Latham Again Earns Honors for Top Defense Verdict and Top Appellate Reversal in California
Litigation victories were chosen among the top California wins for the sixth consecutive year.
Jessica Stebbins Bina, a seasoned trial lawyer, represents media, entertainment, and technology companies in complex, high-stakes, and reputationally sensitive disputes and investigations.
Ms. Stebbins Bina counsels clients from the earliest stages of investigation through trial and appeal. She has tried complex cases to successful jury verdicts, and regularly achieves client victories in arbitration and mediation. She has also litigated numerous cases through successful appeals, and has argued before both the state and federal appellate courts. She draws on extensive litigation experience to assist clients in obtaining early, favorable settlements.
Ms. Stebbins Bina regularly represents clients in the film, television, music, radio, and internet industries. She also works with clients in the sports, technology, video game, and real estate sectors.
In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Stebbins Bina counsels clients facing reputational risk, coordinating structural advice and public relations to reduce exposure.
Ms. Stebbins Bina’s professional experience includes defending clients against a range of complex claims, including copyright, trademark, contract, fiduciary breach, privacy, and fraud claims as well as complex tort actions involving novel issues of employer liability and respondeat superior.
Ms. Stebbins Bina established her reputation as a skilled trial lawyer representing concert promoter AEG Live in the six-month wrongful death jury trial brought by Michael Jackson’s family, including defending that case on appeal through the family’s attempts to take the case to the California Supreme Court. The verdict was named one of the top 10 most significant defense verdicts of the year by the nation’s leading legal journalists.
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Litigation victories were chosen among the top California wins for the sixth consecutive year.
Six partners recognized for advising industry-leading clients in complex, global transactions.