Our Cases

Arm Ltd. v. Qualcomm: We won a complete defense jury verdict in a closely watched breach-of-contract lawsuit with tens of billions of dollars at stake. The jury found that Qualcomm's chips were properly licensed, protecting innovation and competition in the semiconductor industry.

Malden Transportation v. Uber: We secured a complete trial victory for the defense in a $750 million unfair competition lawsuit brought by Boston's largest taxi conglomerate. We came into the matter six weeks before trial after a summary judgment order found that Uber had acted with “reckless disregard for the City's Taxi Rules.”  We also argued the appeal, which the Fourth Circuit affirmed.

Oracle v. Rimini Street: We achieved two major trial victories, one jury and one bench, in Oracle’s long-running dispute against serial copyright infringer Rimini Street. The first, in 2015, resulted in $90 million in damages, as well as a permanent injunction enjoining Rimini from practices violating Oracle’s copyrights, followed by contempt findings for Rimini’s violation of the injunction. The second, in 2022, resulted in another very broad injunction.

O’Bannon v. NCAA: As trial counsel, we obtained a historic judgment finding the NCAA in violation of the antitrust laws with respect to monies for name, image, and likeness. 

Sines v. Kessler: In a groundbreaking lawsuit under the KKK Act and Virginia state statutes prohibiting racially motivated violence, we secured a jury verdict on behalf of nine plaintiffs injured at the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, VA, as well as both compensatory and punitive damages. The case was featured in the HBO documentary film No Accident.

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church v. Proud Boys: We obtained a headline $2.8 million judgment and award of trademarks for our client, a historic Black church in Washington, D.C., after an attack on the Church in 2020.

Waymo v. Uber: We secured a favorable mid-trial settlement of a high-profile trade secrets matter concerning self-driving cars. The matter, which tested the boundaries of trade-secret law, was resolved after four days of evidence at trial, including critical and widely anticipated testimony by Travis Kalanick. 

Taylor v. Amazon and State of Arizona v. Amazon: We secured the full dismissal with prejudice of two claims challenging the way that Amazon features offers in its store under the Washington and Arizona Consumer Protection Acts.

Apple iPod iTunes Antitrust Litigation: We secured a complete defense verdict in a jury trial in a high-profile billion-dollar federal antitrust class action. The jury found that the defendant’s software updates constituted legitimate product improvements and were immune from antitrust liability.

United States v. Google (Ad Tech): We served as lead trial counsel in a government case seeking to break up Google's digital advertising business. We successfully struck the government’s jury demand by tendering a cashier’s check for the amount of claimed damages (under a million dollars), thereby mooting the claim. Following the trial, we prevailed on antitrust claims with respect to the advertiser side of the business and will litigate at another trial the requested remedies for other portions of the case. 

Malam v. Adducci et al.: We successfully obtained class certification for immigration detainees and secured the release of numerous vulnerable immigrants during COVID-19 because their detention violated the constitutional right to safe conditions of confinement.  

In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation: We won a $162 million trebled jury verdict, and $33 million for settling defendants, as trial counsel in the first antitrust action against Chinese companies for cartel conduct relating to products sold in the United States.

In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation: We won a $148.5 million jury verdict in an international price-fixing conspiracy and market-allocation case in federal court in Washington, D.C.

In re Scrap Metal Antitrust Litigation: We won a $34.5 million jury verdict in an antitrust case involving claims of allocation of scrap metal generators among dealers, agreements not to compete, submission of rigged bids, and fixing of prices for the purchase of unprocessed scrap metal.

International Construction Products v. Caterpillar: We won a $100 million jury verdict in a business dispute based on tortious interference with contract.

Council of the District of Columbia v. Mayor Vincent Gray: Following a hard-fought two-year battle in local and federal courts, secured budget autonomy for the District of Columbia, meaning that D.C. can now spend its own tax and fee revenues without congressional approval. D.C. Legal Aid and other initiatives rely heavily upon those local revenues. 

Do No Harm v. Pfizer: We secured the denial of a preliminary injunction and dismissal of a high-profile "reverse discrimination" lawsuit challenging Pfizer's Breakthrough Fellowship Program for diverse talent development. 

Monster v. Beats Electronics: We successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of an audio technology company in a fraud, tort, and statutory securities suit brought in California state court, and were awarded attorneys’ fees after a jury trial on our counterclaim, which were upheld on appeal. 

Shandling v. Grey: We won summary judgment reversing a tentative decision for the defendant as counsel to the plaintiff, comedian Garry Shandling, against Shandling’s former manager for breach of fiduciary duty, in what Variety called a “stunning reversal.”

Uber v. New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission: We secured a temporary restraining order and final judgment in an affirmative lawsuit seeking to strike down an unlawful rule change by a local government agency.

Coleman v. District of Columbia, et al.: We achieved a $1 million settlement that stopped tax-lien investors from seizing the equity of homes through foreclosure, a practice illustrated by lead plaintiff Bennie Coleman, an 81-year-old veteran who lost his home over a $134 bill. This result provided average payments of tens of thousands of dollars to each class member, prompting U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan to call the resolution a “momentous occasion” for those affected.

Zehn-NY v. City of New York: We helped Uber achieve a full victory in a state trial court action that challenged New York City’s attempt to implement a “cruising cap,” which was struck down as arbitrary and capricious.

Gill v. Uber: We won a motion to compel arbitration and ultimately secured dismissal of the action in a putative antitrust class action brought in California state court asserting Cartwright Act claims and other alleged state law violations.

Karaha Bodas Co. v. Pertambangan: We won a $261 million judgment, affirmed on appeal, in proceedings in the Southern District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to enforce an international arbitration award under the New York Convention.

International Swimming League. v. World Aquatics: We won a significant Ninth Circuit appeal on behalf of a professional swimming league in an antitrust action against the international sports federation that currently oversees global competition in swimming and other aquatic sports.  

UnitedHealth Group: We successfully represented the company following the largest ever cyber-attack on the healthcare industry, preparing its CEO for back-to-back Senate and House hearings. 

D.C. Nursing Home Receivership Actions: Acting on behalf of the D.C. Nursing Home Ombudsman, we successfully petitioned courts to place failing nursing homes under receivership to correct dangerous and neglectful conditions, including most notably the once notorious D.C. Village.

Amazon: We prepared CEO Jeff Bezos for testimony in connection with a widely publicized hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law.  

Various Individuals and Companies: We represented multiple witnesses in connection with the investigation by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.