RICHARD A. SCHWARTZ

• Prevailing at trial in a case of first impression involving claims for willfully failing to disclose an interest in foreign bank accounts;

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• Obtaining a first-of-its-kind trial court ruling and preliminary injunction that Los Angeles County had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in banning outdoor dining during the COVID-19 pandemic;

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• Negotiating eight-figure settlement with multiple defendants in favor of a victim of a highly publicized sexual assault, implicating international tax issues;

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• Securing a confidential and favorable, multi-million dollar resolution in favor of a high profile actor who had asserted claims against a major television network for failing to accommodate the actor’s disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act;

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• Winning dismissal of a multi-million dollar defamation claim brought by Michael Avenatti against mass media defendants at the pleadings stage;

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• Serving as class counsel to represent class of medically fragile children in California who asserted claims that they had not received sufficient services required under Medi-Cal;
   

• Successfully defending the constitutionality of the "parsonage allowance," Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code;
   

• Defeating a multi-million dollar putative class action alleging fraudulent and negligent misrepresentations in connection with the sale of certain “smart” televisions;

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• Obtaining preliminary injunctive relief that led to a favorable settlement on behalf of a lawyer who had departed his former law firm without receiving a termination payment;

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• Steering an executive through her departure from a failing publicly traded company while asserting and favorably settling multi-million dollar claims of employment discrimination;

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• Successfully obtaining millions of dollars in relief against multiple private schools on behalf of child victims of sexual assault;

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• Representing and obtaining injunctive relief on behalf of a wearable device designer and producer asserting misappropriation of trade secrets against its chief competitor and former employees;

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• Arbitrating claims of breaches of contract and breaches of fiduciary duties in managing a venture capital fund on behalf of defrauded investors;

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• Negotiating the resolution of putative trademark claims without the client paying a cent;
   

• Litigating a variety of housing discrimination claims on behalf of dozens of tenants across several apartment buildings, which culminated in a record-setting settlement on behalf of the tenants;

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• Defending the constitutionality of a tax statute against allegations that the allowance violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment;

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• Drafting and filing numerous amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Fourth Circuits;

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• Advising a game developer in its defense against a putative class action alleging claims of improper user-tracking; and

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• Assisting a technology company navigate various controversies with local taxing authorities; and

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• Defending an insurance company against claims by the California Insurance Commission.