Counsel
Proskauer Rose LLP
UCLA School of Law
Columns
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Circuit ensuring federal courts remain open for class action defendants | Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 17, 2019 |
| High court unlikely to stray far from Brinker | Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 14, 2019 |
| State high court is poised to resolve a split under Iskanian | Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal | May 21, 2018 |
Verdicts & Settlements
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America ex rel Paul Pew v. Seoul Medical Group, Inc.; Advanced Medical Management, Inc. | Health Care | Defendant | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| Kerry Connelly, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Starbucks Corporation, and Does 1-50, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Feb. 2, 2024 |
| Robert Shaw, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and as a proxy of the State of California on behalf of aggrieved employees v. AMN Services LLC, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc., The Permanente Medical Group Inc. | Employment Law | Defendant | May 17, 2019 |
| Jamie Nault v. DirecTV LLC | Employment Law | Defendant | Jan. 26, 2018 |
| Nicole Cummings v. Starbucks Corp. | Employment Law | Defendant | Apr. 12, 2014 |
| Douglas Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, et al. | Employment Law | Defendant | Mar. 29, 2014 |
| Title | Category | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Circuit ensuring federal courts remain open for class action defendants | Civil Litigation, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Sep. 17, 2019 |
| High court unlikely to stray far from Brinker | Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals | Aug. 14, 2019 |
| State high court is poised to resolve a split under Iskanian | Civil Litigation, Labor/Employment, California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal | May 21, 2018 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of America ex rel Paul Pew v. Seoul Medical Group, Inc.; Advanced Medical Management, Inc. | Health Care | Defendant | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| Kerry Connelly, as an individual and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Starbucks Corporation, and Does 1-50, inclusive | Employment Law | Defendant | Feb. 2, 2024 |
| Robert Shaw, et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, and as a proxy of the State of California on behalf of aggrieved employees v. AMN Services LLC, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Southern California Permanente Medical Group Inc., The Permanente Medical Group Inc. | Employment Law | Defendant | May 17, 2019 |
| Jamie Nault v. DirecTV LLC | Employment Law | Defendant | Jan. 26, 2018 |
| Nicole Cummings v. Starbucks Corp. | Employment Law | Defendant | Apr. 12, 2014 |
| Douglas Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, et al. | Employment Law | Defendant | Mar. 29, 2014 |