A. Howard Matz Email & Phone Number

ARBITRATION MATTERSPatent infringement claims, disputes over the scope of arbitration clauses, disputes over alleged breach of contract, antitrust claims, and numerous contract disputesMEDIATION MATTERSIntra-family disputes over administration of trusts, trademark infringement claims, securities fraud claims, copyright claims, false advertising claims, putative class actions, and trade secret theft and breach of judiciary duty. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCEIn addition to "ADR" matters, I have represented certain private and pro bono clients as an advocate, in state and federal court; functioned as a Special Master in a precedent-setting civil case pending in the Central District of California; served as an expert witness in several engagements; presided over moot court presentations for several firms about to argue cases in appellate courts or try cases at the district court level; and spoken as a panelist at several professional conferences. I also enjoy mentoring younger lawyers at Bird Marella.

Greater Los Angeles Area

PRECEDENT-SETTING DECISIONS Became the first judge in the country to rule on challenges to the detention of alleged terrorists at Guantanamo Bay.Ruled that under CERCLA, various California water districts were entitled to recover costs from a military weapons manufacturer for cleaning up perchlorate-contaminated aquifers.Enjoined real estate magnate and former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling from using the word “Korean” (as opposed to “Koreatown”) in the names of some of his apartment buildings, finding that such practices violated the Fair Housing Act.Held for the first time that the “sublicensing rule” from copyright and patent law should be extended to the licensing of trademark and related publicity rights. The Ninth Circuit affirmed that ruling by attaching Judge Matz’s decision as an appendix.Issued precedent-setting rulings construing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in highly publicized cases, including those brought against Google by softcore pornography publisher Perfect 10 and against Veoh by music recording giant Universal Music Group.Ruled that the term “foreign official” in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act encompasses high-ranking executives of state-owned enterprises.Ruled that Dick Clark Productions had the right to produce the Golden Globes award show under its contract with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

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