John Hueston, founding partner of Hueston Hennigan LLP, maintains a high-stakes commercial litigation practice covering antitrust, trade secrets, and corporate fraud disputes. He represents clients including Epic Games, Boeing, McDonald’s, Walmart, and Samsung Bioepis. Recent highlights include a landmark trial victory for Epic Games against Google, overturning a $72m jury verdict for Boeing in a trade secrets case, and successfully defending McDonald’s in high-profile fraud litigation.
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Distinctions
Los Angeles Elite
Clients clés
- Epic Games
- Boeing
- AbbVie
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Southern California Edison
- Walmart
- McDonald’s
- Monster Energy
- Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
- Amazon
- Joe Kiani, founder of Masimo Corp
- Kaiser
- Samsung Bioepis
- Southern California Edison
- Novartis
- Carboline
- Pubmatic
Points forts
Secured a major antitrust trial victory for Epic Games against Google, affirmed by the Ninth Circuit, establishing that Google stifled competition in Android app distribution and in-app purchases, with billions of dollars at stake.
Secured a complete defense victory for The Boeing Company in a high-profile trade secrets case, overturning a $72m jury verdict in favor of Zunum and obtaining over $12m on counterclaims, in a matter with over $500m at stake.
Secured dismissal of a $100m fraud suit and a favorable settlement in a separate $10bn civil rights case for McDonald’s, affirming the company’s rights under California’s anti-SLAPP statute and protecting its advertising practices with diverse-owned media, in matters valued at $311m.