Neil Swartzberg
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San Francisco, California |
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415-400-7711 |
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415-433-9008 |
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Neil Swartzberg, Of Counsel to Pearson, Simon & Warshaw, LLP, has significant
litigation and counseling experience, with a track record of providing
advice and representation to individuals and companies on a variety of
technology, consumer and finance-related matters. He has expertise in
complex and commercial litigation, including in the intellectual property,
consumer protection, antitrust, securities and class action context. Practicing
in both federal and state courts, he has litigated price-fixing class
actions, securities fraud suits, and other consumer protection cases,
as well as patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and related
intellectual property matters. Mr. Swartzberg also has experience negotiating
licenses and similar agreements to resolve disputes in technology areas
such as the Internet, online banking, and telecommunications.
Mr. Swartzberg was a leading attorney in the Direct Purchaser Plaintiff
class action
In re Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.). He was also actively involved in several other antitrust class actions, such as
In re International Air Transportation Surcharge Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.),
Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation (E.D.N.Y.),
In re Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.), and
In re Optical Disk Drive (ODD) Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.). He has represented patent owners and companies in infringement cases
for patents covering video game controllers, Internet search functionality,
secure mobile banking transactions, and telecommunications switches.
Current Cases:
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In Re CytRx Corporation Securities Litigation (C.D. Cal.)
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In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.)
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In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Ill.)
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In re: Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products
Liability Litigation (D. N.M.)
Education:
- University of California, Davis, School of Law, Davis, California –
J.D. – 2001
- State University of New York, Buffalo, Buffalo, New York – M.A. – 1994
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina – A.B. – 1991
Bar Admissions:
- California
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
Publications and Presentations:
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The Hard Cell, Mobile banking and the Federal Circuit's "divided
infringement" decisions, Feb. 2013, Intellectual Property magazine, with Robert D. Becker.
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