Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Craig Stewart focuses on appellate litigation and on legal strategy and complex motions in trial court litigation. He has represented clients in dozens of appeals in federal and state courts and has orally argued in the United States Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court. His appellate practice covers a wide variety of subject matter areas, including antitrust, employment, ERISA, environmental law, land use, constitutional claims, privacy, mass torts, contract disputes, and product liability.

In the trial court, his practice focuses on complex business litigation, primarily antitrust and unfair business practice claims. He has litigated motions to dismiss, class certification and summary judgment motions, and other significant motions in major litigation. His recent experience includes defending price-fixing and monopolization cases under state and federal laws, defending unfair business practice claims under California's Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200, and defending class actions alleging violations of wage and hour laws.

Craig's pro bono experience includes representing a client seeking asylum in the United States, representing on appeal a First Amendment media coalition that successfully challenged a restriction on public viewing of executions, representing a fair housing organization that successfully challenged discriminatory rental practices, and representing an inmate who obtained a federal court injunction against a restrictive prison mail policy.

Areas of Practice

• Issues & Appeals
• Appellate Advocacy in the U.S. Supreme Court
• Appellate Litigation in Other Federal & State Courts
• Trial Litigation in Federal & State Courts
• Antitrust & Competition Law
• Antitrust Litigation
• Privacy & Data Security

Representative Cases

• Bowoto v. Chevron Corporation, No. C 99-02506 SI (N.D. Cal.) , (2008)
• Big Creek Lumber Co. v. County of Santa Cruz, 115 Cal. App. 4th 952 (2004) (Timber regulation; Preemption)
• Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Corp., 25 Cal. 4th 826 (2001)
• Anzai v. Chevron Corp., No. 98-00792-SPK (D. Hawaii)
• Armendariz v. Foundation Health Psychare Services, Inc., 24 Cal. 4th 83 (2000)
• Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Echazabal, 122 S. Ct. 2045 (2002)
• Cinelli v. Security Pacific Corp., 61 F.3d 1437 (9th Cir. 1995)
• Citizens for a Better Environment v. Union Oil Co., 83 F.3d 1111 (9th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 789 (1997)
• City of Fremont v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, 34 Cal. App. 4th 1780 (1995)
• Clement v. California Department of Corrections, 364 F. 3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2004) , (2004)
• Clement v. California Department of Corrections, 364 F.3d 1148 (9th Cir. 2004)
• Coalition for a One-Stop Terminal v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., No. A080180 (Cal. App. 1999)
• Feiler v. Chrysler Corp., No. 95-15313 (9th Cir. 1996)
• Francies v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., No. 97-15451 (9th Cir. 1998)
• Hill v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, 7 Cal.4th 1 (1994)
• In re Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) Antitrust & Patent Litigation and Lossada v. Union Oil Company of Calif., and consolidated / coordinated actions
• Junitha Bee, et al. v. Kavlico Corp., et al., No. BC 202587 (Cal. Super. Ct. L.A. County)
• Lea v. Pacific Bell, No. 9971366 (S.F. Super. Ct.)
• Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 125 S.Ct. 2074
• linkLINE Commc’ns v. SBC Cal., No. 05-56023 (9th Cir.)
• linkLine v. SBC California, Inc., No. 03-5265 SVW (C.D. Cal)
• Marte v. Chevron Corporation Long-Term Disability Plan, No. 92-15798 (9th Cir. 1993) (ERISA)
• McDaniel v. Chevron Corporation, 203 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir. 2000)
• Pacific Bell v. California Department of Transportation, No. C-02-2500-JSW (N.D. Cal.)
• Pacific-Union Club v. Superior Court, 232 Cal. App. 3d 60 (1991)
• Shea v. Tosco Corporation, No. 98-35588 (9th Cir. 2000)
• Stein v. Pacific Bell, No. C-00-2915-SI (N.D. Cal. April 19, 2004), appealed, No. 04-16201 (9th Cir. docketed June 14, 2004)
• Texaco v. Dagher, 126 S.Ct. 1276 (2006) , (2006)
• Visa USA, Inc. v. United States, 125 S. Ct. 45 (2004) (denying certiorari)
• Von Tonder v. Chevron Corp., No. A104870 (Cal. App.)

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Bankruptcy Litigation, Business & Commercial Law, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Antitrust, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, RICO Act, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Brigham Young University

Published Works

• The Supreme Court's Decision in Kelo v. City of New London: A Landmark Development Regarding the Governmental Power of Eminent Domain, 2005

Address

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