Selden, Brian G.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Brian Selden represents a cross-section of the nation's largest companies in complex civil and commercial litigation and class action defense, as well as in criminal, regulatory, and internal investigations. Brian's class experience spans a variety of substantive legal areas, including consumer and warranty class defense, shareholder disputes, and employment litigation under state and federal laws. He also has assisted technology, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing companies resolve contract disputes up and down their supply chains.

Brian's recent work includes representing a major insurance company in congressional and criminal investigations related to claims-handling in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and defending companies including Bank of America, Lowe's Home Improvement, and Wal-Mart Stores from consumer fraud, Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA), and unfair competition claims in multiple jurisdictions. Brian also recently represented Cardinal Health and Deloitte & Touche in defense of securities and shareholder derivative claims. He has been involved in public contract disputes and tax litigation and has counseled clients on issues such as corporate governance, document retention and electronic discovery, the valuation and minimization of litigation risks, open records and sunshine laws, warranties, releases, internal ethics guidelines, and consumer protection laws.

A two-time appointee to the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, Brian is a regular speaker on class action defense, electronic discovery, and professionalism in the bar.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice

Representative Cases

• America West wins summary judgment in assault and sexual harassment case , (2009)
• Argonne National Laboratory wins summary judgment dismissal of breach of contract action
• Bank of America defends against consumer class action alleging violations of state recording statutes
• Buckeye Egg Farm defends against consumer class action based on egg-carton packaging
• Cardinal Health resolves securities class action, ERISA class action and shareholder derivative actions , (2009)
• Deloitte & Touche defends securities class action
• Diagnostic Imaging obtains verdict against plaintiff's claims in shareholder derivative action
• Environmental Law and Policy Center overturns Engineering Board's application of its definition of "engineering"
• GE's summary judgment win against privacy invasion claims is affirmed on appeal
• Mining companies file amicus brief opposing liability for Coal Act retiree benefits , (2009)
• ProMedica obtains rejection of NLRB decision upholding results of SEIU election victory , (2009)
• Sandra Craft pursues Supreme Court case involving attachment of federal tax liens
• Securities Industry Association files amicus brief defending industry arbitration provisions
• Sixth Circuit reverses denial of habeas relief and remands for evidentiary hearing for our client , (2009)
• SunPower acquires SunRay Renewable Energy for $277 million , (2010)
• Wal-Mart defeats class certification in wage and hour action brought on behalf of 174,000 employees in Ohio , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California
• Ohio

Education

• U of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• Princeton University

Address

1755 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303

Phones

1.650.687.4142 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.650.739.3900 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.jonesday.com