Keith Wesley

  • Managing Partner
  • Los Angeles
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Keith J. Wesley is a business trial lawyer and litigator. His practice encompasses all facets of business litigation, and he has particular knowledge in the areas of trademark, trade dress, copyright, trade secrets, false advertising, unfair competition, employment/partnership disputes, insurance, and class actions.

Mr. Wesley graduated with high honors from the George Washington University Law School and was the Senior Projects Editor for the George Washington Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wesley served as an extern for the Honorable Patricia Hemann, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, a law clerk for the Honorable Ferdinand F. Fernandez, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP in Los Angeles.

Representations

Some of Mr. Wesley’s highlights include:

Trial

  • Trademark infringement case between compounded drug manufacturers.  Verdict of $34.9 million in favor of client.
  • Trademark infringement case against print-on-demand website. Verdict of willful infringement and $500,000 in statutory damages for client.
  • False advertising case between two pharmaceutical companies. After summary judgment entered against client on liability, jury awarded less than .001% of monetary damages sought against client.
  • Trademark infringement case between two medical device manufacturers. Verdict of $60 million for client. Following remand for new trial, verdict of $30 million in second trial.
  • Trade dress infringement case between two apparel companies. Verdict of $10.8 million for client.
  • Trade dress and copyright infringement case between two apparel companies. Verdict of $8.0 million for client.
  • Copyright infringement case against watch distributor. Verdict of $1 million for client.
  • First website trade dress infringement case to proceed through trial and to a verdict.  Verdict for client on the website trade dress claim and for client in defense of counter-claims of intentional interference with contractual relations and prospective economic advantage.

Pre-Trial

  • Denial of motion for preliminary injunction and grant of motion to dismiss in unfair competition lawsuit filed by a pharmaceutical company against client, the largest 503B compounder in the U.S.
  • Dismissal of $50 million trade secret and false advertising lawsuit filed by competitor against client, an online real estate marketing service for real estate professionals and mortgage brokers.
  • Summary judgment in favor of medical device manufacturer sued for trademark infringement. Trademark held to be invalid and registration cancelled.
  • Denial of motion for preliminary injunction and dismissal of claims brought by national home security provider against client, a local home security company based in Bel-Air.
  • Denial of motion to compel arbitration filed against client, a former executive of a leading provider of LED screens and video equipment for concerts and live entertainment events.  Favorable settlement of claims against client following the denial.
  • Grant of preliminary injunction barring infringement of copyrights of client in apparel industry.
  • Successful pre-litigation resolution of claims made by former investors or officers of a variety of startups in the tech and video game industries.

Post-Trial

  • Multiple fee awards in excess of $1 million to clients who succeeded on trademark and/or copyright claims.
  • Fee award under California Post-Mortem Right of Publicity Statute to client following successful defense of claim that it had violated the right of publicity of the deceased actress Bette Davis.
  • Complete denial of defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees against client, which retained the firm specifically to oppose fee motion after unsuccessful result at trial.
  • Obtained extensive permanent injunctive relief on behalf of multiple clients.

Appeal

  • Successful appellate results include Burdusis v. Superior Court, 133 Cal. App. 4th 88 (2005), Frye v. Tenderloin Housing Corp., 38 Cal. 4th 23 (2006), Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. Bucklesource, Inc., 2010 WL 4056847 (2010), CMG Brands LLC v. Stop Staring! Designs, 2012 WL 3569709 (2012), Sophia & Chloe, Inc. v. Brighton Collectibles, LLC, 2018 WL 316022 (9th Cir. 2018), Advantek Marketing, Inc. v. Shanghai Walk-Long Tools Co., Ltd., 898 F.3d 1210 (Fed. Cir. 2018), Ironhawk Technologies, Inc. v. Dropbox, Inc., 994 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 2021), and Nexus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Central Admixture Pharmacy Services, Inc., 48 F.4th 1040 (9th Cir. 2022).

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Authorship

Practice Areas

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights
  • False Advertising
  • Unfair Competition
  • Trade Secrets
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Class Actions
  • Trials
  • Appeals

Recognitions

Education

  • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., high honors
  • Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A., magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
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