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Reed T. Aljian is an associate in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in the Firm’s Orange Country office. He is a member of the Trial Department and has extensive experience in all phases of litigation.
Reed’s practice is primarily focused on complex litigation, including actions involving securities, intellectual property, health care, insurance coverage and complex commercial contract claims. He has successfully defended numerous class actions and other litigation in federal and state courts around the country. Reed also has wide-ranging experience in other areas of litigation, including representing a diverse client base as both plaintiff and defendant in a variety of actions at all stages of litigation, including at trial, on appeal and at mediation.
Of Reed’s notable litigation victories includes the successful representation at trial of a large national financial institution in a $700 million breach of contract action. The client obtained a verdict on all claims, including being awarded damages on all counterclaims, as well as attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses.
Reed is also actively involved in pro bono efforts in Los Angeles and Orange County. His pro bono work primarily focuses on representing individuals in real and personal property fraud actions. Among other successes, Reed was a member of the trial team that ultimately secured the single largest award ever for a Public Counsel pro bono consumer case. For his efforts representing that client, Public Counsel recognized Reed as its 2005 Consumer Law Project Volunteer of the Year.
Prior to joining the Firm, Reed was a member of a large international law firm in its Los Angeles office, where he was a member of the firm’s general litigation and trial practices group.
During law school, Reed worked as a law clerk in the Enforcement Division of the Securities & Exchange Commission in its Pacific Regional Office and as a judicial extern for the Honorable Dickran Tevrizian, Jr., United States District Court Judge, Central District of California.
Prior to law school, Reed worked for several years in sales, marketing, and advertising for minor league baseball teams in Arizona and Texas. He also played professional baseball in the California Angels baseball organization. A catcher, Reed was a member of the Northwest League Champion Boise Hawks in Boise, Idaho and the Lake Elsinore Storm in Lake Elsinore, California.
Reed is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and all California courts. He is a also member of the Federal, Los Angeles, Orange County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations.
Representative Experience:
Representation of a large national financial institution in a series of actions involving various legal issues, including securities and breach of contract claims
Representation of a member of the board of directors of a vitamin supplement company in an action involving derivative claims
Representation of an international technologies company in an action involving patent infringement claims
Representation of various technology and health care companies in actions involving misappropriation of trade secrets claims
Representation of several non-profit hospitals in a series of putative class actions relating to hospital billing practices with respect to uninsured patients
Representation of a California government agency relating to enforcement of federal and state air quality provisions
Representation of a national conglomerate relating to the company’s insurance coverage for hundreds of asbestos-related claims
Representation of several large waste management companies in an action involving breach of contract and federal and state regulatory claims
Education:
Loyola Law School-Los Angeles, J.D., 2000.
University of California-Berkeley, B.A., 1995. | 