach of trust and related claims and obtaining repayment of debts owed to trusts.

  • An individual in connection with Federal Tort Claims Act litigation against the United States seeking compensation for injuries sustained during an improper law enforcement “sting” operation.*

*Denotes work performed prior to joining the Firm.

Activities

  • California Lawyers’ Association
    • Member, Insolvency Law Committee, 2025 – present
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Northern California
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
  • Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Arthur M. Jawad Education Fund for St. Joseph Notre Dame High School
    • Board Member, 2019 – present
  • House Corporation of Sigma Chi at Yale
    • Member, Board of Directors, 2019 – present
  • Sigma Chi Fraternity
    • Member, Governing Laws Committee, 2019 – present
    • Chapter Advisor, Theta Upsilon (Yale University) Chapter, 2013-2017

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