Mazda Antia

Mazda is head of the Southern California business litigation department. Mazda’s nationwide practice focuses on complex litigation, licensing and contractual disputes, defense of class actions and internal investigations. His practice spans a wide range of industries, including the technology, social media, healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, retail, communications, investment, medical device, and education industries. He has extensive experience representing companies in challenges to new technologies and disruptive business models.

Mazda has represented technology, social media, retail, communications, healthcare, investment, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other companies in consumer class actions across the country. These cases have included claims for false advertising, unfair competition, consumer privacy statutes, violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, RICO and other state and federal consumer protection laws. He has defeated class certification and has negotiated complex nationwide settlements.

Mazda's healthcare litigation experience has included the defense of health plans, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, healthcare manufacturers and suppliers, pharmacy benefit managers, and eHealth companies at the trial and appellate level. He has successfully defended healthcare companies in cases involving breach of contract, licensing disputes, antitrust and unfair competition claims, the False Claims Act, RICO related litigation and ERISA.

Mazda has handled sensitive internal investigations and investigations related to government and regulatory inquiries regarding corporate compliance issues, drug reimbursement and marketing issues and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Prior to joining Cooley, Mazda served as a judicial law clerk to Chief Judge William J. Zloch of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.