Sarah S. Brooks

Laura D. Castner

Patrick Del Duca

Benjamin C. Deming

Katherine G. Eickmeyer

Eric F. Galen

Joel B. Ginsberg

Jeremy J. Gray

Wendy Heimann-Nunes

Jan Jensen

H. Jacob Lager

Josh Lawler

Gerold W. Libby

Tristan F. Mackprang

Fatma E. Marouf

Yuri Mikulka

Giovanni Orantes

Daniel Rodríguez-Bravo

Kevin I. Shenkman

Ryan Smith

Raymond C. Sun

Olivier A. Taillieu

Michael J. Zerman

Jeffrey J. Zuber

Thomas F. Zuber

The Lawyers of Zuber & Taillieu LLP

Jeremy Gray is a highly experienced commercial litigator specializing in complex matters.  Mr. Gray has had great success representing clients in the areas of class actions, labor and employment law, anti-trust, and other commercial litigation. In addition to managing large litigation, Mr. Gray regularly counsels employers on employment issues and negotiates and drafts employment agreements.  Prior to joining Zuber & Taillieu LLP, Mr. Gray was a Partner and Co-Chair of the Employment Law Group, at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP where he also practiced commercial litigation. He started his practice as a litigator at Irell & Manella LLP.

Notable Representations:

• 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;
• Obtained summary judgment for a cellular provider in a class action brought on behalf of resellers of pre-paid phone plans.  This very difficult case concerned the issue of the primary jurisdiction of the FCC in regards to setting rates and related issues;
• 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;
• Obtained an excellent result for a periodical distributor sued by a class of retailers;
• 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;
• Obtained summary judgment for a national food service provider in a disability discrimination lawsuit in federal court;
• 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;
• Successfully represented an investment banking house and three new bankers accused of stealing trade secrets from their former employer.  Defeated the motion for preliminary injunction and also the plaintiff’s subsequent appeal;
• 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; and
• 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 catalogues.

Representative Publications:

• “The Potentially Expensive Line Between Employee and Independent Contractor,” InPark Magazine (February/March 2009, Issue 24).