合伙人
Managing Partner of Northern California
Edward D. Johnson
商业诉讼, 消费者诉讼及集体诉讼, 咨询及申请
"A tremendous, positive, constructive force and a talented strategist."
Ward is "an accomplished litigator...." "[a]rticulate in the courtroom", "he is commended for his courtroom skills, with clients. . . praising his ability to 'distil technical concepts into an easily understandable form.'"
Ward has "the unique ability to get inside the other parties' strategy."
"Clients 'think very highly of' Ward who is highly sought for his expertise in litigation related to antitrust and technology matters." He "is regarded as a strong presence in the marketplace."
概览
Ward Johnson regularly serves as lead counsel in high-stakes commercial litigation. Ward is experienced at successfully defending technology companies in complex commercial, IP, product liability and tort litigation. Ward “commands the courtroom with his honed trial skills” IAM 1000 2025. Ward "has finely honed trial expertise as a result of his exposure to complex commercial, IP and antitrust cases." IAM 1000. Ward has "a great understanding of the business realities we face," and is "very good at identifying obstacles and solutions." Chambers USA. Ward litigates "with tactical wisdom and creativity; his storytelling abilities are on point regardless of subject matter, not least thanks to the variety of cases – commercial, antitrust and consumer class action lawsuits – he sees." IAM 1000. "His strategic skills when looking at the battle landscape are exceptional, and he brings creativity and out-of-the-box thinking to the table.'" IAM 1000.
Ward has served on Mayer Brown's worldwide Partnership Board and is Managing Partner of Mayer Brown's Northern California offices in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
执业经验
- Lead counsel for major multinational technology companies in multiple complex commercial and class action litigations related to e-commerce, internet advertising and data privacy and contractual disputes.
- Lead counsel for major technology innovators in patent, antitrust and other litigations concerning their intellectual property and essential technology standards.
- Successfully proved no liability in toxic tort and novel epigenetics claims against major semiconductor manufacturing clients in multistate “clean room” litigation.
- Lead trial counsel for multinational technology companies in both federal district courts in the U.S. and international arbitrations (ICC, AAA, WIPO) relating to high stakes cross-border intellectual property, contract and patent licensing disputes.
- Eight figure jury verdict (after a six-week jury trial in Santa Clara County) for client in semiconductor product liability case.
教育背景
- 耶鲁法学院, 法律博士
Editor, Yale Law & Policy Review - 弗吉尼亚大学, 学士，获最高荣誉学位
Robert K. Gooch Scholar
执业资格
- 加利福尼亚州
- 纽约州
出庭资格
- 美国最高法院
- 美国第九巡回上诉法院
- 美国第二巡回上诉法院
- US District Court for the Northern District of California
- US District Court for the Central District of California
- US District Court for the Eastern District of California
- US District Court for the Southern District of California
- 美国纽约州东区地方法院
- 美国纽约州南区地方法院
- US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court for the District of Nevada
- US District Court for the District of Utah
- US Court of Federal Claims