Marshall B. Grossman

Partner

Marshall Grossman has both prosecuted and defended major commercial litigation throughout his distinguished career.

Marshall has been honored with No. 1 rankings by Chambers Global in Litigation (National Trial Lawyers) and by Chambers USA in Commercial Litigation, and a top ranking in Entertainment and Media Litigation. For more than 20 years, he has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation). For several years, including 2011, he has been listed among the “100 Most Influential Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal. Marshall is named one of LawDragon’s 500 “Leading Lawyers in America.” Marshall is profiled as the cover story in the 2010 edition of Southern California Super Lawyers magazine. Marshall is among the few lawyers to be top ranked by Chambers in three different areas of litigation.

From 2001–2010, he served as a commissioner (and also served as chair) of the California Commission on Judicial Performance.

Having represented clients throughout the U.S. for more than 40 years, Marshall is admitted to practice in numerous state and federal courts.

Experience
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Experience

Agudas Chasidei Chabad — Obtained judgment against the Russian Federation to recover religious texts that were seized during the Bolshevik Revolution and World War II. The court has now found Russia in contempt and sanctioned it $50,000 a day
Apple Computer Inc. — Defended Apple Computer Inc. in patent infringement litigation
Arthur Andersen — Led Arthur Andersen’s trial team to a defense jury verdict in a $1 billion class action securities fraud lawsuit
Beats by Dr. Dre - Representation of Beats in diverse matters
Blockbuster — Defended Blockbuster in consumer class action litigation as well as patent infringement litigation filed by Netflix
Cirque du Soleil
Equity Funding — Served as lead counsel for the plaintiff classes in Equity Funding Securities Litigation
Grupo Televisa S.A.B. — Represented Grupo Televisa S.A.B., the world’s largest Spanish language media company, in a three-year licensing litigation against Univision Communications Inc.; the case settled in 2009 for more than $600 million three weeks into trial
Guess? Jeans — Represented the owners of Guess? Jeans in their successful litigation against the owners of Jordache
International accounting firms — Long-term representation of international accounting firms in complex federal securities litigation and related federal investigations
Packard Bell NEC Inc. — Defended Packard Bell in a Lanham Act litigation, including the highly publicized battle between Compaq and Packard Bell
Suzuki Motor Corporation — Lead counsel for Suzuki in landmark litigation against Consumers Union and other representation
The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.— Representation of Estée Lauder in diverse matters
University of Southern California — Prosecuted suit for the University of Southern California to terminate long-term lease of University Hospital to Tenet Healthcare with ultimate settlement restoring ownership of University Hospital to the university
University of Southern California — Represents the university in various aspects of its athletic program
Counseled J.K. Rowling, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Mariah Carey, Tommy Hilfiger, Erin Andrews and Larry King in diverse matters

Events

“Last Chance CLE Conference for Ethics, Substance Abuse and Bias Credit,” Ethics: How to Keep Your Head When All About You are Losing Theirs and Blaming You, Bingham Seminar, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Silicon Valley (January 2013)

Memberships

Chancery Club (2007–present)
Commissioner and past chair, State of California Commission on Judicial Performance (2001–2010)
Commissioner, California Coastal Commission (1981–1986)

Community Service

National trustee, American Jewish Committee
Board member, Jewish Big Brothers-Big Sisters
Former board member, Public Counsel
Former board member, United Way
Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California Law School

Awards & Honors

Chambers USA, leading lawyer in General Commercial Litigation and Media and Entertainment Litigation (California) (2008–2013)
Chambers USA, leading lawyer in Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Nationwide) (2009–2013)
Chambers Global, leading lawyer in Litigation: Trial Lawyers (2013)
Chambers Global, ranked No. 1 in Litigation: Trial Lawyers (2009–2012)
The Best Lawyers in America, leading lawyer in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Entertainment Law and Commercial Litigation (1991–2013)
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Excellence in Advocacy Award (2013)
Daily Journal, Top Verdicts of 2012, “In the Matter of LET Revocable Trust” (Feb. 13, 2013)
Litigator of the Year, Century City Bar Association (2010)
Who’s Who Legal USA, Commercial Litigation (2010–2012)
Daily Journal, “Top 100 Lawyers” (2009–2011)
Hollywood Reporter’s “Litigation Power Lawyer,” 100 most influential lawyers in entertainment (2008–2010)
Los Angeles Business Journal, “Who’s Who in L.A. Law” (2007, 2009–2010)
Super Lawyers, Southern California, Top Vote Recipient
PLC Dispute Resolution Handbook, leading dispute resolution lawyer (2009)
International Who’s Who, Commercial Litigators (2009–2012)
Honoree, Anti-Defamation League (2007)
Honoree, Los Angeles Jewish Federation Legal Division (2004)
Honoree, American Jewish Committee (2002)
National Law Journal, “Top 10 Trial Lawyers of the Year” (1989, 1999)
Lawdragon 500, “Leading Lawyers in America”
Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers
Production Editor, USC Law Review (1964)

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