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Shane views each engagement in the context of his client's business as a whole. He works closely with his client to first assess the risk or value associated with a particular matter and then to develop a strategy for aggressively pursuing his client's rights while never losing sight of the larger context of his client's overarching business. Shane has proven particularly adept at identifying and exploiting the other side’s weaknesses early in the case to position his clients for victory prior to trial.\nShane has served as lead counsel for companies such as Google, F5, Fitbit, Mandiant, Nikon, Hitachi, Kodak, and Kodiak Robotics in patent, trade secret, employee mobility and a wide range of commercial litigation and counseling matters. 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The case involves all private leases held by the company in California.{{ FIELD }}Representing Equifax in a statewide unfair completion law (UCL) case in state court.{{ FIELD }}Representing a major non-U.S. auto manufacturer in an antitrust class action in federal court.{{ FIELD }}Representing a major pharmaceutical company in a state court action to recover money arising out of a brownfield development project.  Successfully defended company against claims to pierce the corporate veil brought by a lender seeking to recover over $50 million.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in a three-state class oil and gas royalty class action with claims over $2 billion.  Obtained a favorable settlement.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in numerous gas royalty disputes and gross production severance tax suits, including class actions, brought in Oklahoma by private royalty owners and the Oklahoma Tax Commission alleging that the company underpaid royalties and taxes due to affiliate sales and improper deductions of post-production costs. Obtained favorable settlements in all cases.{{ FIELD }}Represented an international contractor concerning delay, disruption and change order claims arising out of an underwater demolition and construction project.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in a billion-dollar putative class action in federal court in which plaintiffs sought to certify a class of all persons damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Obtained a dismissal of all claims with prejudice.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in a $600 million preferential rights dispute. Arbitration panel awarded a take-nothing award in favor of the oil company.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in an environmental lawsuit in federal court in which a state attorney general sought over four billion dollars in damages. Obtained summary judgment on all claims.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major offshore drilling company in a class-action antitrust case in federal court in which the plaintiffs sought $15 billion in damages. While most defendants settled for millions of dollars, King  Spalding’s client settled for a nominal amount after aggressively defending the plaintiffs’ class certification efforts.{{ FIELD }}Represented a wealthy investor in numerous disputes related to investments in privately held companies in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Claims included breach of fiduciary duty, breach of various contracts and investment agreements, and statutory violations. Ultimately negotiated a favorable cross-border settlement and restructuring agreement.{{ FIELD }}Represented a professional services corporation in a dispute concerning the sale of an affiliated company. After a two-week trial in Houston, Texas, the company obtained a defense verdict on the plaintiff’s claims and recovered damages and enforcement of the relevant contracts pursuant to the company’s counter-claims.{{ FIELD }}Represented an inventor in a two-week patent trial in federal court in Houston, Texas, obtaining a multi-million-dollar verdict.{{ FIELD }}Represented a Wall Street brokerage firm in a securities fraud case in state court in Dallas, Texas. The case settled for a nominal amount after a Dallas jury in a court-ordered summary jury trial returned a defense verdict on all claims.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major oil company in companion trade secret/patent infringement cases in state courts in California and Texas in which the plaintiff sought hundreds of millions of dollars in damages under a joint development agreement. 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The matter settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Represented an independent exploration company in an International AAA arbitration in a dispute over a development agreement and associated confidentiality agreements. The dispute settled on favorable terms.{{ FIELD }}Advised an international construction company on the enforcement and collection of an $80 million ICC Award.{{ FIELD }}Advised an international exploration company on several matters governed by international arbitration provisions for construction and development of facilities in Africa that were resolved favorably without having to file for arbitration.{{ FIELD }}Advised an international exploration and development company concerning an AMI dispute in Africa that settled favorably without having to file for arbitration.{{ FIELD }}Charles Correll is a partner in the San Francisco and Houston offices with over twenty years of courtroom and arbitration experience. He is a member of our Contracts and Business Torts, Energy, Class Action, and International Arbitration practices. Charles  pursues and defends his clients’ interests in complex commercial, mass tort and environmental litigation in both domestic and international disputes.\nIn an era of over-specialization, Charles has maintained a broad and diverse practice, bringing strategic judgment, tested courtroom skills, and dedication to his clients in  a wide variety of matters in federal and state courts, and before international and domestic arbitration panels. These include class actions; breaches of contract; construction; oil and gas exploration and royalty disputes; environmental issues (statutory and tort); business torts; personal injury matters; investment disputes; antitrust claims; patent infringement; trade secrets; and enforcement of international arbitration awards.