Proskauer

Representations include:

• Trial counsel for Sanderson Farms and Wayne Farms in litigation and related civil enforcement actions by State Attorneys General alleging a supply reduction conspiracy in the broiler chicken industry. (Litigators of the Week: Proskauer Scores a Defense Win for Last Defendant Standing in Broiler Chicken Antitrust Suit - Insights - Proskauer Rose LLP)
• Counsel for Miramax, LLC in its action against writer/director Quentin Tarantino alleging breach of contract, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition in connection with the sale of non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) relating to the motion picture Pulp Fiction.
• Counsel for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Jacksonville Jaguars in insurance coverage disputes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Counsel for Gilead Sciences, Inc. in products liability litigation in federal and state court involving HIV medications.
• Trial counsel for the major college athletics conferences, including the Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, and SEC, in a high-profile antitrust case brought by a class of Division I football and men’s and women’s basketball players alleging that NCAA limitations on compensation to athletes violate the antitrust laws.. Following a bench trial and appeal, the case was ultimately resolved by the United States Supreme Court.
• Counsel for Amgen in patent litigation related to biosimilar cancer drugs.
• Counsel for Johnson & Johnson in a three-week jury trial in Oklahoma state court alleging that exposure to Johnson’s Baby Powder causes mesothelioma. During jury deliberations the matter was resolved on highly favorable terms.
• Counsel for a major aerospace company in an NTSB investigation into a fatal accident involving a sub-orbital spacecraft.
• Counsel for Transocean during the first two phases of the landmark bench trial relating to the Deepwater Horizon tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the first phase, the court found that BP’s contractual agreement to indemnify Transocean was valid and enforceable, and that Transocean was not liable for punitive damages.
• Counsel for Rambus, Inc. in connection with its multi-billion dollar antitrust claims against two of the world’s largest computer memory manufacturers, Micron Technology, Inc. and Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. The trial set a record in San Francisco Superior Court for the length of jury deliberations (eight weeks), after which the jury returned a 9 to 3 verdict for defendants.
• Counsel for Otis Worldwide Corporation in a putative class action based on claimed decreases in the value of long-term incentive awards and deferred compensation.
• Counsel for an investment fund in a three-week jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court involving a negligent misrepresentation claim against a Big Four accounting firm.
• Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank in connection with several highly publicized matters in state and federal courts, including cases alleging that the bank engaged in unlawful sales practices, and cases alleging disparate impact race discrimination with regard to mortgage lending.
• Counsel for an AmLaw 200 law firm in a dispute against its former litigation adversaries in which the trial court granted the firm’s anti-SLAPP motion to strike and entered a six-figure award in attorneys’ fees. The trial court’s decision was affirmed by the California Court of Appeal in a published opinion.
• Counsel for television producer Conrad Riggs in his breach of partnership action in Los Angeles Superior Court against reality television mogul Mark Burnett and Mark Burnett Productions, producers of Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender and many other successful shows. The case settled on confidential terms after three years of litigation.
• Counsel for a major financial institution defending against a nine-figure breach of contract claim arising from a failed Las Vegas resort development.