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W. Hamilton Jordan

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Hamilton Jordan represents plaintiffs and defendants in all facets of high-stakes litigation, from initial case investigation through motion practice, trial, and appeals.  Where possible, Hamilton helps his clients resolve disputes early and avoid litigation altogether.

In a major arbitration about self-driving vehicle technology, Hamilton helped secure one of California’s top verdicts of the year on behalf of his client, who sought to hold two former senior employees accountable for unfair competition and for breaching contract and tort duties.  Following a two-week hearing, a JAMS arbitration panel awarded a nine-figure award, which Hamilton helped convert into a judgment in California Superior Court.

Hamilton has also served as appointed counsel for criminal defendants in state and federal courts.  In one such case, Hamilton won a significant victory for his client before the Michigan Court of Appeals, which held that Hamilton's client—who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and incarcerated for over a decade—was entitled to a new trial.

A graduate of Berkeley Law, Hamilton clerked for Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and then-Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  During law school, Hamilton served as an editor of the California Law Review

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Hamilton Jordan represents plaintiffs and defendants in all facets of high-stakes litigation, from initial case investigation through motion practice, trial, and appeals.  Where possible, Hamilton helps his clients resolve disputes early and avoid litigation altogether.

In a major arbitration about self-driving vehicle technology, Hamilton helped secure one of California’s top verdicts of the year on behalf of his client, who sought to hold two former senior employees accountable for unfair competition and for breaching contract and tort duties.  Following a two-week hearing, a JAMS arbitration panel awarded a nine-figure award, which Hamilton helped convert into a judgment in California Superior Court.

Hamilton has also served as appointed counsel for criminal defendants in state and federal courts.  In one such case, Hamilton won a significant victory for his client before the Michigan Court of Appeals, which held that Hamilton's client—who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and incarcerated for over a decade—was entitled to a new trial.

A graduate of Berkeley Law, Hamilton clerked for Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and then-Judge Neil M. Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.  During law school, Hamilton served as an editor of the California Law Review

Google v. Anthony Levandowski, et. al.

We successfully represented Google in an arbitration against former employees Anthony Levandowski and Lior Ron, obtaining a ruling that they breached their duties and employment agreements in connection with their founding of a competing self-driving car business while working at Google. Their competing business, Otto, was sold to Uber for a reported price of $680 million. Following a two-week arbitration hearing, a three-judge panel awarded Google a $179 million judgment that was later confirmed by the San Francisco Superior Court.

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Diabetes Research Restitution, LLC v. Ronald Katz et al.

We secured summary judgment for our client, the former Chairman of a biotech start-up company that tried to develop and commercialize an islet-cell suspension treatment for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The lawsuit was brought by the company’s former CEO and certain shareholders against the company’s officers, directors, and creditors and sought over $100 million in damages.

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