Hershman, Brian

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Brian Hershman focuses on civil litigation and white-collar criminal defense in state and federal courts. He has been lead trial counsel in more than 10 state and federal trials that proceeded to verdict and maintains an unblemished trial record.

Brian's recent experience since joining Jones Day includes prevailing in a bench trial for the County of Los Angeles in a dispute concerning the proper recording of reconveyances, obtaining summary judgment for the County of Los Angeles in a dispute concerning judicial compensation, obtaining reversal of a $56.7 million tax assessment against a Fortune 500 company in a writ of mandate trial, obtaining dismissal at the pleading stage of a class action against the Metropolitan Transit Authority alleging meal and rest period violations, and prevailing in a CEQA trial on behalf of the MTA.

In 2005, Brian was awarded the Director's Award for Superior Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney for his successful prosecution of United States v. Meredith, a 13-week federal trial resulting in guilty verdicts against all seven defendants; he also received the Federal Law Enforcement Association's National Award of Investigative Excellence in connection with that case. He received the Prosecutorial Award for work in United States v. James Davis. As co-chair of the Pro Bono Committee in Los Angeles, Brian supervises pro bono matters with Bet Tzedek, the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, and Public Counsel.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Corporate Criminal Investigations

Representative Cases

• Chevron and Unocal successfully resolve antitrust class actions regarding reformulated gasoline
• County of Los Angeles favorably settles class action tax refund case , (2009)
• County of Los Angeles prevails in second round of challenges to local judicial benefits , (2009)
• County of Los Angeles seeks declaratory relief relating to Gendale Metrolink derailment , (2009)
• Indigents working to regain self-sufficiency receive help at the Community Action Network Skid Row legal clinic
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority obtains dismissal in meal and rest period class action suit , (2008)
• Los Angeles County MTA appeals eminent domain ruling , (2008)
• Los Angeles County MTA wins judgment in lawsuit challenging fare increase under the California Environmental Quality Act , (2009)
• The County of Los Angeles wins judgment in a dispute concerning proper recording of reconveyances , (2008)
• Williams Power successfully defends proceedings arising from improperly assessed utility user taxes , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Federal, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Felonies, Grand Jury Proceedings, 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, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• U of California - Berkeley
• Yale University

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