Representative Matters
Media, Entertainment, and Intellectual Property
Advertising and Out-of-Home Media Litigation and Advice
Assisted leading advertising companies in a range of complex litigation matters, including First Amendment and other constitutional issues, regulatory compliance issues, disputes among competitors, and fees and taxes on advertising.
Provided advice and counseling on statewide and municipal legislation affecting advertising.
Video-Game Litigation
Achieved dismissal of multiple putative class actions against video-game publishers, distributors, and retailers relating to claims under the Unfair Competition Law, the False Advertising Law, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and implied warranties.
Copyright Litigation
Represented major entertainment cable network in a copyright fair use dispute over the use of promotional materials on an Internet blog. Obtained favorable settlement for client.
Appellate Litigation
Copyright, Patent, and First Amendment Appeals
Represented the League of California Cities and major outdoor advertising company in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a case that preserved the authorities of cities to support mass transit infrastructure through agreements providing for the display of advertising.
Metro Lights LLC v. City of Los Angeles: 551 F.3d 898 (9th Cir. 2009)
eBay v. MercExchange: Represented the American Association of Universities and National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on the critical importance of academic technology transfer.
Pro Bono Litigation
Equal Marriage Rights
Represented Legal Momentum, California Women’s Law Center, and other civil rights organizations in filing amicus briefs in the California and Iowa Supreme Courts concerning the constitutional right to marriage for same-sex couples and in proceedings before the California Supreme Court challenging the validity of California’s Proposition 8. More recently, Mr. Simon participated in drafting an amicus curiae in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in favor of certification of state law issues to the California Supreme Court in the federal same-sex marriage litigation, Perry v. Schwarzenegger.
Prior to Kendall Brill Klieger
Irell & Manella LLP, Associate, 2005–2009
Bar and Court Admissions
California, 2005
U.S. District Courts
- Central and Northern Districts of California