Jeffrey I. Weinberger

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Jeff Weinberger is a partner in the Los Angeles firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He is a past Chair of the Section of Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law, State Bar of California, and a past President of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Southern California.

Mr. Weinberger received his B.A. from the City College of New York with honors in 1967. He received his J.D. Degree magna cum laude from Columbia Law School in 1970, where he was a James Kent Scholar. He was elected to the Board of Editors and served as the articles editor of the Columbia Law Review. Mr. Weinberger joined Munger Tolles in December 1972 and became a partner in the firm in December 1974.

Mr. Weinberger's practice consists principally of complex business litigation in trial and appellate courts. He has extensive court and jury trial experience, having tried complex business cases for both corporate defendants and corporate plaintiffs in state and federal courts. In addition, he has argued numerous appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and other federal appellate courts.

Mr. Weinberger specializes in antitrust, intellectual property litigation, and other complex business litigation. Illustrative matters include the following:

Antitrust

  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in multiple class action and competitor litigation including alleged predatory pricing of HIV drugs.
    • Obtained Ninth Circuit opinion reversing district court and finding no antitrust violation in indirect purchaser class action
    • Obtained defense verdict at jury trial on antitrust claims of competitor seeking $1.7 billion in damages.  Recognized by Daily Journal as one of the top verdicts of 2011.
  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in government investigation and multi-district civil class action litigation alleging that settlement of patent litigation violated state and federal antitrust laws. 
  • Obtained precedential decision from Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting per se rule and articulating standard for analysis of patent settlements under antitrust laws.
  • Obtained appellate decision vacating district court’s certification of class of direct purchasers.
  • Obtained defense verdict at jury trial on all claims of non settling defendant, affirmed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision cited by legal publication Law 360 as one of 2009’s major decisions in antitrust law
  • Obtained summary judgment for Abbott Laboratories in antitrust suit challenging long term contract for sale of blood screening products. 
  • Obtained summary judgment, affirmed by Fourth Circuit, for Abbott Laboratories in action by competitor alleging that exclusive supply agreement violated Sherman Act.
  • Secured jury verdict for Abbott Laboratories in action alleging monopolization of the immuno-diagnostics market. 
  • Obtained summary judgment for Abbott Laboratories, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit, in action challenging certain marketing programs as tying arrangements. 
  • Represented Brighton Collectibles (formerly Leegin Creative Leather Products) in federal and state court resale price maintenance cases. On remand from the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in Leegin v. PSKS, Inc., obtained dismissal of PSKS complaint, affirmed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Represented Alliance Entertainment Company in claim alleging attempted monopolization of on-line music encyclopedia company. Case voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff for no consideration after conclusion of discovery. 
  • Represented Salmon Brothers in government investigations and class actions alleging industry-wide NASDAQ stock price fixing conspiracy.  Case settled.
  • Represented Hugo Neu Corporation in government investigation of alleged price fixing in scrap metal industry.  DOJ declined to bring charges.
  • Obtained dismissal for TRW Inc. in action alleging it violated antitrust laws by engaging in baseless trade secret litigation against a competitor. 

Patent Litigation

  • Obtained judgment of dismissal of patent filed by Bayer Corp. in District of Massachusetts alleging that Abbott’s largest product, Humira®, infringed its patents.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for Abbott Laboratories prohibiting four generic companies from selling generic versions of BIAXIN XL, three of which have been affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
  • Defended Abbott Laboratories in patent litigation against Novartis in the District of Delaware, involving Abbott’s cyclosporin pharmaceutical product, Gengraf. Obtained judgment of non infringement after jury trial, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
  • Obtained award for Abbott Laboratories in arbitration of licensing dispute concerning calculation of royalties for HIV diagnostic tests. Abbott prevailed against licensor on all issues after hearing before three arbitration panels of the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France.
  • Obtained reversal by Federal Circuit for Vysis Inc. of adverse jury verdict finding patents for DNA based diagnostic tests non-infringed and invalid. Federal Circuit held that district court lacked subject jurisdiction to determine claim by licensee in good standing.
  • Obtained substantial settlement for TRW Inc. in patent infringement action alleging that defendant infringed its patents covering global satellite communications networks. 

Other Complex Business Litigation

  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in action by institutional investor in drug development portfolio alleging fraud and breach of contract. Awaiting decision after trial to court in March 2008. 
  • Obtained multi-million dollar jury verdict for Whittaker Corporation in action against insurance brokerage firm for negligence in placing coverage. 
  • Represented Experian Inc. in arbitration concerning contract for financial data. Prevailed on claimant’s complaint and obtained multi-million dollar recovery on counterclaim. 
  • Represented directors and officers of Home Fed Corporation in class actions and government investigation in connection with S&L failure. 

Mr. Weinberger is a member of the Litigation and Antitrust sections of the American Bar Association. He has served as Program Chair for the State Bar Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section's annual Golden State Antitrust Institute, and the Association of Business Trial Lawyer's Annual Seminar. He has lectured on numerous panels, including CEB's annual Federal Practice Institute, the ABTL's Judicial College, the Golden State Institute Antitrust Seminar, the Conference Board Annual Antitrust Seminar, and the California State Court Appellate Judge's Conference, and the USC Intellectual Property Law Institute. He has been named in Best Lawyers of America,  and as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the practice area of Antitrust Litigation, for a number of years. In 2011, he was recognized as a BTI Client Service All Star for outstanding client service, outstanding results and legal skills.

