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Julian Wolfe Kleinbrodt

Julian
Kleinbrodt

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

jkleinbrodt@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 415.393.8382

FAX:+1 415.374.8470

San Francisco

555 Mission Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco, CA 94105-0921 USA

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PRACTICE

Antitrust and Competition Appellate and Constitutional Law Class Actions Labor and Employment Litigation

BIOGRAPHY

Julian W. Kleinbrodt is an associate in the San Francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, focusing on antitrust and other complex civil litigation.

Mr. Kleinbrodt has successfully represented clients across several industries through trial and appeal. Recent representative matters include:

  • Secured an order setting aside a jury verdict for over $50 million on antitrust and contract claims based on plaintiffs’ fraud on the court in Trendsettah USA, Inc. v. Swisher International, Inc. (C.D. Cal.).  The Daily Journal selected this case as one of its Top Verdicts of 2019.
  • Prevailed at trial in In re Korean Ramen Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.), securing a complete defense verdict at trial in a first-of-its kind class action trial of direct and indirect purchaser antitrust claims under federal and state antitrust law.  The Daily Journal selected this case as one of its Top Verdicts of 2018.
  • Obtained complete dismissal of two putative antitrust class actions alleging Section 1 and Section 2 claims in In re Inclusive Access Course Materials Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.).
  • Won denial of class certification in Deslandes v. McDonald’s USA, et al. (N.D. Ill.), a putative nationwide antitrust class action challenging alleged restraints in labor markets.
  • Won summary judgment in Bailey v. Gatan, Inc., et al. (E.D. Cal.), a False Claims Act case brought by former employees against a scientific instruments company.  Mr. Kleinbrodt helped to secure an affirmance of that judgment on appeal, Bailey v. Gatan, Inc., 783 F. App’x 692 (9th Cir. 2019).
  • Won denial of class certification on behalf of UPS in a putative class action by Kentucky UPS under the state-law analogue to the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Mr. Kleinbrodt helped to secure an affirmance of that order on appeal, Hughes v. UPS Supply Chain Sols., Inc., 2021 WL 3008755 (Ky. Ct. App. July 16, 2021).
  • Defended a global software consulting firm through trial in a multi-million dollar dispute involving fraud, trade secret, computer hacking, and other related claims.

In addition, Mr. Kleinbrodt has represented clients in federal and state government investigations concerning employment, antitrust, and other competition issues.  He also regularly counsels companies in these areas.

Mr. Kleinbrodt received his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Michigan School of Law in 2014, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served on the Michigan Law Review’s editorial board.  Before joining the firm, Mr. Kleinbrodt served as a law clerk to the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Mr. Kleinbrodt graduated magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2011 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

EDUCATION

University of Michigan - 2014 Juris Doctor

University of California - Los Angeles - 2011 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Article - December 16, 2021 | National Football League tackles antitrust claims
Client Alert - May 14, 2019 | First Quarter 2019 Update on Class Actions
Client Alert - January 17, 2017 | 2016 Year-End E-Discovery Update
Client Alert - April 28, 2016 | California Supreme Court Spring 2016 Round-Up
Client Alert - January 11, 2016 | 2015 Year-End Securities Enforcement Update
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