Amanda Lynn Morgan

Amanda's experience includes representation of the following:

• International Insurers of aviation policies in complex litigations related to billions of dollars’ worth of foreign-owned, leased aircraft stuck in Russia following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine
• A national telecommunications company in a portfolio of civil litigations and regulatory investigation arising from a California wildfire
• An investment consulting firm in a lawsuit alleging breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA arising from investments made in Allianz Global Investors Structured Alpha Funds that collapsed during the COVID market crash
• A company that provides cloud-based cybersecurity solutions in a misappropriation of trade secrets lawsuit against its former Chief Product Officer and competitor.
• A national provider of workers’ compensation insurance and affiliates in a large portfolio of national litigations in state and federal courts, arbitrations, and before the Administrative Hearing Bureau of the California Department of Insurance, challenging cutting-edge, loss-sensitive insurance products on the basis of unfair competition, fraud, bad faith, contract, misapplication of filed rates, and other claims, including the successful defeat of three federal putative class actions at the class certification stage, judgment in favor of client following successful motion for summary judgment, complete defense verdict following a bench trial, and settlement of numerous actions on favorable terms
• A global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions in a series of complex, multi-jurisdictional corporate raiding/employee mobility litigations involving trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unfair competition and other related business torts, culminating in a two-month jury trial and appeal
• A global health insurance services company in a broad spectrum of litigations
• An insurance market and syndicates with respect to commercial property coverage disputes regarding business interruption losses related to the global COVID-19 pandemic
• A technology company in a bet-the-business litigation involving misappropriation of trade secrets, trademark infringement and unfair competition claims related to the manufacture and sale of gyroscopes. A two-week jury trial in federal court resulted in a jury verdict in favor of the client on all claims
• A multi-level marketing company in a multi-million-dollar misappropriation of trade secret, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty action involving a two-week evidentiary hearing for preliminary injunction in federal court. After a preliminary injunction was granted in favor of the client, a favorable settlement was reached
• A solar energy consulting company in an employee mobility and misappropriation of trade secrets matter brought by the client against former employees who stole trade secrets and launched a competing business. Judgment was entered for the client along with an award of damages and attorneys' fees
• A financial technology company and its bank client in a copyright infringement and breach of contract lawsuit in federal court. Following discovery and a successful mediation, the matter settled for a fraction of damages sought by the plaintiff
• A Canadian water company in a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit in US district court. The matter was successfully resolved through mediation, allowing the client to continue to operate in the United States under its original brand with the plaintiff withdrawing all challenges to the client's US trademarks
• A tour operator in a class action and related arbitration brought by tour directors who claimed misclassification as exempt employees, and made claims under California Labor Code and Business and Professions Code. After a successful motion to compel arbitration and opposition to plaintiffs' application for writ of mandate, and while our opposition to plaintiffs' motion for class certification was pending, the case settled for approximately 1/8 of the value of plaintiffs' asserted claims
• A venture capital firm in an arbitration involving a breach of contract dispute with a former partner. The arbitration resulted in a complete verdict for the client, along with an award recovering attorneys' fees and costs
• A well-known, New York based, clothing and accessory designer in a commercial lease dispute involving its Beverly Hills boutique. After successfully opposing a motion for judgment on the pleadings and a motion for summary judgment, a favorable settlement was achieved on the eve of trial, allowing the renewal of a fruitful business relationship between the parties
• An entertainment industry executive in a high-profile, complex and consolidated litigation stemming from a widespread wiretapping scheme in Los Angeles