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Admitted to Practice

California, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California

Jennifer L. Brockett

Partner

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Los Angeles

T213.633.6860

F213.633.6899

Jennifer Brockett represents businesses in commercial and intellectual property litigation. She regularly represents businesses in pursuit of claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, computer hacking, and unfair competition. Jennifer’s practice focuses on complex litigation involving highly regulated industries, including health care, franchise, and energy. Jennifer’s work includes trials in both state and federal court and arbitrations. Jennifer served as the chair of the State Bar Committee on the Administration of Justice, and co-authored California’s Model Jury Instructions regarding trade secrets (required for use in all trade secret matters tried in California).

Representative Experience

Business Torts and Commercial Litigation Highlights

Patient Zero v. California Division of Occupational Safety and Health

Co-counsel with the ACLU of Southern California in a medical privacy rights case representing "Patient Zero," an adult film performer diagnosed with HIV. DWT and the ACLU successfully halted Cal/OSHA's efforts to subpoena Patient Zero's records and obtained a permanent injunction forbidding Cal/OSHA from subpoenaing such records for any AIM patients. (2012)

Pacific Rim Housing Corporation v. Brackenhoff Management Group, Inc.

Successfully represented the plaintiff at trial establishing breach of contract and fiduciary duties based on the defendant property manager’s submission of false information to HUD. (2011)

Fatburger Corporation v. Warlick

Pursued claims of breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract against former CEO of fast food chain, and defending against CEO's cross-claims. (2009)

U.S. Trust Company v. Lehman Brothers, U.S. Trust Company v. Thomas Giddings

Plaintiff's counsel in action alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and employee raiding against Lehman Brothers and individual defendants recruited by Lehman Brothers. (Orange Cnty. (Cal.) Super. Ct. 2008)

Siwajian v. CPLM

Defended medical group against putative class action claims regarding billing practices. Case was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff. (2009)

People v. CHA Hollywood Medical Center

Defended hospital charged with violation of California Business and Professions Code section 17200 arising from two alleged incidents of homeless patient discharges. (L.A. Cnty. (Cal.) Super. Ct. 2008)

Intellectual Property Highlights

Samson Investments, AVV v. Local Billing, LLC

Represented defendants in copyright infringement and DMCA claims. (2011)

Activision v. DoubleFine

Defended game developer's right to publish video game originally developed under contract with Activision. Case settled shortly after DoubleFine defeated Activison's motion for preliminary injunction. (L.A. Sup. Ct. 2009)

Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. BPI Communications, Inc.

Summary judgment decision established new protections for the use of publicity photos, contrary to a prior decision in a related case brought by the same plaintiff. Obtained a substantial award of attorneys' fees against the plaintiff for successfully defending a book publisher by establishing that photographs of Marilyn Monroe appearing in a biography were in the public domain. Affirmed by Ninth Circuit on appeal. 2009 WL 766527 (9th Cir. 2009)

Shamrock v. Showtime Networks

Successfully intervened on an emergency basis to set aside a Temporary Restraining Order which attempted to prevent Showtime Networks from promoting and broadcasting its premiere Mixed-Martial Arts program. (L.A. Cnty. (Cal.) Super. Ct. 2007)

Ivanova v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and Laparade v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

Representation of Columbia Pictures in a six-party dispute regarding ownership of 39 classic Spanish-language motion pictures starring the Mexican actor Cantinflas. Columbia Pictures prevailed after a three-week trial; affirmed on appeal. 217 F.R.D. 501 (CDCA. 2003); 2004 WL 2487633 (9th Cir. Nov. 5, 2004), cert. denied, 545 U.S. 1115 (2005); 387 F.3rd 1099 (9th Cir. 2004), cert. denied 545 U.S. 1159 (2005). 387 F.3d 1099 (9th Cir. 2005)

Professional & Community Activities

Board of Directors, 2008-present; Secretary, 2010-present – Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice
Trade Secret Committee, Intellectual Property Section, 2005-present
State Bar Federal Courts Committee, 2007-2010
State Bar Committee on the Administration of Justice, 2001-2005; Chair 2004-2005; Vice Chair 2003-2004
Los Angeles Copyright Society
Los Angeles County Bar Association

Professional Recognition

Medical Privacy Award, ACLU, 2011
Selected to "Southern California Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2005-2012

Education

J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1997
- American Jurisprudence and Corpus Juris Secundum awards in Civil Procedure
- Distinguished Advocate and Best Briefwriter, UCLA's Moot Court competition
- UCLA State Moot Court Team
- Managing Editor, UCLA Women's Law Journal
A.B., Economics, Occidental College, 1994
- Member, Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society)