- Represents Microsoft Mobile Oy in a Section 1 Sherman Act case in Oakland, CA.
- Represented pollution control manufacturer Norit Americas in a five-week theft of trade secrets arbitration that resulted in an award of $37.9 million, in addition to a continuing royalty stream.
- Represented the world’s third-largest chemical company in matters across the U.S., ranging from alleged theft of trade secrets to breach of supply contracts.
- Represented as trial counsel a multinational generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in Hatch–Waxman litigation and other commercial disputes.
- Protected a key Daubert ruling, resulting in the preservation of summary judgment, as successor appellate counsel for Union Carbide Corporation.
- Represented The Coca-Cola Company defending patent infringement claims brought against its Freestyle® soft drink dispenser.
- Represented Toyota Motor Sales in economic loss cases arising from alleged sudden unintended acceleration incidents.
- Represents Porsche Cars North America Inc. and Porsche AG in multidistrict class action litigation in San Francisco in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.
- Achieved a settlement for a multinational flooring company in a Section 1 Sherman Act case alleging price fixing in the polyurethane foam industry.
- Represented a client in the infant products industry as successor trial counsel in a design patent, Lanham Act, and contract action arising out of allegations of product copying. The case settled after verdict while on appeal.
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- Email: jim.grant@alston.com
A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Jim has tried to verdict cases on behalf of clients from different industries in some of the most hostile jurisdictions in the country. While creative business solutions are almost always preferred, Jim is prepared to zealously protect his clients' interests at trial in the event a reasonable solution cannot be reached.