Settlement and Release Agreement between California Gold Corp. and Gottbetter & Partners, LLP (May 2, 2011)

Summary

California Gold Corp. and Gottbetter & Partners, LLP have agreed that a $100,000 payment from California Gold Corp. settles all outstanding invoices totaling $257,665 for legal services provided up to November 30, 2010. Gottbetter & Partners releases California Gold Corp. from any further claims related to these invoices and agrees not to pursue legal action regarding them. This agreement does not affect any future fees for legal services provided after November 30, 2010.

EX-10.16 8 v341309_ex10-16.htm EXHIBIT 10.16

 

Strictly Private & Confidential

 

  May 2, 2011

Adam S. Gottbetter

Gottbetter & Partners, LLP

488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10022

 

Re:         Service Agreement

 

Dear Adam:

 

This letter is to acknowledge that on December 22, 2010, Gottbetter & Partners, LLP (“G&P”) received from California Gold Corp. (“CLGL”) $100,000 in cash, as settlement in full of the attached G&P invoices totaling $257,665 (the “G&P Outstanding Invoices”), in connection with the legal services G&P provided to CLGL from August 15, 2007 through November 30, 2010. G&P agrees to completely release and forever discharge CLGL (together with its employees, agents, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates or other representatives, heirs, executors, successors and assigns), of and from any and all past, present or future claims, demands, obligations, actions, causes of action, rights, damages, costs, loss of services, expenses and compensation which G&P now has, or which may hereafter accrue or otherwise be acquired by G&P, on account of, or in any way growing out of the G&P Outstanding Invoices, and G&P agrees not to initiate or voluntarily participate in any legal action, charge or complaint against CLGL with respect to any such debts or obligations.

 

This agreement is limited specifically to the G&P Outstanding Invoices and does not impact or affect in any way CLGL’s obligations to G&P with respect to any fees due G&P by CLGL for legal services provided by G&P to CLGL following November 30, 2010.

 

Very truly yours,

 

California Gold Corp.

 

By: /s/ James D. Davidson  
Name: James D. Davidson
Title: President and CEO

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED to on this 2nd day of May, 2011

Gottbetter & Partners, LLP

 

By: /s/ Adam S. Gottbetter  
Name: Adam S. Gottbetter
Title: Managing Partner