Chad Samuel Hummel

Adjunct Professor (Lecturer in Law), University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, Pre-Trial Advocacy

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Co-Chair, ABA White Collar Crime Antitrust Committee, 2012

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Vice Chair, ABA Criminal Law and Procedure Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 2003-2004

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Deputy General Counsel, Rampart Independent Review Panel of the Los Angeles Police Commission, 2000

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Past-Member, Board of Governors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers

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of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been ranked among the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of antitrust, criminal defense and commercial litigation. He is Co-Chair of Manatt's Trial Practice. After having chaired the Firm's Litigation Div

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prevailed on motions to dismiss. • University Ambulatory Surgery Center v. Mercy Hospital and Catholic Healthcare West: represented defendants in exclusive dealing, tying, attempted monopolization, and unfair competition case involving provider system con

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prevailed on summary judgment on all claims. • In-Three v. Imax Corporation: represented Imax in a patent infringement and antitrust lawsuit involving technologies surrounding the conversion of 2D live action films to 3D

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prevailed on enjoining competitive processes and defeated antitrust counterclaims. • Musicmatch v. Gracenote: represent Musicmatch case involving alleged patent infringement and Section 1 and 2 allegations of monopolization through patent fraud (Walker Pr

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prevailed on all claims and obtained $28.1 million jury verdict. • United States v. Anthony Pellicano, et al: lead trial counsel

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represented Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Mark Arneson (ret.) in federal criminal trial involving charges of RICO (racketeering), "honest services" wire fraud, identity theft, computer fraud, and unauthorized access to government computer systems. •

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represented Parco in trial on fraud, breach of contract and interference claims arising out of environmental contamination on industrial land site

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prevailed on bench trial claims and final favorable settlement reached prior to jury verdicts. • Xu v. MetLife: represented Metlife in NASD arbitration

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arbitration award in favor of Metlife. • Gracenote v. Musicmatch: lead trial counsel

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represented Musicmatch in federal trial on patent inequitable conduct allegations and jury trial on breach of contract, tortuous interference, and unfair competition allegations

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favorable settlement reached prior to jury verdicts. • Nu-Kote v. Hewlett-Packard: civil jury trial (patent and antitrust)

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prevailed in defense jury verdict on all antitrust claims. • United States v. Heidi Fleiss: federal criminal jury trial (money laundering and tax evasion). • Merken v. Adventist Health System West: AAA arbitration (health care fraud). • United States v. L

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successful Ninth Circuit appeal. • United States v. Barrientos: federal criminal jury trial (immigration fraud). • United States v. Parker: federal criminal jury trial (RICO, money laundering, bank fraud)

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Ninth Circuit appeal and habeas proceedings. • People v. Jetton: California state criminal jury trial (assault w/ deadly weapon) (defense verdict). • People v. Vireo Manufacturing: California state criminal bench trial (hazardous waste disposal)

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defense judgment. Major Class Actions/17200 Actions/Qui Tam • Herbert/Bentley/Cunningham v. Endemol USA et al: represent NBC, Endemol, Don Jagoda, and other defendants in putative national class action alleging that text message games violate lottery laws

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17200 claim dismissed. Publications Contributing author, West's California Criminal Law

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