\nWith significant experience in the energy industry, Charles represents large oil companies, independent exploration, and production companies and service providers in all types of disputes, including upstream, midstream and downstream matters.\nPreviously, Charles was an officer in the U.S. Army, where he served as a tank platoon leader for the Second Armored Cavalry Regiment in Operation Desert Storm. He currently serves on the national board of directors for the West Point Association of Graduates.  Beat Navy!\nCharles is ranked as “Tier 1” by Legal 500 in energy litigation, and in product liability and mass tort defense. 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Charles C Correll Partner United States Military Academy  Yale University Yale Law School U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California California Oklahoma Texas Houston Bar Association Texas Bar Association California Bar Association Energy, Commercial, Class Action, Construction and Environmental Litigation in Federal and State Courts Representing a major oil company as national litigation counsel in numerous MTBE cases in which private water companies, public water utilities and state agencies allege that MTBE is a defective and unreasonably dangerous product that has contaminated public drinking water supplies in California, New York and numerous other states.  He has tried one case to verdict thus far, obtaining a complete win at one station and defeating the large damages claims on the others. 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He has tried many cases in courts across the United States, in the ITC, and in commercial arbitrations, representing companies from all over the world, universities, and inventors.  He has handled hundreds of patent, trade secret, licensing (including licensing audits), and trademark disputes.  The scope of his practice covers a broad range, from technology, electronics, software, gaming, semiconductors (design, fabrication, and packaging), industrial equipment, and transportation to agriculture, life sciences, medical devices, and drugs.  He has represented clients in federal and state court litigations, judicial and private arbitrations, International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations, and mediations.\nTom has extensive experience in semiconductor technologies, early in his career representing American Microsystems based in Santa Clara, California, in patent, trade secret, copyright, mask work, and contract cases.  He spent many years representing Advanced Micro Devices in ongoing battles with Intel over patents, trade secrets, copyrights, masks works, and microcode licenses.  Along the way, he has represented many other semiconductor companies in IP disputes including LSI Logic, Monolithic Power Systems, Qualcomm, NEC, Xilinx, and Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, as well as companies in related industries such as Camtek and Semitool supplying tools to semiconductor manufacturers, and companies including Siliconware Precision and ASAT supplying services to semiconductor companies. \nTom also has extensive experience in display technologies, representing companies such as LG Display, Innolux, Zenith Electronics, and BenQ.  Tom also led a patent licensing campaign featuring fundamental LCD technologies that resulted in all the major display companies taking licenses to his client’s patents.\nTom has extensive experience in trade secret matters.  He also has extensive experience with copyright matters in the technology industry involving databases, software, and other works. He also has experience with trademark and trade dress matters, for example, invalidating the “386” trademark for microprocessors. He is experienced representing clients in indemnity issues and insurance issues relating to intellectual property, and in contracts matters relating to whether high tech products meet specifications.\nTom speaks frequently on patent issues.  He served on the Advisory Committee for the Berkeley Center for Law \u0026amp; Technology, a research center at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and has spoken at its events.  He has served on the faculty of the Advanced Patent Law Institute,  as well as the annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property \u0026amp; Technology Institute. 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Obtained a writ of supersedeas blocking enforcement of preliminary injunction, motivating settlement{{ FIELD }}Business and Securities Disputes\nRepresented start-up technology company in lawsuit against component manufacturer alleging $200 million in damages; after serving as lead trial counsel in a two-week trial, obtained a favorable resolution on the eve of post-trial motion briefing{{ FIELD }}Represented health care company in founders’ dispute; after defeating plaintiff-founders’ TRO application and successfully moving the case into arbitration, the case resolved{{ FIELD }}Represented former Countrywide president in multidistrict litigation arising from mortgage-backed securities. Obtained the dismissal, with prejudice, of a number of lawsuits at the motion-to-dismiss stage{{ FIELD }}Successfully recovered nearly 100 percent of the losses suffered by 23 victims of a Ponzi scheme run through a brokerage firm. Since 2009, Jeanne has represented a group of 23 plaintiffs who were victims of a Ponzi scheme. In 2015, she obtained a favorable settlement from a national brokerage firm in the days before trial. Most recently, she sought and obtained default judgments of more than $3 million for our clients{{ FIELD }}Obtained a directed verdict for a registered financial company after a five-day jury trial on a fraud claim arising out of an investment loss{{ FIELD }}Handled a class action on behalf of investors who lost money in a complex Ponzi scheme, obtaining more than $17 million in settlements with two major financial institutions and an accounting firm that were alleged to have aided the operators of the financial scheme{{ FIELD }}In a corporate embezzlement case against a former employee, successfully recovered approximately $1 million for the client in less than one week{{ FIELD }}Employment Matters\nOn the team that conducted an independent investigation into allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League, as commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Foundation. The report concluded that owners and coaches at all levels of the NWSL had turned a blind eye toward years of reports of abuse from players. Jeanne led the team investigating the role of SafeSport, the group tasked with handling certain player complaints{{ FIELD }}Represented six individual defendants in a lawsuit alleging breach of employment obligations and breach of the duty to act fairly and honestly under Russian employment law, seeking $670 million. The court granted dismissal with prejudice. Jeanne’s clients were awarded almost $600,000 in attorneys’ fees.