As noted in Law360, Moez M. Kaba, counsel for Bausch, called Judge Donato’s order “thorough and well-explained.”
The Hueston Hennigan team is led by Moez M. Kaba, and includes Padraic Foran and Dan Sheehan.
Media coverage includes Bloomberg Law, Law360, and Reuters.
ClearOne is a global company that designs and develops conferencing, collaboration, and networked streaming devices. Its customers include Boeing, Toyota, Netflix and Exxon.
“This is a very significant win for our client ClearOne,” explained partner Douglas J. Dixon. “ClearOne is a leading innovator in conferencing products, and this dispute with its rival Shure is one of its most significant legal battles. ClearOne won a preliminary injunction against Shure last year in the Northern District of Illinois, and this request for a TRO was Shure’s effort to punch back in a new forum. It failed.”
The Honorable Christopher J. Burke in the District of Delaware agreed with ClearOne that Shure “ha[d] not met [its] burden to show that irreparable harm will result absent the entry of a TRO.” The Court also agreed that ClearOne’s “invalidity challenge based on at least indefiniteness raises a substantial question as to whether the [asserted patent] is valid.”
This is just the latest in the string of many patent victories that Hueston Hennigan has achieved for ClearOne.
The Hueston Hennigan team included Douglas J. Dixon, Christy Rayburn, Karen Younkins, Sourabh Mishra, Neil Anderson, Michael Acquah, and Maxwell Coll.
Ms. Plessman, partner and co-founder of Hueston Hennigan, is a top litigator representing clients in high-stakes matters, including trade secret theft, mass torts, breach of contract and professional negligence matters, and white collar defense.
Ms. Chou is a seasoned trial and appellate attorney and recently served as a Deputy Chief in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California. As an AUSA in the Central District of California, she represented the United States in hundreds of criminal cases, including computer and internet fraud, intellectual property, money laundering, bank fraud, tax fraud, and racketeering offenses. She has successfully tried over 10 cases as lead counsel and won every one of her appeals before the Ninth Circuit.
The Los Angeles Business Journal recognized LA’s most influential women attorneys. These women have been singled out for being particularly impactful on the legal scene while serving as trusted advisors in the LA region, along with maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards, and for contributions to the Los Angeles business and legal community at large.
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Hueston Hennigan is “particularly formidable,” noting its “top-caliber attorneys.” “It’s a top-notch firm and has made a real mark for itself in a short period of time.” A client reports “Everyone on the team is of the highest caliber. They handle the most challenging and complex matters and obtain exceptional results for their clients. They prepare every case for trial, which allows them to obtain the best result for the client, either through resolution or trial.” Another adds: “In every case on which I have worked with Hueston Hennigan, they exemplify their dedication and commitment to their clients. The firm is top-notch in every way.”
John Hueston, ranked Band 1 and “Star Individual,” “is extraordinarily creative,” comments a source, adding: “When he walks in, judges take notice.” He is lauded as “one of the very best trial lawyers in the country.” “He is brilliant, incredibly hard-working, and a fantastic strategic thinker.”
Brian Hennigan, ranked Band 1, is well versed in a variety of white collar matters ranging from antitrust and False Claims actions to fraud. One commentator describes him as “a great lawyer” and highlights his trial skills, affirming: “Judges just love him. He has a spark in the courtroom.”
The “exceptional” Moez Kaba is recognized for his commercial litigation skills. He is commended for his “remarkable ability to hone in on the most salient issues immediately.”
Robert Klieger has a highly respected litigation practice, which sees him handle high-stakes profit participation, intellectual property and contract disputes. Interviewees describe him as “absolutely terrific” and “a really outstanding lawyer.”
Chambers USA ranks the top lawyers and law firms across the United States. Chambers guides are the culmination of thousands of interviews with lawyers and clients carried out by the largest research team of its kind assessing a firm’s client service, technical legal ability and achievements, professional conduct, value for money, and depth of team. Hueston Hennigan’s rankings are available, here.
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced risks and uncertainty into business agreements that may have seemed like a safe bet, or even routine, a few weeks ago. As the economy remains largely shutdown, you may be deciding how to terminate or, conversely, enforce your contractual obligations. This “how-to” guide provides factors to consider.
Click to read the guide “Navigating Your Contractual Obligations During COVID-19.”
“We are pleased to support UCI Law School’s proactive efforts to support its students during these challenging times,” said John C. Hueston.
The fund is intended to be a supplemental financial resource for UCI Law students who are unable to meet immediate and essential expenses because of hardships surrounding COVID-19. Those needs include housing, food insecurity, medical care, travel expenses, technology for remote learning, and other unforeseen emergency circumstances.
Click here to read the press release.
Los Angeles – Firm of the Year (second consecutive year)
California – White Collar Firm of the Year
California – Trial Firm of the Year
John Hueston also received the Los Angeles Attorney of the Year award for the second year in a row. John was recognized for his outstanding trial advocacy and for a stellar year representing Elon Musk in defeating his SEC contempt motion; securing a complete defense verdict for Caltech in a $65 million+ tortious interference and whistleblower case; and for McGlashan’s vigorous fight in the Varsity Blues college scandal.
Hueston Hennigan also received an “Impact Case of the Year” award for obtaining a unanimous 9-0 opinion at the Supreme Court of the United States in favor of Nutraceutical Corporation in a case that has significant implications for class actions practice.
The winners were selected based upon extensive research conducted between March and November 2019.
The article provides an update on their January 2018 article in the Daily Journal regarding an internal Department of Justice memo, which encouraged government attorneys to be more aggressive in dismissing False Claims Act cases that do not serve government interests. The new article tracks the government’s evolving treatment of FCA cases since the memo was leaked and the uptick in government dismissals.
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“The Astros will vigorously contest this suit, which we believe has no merit,” said John Hueston.
Bolsinger is represented by Geragos & Geragos. Hueston Hennigan previously faced off against Geragos in the battle between the State Bar and its former executive director Joseph Dunn, with Hueston Hennigan coming away with the victory.
Read the full Daily Journal article here.
Caltech was sued by a former researcher, who claimed that he was terminated for exposing alleged misuse of government funds and research misconduct. He further alleged that Caltech tortiously interfered with his and his company’s business relations and breached contractual obligations. Caltech, on the other hand, argued that its actions were entirely proper in all aspects of its dealings with the government and that the DOE eliminated the researcher’s position by terminating funding when he failed to deliver on his commitments.
“At one point he was demanding more than nine figures, and he was trying to call into question Caltech’s integrity as a research institution and its relations with the Department of Energy,” said partner and co-lead counsel Moez Kaba to the Daily Journal. “But there was no misconduct on the school’s part and Caltech was determined to fight the claims.”
Following over a year of discovery, we moved for summary judgment and succeeded in narrowing the case substantially. The issue at trial – in May 2019 – was whether Caltech retaliated against Dr. Roumi for complaints he had made and wrongfully terminated him.
Through a spirited examination of many high-level officials at Caltech, co-lead counsel and partner John Hueston took “him on as lead witness and attempted to destroy his credibility.”
After four weeks of trial and just two hours of deliberation, we secured a full defense verdict for Caltech.
Read Top Verdicts story.
