Jeffrey Y. Wu

Jeffrey Y. Wu

Jeffrey Y. Wu is a litigation partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson.

He represents clients in complex litigation and appeals. His practice has focused on commercial disputes, antitrust matters, class actions, securities and shareholder litigation, and appeals in state and federal courts.

Mr. Wu has also completed a two-month fellowship in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted trials in DUI and hit-and-run cases.

After earning his J.D. from Yale Law School, and before joining Munger, Tolles & Olson, Mr. Wu clerked for Judge Alfred T. Goodwin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and Judge Stephen V. Wilson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Mr. Wu has served as symposium editor for the Yale Law Journal and co-editor-in-chief for the Yale Journal on Regulation.

Experience

Key Representations

  • Lyft, Inc. in multiple actions regarding classification of rideshare drivers and arbitration, including in the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit.
  • AbbVie in a complex antitrust class action over alleged “reverse payment” patent settlements.
  • Comcast in a regulatory matter in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Appeals in the California Supreme Court raising statutory interpretation issues on behalf of a managed care company and a major technology company.
  • Bank of America in high-stakes mortgage-backed securities litigation matters.
  • A for-profit education company in securities class actions.
  • Southern California Edison in a commercial arbitration involving complex contracts and real estate issues.
  • A consumer brand company in antitrust actions alleging resale price maintenance practices, in trial courts and appeals across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Rambus in complex antitrust and patent litigation federal district and appeal courts.

Publications

Practice Areas

Industries

Education

  • Yale Law School (J.D., 2005); symposium editor, Yale Law Journal; co-editor in chief, Yale Journal on Regulation

  • Stanford University (M.A., 2002)

  • UC Berkeley (B.A., with high distinction, 1998) Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships

  • Judge Alfred T. Goodwin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2006-2007
  • Judge Stephen V. Wilson, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2005-2006

Bar Admissions

  • California

Experience

Key Representations

  • Lyft, Inc. in multiple actions regarding classification of rideshare drivers and arbitration, including in the California Court of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit.
  • AbbVie in a complex antitrust class action over alleged “reverse payment” patent settlements.
  • Comcast in a regulatory matter in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Appeals in the California Supreme Court raising statutory interpretation issues on behalf of a managed care company and a major technology company.
  • Bank of America in high-stakes mortgage-backed securities litigation matters.
  • A for-profit education company in securities class actions.
  • Southern California Edison in a commercial arbitration involving complex contracts and real estate issues.
  • A consumer brand company in antitrust actions alleging resale price maintenance practices, in trial courts and appeals across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Rambus in complex antitrust and patent litigation federal district and appeal courts.

Publications

Practice Areas

Industries

Education

  • Yale Law School (J.D., 2005); symposium editor, Yale Law Journal; co-editor in chief, Yale Journal on Regulation

  • Stanford University (M.A., 2002)

  • UC Berkeley (B.A., with high distinction, 1998) Phi Beta Kappa

Clerkships

  • Judge Alfred T. Goodwin, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2006-2007
  • Judge Stephen V. Wilson, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2005-2006

Bar Admissions

  • California