Sean Eskovitz

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Assistant United States Attorney

Sean Eskovitz is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He has successfully tried numerous civil and criminal cases to judges, juries and arbitrators across the country. Mr. Eskovitz also has an active white-collar defense practice, representing companies and individuals in government investigations and prosecutions.

Mr. Eskovitz’s broad practice has included representation of plaintiffs and defendants in, among other industries, high technology, entertainment, insurance, transportation, pharmaceuticals, gaming, real estate and finance. Mr. Eskovitz’s notable matters in private practice include the following:

  • Successful federal jury trial defense of Lloyd’s of London in the insurance coverage dispute over the destruction of the World Trade Center; plaintiff recovered nothing on its claims
  • Successful federal jury trial defense of Riggs Bank against stock option claims brought by former executive; plaintiff recovered nothing on his claims
  • Successful representation of American Express in its antitrust suit against the credit card associations and their member banks; settlement of Amex’s claims totaled more than $4 billion
  • Successful defense of prominent law firm in malpractice action concerning counsel’s representation at trial of retired professional football players; plaintiffs’ claims dismissed in their entirety.

In February 2011, Mr. Eskovitz was appointed by the governor to serve on the Fair Political Practices Commission, the five-member non-partisan body charged with regulating and enforcing fair elections in California. In addition, Mr. Eskovitz serves on the boards of directors for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) and the Federal Bar Association. He has also taught trial advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and pre-trial advocacy at the USC Gould School of Law.

Key Representations

  • Rambus Inc.,
    • in a two-month jury trial of antitrust and fraud claims arising out of the patentee's involvement in a standard-setting organization.

Sean Eskovitz is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson. He has successfully tried numerous civil and criminal cases to judges, juries and arbitrators across the country. Mr. Eskovitz also has an active white-collar defense practice, representing companies and individuals in government investigations and prosecutions.

Mr. Eskovitz’s broad practice has included representation of plaintiffs and defendants in, among other industries, high technology, entertainment, insurance, transportation, pharmaceuticals, gaming, real estate and finance. Mr. Eskovitz’s notable matters in private practice include the following:

  • Successful federal jury trial defense of Lloyd’s of London in the insurance coverage dispute over the destruction of the World Trade Center; plaintiff recovered nothing on its claims
  • Successful federal jury trial defense of Riggs Bank against stock option claims brought by former executive; plaintiff recovered nothing on his claims
  • Successful representation of American Express in its antitrust suit against the credit card associations and their member banks; settlement of Amex’s claims totaled more than $4 billion
  • Successful defense of prominent law firm in malpractice action concerning counsel’s representation at trial of retired professional football players; plaintiffs’ claims dismissed in their entirety.

In February 2011, Mr. Eskovitz was appointed by the governor to serve on the Fair Political Practices Commission, the five-member non-partisan body charged with regulating and enforcing fair elections in California. In addition, Mr. Eskovitz serves on the boards of directors for the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) and the Federal Bar Association. He has also taught trial advocacy at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and pre-trial advocacy at the USC Gould School of Law.

Key Representations

  • Rambus Inc.,
    • in a two-month jury trial of antitrust and fraud claims arising out of the patentee's involvement in a standard-setting organization.

Assistant United States Attorney

From 1999-2003, Mr. Eskovitz served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In that capacity, he prosecuted complex criminal cases involving racketeering, financial and bank fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, violent crimes and narcotics offenses.

Mr. Eskovitz first-chaired many trials and argued several cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He received the Outstanding Achievement Award/Northeast Region Case of the Year from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces as well as the International Award of Honor from the International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association. Two of his cases received Justice Department Director’s Awards.