Jacob Kreilkamp is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.
He has practiced law with the firm since 2006. He is a director of the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and also a member of its Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee; a Director of the Inner City Law Center; and a member of Homeboy Industries’ Legal Support Council.
Mr. Kreilkamp’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation.
Most recently, Mr. Kreilkamp represented FIGS, a medical apparel company, and its co-founders against Lanham Act false advertising and state law intentional interference and unfair competition claims brought by the main industry incumbent, resulting in a full and complete defense verdict following a three-week federal jury trial in the Central District of California, which achieved American Lawyer Litigator of the Week Runner-Up recognition and designation by the Daily Journal as a Top Defense Verdict of 2022.
Mr. Kreilkamp is co-chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and has an active pro bono practice focusing on civil rights litigation. In 2022, Mr. Kreilkamp was the first-ever individual recipient of the ACLU of Southern California’s Advocate for Justice Award, and in 2021 he was recognized for his pro bono work with the ACLU with the Access to Justice Award, the Immigrants’ Rights Award and the Freedom of Information Award.
Mr. Kreilkamp received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude in English and American Literature from Harvard College. He then became the coordinator and acting director of PEN American Center’s Freedom-to-Write Program, which advocates on behalf of imprisoned and harassed writers and journalists worldwide.
After receiving his J.D. magna cum laude from New York University School of Law, Mr. Kreilkamp clerked for Judge Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and for Judge Raymond C. Fisher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Kreilkamp is admitted to the bar in New York and California.
Experience
Key Representations
- Represented FIGS, a medical apparel company, and its co-founders against Lanham Act false advertising, intentional interference, and unfair competition claims brought by the industry incumbent, resulting in a full and complete defense verdict following a three-week federal jury trial.
- Representing a global business services and solutions company in litigation arising out of the sale of part of its business to a privately held investment firm.
- Bank of America and other banks in numerous mortgage-backed securities cases in federal and state courts across the country, including defense of novel claims against RMBS trustees and servicers.
- DoubleLine Capital LP and certain of its founders, including its CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, in winning a $66.7 million jury verdict in favor of Gundlach against his former employer, Trust Co. of the West (TCW), on his cross-complaint. TCW originally brought suit against Mr. Gundlach and his company, DoubleLine Capital, claiming breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret theft and tortious interference in connection with a large scale departure of employees to DoubleLine Capital after Mr. Gundlach was fired. The jury awarded no damages on TCW’s complaint against DoubleLine Capital and the individual defendants.
- An estate venture partner, in the defense of a dispute over the ownership and value of specific intellectual property rights. The matter was tried over a two-week period.
- Alleged gang members, against the Orange County District Attorney’s office (OCDA) and Orange Police Department (OPD) who sought a civil injunction against these members, alleging they were agents of a criminal street gang. In this landmark case, the judge found that the OCDA and OPD violated the individuals’ right to procedural due process, and the ruling was upheld in all respects on appeal by the Ninth Circuit.
- Verizon, in a variety of matters related to telecommunications law, including a lawsuit relating to “traffic pumping,” a form of telecommunications arbitrage that costs the industry and its customers billions of dollars.
- Conducted internal investigations of gaming and aerospace companies.
Education
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New York University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003) Order of the Coif; Butler Graduation Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Professional Activities and Character; Lipper Graduation Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Field of International Law
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Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1995)
Clerkships
- Judge Kimba M. Wood, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2003-2004
- Judge Raymond C. Fisher, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005
Bar Admissions
- California
- New York
Experience
Key Representations
- Represented FIGS, a medical apparel company, and its co-founders against Lanham Act false advertising, intentional interference, and unfair competition claims brought by the industry incumbent, resulting in a full and complete defense verdict following a three-week federal jury trial.
- Representing a global business services and solutions company in litigation arising out of the sale of part of its business to a privately held investment firm.
- Bank of America and other banks in numerous mortgage-backed securities cases in federal and state courts across the country, including defense of novel claims against RMBS trustees and servicers.
- DoubleLine Capital LP and certain of its founders, including its CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, in winning a $66.7 million jury verdict in favor of Gundlach against his former employer, Trust Co. of the West (TCW), on his cross-complaint. TCW originally brought suit against Mr. Gundlach and his company, DoubleLine Capital, claiming breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret theft and tortious interference in connection with a large scale departure of employees to DoubleLine Capital after Mr. Gundlach was fired. The jury awarded no damages on TCW’s complaint against DoubleLine Capital and the individual defendants.
- An estate venture partner, in the defense of a dispute over the ownership and value of specific intellectual property rights. The matter was tried over a two-week period.
- Alleged gang members, against the Orange County District Attorney’s office (OCDA) and Orange Police Department (OPD) who sought a civil injunction against these members, alleging they were agents of a criminal street gang. In this landmark case, the judge found that the OCDA and OPD violated the individuals’ right to procedural due process, and the ruling was upheld in all respects on appeal by the Ninth Circuit.
- Verizon, in a variety of matters related to telecommunications law, including a lawsuit relating to “traffic pumping,” a form of telecommunications arbitrage that costs the industry and its customers billions of dollars.
- Conducted internal investigations of gaming and aerospace companies.
News
Industries
Education
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New York University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003) Order of the Coif; Butler Graduation Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Professional Activities and Character; Lipper Graduation Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Field of International Law
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Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1995)
Clerkships
- Judge Kimba M. Wood, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2003-2004
- Judge Raymond C. Fisher, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005
Bar Admissions
- California
- New York