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Cheryl Priest Ainsworth
also known as Cheryl Priest
About Cheryl
Biography
Cheryl is an experienced litigator and trial attorney. She has represented individuals to multi-billion-dollar corporations. She has taken on big banks, rap stars, and powerful companies. Her practice focuses on business, employment, entertainment, intellectual property, and real estate disputes, among others. She represents clients in diverse industries including film, music, professional sports, apparel, warehousing and distribution, education, health care, commercial real estate, and technology.
In the business, entertainment, and intellectual property litigation arena, she recently obtained a decisive and near-immediate victory in a commercial real estate dispute upon briefing and oral argument. As first-chair trial counsel, she defeated one of the world’s largest banks in a negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and promissory estoppel case at trial. She defeated a Motion for Summary Adjudication brought by the Michael Jackson Estate against one of his former managers – a victory that paved the way to a successful resolution for the client. She also served on the trial team that defeated multi-platinum-selling rapper, Lil Wayne, at trial on a breach of contract action relating to a documentary film. And early in her career, she successfully obtained an ex parte injunction and seizure order against counterfeit merchandise purveyors on behalf of National Football League Properties in advance of Super Bowl XXXIX. Currently, she serves as lead counsel on several cases, involving corporate breach of fiduciary duty, trade secret, data theft, and defamation, fraud, breach of contract, and tortious interference with business.
In the employment arena, she has litigated and advised on a broad range of employment issues related to recruiting, hiring, employee relations, discipline and terminations, internal investigations, accommodations, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and defamation. She has prosecuted and defended claims of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination. She regularly negotiates separation and severance agreements, as well as advises on employment contracts.
Cheryl is also co-lead counsel for over 30 counties and cities in Arizona, Missouri, Kansas and Maryland who are suing opioid manufacturers and distributors for the opioid crisis.
Cheryl graduated first in her class and Order of the Coif from the University of Florida College of Law. She served as Senior Symposium Editor of the Florida Law Review, in which she was also published.
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Licensed in California for 17 years
State: California
Acquired: 2008
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 21 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Location
US Foods, Inc.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90064
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Experience
Honors
2022
Southern California Super Lawyer, Southern California Super Lawyers
2021
Southern California Super Lawyer, Southern California Super Lawyers
2020
Southern California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine and Los Angeles Magazine
2017
Top Women Attorneys of Southern California, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Southern California Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Top Women Attorneys of Southern California, Super Lawyers Magazine
2016
Southern California Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2015
Top Women Attorneys of Southern California, Southern California Super Lawyers
2015
Southern California Rising Stars, Southern California Super Lawyers
2014
Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Southern California Super Lawyers
2014
Southern California Rising Stars, Southern California Super Lawyers
2013
Southern California Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2013
Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, Super Lawyers Magazine
2007
Tampa Bay 30 Under 30, Tampa Bay Business Journal
2007
Pro Bono All Star, Holland & Knight LLP
2007
Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer, Florida Trend Magazine
2004
Book Award - Child, Parent, and the State, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book Award - Criminal Procedure, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book Award - Legal Drafting, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book award - Employment Law, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book Award - Intellectual Property Litigation, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book Award - Intellectual Property, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book Award - Business Organizations, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Book Award - Corporations, University of Florida College of Law
2004
Airth, Sisler, Clayton, and Warren Scholarship, Airth, Sisler, Clayton, and Warren
2003
Florida Law Review Fellowship, Florida Law Review
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Region Senior Counsel, US Foods, Inc.
2019 - 2022
Senior Attorney/Partner, Theodora Oringher PC
2017 - 2019
Senior Counsel, Rosen Saba, LLP
2013 - 2017
Partner, Affeld Grivakes Zucker LLP
2009 - 2012
Attorney, Browne George Ross LLP
2007 - 2009
Attorney, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
2005 - 2007
Attorney, Holland & Knight LLP
2002 - 2005
Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP
Associations
2014 - Present
SheSourceExpert Media Commentary on Legal Issues
2009 - Present
Step Up Women's NetworkLuminary Circle
2008 - Present
Los Angeles County Bar Association
2008 - Present
Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Los Angeles chapter)
2004 - Present
American Bar Association
Sample of Legal Cases
Young Money Ent., Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. v. Quincy Jones, III, Digerati Holdings, & QD3 Entertainment
The jury found in favor of the defense. Digerati was found to be entitled to a $3.4M judgment with attorneys' fees.
Maurillio Espinosa v. Kellwood Company
Complete defense victory on a motion for summary judgment.
National Football League Properties v. Does 1-400
Injunction and Seizure Order granted
Education
2004
Univ of Florida COL
J.D., magna cum laude
1998
Univ of Florida
B.A., with honors
Speaking Engagements
2016
KGO 810
Apple Music - Game Changer?
2016
KGO 810
Serena Williams and Equal Pay
2016
2014
Torts, University of Florida, College of Law
Business Torts in Real World Litigation
2014
College of Liberal Arts Ambassadors Leadership Program
Conflict Resolution, Trials, Mediation, and Arbitration
Publications
2013
2012
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Trademarks
2011
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Trademarks
2010
California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Business Litigation
2007
Education Law Alert
Ohio Court Holds University Liable for Student's Rape in a Dormitory Shower
2003
Florida Law Review
Civil Procedure: The Right to Sue Under Section 1983
Languages
English
Activity
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