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Hal Barza is a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience in trying complex commercial cases to judges and to juries.  He is the head of our firm's antitrust practice.  He is very active in patent litigation, and in cases involving the interplay of intellectual property and antitrust law.  Because of his background training in physics and mathematics, he is particularly well suited to litigate highly complex cases focused on technical and financial issues.  He is a frequent lecturer on antitrust and patent law to audiences throughout the United States and abroad.

He also has extensive experience representing financial institutions and hedge funds, including in cases involving the enforcement of rights under debt instruments, securities class actions, lender liability claims and corporate control contests.

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.

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.

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.