 

Jeff Weinberger is a partner in the Los Angeles firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He is a past Chair of the Section of Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law, State Bar of California, and a past President of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers of Southern California.

Mr. Weinberger received his B.A. from the City College of New York with honors in 1967. He received his J.D. Degree magna cum laude from Columbia Law School in 1970, where he was a James Kent Scholar. He was elected to the Board of Editors and served as the articles editor of the Columbia Law Review. Mr. Weinberger joined Munger Tolles in December 1972 and became a partner in the firm in December 1974.

Mr. Weinberger's practice consists principally of complex business litigation in trial and appellate courts. He has extensive court and jury trial experience, having tried complex business cases for both corporate defendants and corporate plaintiffs in state and federal courts. In addition, he has argued numerous appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and other federal appellate courts.

Mr. Weinberger specializes in antitrust, intellectual property litigation, and other complex business litigation. Illustrative matters include the following:

Antitrust

  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in multiple class action and competitor litigation including alleged predatory pricing of HIV drugs.
    • Obtained Ninth Circuit opinion reversing district court and finding no antitrust violation in indirect purchaser class action
    • Obtained defense verdict at jury trial on antitrust claims of competitor seeking $1.7 billion in damages.  Recognized by Daily Journal as one of the top verdicts of 2011.
  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in government investigation and multi-district civil class action litigation alleging that settlement of patent litigation violated state and federal antitrust laws. 
  • Obtained precedential decision from Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting per se rule and articulating standard for analysis of patent settlements under antitrust laws.
  • Obtained appellate decision vacating district court’s certification of class of direct purchasers.
  • Obtained defense verdict at jury trial on all claims of non settling defendant, affirmed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a decision cited by legal publication Law 360 as one of 2009’s major decisions in antitrust law
  • Obtained summary judgment for Abbott Laboratories in antitrust suit challenging long term contract for sale of blood screening products. 
  • Obtained summary judgment, affirmed by Fourth Circuit, for Abbott Laboratories in action by competitor alleging that exclusive supply agreement violated Sherman Act.
  • Secured jury verdict for Abbott Laboratories in action alleging monopolization of the immuno-diagnostics market. 
  • Obtained summary judgment for Abbott Laboratories, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit, in action challenging certain marketing programs as tying arrangements. 
  • Represented Brighton Collectibles (formerly Leegin Creative Leather Products) in federal and state court resale price maintenance cases. On remand from the landmark United States Supreme Court decision in Leegin v. PSKS, Inc., obtained dismissal of PSKS complaint, affirmed by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Represented Alliance Entertainment Company in claim alleging attempted monopolization of on-line music encyclopedia company. Case voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff for no consideration after conclusion of discovery. 
  • Represented Salmon Brothers in government investigations and class actions alleging industry-wide NASDAQ stock price fixing conspiracy.  Case settled.
  • Represented Hugo Neu Corporation in government investigation of alleged price fixing in scrap metal industry.  DOJ declined to bring charges.
  • Obtained dismissal for TRW Inc. in action alleging it violated antitrust laws by engaging in baseless trade secret litigation against a competitor. 

Patent Litigation

  • Obtained judgment of dismissal of patent filed by Bayer Corp. in District of Massachusetts alleging that Abbott’s largest product, Humira®, infringed its patents.
  • Obtained preliminary injunctions for Abbott Laboratories prohibiting four generic companies from selling generic versions of BIAXIN XL, three of which have been affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
  • Defended Abbott Laboratories in patent litigation against Novartis in the District of Delaware, involving Abbott’s cyclosporin pharmaceutical product, Gengraf. Obtained judgment of non infringement after jury trial, which was affirmed by the Federal Circuit.
  • Obtained award for Abbott Laboratories in arbitration of licensing dispute concerning calculation of royalties for HIV diagnostic tests. Abbott prevailed against licensor on all issues after hearing before three arbitration panels of the International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France.
  • Obtained reversal by Federal Circuit for Vysis Inc. of adverse jury verdict finding patents for DNA based diagnostic tests non-infringed and invalid. Federal Circuit held that district court lacked subject jurisdiction to determine claim by licensee in good standing.
  • Obtained substantial settlement for TRW Inc. in patent infringement action alleging that defendant infringed its patents covering global satellite communications networks. 

Other Complex Business Litigation

  • Represented Abbott Laboratories in action by institutional investor in drug development portfolio alleging fraud and breach of contract. Awaiting decision after trial to court in March 2008. 
  • Obtained multi-million dollar jury verdict for Whittaker Corporation in action against insurance brokerage firm for negligence in placing coverage. 
  • Represented Experian Inc. in arbitration concerning contract for financial data. Prevailed on claimant’s complaint and obtained multi-million dollar recovery on counterclaim. 
  • Represented directors and officers of Home Fed Corporation in class actions and government investigation in connection with S&L failure. 

Mr. Weinberger is a member of the Litigation and Antitrust sections of the American Bar Association. He has served as Program Chair for the State Bar Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section's annual Golden State Antitrust Institute, and the Association of Business Trial Lawyer's Annual Seminar. He has lectured on numerous panels, including CEB's annual Federal Practice Institute, the ABTL's Judicial College, the Golden State Institute Antitrust Seminar, the Conference Board Annual Antitrust Seminar, and the California State Court Appellate Judge's Conference, and the USC Intellectual Property Law Institute. He has been named in Best Lawyers of America,  and as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the practice area of Antitrust Litigation, for a number of years. In 2011, he was recognized as a BTI Client Service All Star for outstanding client service, outstanding results and legal skills.