Bird Marella

After a decade-long battle involving tech titans Hewlett-Packard and Autonomy, Bird Marella name partner Gary Lincenberg and attorneys Ray Seilie and Michael Landman won a full acquittal on behalf of their client, Autonomy’s former vice president of finance Stephen Chamberlain. ? On June 6, 2024, following a three-month jury trial in federal court in San Francisco, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty for the firm’s client.

Partner?Sharon Ben-Shahar Mayer co-authored an article published in Justice, a legal magazine of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, discussing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for?Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in 2024. The article analyzes the ICC’s jurisdiction under the legal framework of the Rome Statute in view of the Oslo Accords, as well as the grounds for the decision. ? Read “The ICC’s Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant” here:?https://lnkd.in/gcrtDf4Q

Partners Timothy Yoo and Christopher Jumin Lee obtained dismissal with prejudice on behalf of South Korean media companies SBS, MBC, MBN, and state-owned bank Industrial Bank of Korea (“IBK”) in a copyright-infringement lawsuit concerning the works of South Korean composer Jae-Ho Lee. https://lnkd.in/gaaKk54z

Congratulations to Bird Marella attorneys Gary Lincenberg, Michael Landman, and Ray Seilie, along with paralegal Rachel Capata, on winning Impact Case of the Year at the 2025 Benchmark Litigation Awards for their tremendous defense win in USA v. Lynch and Chamberlain. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gpzG8xFj

Congratulations to partners John Berlinski, Julia Cherlow, and Kimberly Meyer on their recognition in the inaugural Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers list! https://lnkd.in/gMY_szmQ

Congratulations to our Bird Marella trial team: attorneys Ekwan Rhow, Gopi Panchapakesan, Christopher Jumin Lee, and Miri Gold, along with paralegals Alison Hyon and Pam Moore, have been honored with California’s Top Verdict of 2024 by the Daily Journal Corporation! In November 2024, Bird Marella secured a $164 million verdict for client Providence Industries after six years of litigation and a two-month jury trial against multilevel marketing company LuLaRoe. https://lnkd.in/geYpTSeG

Partner Julia Cherlow joins the Media Clips Podcast to discuss “Hollywood’s Legal Battles – AI, Streaming Disputes and Profit Wars.” Hosted by Ilan Haimoff of GHJ, the episode features Ms. Cherlow’s expert analysis on the legal complexities shaping the industry, offering key insights for professionals navigating high-stakes entertainment disputes. https://lnkd.in/geAzsWbY

Partner Michael Landman will be a featured speaker at the American Bar Association’s 40th Annual White Collar Crime Institute on March 6th in Miami, Florida.? Mr. Landman will join the Thursday panel, “Lessons Learned from Recent High-Profile Trials,” to discuss Bird Marella’s historic win and successful defense on behalf of the late Stephen Chamberlain in USA v. Lynch and Chamberlain, among other strategic trial decisions. https://lnkd.in/gBjXFP38

On February 12, 2025, a Bird Marella team comprised of?Ekwan Rhow,?Oliver Rocos,?Brandon Teachout, and?paralegal Tamara Sybel?won a unanimous federal jury verdict in San Francisco before Judge Edward Chen. The $8.1 million jury verdict followed four years of hard-fought litigation over claims brought by Bird Marella’s client, the former CEO of a real estate technology company venture, against Freedom Mortgage, a multibillion-dollar mortgage company and its owner, for fraudulently inducing him to join the venture. Against a team from Williams & Connolly, Bird Marella convinced the jury to find the defendants liable for both fraud and breach of contract and, most critically, that there was no basis to terminate Bird Marella’s client for cause.?Additional proceedings will now follow to determine attorney’s fees and further damages that will comprise the final judgment in this matter.

Partner Michael Landman, a former federal prosecutor, contributed his thoughts in the Law360 article, “US Attys To Shift Focus Amid Questions Of Staffing, Politics.” ? In the piece, Mr. Landman provided insight into the future of the DOJ’s focus on hot-button issues, including an increased priority in immigration-related prosecutions, a decrease in white collar prosecutions, and a lower priority in civil rights enforcement matters. https://lnkd.in/gUSpnteQ