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As we celebrate our seven year anniversary, we're deeply grateful to our clients for trusting us with their most complex and challenging legal matters. Thanks to their confidence and collaboration, we've successfully tried over a dozen cases, achieving jury verdicts and judgments totaling over $1.3 billion in wins, plus hundreds of millions in other settlements in licensing deals.
Our casework spans a wide range, from groundbreaking commercial and criminal cases to pivotal intellectual property and energy matters.
It's been an incredible journey, and we invite you to explore our latest achievements and milestones.
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$673 Million Total Award for Kove Against AWS
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RJLF won post-trial motions for a total award of $673 million on behalf of Kove IO, Inc. against Amazon Web Services, Inc. The final judgment upheld a $525 million patent infringement verdict and ordered an additional $148 million in interest.
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"[This] success highlights the importance of protecting intellectual property rights. By doing so, we create an environment where innovation and creativity can flourish, benefiting not only our company but also our customers and the industry as a whole," shared John Overton, Kove's Founder and CEO. "We are committed to defending our innovations and leading through our pioneering technology."
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RJLF achieved a significant victory for Dawgs Footwear, produced by Double Diamond Distribution Ltd., at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Crocs now face allegations of violating federal false advertising laws by misleadingly claiming its shoes are made of "patented" materials, potentially incurring liability for hundreds of millions of dollars.
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"This decision is not just a win for us, but for fair competition and for the millions of people who have been harmed by... false advertising," said Steve Mann, CEO of Double Diamond Distribution.
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Ninth Circuit Upholds RJLF's Victory
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a landmark decision, with en banc denied in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, marking a significant victory for RJLF's client California Restaurant Association. Berkeley banned gas stoves. The Ninth Circuit overturned that ban, ruling that it violated federal law. This was a critical decision for the chefs and restaurant owners of the Association, who now can use a preferred energy source for their unique cuisines.
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With this decision, the Ninth Circuit has affirmed its straightforward reading of the statutory text and structure. It reinforces that under EPCA, energy policy is a national imperative, demanding unified regulation across the country. State and local governments have regulatory power, but they must comply with federal law.
- Sarah Jorgensen
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RJLF Triumphs Over Comic Giants
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In October 2024, RJLF scored a major victory against Marvel and DC Comics by persuading the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel Marvel and DC's jointly-owned SUPER HERO trademarks. Working on behalf of independent comic creator S.J. Richold, the firm showed how the two titans of the comic industry used a generic mark to bully competitors and stifle competition. RJLF's work on this matter was featured in national news, including on Law.com, the World Trademark Review, and Law360, as well as in mainstream media outlets like Reuters, The Verge, and Gizmodo.
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RJLF represented Barclays Bank in a legal case that alleged several major global banks, including Barclays, conspired to suppress gold prices between 2004 and 2012 as members of The London Gold Fixing Company. The case, heard in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, involved nearly $8 billion in potential damages. Barclays, along with Scotiabank and Société Générale, reached a settlement for an amount that totaled less than 1% of the potential damages.
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Complete Defense Verdict in 3rd Criminal Price-Fixing Trial
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The RJLF trial team secured a complete defense verdict in an ultra-rare price-fixing trial against the Department of Justice (DOJ). The case stemmed from a high-profile grand jury indictment by the DOJ that charged 10 executives, including RJLF client Roger Austin, a former Vice President of Pilgrim's Pride, alleging a price-fixing scheme in the $28 billion-per-year broiler chicken industry. The trial win earned the team Global Competition Review's 2023 "Behavioural Matter of the Year (Americas)" award, and the case garnered extensive national attention from major news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Reuters, among others.
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MICHAEL FELDBERG
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LAURA CARWILE
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NATHANIEL WARNER
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One client noted, "I have been particularly impressed with the firm's fearlessness in taking cases to trial and its relentless efforts to fight for their clients."
