Bryan H. Heckenlively

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Bryan H. Heckenlively is a litigator in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, including class actions, in a range of industries and subject areas. His recent experience includes representing:

  • A government contractor in a nationwide class arbitration involving breach of contract claims.
  • HTC in nationwide class actions concerning alleged installation of data collection software on smartphone devices, asserting claims under the Wiretap Act, Stored Communications Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and related state law causes of action.
  • HTC in a putative class action involving the Evo 4G smartphone, alleging unfair competition, False advertising and warranty claims.
  • HTC in a putative class action involving the Google Phone, alleging unfair competition, false advertising and warranty claims.

Mr. Heckenlively also handles appellate matters in state and federal court. On a pro bono basis, he has prepared amicus curiae briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals on behalf of a native of Guatemala appealing a final order of removal, non-profit legal organizations concerned about the standard for recovering attorney’s fees in civil rights cases, and public health organizations opposing a Florida law restricting physician-patient speech.

Before joining Munger Tolles, Mr. Heckenlively served as a law clerk to Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Mr. Heckenlively graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, served as book review and essays editor of the California Law Review, and held leadership roles on Berkeley Law’s Board of Advocates.  Mr. Heckenlively received his undergraduate degree with departmental honors from Stanford University, where he was recognized as a college mock trial All-American Attorney.

Mr. Heckenlively serves on the board of directors for the Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the Leadership Council for the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He also coaches a mock trial team at Berkeley Law.

Bryan H. Heckenlively is a litigator in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, including class actions, in a range of industries and subject areas. His recent experience includes representing:

  • A government contractor in a nationwide class arbitration involving breach of contract claims.
  • HTC in nationwide class actions concerning alleged installation of data collection software on smartphone devices, asserting claims under the Wiretap Act, Stored Communications Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and related state law causes of action.
  • HTC in a putative class action involving the Evo 4G smartphone, alleging unfair competition, False advertising and warranty claims.
  • HTC in a putative class action involving the Google Phone, alleging unfair competition, false advertising and warranty claims.

Mr. Heckenlively also handles appellate matters in state and federal court. On a pro bono basis, he has prepared amicus curiae briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals on behalf of a native of Guatemala appealing a final order of removal, non-profit legal organizations concerned about the standard for recovering attorney’s fees in civil rights cases, and public health organizations opposing a Florida law restricting physician-patient speech.

Before joining Munger Tolles, Mr. Heckenlively served as a law clerk to Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to Judge Lee H. Rosenthal of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Mr. Heckenlively graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was elected to the Order of the Coif, served as book review and essays editor of the California Law Review, and held leadership roles on Berkeley Law’s Board of Advocates.  Mr. Heckenlively received his undergraduate degree with departmental honors from Stanford University, where he was recognized as a college mock trial All-American Attorney.

Mr. Heckenlively serves on the board of directors for the Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society and the Leadership Council for the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He also coaches a mock trial team at Berkeley Law.