Jack Baumann is an experienced litigator who has represented a diverse group of clients (from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies) in high stakes commercial litigation in state and federal courts and arbitrations throughout the country. He has assisted clients in navigating all stages of litigation, from initial pleadings through trial and appeal.
A large portion of Jack’s practice focuses on class action defense, and he has successfully defended more than 50 class actions, including cases involving the “right of publicity,” the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), wage-and-hour, the Americans with Disabilities Act, tribal lending, securities and consumer fraud. He has assisted clients not only with the complexities of litigation, but also managing media exposure, responding to Congressional inquiries, and liaising with governmental agencies to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Before joining the firm, Jack clerked for the Honorable Jerome Farris on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Ancestry.com
- Barnes & Noble
- eBay
- eos Products
- Epson
- Home Depot
- JRK Property Holdings
- Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System
- Nikon
- Sequoia Capital
- StubHub
- UPS
- Yardi Systems
- ZestFinance
- Won summary judgment for Barnes & Noble in a nationwide class action alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The win earned a mention in Law.com’s “Litigator of the Week.”
- Won two motions to dismiss putative class claims asserted against Ancestry.com that were premised on purported violations of plaintiffs’ “right of publicity.”
- Represented StubHub and eBay in federal and state cases alleging misappropriation of trade secrets in connection with development of iOS and Android apps, winning summary judgment twice.
- Successfully defended a major insurance company defending against claims of “bad faith” arising from the environmental cleanup of a closed Navy base.
- Served as trial counsel for Los Angeles-based hotel owner in an action against the hotel management company relating to breaches of the hotel management agreement, successfully obtaining injunctive relief.
- Successfully defended Barnes & Noble in class action alleging various violations of the Labor Code, including failure to provide meal breaks and rest breaks and failure to pay overtime. The Court denied certification in its entirety.
- University of Southern California Law School
(J.D., 2012)- Southern California Law Review:
- Executive Notes Editor
- Executive Notes Editor
- Southern California Law Review:
- University of Southern California
(B.S., cum laude, Business Administration - Finance, 2009)
- The State Bar of California
- United States District Court:
- Central District of California
- Northern District of California
- Eastern District of California
- Southern District of California
- United States Court of Appeals:
- Ninth Circuit
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Jerome Farris
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2012-2013
- Lawdragon 500 “Next Generation” Class Action Defense, 2023
- “Approaches to Reduce Conflict when Insuring the Environmental Cleanup of Closed Military Bases Intended for Redevelopment,” Environmental Claims Journal (2018)
- Note, “Isn’t this Where We Came in? An Examination of the Turbulent History and Divergent Economics Underlying § 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a Proposal to Finally Put the Law to Use,” 85 S. Cal. L. Rev. 917 (2012).