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The Lawyers of Zuber & Taillieu LLP

Jeremy J. Gray

Partner

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, intellectual property, unfair competition, anti-trust, and other commercial litigation. In addition to managing complex 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;
  • Represented a software developer in a trademark, unfair competition and trade secrets action which ultimately enjoined several former employees from exploiting the marks and other intellectual property for their own ends;
  • Represented film studio in two complex disputes over the intellectual property and related trademark 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 and claims of unfair competition;
  • Managed a highly sensitive investigation into misconduct that threatened to derail the multi-hundred million dollar sale of a major music label and the associated intellectual property and trademark rights;
  • Obtained summary judgment for a cellular provider in an unfair competition 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;
  • 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;
  • 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; and
  • Successfully represented an investment banking house and three new bankers accused of stealing trade secrets from and competing unfairly with their former employer.  Defeated the motion for preliminary injunction and also the plaintiff’s subsequent appeal;

Representative Publications:

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

Education:

Loyola Law School
J.D., 1990
Honors: Graduated #2 in Class
Honors: magna cum laude (High Honors)
Honors: Law Review, Chief Note and Comment Editor

Concordia College
B.A., 1984
Honors: cum laude

Bar Admissions:

California
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California