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CurrentMy experience includes the following select representations:- Standard Industries and GAF Energy in trade secret misappropriation litigation brought by SunPower Corporation, defeating a request for preliminary injunctive relief and securing orders holding SunPower’s trade secret designation to be inadequate- Accuworx USA and Accuworx West in defeating a temporary restraining order in trade secrets and unfair competition litigation brought by Patriot Environmental Services- CashCall, Inc. and its CEO in an action brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) involving a novel theory of liability under the Consumer Financial Protection Act. After a bench trial, the court rejected the CFPB’s demand for $253 million in restitution and injunctive relief, and awarded the minimum statutory civil penalties. This case was selected by the Daily Journal as one of its Top Defense Verdicts of 2018- a transportation infrastructure company bringing an action for breach of fiduciary duty by a former executive, including successfully defeating an anti-SLAPP motion and securing a sanctions award against the defendants of over $61,000- the co-founder and CEO of Krux Inc. in securing complete dismissal of an action alleging fraud in connection with a stock sale- Intuitive Surgical Inc. with respect to products liability litigation in California, including securing summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds- CytRx Corporation and its directors and officers in multiple state and federal securities class actions and derivative actions, and an SEC investigation- the former CEO of Qualstar Corporation in litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duties- Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. in the first Judicial Council Coordinated Proceeding economic loss bellwether trial
