John S. Purcell

Partner

John Purcell is a litigation Partner in the Los Angeles office.

John Purcell Portrait

John’s practice covers a number of areas of commercial law, with special emphasis in class actions, intellectual property and media. He has represented large commercial clients in a number of nationwide class actions, especially those involving alleged violations of consumer protection laws.

John’s practice also includes litigation relating to copyright, patent, trademark, idea theft, trade secret and unfair competition. He also has substantial experience in construction, employment, real estate, securities and environmental nuisance matters.

John’s clients have included Sony Electronics, Sprint, CBS, Warner Bros., Yahoo!, Airbnb, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mattel, American Realty Capital and Mitsubishi Electric.

Representative Matters

  • Successfully obtained dismissal of negligence/17200 class action against national entertainment company by successfully enforcing arbitration clause.

  • Obtained favorable settlement in insurance coverage disputes relating to vast and complex environmental clean-up of a superfund site located on a former naval shipyard in Vallejo, California.  Matter involved negotiations with, and discovery from, local, state and federal agencies.

  • Obtained dismissal of CLRA claims against consumer electronics company in Alameda County Superior Court in class action related to advertising of 4K televisions.

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Previous Work

John was previously a partner at a large international law firm.

Professional Activities

  • Panelist, American Bar Association 2017 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar, “My Last Day Will Be in Two Weeks… and I’m Taking Your IP With Me”: Protecting Trade Secrets When Employees Leave the Company
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
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