Sarah Salomon represents clients in high stakes commercial litigation. Sarah has worked on a wide variety of successful trial teams, including two complicated arbitrations, one for a large tech client, and the other for a law firm alleging trade secret misappropriation. Her experience includes trade secret cases involving employee mobility, commercial disputes implicating federal export law, and civil rights actions.
Sarah is currently defending OpenAI in consolidated copyright lawsuits — including putative class action claims — that will establish the boundaries of copyright fair use as applied to generative AI. Sarah has worked in house on secondment to a large Silicon Valley-based tech company; during her tenure she directed litigation strategy and supervised outside counsel for more than 30 lawsuits. She is also representing Major League Baseball in high-stakes litigation with one of its ticketing partners.
Sarah was part of a team representing 270 consolidated habeas petitioners against the warden of San Quentin and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation after an unprecedented Covid-19 outbreak resulted in 2,197 prisoners infected and 28 deaths. In its order, the court found numerous constitutional violations and wrote CDCR and the Warden caused “the worst epidemiological disaster in California correctional history.”
Sarah also helped secure the freedom of Zavion Johnson, who spent nearly 17 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder.
OpenAI Copyright Cases
OpenAI tapped Keker as lead trial counsel in a series of copyright lawsuits that will establish the boundaries of copyright fair use as applied to generative AI. The cases include claims brought by newspapers, authors, and other media outlets alleging that the training of Open AI's large language models infringe their works.
CEDC v. Bessent
We represent taxpayer and immigrant advocates in filing suit against the government to halt ICE from accessing protected taxpayer data. The court issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting ICE and DHS from using or viewing the protected taxpayer information they had already illegally received. The relief is rare and indicates how serious the privacy violations are.
Wilbur P.G. v. USA
We represented three immigrant families intentionally separated by the Trump Administration in 2018. Asserting novel claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, we vigorously pursued the case until the eve of trial, when the government agreed to the largest settlement out of any of the 50 similar cases filed nationwide.
Harkins v. Major League Baseball
We successfully resolved a defamation and false light case filed against MLB and the Los Angeles Angels. An investigation revealed that Plaintiff Brian “Bubba” Harkins made and supplied a foreign substance intended to give pitchers a competitive advantage. When Harkins was fired, he filed suit seeking millions in damages. The Court found the contested statements to be truthful and granted defendants’ anti-SLAPP motion, dismissing the case and awarding fees. Following an appeal by Harkins, the case settled.
02/06/2026
In a win for immigrants’ rights advocates, a federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the IRS and Treasury Department from sharing taxpayer data and address information with the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, reported Bloomberg and Law360. Read more
10/20/2025
At Keker, Van Nest & Peters, pro bono work is an integral part of our firm. From challenging illegal mass deportation tactics, to pushing for criminal justice reform, to fighting for the rights of individuals and families, our attorneys take up causes that encapsulate our belief that lawyers have a duty to protect the rule of law and ensure access to justice. Read more
09/30/2025
Taxpayer and immigrants’ rights advocates today filed a lawsuit asking for a block of the receipt and use of tax-related data by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from both the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA). Read more
05/07/2025
In a landmark legal victory, three immigrant families have secured sizable settlements from the U.S. government for trauma suffered during family separations at the southern border in 2018. The settlement, announced in November 2024, represents the largest payout among dozens of similar cases nationwide stemming from the controversial Trump-era family separation policy. Read more
01/06/2025
Keker, Van Nest & Peters is pleased to announce that the firm has elevated of counsel Sarah Salomon to partner and associate Jason George to of counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Read more
08/31/2023
Keker, Van Nest & Peters is pleased to announce that the firm elevated former Of Counsel Ed Bayley to its partnership effective July 1, 2023. The firm has also welcomed as Of Counsel Sarah Salomon, who returned to Keker, Van Nest & Peters after serving as an impact litigation associate with Braunhagey & Borden. Read more
- "Pro Bono for In-House Counsel," Keker, Van Nest & Peters CLE Annual Workshop, March 2026
- “Does Your Boss Own Your Brain?” Today's General Counsel, 2018, co-authored with Warren Braunig