Complex Commercial Litigation

• Lead trial counsel in a seven-day federal trademark infringement jury trial in the US District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of a critically acclaimed video editing company in the United Kingdom with a registered U.S. trademark against social media giant Tik Tok and other defendants in which the client sought hundreds of millions of dollars in purported lost royalties, corrective advertising, and disgorgement.
• Following a seven-day arbitration trial in which 25 witnesses were examined and cross-examined, won an award of approximately $800,000 in damages after arbitrator held that our client had established claims for negligence, premises liability, private nuisance, fraudulent concealment/failure to disclose, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and constructive termination against the United States’ largest automotive retailer.
• Represented former professional football player and current NFL analyst in contract fee dispute with former law firm.
• In complex civil RICO case, represented Taiwanese creditor in claims against 34 foreign and domestic defendants. Successfully defeated over 30 motions to dismiss, managed millions of pages of written discovery, over 40 depositions on two continents and hundreds of discovery disputes before two court-appointed Special Masters. Defeated summary judgment and in limine motions. Favorably settled case at commencement of trial.
• Represented international multi-billion dollar diversified supplier to the foodservice industry in complex, multi-jurisdictional breach of contract case against a global supplier of food processing technology. Obtained favorable multimillion dollar settlement for our client.
• Defended an international commercial bank in an employment whistleblower case in the US District Court for the Central District of California. The case involved allegations of money laundering by the bank. After being engaged to replace existing trial counsel on the eve of trial, secured a reversal of a denial of summary judgement from a Federal District Court that resulted in a prompt and favorable resolution of the action.
• Successfully defended the owner of a recreational vehicle company from a large scale, multimillion dollar personal injury civil tort claim alleging multimillion dollars in damages resulting from the alleged physical injuries and emotional distress suffered by the driver of one of our client’s recreational vehicles. Secured a de minimus settlement and dismissal of the claim with prejudice.
• Represented major league baseball team foundation in business contract dispute involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and other claims.
• Represented distressed property investment company in defense of class action complaint alleging invasion of privacy claims related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
• Obtained a decision by the New York Appellate Division to set aside the jury verdict against our client, a high-profile real estate developer, in a race discrimination case.
• Represented major national magazine publishing company in major trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit in US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Successfully defended the largest public school district in Tennessee in the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against wrongful termination allegations made by two school guards who claimed reverse discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Enforcement & Investigations

• Representing a multi-asset, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company in compliance and Foreign Corrupt Practice Act related matters regarding the donation of clinical studies equipment to its international partners.
• Conducted a large scale internal investigation on behalf of a special committee of the board of directors of a multi-billion dollar fast food restaurant chain involving a dispute with the company’s franchise owners regarding the company’s marketing and advertising strategy.
• Represented international wholesale distributor of prescription drugs in California Food, Drug, and Medical Device Task Force and California Attorney General’s Office’s investigation involving allegations of failure to substantiate advertising, promotional and sales claims.
• Advised and drafted Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery statutes compliance and ethics guidelines for use by international man-made wave company in preparation for 2020 Olympics.

White Collar Defense & Government Investigations

• Secured  a very favorable settlement in the US District Court for the Southern District of California  for a manager of a global advertising technology company in a criminal federal wire fraud conspiracy and the first-ever case indicted and prosecuted under the CAN-SPAM Act (Title 18 USC 1037(a)(5)). Expertly negotiated a misdemeanor charge with modest fines and no jail time on behalf of the client, who was initially facing ten felony counts and multiple years in prison.
• Secured a favorable civil settlement for  a leading multinational health technology company in a wide-ranging DOJ whistleblower investigation and related internal investigation involving alleged federal False Claims Act violations.
• Represented three former sales employees of one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies  in a whistleblower lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York involving allegations of  federal False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute violations.
• Represented a subcontractor of a global aerospace and defense technology company in federal False Claims Act investigation conducted by the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of California involving allegations  government contract billing fraud.. The case was settled and closed without any action being taken against our client.
• Represented a large biotechnology diagnosis company in a nationwide criminal and civil investigation involving multiple US Attorneys’ Offices and state Attorneys General Offices alleging violations of state and federal False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback statutes.
• Represented a former  certified public accountant in SEC securities fraud insider trading investigation in Central District of California. Successfully negotiated and obtained a favorable civil settlement on behalf of the client.
• Represented owners of a medical equipment company in nationwide federal durable medical equipment fraud investigation.
• Represented individual connected to US Congressman in federal campaign finance fraud investigation.
• Represented full-service, acute-care public hospital in federal investigation related to unlawful claims for reimbursement of healthcare services in violation of the federal False Claims Act.