Jeffrey A. Barker Email & Phone Number

Over a three-decade career, Jeff Barker has tried numerous high-stakes matters in multiple jurisdictions. Jeff prosecutes and defends complex actions in both state and federal trial and appellate courts in a variety of industries, with a particular focus on advertising and trademark litigation and counseling. A recognized authority on advertising law, Jeff recently authored the chapter on that subject in the treatise Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, now in its fifth edition. Recent representative matters include:Advertising, Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets• Co-lead counsel for footwear company in obtaining a defense verdict after bench trial of competitor’s Lanham Act and state law trademark infringement claims. Easy Spirit v. Skechers, 2021 WL 5312647 (SDNY Nov. 16, 2021).• Co-lead counsel in multiple matters for footwear company in defending at trial and on appeal competitor’s Lanham Act and state law trademark and contract claims. Adidas v. Skechers, 890 F.3d 747 (9th Cir. 2018).• Member of trial team that secured rare "head start" trade secrets injunction on behalf of pharmaceutical company against competitor. Allergan v. Merz Pharma., 2012 WL 781705 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 9, 2012).Class Actions, Mass Torts and Personal Injury• Lead counsel for footwear company in obtaining dismissal with prejudice at the pleadings stage of putative statewide class claims for alleged consumer fraud, negligence, and warranty breaches. Guajardo v. Skechers, 2021 WL 4302532 (C.D. Ill. Sept. 21, 2021).• Lead counsel for senior living communities in statewide class action asserting claims under the ADA, Unruh Act, and consumer protection/elder abuse statutes. Stiner v. Brookdale Senior Liv., 810 Fed. Appx. 531 (9th Cir. 2020).• Co-lead counsel for multiple defendants in obtaining dismissal with prejudice at the pleadings stage of 43 nationwide and statewide class actions asserting false advertising and consumer protection statute violations. In re Pacquiao-Mayweather Boxing Match PPV Litig., 942 F.3d 1160 (9th Cir. 2019).• Co-lead counsel for footwear company in nationwide state and federal court litigation involving regulatory, class action, and individual claims for false advertising, consumer protection statute violations, and personal injuries.Other Business and Accounting Disputes• Lead counsel in obtaining dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction for multinational corporation in action by public utility asserting alter ego and agency liability. Fru-Con Const. v. SMUD, 2007 WL 2384841 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 17, 2007).

Listed skills include Trial Practice, Litigation, Trademark Infringement, False Advertising, and 4 others.

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