Representative Matters
Media, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property
Represents video game publisher against claims that it induced a competitor’s employees to breach their contractual and fiduciary obligations. Represented firm that licenses patent pools covering essential patents required for use of digital video standards in breach-of-contract action.
False Advertising Litigation
Defended baby product manufacturer against “no injury” product liability/false advertising claims brought as a class action. Represented vacuum manufacturer in competitor dispute involving false advertising claims.
Commercial Litigation
Price Fixing Litigation
Defended Jones Act shipping company and European chemical manufacturer against price-fixing claims in two separate multidistrict proceedings. Conducted internal investigations related to allegations of criminal conduct.
Financial Services Litigation
Defended broker-dealer against fraud and other charges brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Represented real estate investment trust before the California Court of Appeal against intentional interference with prospective economic advantage claim. Defended bank against fraud and unlawful foreclosure claims. Negotiated favorable settlement resulting in dismissal of client from the case. Counseled investment firms and responded to subpoenas issued by government agencies, including the SEC. Provided advice in connection with merger and acquisition activities.
Pro Bono Litigation
Served as counsel-of-record for immigrant clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and made oral argument in one of the matters.
Served as counsel-of-record in a landlord-tenant dispute.
Participated in voter protection efforts in California and Nevada.
Prior to Kendall Brill Klieger
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Associate, 2007–2011
Bar and Court Admissions
New York, 2007
California, 2008
U.S. District Courts
- Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California