Henry Cornillie is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he is a member of the Litigation Department. His practice focuses on antitrust, intellectual property, and commercial litigation, class actions, and government investigations.
Representative Matters:*
- Represented a leading technology company in a high-profile trial of antitrust and unfair competition claims brought by a video game and software developer.
- Represented a leading technology company in an unfair competition class action relating to the functionality of video conferencing software.
- Represented a leading technology company in an antitrust action brought by a developer of software for jailbroken mobile devices.
- Represented a leading technology company in a trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract dispute involving wireless communications technologies.
- Represented a leading technology company in a trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and breach of loyalty dispute with a former semiconductor executive.
- Represented a prominent genomics company in patent and false advertising litigation relating to next-generation sequencing technologies.
- Represented an information technology contractor and its principals in an anti-kickback investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as in related civil litigation.
- Represented a global chemical manufacturer in a high-exposure commercial arbitration arising from a long-term supply agreement.
- Represented a large financial institution in a U.S. Department of Justice investigation relating to the origination of residential mortgages.
- Represented a prestigious university in a putative class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty in the administration of the university’s employee investment plans.
Mr. Cornillie has also represented pro bono clients in civil rights and fair housing litigation, and has won asylum for a refugee in a contested removal proceeding.
Mr. Cornillie has seconded with the commercial litigation department of a leading technology company and has worked as a Deputy Attorney General in the Antitrust Law Section of the California Attorney General’s Office. He received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. During his time there, he was a Supervising Editor and Publishing Editor of the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law and served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Goodwin H. Liu of the Supreme Court of California. Mr. Cornillie received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he was a Chick Evans Scholar.
Mr. Cornillie is admitted to practice law in the State of California, the State of Illinois, and before various federal courts.
*Includes matters Mr. Cornillie handled prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Capabilities
- Antitrust and Competition
- Class Actions
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley - 2016 Juris Doctor
- University of Illinois - 2013 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
- Illinois Bar