Jeremy James Frederick Gray

-Won a Federal Court trial verdict on behalf of a major motion picture studio against the EEOC. The EEOC sued on behalf of an African American first assistant director who was terminated from an $80 million action movie. This high profile case was the EEOC’s first race discrimination lawsuit against a film studio. The case lasted four years, included over to fifty depositions, and raised complex issues concerning the intersection of the DGA Agreement and federal law

-Successfully defended a host of “wage and hour” style class actions for employers engaged in a variety of businesses. Excellent record of defeating class certification and/or obtaining early, favorable settlements

-Represented film studios in two hugely complex disputes over intellectual property rights. One dispute concerned the rights to a literary character and related merchandising participation and the other involved the rights to one of the world’s most valuable music catalogs. -Represented a software developer in a copyright and trade secrets action which ultimately stopped several former employees from exploiting the intellectual property for their own ends

-Won a trial victory in a multi-million dollar gender discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit brought against an employer in the glass manufacturing and installation business - Second chaired a six week jury trial representing a wireless carrier in a commercial dispute over millions of dollars in money obtained from a California fund dedicated to training of personnel. After six years of litigation we obtained a complete victory for the client