Taj J. Clayton

Taj’s representative clients include:

• Abbott Laboratories*
• Ariel Alternatives*
• Atlantic Aviation*
• Blue Owl Capital*
• Dallas Mavericks*
• Eastman Chemical Company*
• Fresenius*
• Kimberly-Clark*
• Meta Platforms*
• New Mountain Capital*
• Palo Alto Networks*
• Southwest Airlines*
• Toyota North America*
• United Development Funding*
• UPS*

Taj’s litigation experience includes representing:

• Dallas Mavericks in a lawsuit alleging negligence and vicarious liability, obtaining a complete dismissal of all claims asserted against the team*
• Eli Lilly in putative class actions, and related nationwide lawsuits, challenging pricing practices
• UnitedHealth Group in helping secure a dismissal in a first-of-its-kind criminal no-poach antitrust matter after the government dropped its case*
• Meta Platforms in multiple cases defending the client against plaintiffs asserting violations of a new Texas censorship statute; secured a dismissal and key motions to transfer*
• Kimberly-Clark in an international negligence case; helped secure a defense victory in a PFAS case by achieving dismissal of claims*
• Los Angeles Rams and its owner, E. Stanley Kroenke, in a multi-billion dollar breach of contract and fraud lawsuit*
• Argano Ultimate Holdings, a Trinity Hunt portfolio company, in litigation alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment; secured a full dismissal*
• JUUL Labs and its co-founders in multidistrict litigation involving alleged fraudulent marketing and product liability claims related to JUUL e-cigarette and e-vapor products*
• Abbott Laboratories and its affiliate, Abbott Molecular, in a US$30-plus million race discrimination/retaliation lawsuit brought by a former Abbott employee*
• Filmmakers of a Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary*
• A network security company in a lawsuit to recover for the infringement of one of its key patents*
• A petrochemicals distribution company in a lawsuit against a former employee in an employment contract dispute*
• A trading and investment company in a dispute involving the infringement of one of its key trademarks*
• Numerous clients against investigations by the federal government*
• A Fortune 50 computer/printer company in a multi-million dollar suit against former high-level employees*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham