LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Ellis George announces the establishment of its first affiliated consulting group, Wilson Walsh George Ross (WWGR). WWGR is led by former California Governor and United States Senator Pete Wilson, and by Sean Walsh, senior policy advisor, cabinet member, and spokesman to U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and California …
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury today found in favor of a Ellis George client who had been sued by a competitor. The plaintiff alleged that its main customer had conspired with one of plaintiff’s employees to set up a competing business, solicit plaintiff’s other employees for that new business, and divert the customer’s business …
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A Los Angeles Superior Court jury issued a verdict overwhelmingly in favor of Ellis George client Conrad Riggs, who with Mark Burnett helped create the smash-hit television shows Survivor and The Apprentice. The lawsuit was brought by Riggs’s former assistant, who demanded money for consulting work provided in 2000 and 2001. Ellis George partner …
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In what appears to be a first of its kind ruling, a Los Angeles Superior Court on February 11, 2016 granted a motion to enforce a private gambling debt, ruling that Ellis George’s client is entitled to collect a debt of $1,637,788 incurred in a series of high stakes home poker (Texas Hold’em) games. When …
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A Los Angeles Superior Court jury this afternoon rendered a complete defense verdict in favor of Ellis George client Pixior, a business that provides warehouse and distribution services to fashion companies, in a lawsuit brought by a disgruntled former customer. At the trial, the plaintiff Embassy Apparel, sought over $700,000 in damages, claiming that Pixior …
Ellis George partner Jeff Mitchell is representing the iconic jewelry company Tiffany & Co. in an ongoing intellectual property lawsuit against Costco. The case, pending in federal court in Manhattan, centers on Costco’s use of Tiffany’s distinctive trade name to sell its own engagement rings. A Fortune article entitled “This New Tiffany Ad Campaign Is …
Ellis George ushered in 2016 by celebrating the opening of a New York City office at 5 Penn Plaza. Led by powerhouse litigator, Jeffrey Mitchell, the New York City office of Ellis George also includes experienced litigators Judith Cohen and Erin Burns. The three new attorneys – most recently from Dickstein Shapiro – add decades …
Ellis George attorneys have recently been called upon for commentary on a variety of legal issues in the news. The range of issues is a testimony to the breadth of Ellis George’s practice and knowledge base. For example: Ellis George partner Curtis Smolar’s work on behalf of San Francisco for Everyone – a pro-home sharing …
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