{{ FIELD }}Preserved a settlement agreement in a suitable seating PAGA action against a major retailer, defeating a motion for sanctions{{ FIELD }}Secured the dismissal of a suitable seating action against major retailer.{{ FIELD }}Successfully resolving multiple wrongful termination cases for media clients before trial or arbitration commenced{{ FIELD }}Represented a company in an investigation of fatality at work and resolved OSHA investigation into the incident{{ FIELD }}Defended employment discrimination claims for an outdoor advertising company, resulting in settlements before any litigation was filed{{ FIELD }}Family Law\nRepresented client in novel action brought under Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal. 3d 660 (1976); case resolved on eve of trial after favorable pretrial rulings{{ FIELD }}Entertainment and Intellectual Property\nObtained summary judgment in a trademark matter in the Middle District of Florida that was affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit. The court agreed with Jeanne’s argument that the \"Elimidate Ironman Challenge\" did not infringe the Ironman Triathlon trademarks because the term \"ironman\" is commonly used to describe persons of unusual endurance and thus the plaintiffs’ marks were entitled only to limited protection{{ FIELD }}Defeated summary judgment brought by the Associated Press in litigation relating to Shepard Fairey’s 2008 campaign poster of Barack Obama on behalf of Fairey's exclusive licensee, Obey Clothing, leading to successful resolution of the dispute{{ FIELD }}Obtained the affirmance of a judgment after a ten-day bench trial for an outdoor advertising company, allowing the company to continue to operate a billboard and including an award of almost $500,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs{{ FIELD }}Achieved a complete defense judgment on behalf of Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., which insured the film Hide and Seek in 2003, accused Mr. De Niro of intentionally withholding information about his cancer diagnosis during a cast medical examination. The case was dismissed in favor of Mr. De Niro{{ FIELD }}Criminal Matters\nSecured the release of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who had been incarcerated after refusing to testify before the grand jury against other Jewish persons—a case that drew international attention. The rabbi cited the rule of mesira, which imposes on the ultra-Orthodox the religious obligation to refrain from testifying against other Jews. The government eventually agreed to the rabbi’s release seven months after he was incarcerated, a fraction of the maximum eighteen-month term{{ FIELD }}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWon a complete dismissal of all charges in a groundbreaking and published decision against the client, who was charged in federal court with \"harboring\" her fugitive husband. The court ruled that federal prosecutors had arrested the client without probable cause to believe a crime had been committed. The client was released and all charges were dismissed seven days after the case was filed by the United States Attorney’s Office\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n {{ FIELD }}Jeanne Fugate has a wide-ranging practice, focusing primarily on trade secrets issues, employment litigation, complex civil litigation, and securities litigation. She handles all phases of litigation in state and federal courts across various fields, including employment, contract, real estate, and general business disputes. Jeanne also advises clients regarding employment and compliance issues.\nJeanne Fugate is a go-to partner on trade secrets issues, including all issues surrounding employee mobility, ranging from drafting enforceable employment agreements, to advising clients as to appropriate on-boarding and off-boarding practices, and ultimately to litigating any disputes that may arise from the termination of an employer/employee relationship. In order to litigate trade secrets, non-competes, and other employee mobility claims, lawyers are often called upon to respond quickly to demand letters and to immediately move to draft and/or defend against requests for TROs and preliminary injunctions. Jeanne, a journalist before law school, excels at this fast-paced practice. \nJeanne served as the editor-in-chief of UNC-Chapel Hill’s daily newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel. Partner Recognized as Top Trade Secrets Lawyer in California Daily Journal 2023 Recognized as Top Labor and Employment Lawyer in California by the  Los Angeles Business Journal 2017 Recommended for Trade Secret Legal 500 US 2023 Recognized as Top 100 Women Lawyers in California Daily Journal 2018, 2019 Editorial Board Member – Media \u0026amp; Entertainment Law360 2024 Recognized as a Woman of Influence: Attorney Los Angeles Business Journal 2017, 2024 Named to the “Thriving in Their 40s” list Los Angeles Business Journal 2023 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Law New York University New York University School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California California New York President, Los Angeles Civil Service Commission Board Member and President-Elect, California ChangeLawyers Board Member and Dinner Committee Chair, Association of Business Trial Lawyers Member, Sedona Conference WG12 Model Defend Trade Secrets Act Jury Instructions Brainstorming Group (committee working to draft model jury instructions to be used in DTSA cases) Member, CJA/CLA Civility in the Legal Profession Task Force LA Board of Directors and Co-Chair Government Relations Committee, Federal Bar Association Judicial Clerk, Hon. 