Class Action, Securities, & Antitrust Litigation

• Represented a California class of consumers asserting unfair competition and privacy claims, settled after ten years of litigation as part of the largest class action in history in a settlement valued at more than $10 billion.
• Secured a settlement, on the eve of trial, in favor of investors asserting fraud,contract and business tort claims against the nation's largest broker of precious metals.
• Negotiated a settlement, on the eve of trial, in an action by plumbing supply distributors asserting claims for unfair competition, group boycott, restraint of trade, and related business torts.
• Obtained a settlement, after filing a motion for summary judgment, on behalf of a leading software provider sued in a class action for allegedly sending unsolicited faxes.
• Obtained a recovery, through partial settlements and post-judgment proceedings, on behalf of investors in an Internet gambling company that misrepresented the intellectual property rights retained by the company issuing shares of stock.
• Obtained multiple settlements on behalf of investors asserting securities fraud and related claims against a water distribution company, brokers and affiliated entities.
• Secured a voluntary dismissal, after filing a special motion to strike, in favor of a major private university sued for unfair competition in a class action relating to the assessment of fees for late payment of tuition.
• Represented consumers asserting antitrust claims in litigation by indirect purchasers of high fructose corn syrup products.
• Represented shareholders in class action securities litigation, settled during trial for more than $12 million, against a personal computer manufacturer.
• Defended a California high-technology corporation sued in California Federal Court for alleged antitrust violations.