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Simon J. Frankel

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Judge
Trials / Return of Property Motions
San Francisco County Superior Court
Hall of Justice
Department/Division: 16 Days: M-F Courtroom/Floor: 2nd

850 Bryan St
San Francisco , CA 94103
(415) 551-0316



Appointed to the San Francisco County Superior Court by Gov. Gavin Newsom, December 2022; partner, Covington & Burling, 2006-2022, where he served s chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Rights practice; partner, Howard Rice, 2001-2006; associate, Howard Rice, 1994-2001; law clerk for the Hon. Pierre Leval, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 1992-1993, law clerk for the Hon. Stephen Breyer, US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1991-1992

Yale Law School



Columns
Title Category Published
Deep historical review suggests no unfettered constitutional right to open carry U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Apr. 7, 2021
Brand owners rejoice at Google ruling Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jun. 26, 2017
Statute with limits? 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 14, 2012
Statute Without Limits? 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 21, 2010

Rulings
Case Category Published
Herren v. George S.
affirmed
 Trust and Estates Mar. 4, 2025

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
dotStrategy Co., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Facebook Inc. Torts Defendant Feb. 4, 2022
Renee Young and Joycette Goodwin, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Neurobrands LLC Consumer Law Defendant Jul. 30, 2021
Buckeye Tree Lodge and Sequoia Village Inn LLC., 2020 O Street Corporation Inc. dba The Mansion on O Street, Prospect Historic Hotel, and Shiloh Morning Inn LLC, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Expedia Inc., Hotels.com L.P., Hotels.com GP LLC, Orbitz LLC Business Law Defendant Apr. 30, 2021
In Re Carrier IQ Inc. Consumer Privacy Litigation Consumer Law Defendant Mar. 12, 2016
Nicholas Derby v. AOL Inc. Consumer Law Defendant Jul. 11, 2015
In re Hulu Privacy Litigation Consumer Law Defendant Jul. 4, 2014
Andrea Golloher, Marisa Freeman, Roberta Chase, Michael Shapiro, Brenda Brown v. Todd Christopher International Inc. Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 28, 2013
All One God Faith Inc. v. The Hain Celestial Group Inc., et al. Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 8, 2012
Kevin Low, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al. v. Linkedin Corporation, a California Corporation, and Does 1 to 50 inclusive Consumer Law Defendant Sep. 1, 2012
Deborah Jane Jarrett, Nancy Isenhower, Jeffrey H. Frankel v. InterMune Inc., W. Scott Harkonen, Genentech Inc. Business Law Defendant Oct. 23, 2010
Title Category Published
Deep historical review suggests no unfettered constitutional right to open carry U.S. Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Apr. 7, 2021
Brand owners rejoice at Google ruling Civil Litigation, Intellectual Property, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Jun. 26, 2017
Statute with limits? 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 14, 2012
Statute Without Limits? 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 21, 2010
Case Category Published
Herren v. George S.
affirmed
 Trust and Estates Mar. 4, 2025
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