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Obtained a writ of supersedeas blocking enforcement of preliminary injunction, motivating settlement Business and Securities Disputes\nRepresented start-up technology company in lawsuit against component manufacturer alleging $200 million in damages; after serving as lead trial counsel in a two-week trial, obtained a favorable resolution on the eve of post-trial motion briefing Represented health care company in founders’ dispute; after defeating plaintiff-founders’ TRO application and successfully moving the case into arbitration, the case resolved Represented former Countrywide president in multidistrict litigation arising from mortgage-backed securities. Obtained the dismissal, with prejudice, of a number of lawsuits at the motion-to-dismiss stage Successfully recovered nearly 100 percent of the losses suffered by 23 victims of a Ponzi scheme run through a brokerage firm. Since 2009, Jeanne has represented a group of 23 plaintiffs who were victims of a Ponzi scheme. 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The report concluded that owners and coaches at all levels of the NWSL had turned a blind eye toward years of reports of abuse from players. Jeanne led the team investigating the role of SafeSport, the group tasked with handling certain player complaints Represented six individual defendants in a lawsuit alleging breach of employment obligations and breach of the duty to act fairly and honestly under Russian employment law, seeking $670 million. The court granted dismissal with prejudice. Jeanne’s clients were awarded almost $600,000 in attorneys’ fees. Preserved a settlement agreement in a suitable seating PAGA action against a major retailer, defeating a motion for sanctions Secured the dismissal of a suitable seating action against major retailer. Successfully resolving multiple wrongful termination cases for media clients before trial or arbitration commenced Represented a company in an investigation of fatality at work and resolved OSHA investigation into the incident Defended employment discrimination claims for an outdoor advertising company, resulting in settlements before any litigation was filed Family Law\nRepresented client in novel action brought under Marvin v. Marvin, 18 Cal. 3d 660 (1976); case resolved on eve of trial after favorable pretrial rulings Entertainment and Intellectual Property\nObtained summary judgment in a trademark matter in the Middle District of Florida that was affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit. 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Cal. approval of a California-wide class settlement with insurance trainees and sales agents, which was achieved in part due to counsel’s strategic invocation of a little-known exemption from AB5 and aggressive class waiver arguments.{{ FIELD }}Marketing/TCPA: Lead strategy counsel in obtaining complete dismissal with prejudice of a nationwide “robotexting” class action in N.D. Cal., successfully arguing that the plaintiff failed to establish that a tech platform “controlled the manner and means” of the alleged marketers who sent the texts. This widely-reported decision was recognized as one of the Top California Verdicts of 2020 because of its important implications for vicarious liability under the TCPA.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel in two nationwide class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) alleging that a cannabis platform sent improper text messages, obtaining dismissal of one action and successfully defending the enforceability of cannabis contracts and arbitration provisions under federal law.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for several technology companies in successfully resolving various nationwide TCPA class actions on an individual basis.{{ FIELD }}Consumer Protection/Unfair Competition: Lead defense counsel for a homesharing technology, obtaining early dismissal with prejudice of the first class action brought by property owners alleging improper service fees and violations of rent control laws under California’s Unfair Competition Law, followed by a complete affirmance in the California Court of Appeal.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for a ridesharing technology, successfully compelling arbitration of damages claims in a statewide class action challenging certain service fees.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for a ridesharing technology—and the first counsel to successfully enforce the company’s online arbitration agreement—in obtaining dismissal of a nationwide class action alleging misrepresentations and breach of contract from a promotional campaign.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel for a cannabis platform in a high-profile business dispute where a Canadian competitor alleged unfair competition relating to credit card processing, raising novel issues about the legality of cannabis transactions under federal law.{{ FIELD }}Lead counsel in regulatory trial and appeal on behalf of a disruptive sightseeing startup, which was granted a license despite suit by a competitor alleging violations of California Public Utilities Commission rules and regulations.{{ FIELD }}Tech Investigations/Regulatory Enforcements: Numerous governmental investigations and enforcement actions (e.g., Attorney General, District Attorney, City Attorney) against technology clients on a variety of regulatory/compliance issues, including California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and privacy violations; safety representations; background checks; auto-renewal and pricing practices; electric scooters and electric bicycles; employment classification; and municipal fines.{{ FIELD }}Appeals\nCo-lead appellate counsel in the Texas Court of Appeal, obtaining reversal of the trial court’s finding of specific personal jurisdiction over a California-based fashion influencer platform accused of data scraping and intellectual property violations by a rival platform.