Stewart, Craig E.

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

Representative Cases

• 9th Circuit affirms prisoners' rights to mail printed from the Internet
• Albertson's defends California AG antitrust litigation related to labor union negotiations
• Big Creek Lumber pursues preemption challenge to local ordinances that regulate timber harvesting
• Chevron and Unocal successfully resolve antitrust class actions regarding reformulated gasoline
• Chevron files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court case involving joint venture "loyalty rules"
• Chevron obtains defense victory in highly publicized Nigerian human rights case , (2009)
• Chevron prevails in California gasoline antitrust litigation
• Chevron prevails in U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case involving joint venture pricing , (2006)
• Chevron victorious in challenge to Hawaii statute capping rent collected from lessee gas stations as Takings Clause violation
• Chevron wins appeal affirming denial of class certification in a mass accident tort case
• Experian wins appeal of California antitrust action filed by consumer credit report resellers , (2009)
• Pacific Bell challenges California Department of Transportation "compensation" requirement for phone companies seeking access to public rights-of-way
• Pacific Bell defends class action suit for alleged misleading advertising of cost for voicemail product
• Pacific Bell defends federal antitrust class action suit alleging refusal-to-deal liability related to DSL service
• Parker Hannifin settles during appeal claims filed in wake of SilkAir crash , (2009)
• SBC California defends antitrust litigation involving DSL and other services
• Standard Insurance successfully appeals dismissal of complaint to preserve its preferred federal forum

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

555 California Street
26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Phones

1.415.875.5714 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.415.875.5700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com