About

Provided by Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP

Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP (BKLW) is a leader in high-stakes commercial litigation. Its attorneys have expertise in qui tam, class action, derivative action, professional liability, and other complex commercial litigation. It routinely litigates with and against the country's largest law firms.

BKLW regularly represents large and small companies, high net worth individuals, government agencies, attorneys, physicians, athletes, and high-profile individuals. It has obtained both multi-million-dollar plaintiff and zero-dollar defense verdicts, as well as several successful asset recovery investigations, judgments, and collections, with results often surpassing the tens of millions of dollars.

Notable matters:

  • Represented a corporate shareholder and three of his companies seeking seven-figure relief in a complex case involving conduct spanning over a decade and various multi-national entities and multiple applicable contracts.
  • Secured a defense verdict for a client accused of conspiring to steal biomedical trade secrets in a federal civil RICO case.
  • Secured a zero-dollar settlement agreement in favor of Elizabeth Flynt, widow of media mogul and First Amendment defender Larry Flynt, after a successful motion to dismiss that significantly narrowed claims in a high-stakes estate dispute with Mr. Flynt’s estranged brother.
  • Secured a defense verdict and separate walkaway settlement for a high-profile athlete accused by a paparazzo of assault and battery.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded - California

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What the Team is Known For

Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP have built a reputation on representing both small and large companies, individuals and professionals in a range of commercial disputes. The firm has expertise in class actions, professional liability and derivative actions. The team are regularly engaged by clients in the entertainment, e-commerce and biotech industries, among others.

Work Highlights

  • Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams defended cannabis dispensary Kannabis Works and its owners from a claim by a former partner that the had been wrongfully ousted from the business.

Strengths

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Members

Provided by Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP

Alexandra Yates

Alexis Federico

Carlos Nevarez

Colm Cross

Dan Goldman

Michael Williams

Head of Department

Olivia Weber

Rebecca Roberts

Reuben Cahn

Steve Katzman

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.

Thomas H. Bienert, Jr.

Head of Department

Tony Bisconti