{{ FIELD }}Counsel of record in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of “on-demand” tech companies, filing an amicus curiae brief that argued that an overbroad definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” under the TCPA would harm technology companies and stymie innovation.{{ FIELD }}Lead appellate counsel in the Ninth Circuit, successfully arguing that a victim of brutal domestic violence by a police officer in Mexico had been subject to torture under the international Convention Against Torture, which should not be excused under a “romantic partner” exception, in a favorable 3-0 panel decision.{{ FIELD }}Counsel of record representing more than 140 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations in filing an amicus curiae brief defending the use of affirmative action to advance educational diversity in the United States Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II), where the majority agreed that the university’s admissions policy did not harm AAPI students.{{ FIELD }}Appellate counsel for a nationwide health club, successfully persuading the California Court of Appeal to dismiss a certified class action and to affirm that the plaintiffs had failed to prove class-wide consumer confusion under California's Unfair Competition Law.{{ FIELD }}Appellate counsel representing the California Retailers Association and several of the world’s largest retailers as amicus curiae, advocating for the enforceability of co-tenancy clauses in commercial real estate leases in the California Court of Appeal.{{ FIELD }}Appellate counsel in an important and published Ninth Circuit decision securing a new trial for an inmate who had received ineffective assistance of counsel during the plea negotiation process, and successfully defended against the State of California’s petition for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court.{{ FIELD }}Appellate counsel representing Equality California throughout the closely watched litigation over California’s ban on same-sex marriage, arguing that the ban’s proponents lacked standing in federal court. Not only was this briefing specifically cited in the Ninth Circuit’s order certifying the question of standing to the California Supreme Court (Perry v. Schwarzenegger), Albert coauthored an amicus curiae brief on the standing argument that ultimately prevailed in the United States Supreme Court (Hollingsworth v. Perry).{{ FIELD }}Appellate counsel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully arguing for relief under the Convention Against Torture to prevent the deportation of a transgender woman who had been brutally raped and beaten by local police in Mexico, resulting in her release after more than four years in detention.{{ FIELD }}Appellate counsel in the California Court of Appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court, successfully defending summary judgment on behalf of an entertainment client in an employment action brought by a former radio manager.{{ FIELD }}Albert Giang’s cutting-edge practice focuses on defending tech startups and public companies against class actions, regulatory investigation and enforcement, and other litigation, and providing crisis management for disrupters who are navigating novel legal and regulatory issues. A thought leader in the tech industry, his clients include some of the most respected companies in the gig economy, e-commerce, telemedicine, and social networking/media space. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal, Albert “has built an impressive track record for passionate advocacy on some of the most pressing legal issues – a pillar of influence in the technology, appellate and pro bono fields.”\nAlbert offers an unmatched blend of consumer, employment, and tech expertise—e.g., he led the successful defense of the first COVID class action against a gig economy company accused of failing to provide PPE to independent contractors, while also obtaining one of the Top California Verdicts of 2020 that dismissed with prejudice a nationwide TCPA class action alleging robotexting. In addition to defending clients as outside litigation counsel, Albert has been asked to serve two stints in-house at a leading technology company and provides strategic counseling on novel product rollouts and regulatory issues, commercial disputes, and complex consumer and employment disputes. Albert serves as “go to” counsel for his clients on issues such as platform liability; employment and worker classification; tech investigations and regulatory enforcement (e.g., by City Attorneys, District Attorneys, or Attorneys General); marketing and advertising law (e.g., TCPA); consumer protection and unfair competition laws (e.g., UCL, CCPA); the Communications Decency Act (CDA); Terms of Service (TOS) drafting and enforcement; and mass arbitration strategy.\nAlbert also specializes in appellate litigation, having represented clients in numerous cases in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeal, and California appellate courts. Albert has been recognized as one of the Minority Leaders of Influence of 2021 by the Los Angeles Business Journal, one of the Best Under 40 by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, a Rising Star in the appellate field by Super Lawyers and Los Angeles magazines, and one of the 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers by Lawdragon.