How Jeffrey Helps Clients

Jeff’s broad experience in high-stakes appellate and trial litigation helps clients navigate their most difficult issues at each level of the court system.  He has litigated a diverse range of cases, including antitrust, securities, breach of contract, mass tort, and labor and employment issues.  Before joining the firm, Jeff served as a law clerk for the Honorable Fernando M. Olguin of the Central District of California, and then for the Honorable Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  He previously practiced as an associate with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.

Representative Matters

• Represented national bank against allegations of breach of trust, resulting in full dismissal at the pleading stage. [prior firm]

• Represented financial services firm in securities fraud litigation, resulting in full dismissal of securities claims at the pleading stage. [prior firm]

Education

• UCLA School of Law
  J.D., Order of the Coif; Managing Editor on the UCLA Law Review, 2018
• Stanford University
  B.A. (Economics), 2012

Clerkships

• Hon. Albert Diaz, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (Sept. 2021 – Aug. 2022)
• Hon. Fernando M. Olguin, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Oct. 2020 – Sept. 2021)

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Central District of California