Northern California
465 California Street
5th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
415-814-0405
5th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
415-814-0405
Southern California
4100 Newport Place Dr
Suite 800
Newport Beach, California 92660
949-209-9020
Suite 800
Newport Beach, California 92660
949-209-9020
2021 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaObtained the dismissal of a consumer class action against a retailer without the payment of any financial consideration.
2021 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaAfter mounting an aggressive defense to a lawsuit alleging disability discrimination, obtained a complete dismissal on terms very favorable to a Fortune 200 technology client.
2020 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaFollowing a remote Zoom mediation, numerous substantive remote Zoom court hearings, and numerous remote Zoom depositions, successfully obtained a settlement for no monetary contribution on behalf of former employees in trade secrets case.
2020 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaAdvised numerous clients regarding their rights and obligations in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, layoffs, leaves of absence, and related reopening issues.
2019 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaObtained favorable terms of settlement for construction firm in a class action alleging wage and hour and related violations of California employment law.
2019 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaSuccessfully defended multiple defendants in cases dealing with alleged non-compliance with the accessibility provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2018 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaOn behalf of a nation-wide staffing firm, the firm prevailed in a multi-day binding arbitration and obtained a complete defense victory for its client in a seven-figure breach of contract dispute. The firm recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in prevailing-party attorneys’ fees for its client.
2018 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm represented the founder of a blockchain startup in litigation with a co-founder.
2017 Highlights
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm represented a defense contractor employee whose security clearance had been revoked at a hearing before the United States Department of Defense’s Office of Hearings and Appeals.
2016 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm represented a local fashion company in a dispute with a former sales executive who misappropriated confidential information.
2016 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm aggressively defended a placement agency against allegations of race and gender harassment in a case filed in Los Angeles, and through those efforts resolved the case for a nominal nuisance settlement.
2015 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaThe San Mateo County Superior Court has issued very favorable decisions in the two breach of fiduciary duty cases the firm took to trial. The Court found in favor of the firm’s clients in each case, ruled that the defendants had breached their fiduciary duties (one under Delaware law, the other under California partnership law), awarded seven figures in total damages, and set one case for a punitive damages phase of trial, and the other for post-trial briefing on the recovery of attorneys’ fees.
2015 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm is defending a Fortune 500 technology company against separate claims alleging national origin discrimination and disability discrimination. The firm obtained a large pre-litigation settlement in a case dealing with the separation of a co-owner of a financial services firm.
2014 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm obtained a very favorable, pre-litigation settlement of pregnancy discrimination claims alleged against a major technology company. The firm separately advised and counseled several physicians and medical groups regarding their intra-firm relationships and agreements.
2014 Highlights: Q1 & Q2
/in News /by LillisPitha2013 Highlights: Q4
/in News /by LillisPitha2013 Highlights: Q3
/in News /by LillisPithaThe firm took to trial a case on behalf of a client who claimed that the defendants had fraudulently conveyed assets amongst themselves to evade our client as a creditor. After the first day of testimony, the defendants decided to settle.
2013 Highlights: Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaSuper Lawyers Magazine named Damien Lillis a Northern California Super Lawyer in Business Litigation. We successfully resolved claims of unlawful termination and retaliation on behalf of a non-profit corporation. We successfully assisted a commercial landowner in enforcing its lease rights against a nationally-known franchise.
2013 Highlights: Q1
/in News /by LillisPithaIn the two cases we took to trial, the Court has issued tentative decisions finding in favor of our plaintiff clients and finding that the defendants in each case had breached their fiduciary duties. We are waiting for the Court to issue formal statements of decision.
2012 Highlights: Q3 & Q4
/in News /by LillisPithaOn behalf of a large Bay Area employer, we obtained the complete dismissal of all claims alleged by a purported “whistle blower” after filing a motion for summary judgment. We tried two cases in the Complex Department of the San Mateo County Superior Court dealing with the breach of fiduciary duties and the breach of several contracts.
2012 Highlights: Q2
/in News /by LillisPithaSuccessfully defended a non-profit corporation against a challenge to the composition of its Board of Trustees in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Argued a land dispute case involving novel issues of state and federal law before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
2012 Highlights: Q1
/in News /by LillisPithaSuccessfully resolved our Massachusetts client’s dispute against its California business partner arising out of an inventory purchase agreement. Assisted clients in responding to third-party subpoenas for documents and deposition testimony issued by regulatory authorities in Southern California.