\nRecent Speaking Engagements:\n\nPresenter, “Marketing Gone Wild:  Litigation and Regulatory Trends,” 2020 Marketplace Risk \u0026amp; Global Summit\nProgram Chair and Presenter, “Through a Judge’s Eyes:  How Courts View Your Terms of Service,” 2019 All Hands Conference\nProgram Chair and Presenter, “When the Government Calls—From Responding to Regulatory Fines to Articulating Your Policy Vision,” 2019 Marketplace Risk Management Conference\nProgram Chair and Presenter, “The Future of Marketplace Defenses: Updates and Trends in Platform Protection and Litigation,” 2018 Marketplace Risk Management Conference\nProgram Chair and Speaker, “A Turning Point: How the National Conversation about Diversity and Inclusion is Hitting Tech,” 2018 Minority Corporate Counsel Association G-TEC Conference, Plenary Session\nSpeaker, “Ethical Issues for In-House \u0026amp; Outside Counsel,” 2017 CMCP – Kaiser Permanente CLE Marathon\nSpeaker, “An Ounce of Prevention—Best Practices When Planning for and Facing Litigation,” 2017 Marketplace Risk Management Conference\nProgram Chair and Speaker, “The Sharing Economy: Disrupting the Business and Legal Landscape,” 2016 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention\nSpeaker, “A Panel Discussion on Fisher v. University of Texas,” 2013 Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles\n Partner Pro Bono Award, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2018 Most Influential Minority Attorneys, Los Angeles Business Journal  2016, 2017 Fellow, Legal Council on Legal Diversity  2017 Advisory Council, MCCA Global TEC Forum  2017 Rising Star-Appellate Litigation, Southern California Super Lawyers  2014-2017 Best Under 40, NAPABA 2013 Amherst College  Stanford University Stanford Law School Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California California Advisory Board, Marketplace Risk Board Member, Executive Advisory Council, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles Co-Chair, Amicus Committee, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Law Clerk, Hon. Richard A. Paez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Class Action \u0026amp; Trial Matters\nEmployment/Worker Classification: Lead defense counsel for an international insurance company in multiple class, collective, and representative actions in federal and state courts throughout the United States—which allege that insurance sales agents were misclassified and were not paid for training—including prevailing against nationwide Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) collective actions in Pennsylvania and Arkansas federal courts. Lead defense counsel in COVID class action against a gig economy client accused of “public nuisance” and failure to provide PPE to couriers during COVID in violation of California wage-and-hour laws—compelling arbitration by successfully arguing that couriers were engaged in local transactions (and not interstate workers) and did not qualify for “public injunctive relief” simply by invoking public health. Lead defense counsel for several clients in governmental/regulatory investigations and audits alleging independent contractor misclassification in ABC states such as California and Massachusetts. Lead defense counsel in obtaining N.D. Cal. approval of a California-wide class settlement with insurance trainees and sales agents, which was achieved in part due to counsel’s strategic invocation of a little-known exemption from AB5 and aggressive class waiver arguments. Marketing/TCPA: Lead strategy counsel in obtaining complete dismissal with prejudice of a nationwide “robotexting” class action in N.D. Cal., successfully arguing that the plaintiff failed to establish that a tech platform “controlled the manner and means” of the alleged marketers who sent the texts. This widely-reported decision was recognized as one of the Top California Verdicts of 2020 because of its important implications for vicarious liability under the TCPA. Lead counsel in two nationwide class actions under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) alleging that a cannabis platform sent improper text messages, obtaining dismissal of one action and successfully defending the enforceability of cannabis contracts and arbitration provisions under federal law. Lead counsel for several technology companies in successfully resolving various nationwide TCPA class actions on an individual basis. Consumer Protection/Unfair Competition: Lead defense counsel for a homesharing technology, obtaining early dismissal with prejudice of the first class action brought by property owners alleging improper service fees and violations of rent control laws under California’s Unfair Competition Law, followed by a complete affirmance in the California Court of Appeal. Lead counsel for a ridesharing technology, successfully compelling arbitration of damages claims in a statewide class action challenging certain service fees. Lead counsel for a ridesharing technology—and the first counsel to successfully enforce the company’s online arbitration agreement—in obtaining dismissal of a nationwide class action alleging misrepresentations and breach of contract from a promotional campaign. Lead counsel for a cannabis platform in a high-profile business dispute where a Canadian competitor alleged unfair competition relating to credit card processing, raising novel issues about the legality of cannabis transactions under federal law. Lead counsel in regulatory trial and appeal on behalf of a disruptive sightseeing startup, which was granted a license despite suit by a competitor alleging violations of California Public Utilities Commission rules and regulations. Tech Investigations/Regulatory Enforcements: Numerous governmental investigations and enforcement actions (e.g., Attorney General, District Attorney, City Attorney) against technology clients on a variety of regulatory/compliance issues, including California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and privacy violations; safety representations; background checks; auto-renewal and pricing practices; electric scooters and electric bicycles; employment classification; and municipal fines. Appeals\nCo-lead appellate counsel in the Texas Court of Appeal, obtaining reversal of the trial court’s finding of specific personal jurisdiction over a California-based fashion influencer platform accused of data scraping and intellectual property violations by a rival platform. Counsel of record in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of “on-demand” tech companies, filing an amicus curiae brief that argued that an overbroad definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” under the TCPA would harm technology companies and stymie innovation. Lead appellate counsel in the Ninth Circuit, successfully arguing that a victim of brutal domestic violence by a police officer in Mexico had been subject to torture under the international Convention Against Torture, which should not be excused under a “romantic partner” exception, in a favorable 3-0 panel decision. Counsel of record representing more than 140 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations in filing an amicus