This honor recognizes Los Angeles-area attorneys’ “exceptional legal skill and achievements” as well as leadership and community involvement.
Month: April 2025
Jackson, Trehan Recognized Among LA Times Studios’ ‘Law Firm Visionaries’
Biblarz Named Among ‘Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40’
This highly competitive list recognizes 40 young attorneys nationally “who have distinguished themselves in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBTQ+ equality.” Mr. Biblarz and the other honorees will be recognized at the 2025 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair in July.
Ninth Circuit Affirms Monster’s $311M Award Against VPX and Former CEO
In 2022, the firm obtained a $293 million jury verdict for Monster in a high-profile lawsuit involving claims of false advertising, tortious interference and trade secrets theft against VPX—the third-largest energy drink manufacturer in the U.S.—and Owoc. It is believed to be the largest Lanham Act award in history.
The jury found VPX and Owoc falsely advertised the alleged “Super Creatine” ingredient in VPX’s billion-dollar Bang energy drink. The jury awarded $272 million against both Owoc and VPX for false advertising and another $21 million against VPX itself for tortious interference and trade secrets theft. In its post-trial judgment, the court added over $43 million in attorneys’ fees, expenses and prejudgment interest to the jury’s award, with over $39 million of that tacked onto the false advertising claim against Owoc and VPX.
In addition to Ms. Libeu, the appellate team included John Hueston, Moez Kaba, Sourabh Mishra, Justin Greer and Christopher Galeano.
The circuit’s ruling garnered press including in Bloomberg Law and Reuters Legal.