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Successfully Moved to Dismiss Class Actions Brought Against Facebook and Google

January 1, 2020

Successfully moved to dismiss class action litigations brought against both Facebook and Google alleging violations of privacy.

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Jeff Gutkin
Partner, San Francisco

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Successfully Defeated Class Certification in a Privacy Class Action Against Facebook

February 27, 2015

Successfully defeated class certification in a class action brought against Facebook alleging violations of privacy.

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Jeff Gutkin
Partner, San Francisco

Obtained a $1.5 Billion Settlement on Behalf of NVIDIA

June 2, 2014

Obtained $1.5 billion settlement for NVIDIA in a breach of contract dispute with Intel. Intel argued that NVIDIA was not licensed to manufacture chipsets that are compatible with Intel's latest microprocessors; NVIDIA countersued, filing a massive counterclaim alleging Intel's lawsuit was an attempt to eliminate NVIDIA as a competitive threat. In January 2011, Intel capitulated, agreeing to pay NVIDIA $1.5 billion over the next five years.

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Jeff Gutkin
Partner, San Francisco

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Defeated Class Certification for Over 99% of Putative Class in Antitrust Action Against NVIDIA

Defeated certification of nationwide classes of indirect and direct purchasers in multidistrict antitrust litigation involving federal and state price-fixing and consumer claims for computer graphics processing units (GPUs) on behalf of NVIDIA.

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Jeff Gutkin
Partner, San Francisco

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California

Rankings and accolades

Litigation Department of the Year: Privacy (2015)

Law360: Privacy Group of the Year


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American Bar Association (ABA)