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.