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Harold A. Barza
Los Angeles Office Tel: 213-443-3000 Fax: 213-443-3100 halbarza@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Antitrust and Trade Regulation Intellectual Property Litigation Securities Litigation Entertainment and Media Litigation Investment Fund and Fund Advisor Litigation International Trade Commission Proceedings Education
Columbia Law School (J.D., 1976)
Boston University (A.B., 1973) |
Biography
In addition, he has been active in representing companies in the entertainment field since his earliest days in practice. He has experience in matters which include film production, film distribution, music publishing, copyright, and rights of publicity. Representative Clients
Mr. Barza has represented numerous domestic and multinational technology companies, including Micron, Seiko Epson Corporation, Thomson, S.A., Seiko Instruments, and Ricoh.
He has represented major producers of consumer goods, including The Scotts Company and The Coca-Cola Company.
When representing financial institutions and hedge funds, his clients include Wells Fargo Bank and Elliott Associates.
In the entertainment field, he has represented Twentieth Century Fox, Technicolor, Pacific Title, and Mirage Animation. Notable Representations
Rambus, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc., and Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. – current case – defense of patent claims, and prosecution of monopolization counter-claims based on allegations of misconduct in the context of standard setting for DRAM's
Rambus, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc., et al. – current defense of claims of alleged conspiracy to boycott certain DRAM products
In the Matter of Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof- successful prosecution at the ITC of patent infringement claims against 24 respondents.
Agrevo Environmental Science USA LP, f/k/a Agrevo Environmental Health, Inc. v. Scotts Company, et al. – successful defense of a jury verdict of Section 1 of the Sherman Act claims for alleged monopolization of the herbicide market.
Central Garden and Pet Company v. The Scotts Company – successful defense of Sherman Act claims seeking $1 billion in damages.
Discus Dental Impressions, Inc. v. Align Technology – represented national distributor of dental products for wrongful termination of long term distribution arrangement.
Glenn Hightower v. Daniel O'Dowd – represented 50% shareholder of major software company in dispute over exercise of shotgun buy-sell rights.
Elliot & Associates v. The Republic of Argentina – represent holder of over $1B of foreign sovereign debt in suit against Argentina, the defaulting issuer.
Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, et al. v. Jim Salmon – represented over 30 leading country music performers to enjoin unauthorized use of their names in web domain names.
Represented major motion picture studio in connection with termination of long term duplication agreement.
Iran v. Shavoos Pahlavi – defended claims by Islamic Republic of Iran against sister of former Shah of Iran seeking all assets held by her.
Represented board members of $30B financial institution in defense of 75 related lender liability cases. |
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