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CHRISTINE LEHMAN
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ITC Litigation: Section 337
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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COURTLAND REICHMAN
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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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MICHAEL FELDBERG
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Commercial Litigation
White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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MATTHEW BERKOWITZ
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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
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CHRISTINE
LEHMAN
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SARAH JORGENSEN
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Benchmark Litigation also ranked seven RJLF Partners as "Litigation Stars" across various practice areas:
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SARAH JORGENSEN
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Top 250 Women in Litigation
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CHRISTINE LEHMAN
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Top 250 Women in Litigation
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MICHAEL FELDBERG
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KHUE HOANG
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MATTHEW BERKOWITZ
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JENNIFER ESTREMERA
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COURTLAND
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Top 100 U.S. Trial Lawyers
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Top 20 CA Trial Lawyers
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Three-time Silicon Valley Litigator of the Year
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2025 CALIFORNIA LEGAL AWARDS
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Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
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LAURA CARWILE
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ADAM ADLER
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MICHAEL MATULEWICZ-CROWLEY
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TAYLOR MAUZE
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RJLF Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus
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Named for Arabella Mansfield, the first woman admitted to the practice of law in the United States, the goal of the Mansfield Rule is to boost the representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in law firm leadership nationwide.
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Certification "Plus" status indicates that, in addition to successfully meeting the consideration and transparency requirements, the firm has achieved 30% representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in current leadership roles and pathway activities.
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MEET OUR NEW TEAM MEMBERS
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Welcome Managing Partner of our Austin office, Scott Cole
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SCOTT COLE
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MANAGING PARTNER
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Trial lawyer with 30 years' experience in commercial and IP disputes.
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Tried over 30 cases to verdict and recovered more than $1 billion for his clients.
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Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 as a leading patent litigator for more than a decade.
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Welcome Partner and General Counsel Quinn Johnson
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QUINN JOHNSON
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PARTNER & GC
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Former VP and Deputy General Counsel at Arconic Corp.
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Managed thousands of cases, including commercial disputes, product liability, and IP litigation, among others.
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Over 20 years' experience in high-stakes litigation as in-house counsel and trial lawyer.
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Welcome Partner Nathan Mammen in our Washington, D.C. office
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NATHAN MAMMEN
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PARTNER
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Trial lawyer with 20+ years of IP litigation and appellate experience across diverse technologies.
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Played a pivotal role in landmark patent cases at the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court.
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U.S. Army veteran and proven advocate achieving systemic changes for veterans through strategic pro bono litigation.
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NOELLE CHUNG
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COUNSEL
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JEFF LEUNG
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COUNSEL
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SEAN MCCARTHY
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COUNSEL
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MICHAEL POLKA
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COUNSEL
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AMIT DHILLON SANDHU
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ATTORNEY
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NATALIE GRIFFIN
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ASSOCIATE
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ZACH JACOBS
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ASSOCIATE
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RIKESH PATEL
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ESTIZER SMITH
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TIMOTHY TROST
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NATHANIEL WARNER
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ALEXANDER WILLIAMS
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MICHAEL MCENTEE
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PATENT AGENT
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VIVEK SHANKAM
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LAW CLERK &
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
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Congratulations to RJLF's newly promoted Partners
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DAVID KING
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PARTNER
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CONNOR HOUGHTON
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ADAM ADLER
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
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Michael Feldberg Offers Insights to WSJ and WNYC/Gothamist
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PARTNER
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We believe exceptional talent wins cases. Our attorneys are from the most prestigious clerkships, including the Supreme Court, the D.C. Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 11th Circuits, and District Courts around the country, as well as prestigious law schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, University of Chicago, Berkeley, NYU, Georgetown, Emory, and others.
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The firm's lawyers have undergraduate and advanced technical degrees in diverse fields including electrical engineering, physics, computer science, semiconductors, computer networks, chemistry, aeronautics, biotechnology, and many more.
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ADDITIONAL ACCOLADES AND HONORS
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