Litigator of the Week Runners-Up and Shout Outs
Two Latham teams were recognized for knocking out a securities class action against our client Skillz Inc., and for a rare win at the PTAB for our client InductEV.
Matt Rawlinson is a trial lawyer in the Silicon Valley office of Latham & Watkins and former Managing Partner of the office, as well as former Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice.
In the last several years, Mr. Rawlinson has served as successful trial counsel in more than half a dozen matters, defeating billions of dollars in asserted claims. He has tried cases in federal and state court in California, in Delaware, and before arbitrators throughout the country. Mr. Rawlinson is one of a handful of attorneys in the country who have tried federal securities claims to a successful jury verdict. His victories include the 2014 Top Defense Verdict defending against 10(b)(5) claims brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the 2010 Top Defense Verdict in a high-profile trade secret jury trial.
He has represented clients in the biotech, semiconductor, software, and medical device industries, among others.
Mr. Rawlinson joined Latham in 1997 after completing a judicial clerkship for Judge James B. Loken, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Mr. Rawlinson has extensive experience litigating class action lawsuits of all kinds, with a focus on claims of securities fraud. His representative clients in these types of matters have included Apple, Arista Networks, Broadcom, Enphase, The Trade Desk, and many others. Representative matters include:
Mr. Rawlinson has extensive experience litigating technology cases of all kinds, including cases involving complex commercial and contract claims, trade secrets claims, and patent claims. Representative clients include Arista Networks, Marvell Semiconductor, Intermolecular, Benchmark Capital, and Envia Systems. Representative matters include:
Two Latham teams were recognized for knocking out a securities class action against our client Skillz Inc., and for a rare win at the PTAB for our client InductEV.
Latham honored for a complete defense verdict in an IP patent showdown and for preserving a precedent-setting securities victory in California's Supreme Court.
Firm honored in Innovation, Dealmakers of the Year, Litigation Department of the Year, and Rising Star categories.