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With another year in the books, we at Keller Anderle
Scolnick LLP would like to thank our clients, partners, and colleagues
for a terrific 2024. We are proud of our successes and would like to
share some of them with you.

Guardant Health v Natera
Jennifer
Keller, Chase
Scolnick, Greg
Sergi, and Craig
Harbaugh won a $292.5 million dollar jury verdict for Guardant
Health in the Northern District of California. This verdict is one of
the largest Lanham Act false advertising verdicts in United States
history. Our team proved that Natera salted the launch of our client's
cancer detection test with false advertising. We also won issue and
monetary sanctions against our opposing counsel at Quinn Emanuel. The
monetary sanctions hearing is coming up, as is the issue of attorneys'
fees.
L'Occitane Inc. v Zimmerman Reed LLP
Chase
Scolnick and Jay
Barron successfully defended the law firm of Zimmerman Reed against
claims filed by L'Occitane alleging our client violated the federal
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Our team was able to secure an early
dismissal after motion practice.
Jung Min Lee v Foris Dax, Inc; First Republic Bank;
Jesse Sarshar v JPMorgan Chase Bank; JPMorgan Chase Bank v. FDIC
Jeremy
Stamelman and Justin
Calderon successfully obtained the dismissal of all claims against
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in two separate lawsuits, one
in the Northern District of California, and the other in the Central
District of California, involving First Republic Bank.
Yeo Bai Lee v Christy Ryoo; K&L Supply Co.
Jeremy
Stamelman and Jay
Barron obtained in Santa Clara Superior Court summary judgment in
favor of our defendant clients on all claims asserted in a fraud,
breach of contract, and elder abuse action seeking approximately $40
million in damages.
Emrani v Emrani
Anand
Sambhwani and Justin
Calderon successfully opposed a motion for receivership over Venice
Investments and 20 affiliates that own and manage substantial real
estate in Southern California and Nevada. The outcome allowed the
companies to avoid automatic loan defaults and acceleration of loans
exceeding $50 million dollars.
Taranjeet Chopra v Vacation Pools, Inc.
Anand
Sambhwani won an early dismissal of a nationwide class action TCPA
claim alleging millions in damages against YoungLA, a lifestyle
clothing headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

We were pleased to add Chase
Scolnick as a name partner.
We welcomed Ben
Barron and Brad
Marrett, from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Ben and Brad headed up
the Santa Ana Office as Chief and Deputy Chief. We look forward to many
productive years working with them.
We also welcomed Charlotte
Rose, who had just finished her judicial clerkship with Judge John
Holcomb in the Central District of California. Charlotte's work
experience before Stanford Law School, as a Deloitte business
consultant, will be an added benefit for our clients.
Samantha
Flattery has also joined our team as a senior associate. Sam brings
several years of experience as an associate at Covington & Burling.
She graduated from UCLA Law School, Order of the Coif, in 2021.

- Jennifer
Keller was ranked by Chambers USA and Chambers Global in Band
1 for Commercial Litigation, and for Trials. Kay Anderle was
recognized by Chambers USA in General Commercial Litigation.
- Chambers ranked the
firm "highly regarded" in Commercial Litigation (for the
third year).
- The firm was recognized
for a "Top Verdict" by the Daily Journal for the firm's
defense verdict in MGA Entertainment Inc. v. Clifford T.I. Harris
et al.
- The Daily Journal named Ben
Barron a "Top 100 White Collar Lawyer."
- Chase
Scolnick was chosen for the Daily
Journal's "Leading Commercial Litigators in
California" list. He was named to the Daily Journal's
"Top 100 Lawyers in California" last year.
- Four partners were
named to the 2024
"Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America."
- Eight partners were
selected to 2025's "Lawdragon
500 Leading Litigators in America."
- Four partners were
named "2025 Litigation Stars" by Benchmark Litigation,
a premier guide to the world's leading litigation firms and
lawyers. Jennifer
Keller was recognized on its list of "The Top 100 Trial
Lawyers in America," for the 8th time.
- Three partners were
selected as Fellows of the Litigation Counsel of America, an
invitation-only organization limited to the top one-half of one
percent of the nation's attorneys.
- Seven attorneys were
recognized by Best
Lawyers® 2025 and Best
Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2025.
- Eight attorneys were
included in the 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers®.
- Jennifer
Keller was selected to the Daily
Journal's "Top 100 Lawyers in California"
for the 17th time.
- Jennifer
Keller was named to the Daily
Journal's "Top Women Lawyers in California"
for the 15th time
- Jennifer
Keller was chosen by the Daily
Journal to its list of "Leading Commercial
Litigators in California."
- Kay
Anderle was named by Best
Lawyers® 2025 as the Bet-the-Company Litigation Lawyer
of the Year for Orange County.

- Ben
Barron and Brad
Marrett's article, "Looking
Ahead at Health Care Enforcement: Telehealth, Medicare Advantage,
and AI" was published by the Los Angeles and San
Francisco Daily Journals.
- Chase
Scolnick is Co-Chair of Lawyer Representatives from the
Central District of California to the Ninth Circuit Judicial
Conference. He is also the 2025 President of the Federal Bar
Association's Orange County Chapter.
- Jennifer
Keller is a Trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation and serves
on the Board of Directors for the Cal Poly Humboldt Foundation.
She is the Southern California Chair of the American College of
Trial Lawyers. Jennifer is also a board member for Teach Democracy
(formerly the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Los Angeles).
- Ben
Barron serves on the Boards of Directors of the
Anti-Defamation League of Orange County and Long Beach, the
Federal Bar Association OC Chapter, and the Harvard Law School
Association of Orange County. He is also Co-Chair of the American
Bar Association White Collar & Criminal Litigation Committee.
Ben spoke to the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice
Section, on "Hot Topics in Healthcare and Anti-Kickback
Enforcement."
- Jeremy
Stamelman is the incoming Chair of the OCBA Business
Litigation Section.
- Shaun
Hoting serves on the Orange County Bar Association
Administration of Justice Committee, and the OCBA Legislative
Resolutions Committee.
- Greg
Sergi is the outgoing Chair of the OCBA Business Litigation
section.
- Jennifer
Keller spoke to the Beverly Hills Bar Association for the
Trial Skills Series, on "Direct Exam of Lay Witnesses and
Experts," and "Cross-Examination."
- Jennifer
Keller and Chase
Scolnick presented to the Federal Bar Association, Orange
County Chapter, on "Beyond the Headlines: Litigating
High-Profile Sexual Assault Claims in Federal Court."
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