Counsel
C. Mitchell Hendy
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Supreme Court & Appellate
Geral
With his extensive trial and appellate experience including as a former federal prosecutor, Mitchell Hendy counsels clients on a wide array of complex and contentious issues. Clients rely on Mitch’s experience in litigating high-stakes disputes and class actions, particularly in the areas of labor and employment, insurance, fraud, and unfair competition & deceptive trade practices. Mitch helps clients develop creative litigation strategies by drawing on knowledge he has gained from winning dozens of appeals and being a part of five trial teams—all of which resulting in favorable jury verdicts.
Experiência
Trial Wins
- Served as trial counsel in three-day False Claims Act jury trial winning $26 million judgment.
- Helped win complete defense verdict in first-of-its-kind ERISA jury trial on behalf of Yale University.
- Represented former executive in winning a $54 million jury verdict for defamation and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage against his former employer.
- Helped win jury verdict including $12 million in punitive damages following three-week fraud and deceptive business practices trial in New York federal court on behalf of prominent wine collector.
- Represented patent holder in patent-infringement litigation against LG Electronics relating to smartphone user interface inventions, resulting in favorable jury verdict.
Appellate Wins
- Won affirmance of district court’s dismissal of complaint alleging misappropriation of trade secrets.
- Won appeal concerning California trial court’s denial of multiple anti-SLAPP motions in wide-ranging contractual real-estate investment dispute.
- Represented travel insurance company in multidistrict litigation alleging improper denial of benefits related to COVID-19 government travel restrictions, including winning motion to compel arbitration and securing affirmance of district court’s order granting motion to dismiss remaining claims.
- Secured affirmance on appeal of $2.9 million jury verdict following 16-day jury trial on breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims against insurance brokers.
- Won reversal of district court’s evidentiary ruling excluding evidence of prior hate crime conviction in subsequent federal prosecution for interference with federal fair housing rights.
- Defended jury verdict and $1.15 million award against a prominent wine collector over sale of counterfeit wine.
Formação Acadêmica
- Columbia Law School, JD
Managing Editor, Columbia Law Review; Paul R. Hays prize for excellence in civil procedure; James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar - The Ohio State University, BS, summa cum laude
- The Ohio State University, BA, summa cum laude
Registros
- California
Courts
- US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- US District Court for the Northern District of California
- US District Court for the Central District of California
- US District Court for the Southern District of California
- US District Court for the Eastern District of California
- US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio