Of Counsel
Current• Serving as lead counsel to Shelly Sterling in the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise to Steve Ballmer• Served as lead trial counsel in business tort case involving the theft of an investment opportunity in a credit card processing company, obtaining a $350 million jury award• Served as lead trial counsel of a team of lawyers who obtained $3.5 billion settlement from various energy companies in California Energy Crisis antitrust litigation• Won… Show more • Serving as lead counsel to Shelly Sterling in the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers franchise to Steve Ballmer• Served as lead trial counsel in business tort case involving the theft of an investment opportunity in a credit card processing company, obtaining a $350 million jury award• Served as lead trial counsel of a team of lawyers who obtained $3.5 billion settlement from various energy companies in California Energy Crisis antitrust litigation• Won the landmark case of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., which recognized federal copyright protection of the fictional movie character James Bond• Following securing a preliminary injunction and an appellate victory, obtained a $21.5 million trademark infringement settlement for his client in a dispute with Walt Disney Company• Served as lead trial counsel for several hundred thousand victims of Hurricane Katrina – including individuals, the State of Louisiana, City of New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish, and major corporations and universities – in a landmark lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers• Successfully defended Lockheed Martin Corp. against 3,200 toxic tort claims in state and federal courts• In a series of environmental cost recovery cases under CERCLA, won judgments or settlements for clients in excess of $350 million, including $230 million for Lockheed Martin against the U.S. government• Engaged by the South Coast Air Quality Management District to prosecute a civil penalty action against BP Arco for 10 years of alleged pollution violations at its Torrance refinery, securing a record $106 million settlement for an air pollution enforcement action• Represented City of Los Angeles, City of Newport Beach, and City of Anaheim in blocking various developments (prisons, airport expansion, and jails) on environmental grounds Show less
