I help solve the complex securities and commercial litigation-related problems facing our clients.

Passions

Golf

Miami Dolphins football

Experience

Activision Blizzard Securities Suit Dismissed

April 10, 2020

Cooley successfully defended Activision Blizzard and certain officers in a securities class action filed in the Central District of California alleging the company made false and misleading statements regarding the termination of its partnership with Bungie LLC and its future involvement with the Destiny video game franchise. The court ultimately granted our motion to dismiss and the plaintiff did not appeal the trial court’s ruling.

Related contacts

Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego
Erin Trenda
Partner, San Diego
Craig TenBroeck
Partner, San Diego
Heather Speers
Associate, San Diego
Cynthia Deatrick
Paralegal Specialist, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Dismissal of Securities Class Action for Arena Pharmaceuticals

July 31, 2012

Obtained an order dismissing a federal securities class action against Arena Pharmaceuticals and members of its executive management alleging that the company misrepresented the results of a preclinical study involving the company's leading drug candidate.

Related contacts

Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Complete Defense Verdict for Encore Capital Group

August 1, 2014

Obtained a jury verdict in favor of Encore Capital Group in the US District Court for the Southern District of California in a lawsuit filed by the company's former general counsel alleging that the company breached the terms of his settlement agreement.

Related contacts

Michael Attanasio
Partner and Litigation Department Chair, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Voluntary Dismissal of Derivative Action for Sequenom

October 1, 2012

Obtained a voluntary dismissal of a federal derivative action filed against Sequenom and members of its board of directors alleging breaches of fiduciary duties regarding the company's pricing program for its prenatal diagnostic test.

Related contacts

Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

Cooley Defends Tremor Video in Shareholder Litigation

February 10, 2016

Cooley earned a victory for Tremor Video (NYSE: TRMR) when the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's dismissal of a putative shareholder class action arising out of the company's $75 million IPO.

New York-based Tremor Video is a video advertising platform that enables seamless transactions in a premium video market place by offering control and transparency to clients. It employs patented all-screen technology to make every advertising moment more relevant for consumers and deliver maximum results for buyers and sellers.

The three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit affirmed US District Judge Paul A. Crotty's March 2015 dismissal order as well as his later denial of the plaintiff's request to amend the complaint finding the allegations in that proposed amended complaint completely speculative.

Koji Fukumura, co-chair of Cooley's securities litigation practice, said he was particularly gratified because "it is critically important for innovative technology companies like Tremor Video to access the capital markets and not face unfounded lawsuits."

Related contacts

Koji Fukumura
Partner, San Diego
Ryan Blair
Partner, San Diego

Related Practices & Industries

View more

Admissions and credentials

California

Rankings and accolades

Legal 500: Key Lawyer – Securities Litigation: Defense (2021)

San Diego Super Lawyers: Rising Star

Daily Journal: Verdict of the Year (2013)