curiae brief defending the use of affirmative action to advance educational diversity in the United States Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II), where the majority agreed that the university’s admissions policy did not harm AAPI students. Appellate counsel for a nationwide health club, successfully persuading the California Court of Appeal to dismiss a certified class action and to affirm that the plaintiffs had failed to prove class-wide consumer confusion under California's Unfair Competition Law. Appellate counsel representing the California Retailers Association and several of the world’s largest retailers as amicus curiae, advocating for the enforceability of co-tenancy clauses in commercial real estate leases in the California Court of Appeal. Appellate counsel in an important and published Ninth Circuit decision securing a new trial for an inmate who had received ineffective assistance of counsel during the plea negotiation process, and successfully defended against the State of California’s petition for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. Appellate counsel representing Equality California throughout the closely watched litigation over California’s ban on same-sex marriage, arguing that the ban’s proponents lacked standing in federal court. Not only was this briefing specifically cited in the Ninth Circuit’s order certifying the question of standing to the California Supreme Court (Perry v. Schwarzenegger), Albert coauthored an amicus curiae brief on the standing argument that ultimately prevailed in the United States Supreme Court (Hollingsworth v. Perry). Appellate counsel in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, successfully arguing for relief under the Convention Against Torture to prevent the deportation of a transgender woman who had been brutally raped and beaten by local police in Mexico, resulting in her release after more than four years in detention. Appellate counsel in the California Court of Appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the United States Supreme Court, successfully defending summary judgment on behalf of an entertainment client in an employment action brought by a former radio manager.","searchable_name":"Albert Giang","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":32,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":442793,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":5489,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eKyle Gotchy works with leading hospitals, health systems, medical groups, technology companies, and related businesses in connection with regulatory matters,\u0026nbsp;operational issues, complex contracting,\u0026nbsp;investigations, and enforcement proceedings.\u0026nbsp;He works closely with in-house counsel, leadership, and other business, clinical, and compliance stakeholders on matters related to the state and federal laws governing providers and suppliers, the physician self-referral (Stark) and anti-kickback laws, Medicare reimbursement, and the development of risk-\u0026nbsp; and value-based payment arrangements. 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Spalding Pro Bono Service Award 2006 - 2013\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"\"}{{ FIELD }}Representing international corporations in internal compliance reviews and criminal and civil investigations by the DOJ and SEC, regarding whether marketing, sales and business practices in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America and Europe implicated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.{{ FIELD }}Represented a medical device manufacturer in a market-wide criminal and civil inquiry into allegations of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.{{ FIELD }}Assisted international pharmaceutical companies with internal reviews of anti-kickback compliance protocols.{{ FIELD }}Represented a private Medicare and Medicaid provider in criminal and civil investigations by the Tampa U.S. Attorney’s Office, DOJ, DHHS-OIG, qui tam Relators, and States’ Attorneys General into alleged health care and political contributions fraud.{{ FIELD }}Represented multiple drug companies in criminal and civil investigations by the Boston U.S. Attorney’s Offices, DOJ, and DHHS-OIG, as well as internal compliance reviews regarding alleged “off-label” promotion and other allegedly fraudulent sales, marketing and development activities.{{ FIELD }}Represented an individual investigated by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee for Investigations for alleged participation in an off-shore tax shelter.  No charges were pursued against the client.{{ FIELD }}Represented the former General Counsel of a Silicon Valley tech company investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of California and the SEC for involvement in an alleged scheme of stock options backdating.  No charges were pursued against the client.{{ FIELD }}Represented domestic and international banks regarding alleged tax shelter schemes, price-fixing, bribery and competitor collusion (internal compliance reviews and criminal, tax and civil investigations by the SEC, IRS and DOJ).{{ FIELD }}Represented various companies in criminal and civil antitrust investigations led by the DOJ and SEC regarding alleged price-fixing, bid-rigging and market collusion.{{ FIELD }}Seven years of pro bono representation (over 45 clients) of disabled Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans regarding disability benefits claims with every branch of the military and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.{{ FIELD }}Representing a leading virtual healthcare technology company concerning domestic and international data security and privacy regulatory compliance.{{ FIELD }}Representing companies in the FinTech industry with respect to economic sanctions compliance, including conducting internal investigations, OFAC subpoena response, and helping to design effective compliance programs.{{ FIELD }}Secured successful declination to prosecute on behalf of a Special Board Committee of an Indonesian-based energy group in an investigation by the DOJ into anticorruption allegations of payments made to foreign government officials.