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Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs - California

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What the Team is Known For

Susman Godfrey is a superb litigation firm that mainly acts for plaintiffs, with a reputation for securing favorable results against industry giants. It employs a cross-office approach and draws upon nationwide resources, offering proficiency in antitrust, insurance and patent infringement matters. The firm offers niche expertise in the representation of prominent musicians in copyright battles.

Work Highlights

  • Susman Godfrey represented the New York Times against Microsoft and Open AI in a copyright action regarding the training of ChatGPT.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Davida Brook
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Davida Brook is a renowned litigator and trial lawyer recognized for her considerable strength acting for plaintiffs in complex and high-profile cases. She has handled cases ranging from defamation to intellectual property.

Davida Brook is one of strongest litigators I have ever worked with. She is deeply creative, a true client partner and is deeply invested in building relationships.

Davida is tremendous on her feet.

Davida is very effective in her litigation style.

Davida has great litigation instincts, she's great at understanding when to push or not. She is also always there to listen to concerns.

Davida has amazing commercial knowledge.

Kalpana Srinivasan
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Kalpana Srinivasan
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Kalpana Srinivasan acts for clients in an array of commercial disputes, and is particularly well-versed in litigating antitrust, privacy class actions and RICO matters. She is the managing partner of Susman Godfrey.

Kalpana is strong across every metric. She takes my calls all the time and is very good in front of a jury.

Kalpana is a force of nature and an eminent litigator.

Kalpana is a total rockstar.

Kalpana is methodical and a good litigator.

Amanda Bonn
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Amanda Bonn
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Amanda Bonn has significant experience in complex litigation across a wide array of areas, including privacy and antitrust.

Amanda is a force to reckon with. She is strong and a very talented litigator.

Amanda is an incredibly talented trial lawyer.

Marc Seltzer
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Marc Seltzer
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Marc Seltzer combines great experience in antitrust litigation with additional expertise in securities matters, and is well-versed at handling large class actions.

Marc is a great lawyer who is smart and respected.

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Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs

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Davida Brook
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Kalpana Srinivasan
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Kalpana Srinivasan
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Amanda Bonn
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Amanda Bonn
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Marc Seltzer
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Marc Seltzer
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