Education | | J.D., 2001, Columbia University School of Law | | B.S., 1993, Cornell University |
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Admitted | | New York | | Nevada | | U.S. Court of Federal Claims | | U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York | | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York |
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Distinctions | | Editor-in-Chief, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Columbia University School of Law |
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| Jeffrey's practice focuses on a variety of dispute resolution proceedings and practice areas, including antitrust, general commercial disputes and sports-related litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Jeffrey was an associate with Dewey Ballantine in New York. He was previously a law clerk for The Honorable William Zloch, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. |
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Representative Matters | | Represented casino hotels and resorts in various disputes with lessees and in eviction proceedings. | | Filed an amicus brief on behalf of Intellectual Ventures Management and individual inventors in the U.S. Supreme Court in the Microsoft Corporation v. i4i Limited Partnership patent case. At issue was the appropriate standard of proof in a patent validity challenge. In the brief, amici argued that the statutory presumption of patent validity and long-standing precedent support the application of the existing “clear and convincing” standard. Further, given the importance of innovation and investment to the U.S. economy, a change in the standard would disturb the careful balance Congress has created and diminish the value of patents. Brownstein attorneys worked with co-counsel at Susman Godfrey on the preparation of the brief. On June 9, 2011, the Supreme Court upheld the application of the "clear and convincing" standard in an 8-0 decision. | | Defended a major gaming industry cash access supplier in a $900 million antitrust litigation case brought by former executives. | | Represented a corporation holding a large number of trademarks and domain names in a variety of actions seeking recovery of infringing domain names and damages for trademark infringement. | | Served as Nevada counsel to a New York Stock Exchange-listed corporation defending more than a dozen putative class actions in Nevada to enjoin the corporation’s acquisition of a Nasdaq-listed corporation, a transaction valued at over $360 million. A key issue in the case was the appropriate legal standard for the duties owed by corporate directors of a Nevada corporation when confronted with a potential change of control, such as the sale of the corporation. Specifically, on a motion for preliminary injunction, the lead Nevada court addressed whether the directors of a Nevada corporation are subject to the legal standard established in the Delaware case Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc., 506 A.2d 173 (Del. 1986) and its progeny. After extensive, expedited briefing and oral argument, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction, rejected application of the Revlon standard and held instead that the codification of the business judgment rule set forth in NRS 78.138 was applicable in the case. The acquisition closed shortly thereafter. | | view all >> |
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Publications & Presentations | "Supreme Court Rules Unanimously for Brownstein Amicus Clients," Brownstein Client Update, June 10, 2011
| "Amicus Brief in the United States Supreme Court," Brownstein Client Update, May 25, 2011
| "The Greener Side of Antitrust," Speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Las Vegas, NV, December 14, 2010
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