Representative Experience

• Served as first-chair trial counsel in multimillion-dollar disputes, including a two-week jury trial involving claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty with respect to a real estate investment and secured verdict in favor of client and damages award in excess of US$12m.*
• Won summary judgment in a Texas state court of more than US$60m in favor of client in complex commercial dispute.*
• Successfully represented NBA Lottery pick in high-profile eligibility dispute.*
• Represented television networks, newspapers, journalists, internet publishers, film directors, and producers in cases of libel, defamation, and misappropriation of likeness in California and Texas.*
• Litigated disputes and argued motions under the journalist’s shield law, the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), state open records and meetings laws, and state anti-SLAPP statutes.*
• Defended the writer, director, and producer of the 2015 film Carter High, which chronicles the experiences of members of the storied 1988 David W. Carter High School football team leading-up to and following the team’s 1988 state championship victory, in a misappropriation of likeness claim filed by individuals depicted in the film.*
• Successfully represented a student in high-profile lawsuit regarding a James Bond parody video, resulting in one of the largest known recoveries in a student-speech case in U.S. history.*
• Advising a global sports family office on general corporate, dispute resolution, and venture capital matters.*
• Advising several high-profile sports clients on their publishing deals, company/fund formation, and sponsorship deals.*

*Matters handled prior to joining Foley.