{{ FIELD }}Representing a publicly-traded pharmaceutical client concerning numerous DOJ and State Attorneys General investigations into the company’s past promotion of opioids.{{ FIELD }}Defending a leading financial institution in a DOJ investigation concerning the origination and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities, including matters involving the Presidential RMBS Task Force.{{ FIELD }}Ehren Halse is a Partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Special Matters/Government Investigations Practice Group in San Francisco, CA. His practice focuses primarily on white-collar criminal litigation and corporate internal investigations, including defending individuals and companies in investigations by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, the Department of the Treasury, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, numerous State Attorneys General and other state regulatory agencies.\n\nIn addition, he has conducted various internal investigations relating to financial fraud and government enforcement, and has helped clients to develop comprehensive compliance and training programs. Recently, his practice has focused on substantive legal areas such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and anti-corruption/anti-bribery compliance, financial institutions fraud, FinTech and cryptocurrency/virtual asset regulation, U.S. economic sanctions and money laundering, cybersecurity and data privacy regulatory compliance and incident response, drug and medical device enforcement matters (e.g., healthcare fraud, anti-kickback, \"off-label\" promotion, and the False Claims Act), as well as e-discovery management and the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine. He has a long history of pro bono work, including significant experience representing disabled Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans in their disability claims process.\nPublications\n\n“Courts Diverge on the Reach of Personal Jurisdiction in FCPA Cases against Foreign Defendants,” Financial Fraud Law Report, Gary Grindler, Russ Ryan and Ehren Halse (April 2013).\n“FCPA Demands Close Eye On Third Parties,” The Compliance Reporter’s ‘Adopting Best Practice In Compliance’, Zachary Harmon and Ehren Halse (September 1, 2010).\n “Recent Trends in FCPA Enforcement: Third-Party Agents,” Bloomberg Law Reports, Zachary Harmon and Ehren Halse (August 1, 2010).\n Partner Co-Recipient of a 2011 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for, “Recent Trends in FCPA Enforcement: Third-Party Agents\", which was published by Bloomberg Law Reports (July 30, 2010).  National Law Journal/Legal Times 2009 “Champion” award for pro bono efforts on behalf of disabled veterans  National Law Journal/Legal Times 2009 “Champion” award for pro bono efforts on behalf of disabled veterans  King \u0026amp; Spalding Pro Bono Service Award 2006 - 2013  Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center California District of Columbia Maryland Representing international corporations in internal compliance reviews and criminal and civil investigations by the DOJ and SEC, regarding whether marketing, sales and business practices in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South America and Europe implicated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Represented a medical device manufacturer in a market-wide criminal and civil inquiry into allegations of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Assisted international pharmaceutical companies with internal reviews of anti-kickback compliance protocols. Represented a private Medicare and Medicaid provider in criminal and civil investigations by the Tampa U.S. Attorney’s Office, DOJ, DHHS-OIG, qui tam Relators, and States’ Attorneys General into alleged health care and political contributions fraud. Represented multiple drug companies in criminal and civil investigations by the Boston U.S. Attorney’s Offices, DOJ, and DHHS-OIG, as well as internal compliance reviews regarding alleged “off-label” promotion and other allegedly fraudulent sales, marketing and development activities. Represented an individual investigated by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee for Investigations for alleged participation in an off-shore tax shelter.  No charges were pursued against the client. Represented the former General Counsel of a Silicon Valley tech company investigated by the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of California and the SEC for involvement in an alleged scheme of stock options backdating.  No charges were pursued against the client. Represented domestic and international banks regarding alleged tax shelter schemes, price-fixing, bribery and competitor collusion (internal compliance reviews and criminal, tax and civil investigations by the SEC, IRS and DOJ). Represented various companies in criminal and civil antitrust investigations led by the DOJ and SEC regarding alleged price-fixing, bid-rigging and market collusion. Seven years of pro bono representation (over 45 clients) of disabled Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans regarding disability benefits claims with every branch of the military and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Representing a leading virtual healthcare technology company concerning domestic and international data security and privacy regulatory compliance. Representing companies in the FinTech industry with respect to economic sanctions compliance, including conducting internal investigations, OFAC subpoena response, and helping to design effective compliance programs. Secured successful declination to prosecute on behalf of a Special Board Committee of an Indonesian-based energy group in an investigation by the DOJ into anticorruption allegations of payments made to foreign government officials. Representing a publicly-traded pharmaceutical client concerning numerous DOJ and State Attorneys General investigations into the company’s past promotion of opioids. Defending a leading financial institution in a DOJ investigation concerning the origination and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities, including matters involving the Presidential RMBS Task Force.","searchable_name":"Ehren Halse","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null}]}}