Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Richard Grabowski is Partner-in-Charge in Irvine, and his practice focuses on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the defense of class actions. Richard has represented class action defendants in numerous state and federal courts. He also has extensive experience in trade secret, unfair competition, and licensing disputes.

Richard is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California. He is a member of the board of directors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, and a member of the Federal Bar Association, and the Orange County Bar Association (Business Litigation Section).

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Class Action Litigation
• Commercial Disputes
• Product Response Team

Representative Cases

• Altman v. Arch Wireless, No. 781994 O.C.S.C.
• Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. United States Surgical Corporation, No. 97-8099 U.S.D.C. C.D.C.; 99-03785 U.S.D.C. C.D.; 806528 O.C.S.C.
• Applied Medical Resources Corporation v. Scion International, Inc., No. 00CC09139 O.C.S.C.
• Browning v. Yahoo!, No. C04-01463, U.S.D.C.
• Clark v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., No. 03C7882 U.S.D.C. N.D.I.; No 03CH14491 C.C.C.
• Dense-Pac Microsystems, Inc. v. Simple Technology, Inc., No. SACV98-822 (C.D. Cal. 1998); No. 04-1034 (Fed. Cir. 2004)
• Federal Trade Commission v. ConsumerInfo.com, No. SACV05-801-AHS (MLGx)
• Gould v. ConsumerInfo.com, No. GIC797867 S.D.S.C.
• Helms v. ConsumerInfo.com, No. CV-03-HS-1439-M, U.S.D.C.-N.D.A.; No. 05-90007, U.S.C.A.E.C.
• Highland Plating v. Harman International, No. BC228120 L.A.S.C.
• In re 2TheMart.Inc. Securities Litigation, No. SA01-10610JB U.S.B.C. C.D.C.; SACV99-1127 U.S.D.C. C.D.C.
• Paduano v. Evergreen, No. 03-421714 S.F.S.C.; A104130 C.A.F.C.; No. 121619 C.S.C.
• People v. Cole National Corporation, No. GIC783135 S.D.S.C.; Nos. D041969, D040475, D042819 C.A.F.C.
• Premier Laser Systems v. Westinghouse, No. 747226 O.C.S.C.; G020478 C.A.F.C.
• Schmidt v. ConsumerInfo.com, No. SACV05-912 CJC (ANx)
• Southern California Sound Image, Inc. v. JBL, Inc., No. 97CV80H U.S.D.C. S.D.
• Taylore v. Experian Information Solutions, No. 04CC00645
• Texas Instruments v. Tessera, Inc., No. SACV00-00114 U.S.D.C. C.D.S.D.
• United States Surgical Corp. v. Applied Medical Resources Corp., No. 99-625 U.S.D.C. C.D.S.D
• Webster v. Verizon Wireless, Inc., No. 02CC00284 O.C.S.C.; No. G034894 C.A.F.D.

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Collections & Repossessions, Commercial Leasing, Complex Litigation, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Franchising, International Trade Litigation, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Lemon Law, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Secured Transactions, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Warranties

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Los Angeles

Published Works

• 2005 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2005
• 2004 California Employment Law Legislative Update, 2004
• Strategies for Securing and Protecting Your Firm’s Domain Name, Leader’s Legal Tech Newsletter, 2000
• Cherry Picking, House Counsel, 1999
• On the Road, California Law Business, 1999
• The use of ADR in employment litigation, Orange County Business Journal, 1998

Address

3 Park Plaza
Suite 1100
Irvine, CA 92614-2592

Phones

1.949.553.7514 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.949.553.7539 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com