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Carlton Fields Receives Education Equity Award from ACLU SoCal

Carlton Fields Receives Education Equity Award from ACLU SoCal

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UCLA School of Law (J.D., 1976)
Northwestern University (M.S., 1973)
Northwestern University (B.S., 1972), with distinction

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Mark A. Neubauer

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mneubauer@carltonfields.com

Los Angeles

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Mark Neubauer focuses his practice on sophisticated litigation including commercial, securities, antitrust, real estate, employment, and entertainment. He has tried numerous jury and bench cases in both state and federal courts during his 30-plus years of practice.

Mr. Neubauer’s legal skills have been repeatedly recognized. In 2010, his jury trial victory for Johnson & Johnson was chosen by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the “Top 10 Defense Verdicts” of the year in California. He has consistently been named one of the "Bet the Company" Commercial Lawyers in California by The Best Lawyers of America and to the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s list of “Top Labor & Employment Lawyers” in California.

Mr. Neubauer has also held a number of leadership positions with the American Bar Association (Vice Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Publications and ABA Journal Board of Editors), the California State Bar (State Bar Litigation Section Chair), Association of Business Trial Lawyers (President) and the Los Angeles County Bar Association (Assistant Vice President).

A member of the California State and the District of Columbia Bar, Mr. Neubauer received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law and his M.S. and B.S., with distinction, from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He is a former reporter with the Miami Herald.

Mr. Neubauer is the Los Angeles office managing shareholder.

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Representative Experience

Won a unanimous jury defense verdict after a month long trial on financial elder abuse claims relating to sales of annuities where plaintiff sought more than $20 million in damages.
Member, Defense Executive Committee in the Tribune Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation, the largest fraudulent conveyance class action ever brought involving more than 5,000 defendants and arising out of the Tribune Co. leverage buy-out.
Confidential (2016). Won a unanimous defense verdict after a six-week jury trial involving claims of over $29 Million for alleged financial elder abuse.
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. adv. Jeffrey K. Marheine. Plaintiff was a former senior recruiter for Defendant Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. and claimed he was wrongfully terminated for complaining about what he believed were unlawful hiring practices by three of his customers at other Johnson & Johnson companies and sought damages for alleged lost wages, emotional distress and punitive damages in federal court. After a seven day jury federal trial, Mr. Neubauer prevailed for the defense.
Ronald Hills, et al. v. Indymac Mortgage Holdings, Inc., et al. Mr. Neubauer served as lead trial and appellate lawyer in successful one week bench trial of real estate specific performance claim; won $440K in fees for his client and successfully defended the verdict on appeal.
Confidential. Mr. Neubauer won a $2.4 Million award for breach of contract between two health care providers after a two-week arbitration.
Antounian v. Louis Vuitton Malletier, et al., 189 Cal. App. 4th 438 (2010). Mr. Neubauer obtained judgment of dismissal under California’s anti-SLAPP statute for a malicious prosecution case against his client and the client was awarded its attorney’s fees in full in a trial court ruling that was upheld on appeal in a published opinion.
In re Harold Kavoussi. Mr. Neubauer served as lead trial and appellate counsel in successful prosecution of a Fraudulent Conveyances claim. Judgment for $4.1 Million was affirmed by 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Antounian v. Louis Vuitton Malletier, 189 Cal. App. 4th 438, Cal. App. 2d Dist. 2010 (No. B215034).
Biosense Webster, Inc. v. Superior Court, 135 Cal.App.4th 827, 37 Cal.Rptr.3d 759, 2006 WL 93094, 23 IER Cases 1778, 06 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 479, 2006 Daily Journal D.A.R. 679, Cal.App. 2 Dist., January 17, 2006 (No. B184852).
Dowell v. Biosense Webster, Inc., 179 Cal.App.4th 564 (2009) , 102 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 2009-2 Trade Cases P 76,807, 29 IER Cases 1880, 09 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 13,991, 2009 Daily Journal D.A.R. 16,327, Cal.App. 2 Dist., October 20, 2009 (No. B201439, B203501).
Factor Health Management, LLC v. Superior Court, 132 Cal.App.4th 246, 33 Cal.Rptr.3d 599, 2005 WL 1793569, 05 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 7848, 05 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,613, Cal.App. 2 Dist., July 29, 2005 (No. B182643).
Ward v. Nestor, 884 So.2d 522, 2004 WL 2290895, 29 Fla. L. Weekly D2280, Fla.App. 3 Dist., October 13, 2004 (No. 3D03-2989).
Hilb, Rogal & Hamilton Ins. Services v. Robb, 33 Cal.App.4th 1812, 39 Cal.Rptr.2d 887, 1995 WL 226606, 1995-1 Trade Cases P 70,986, Cal.App. 2 Dist., April 06, 1995 (No. B083345).
Urez Corp. v. Superior Court, 190 Cal.App.3d 1141, 235 Cal.Rptr. 837, Cal.App. 2 Dist., April 02, 1987 (No. B022134).
Ron Yates Construction Co. v. Superior Court, 186 Cal.App.3d 337, 230 Cal.Rptr. 629, Cal.App. 2 Dist., October 09, 1986 (Civ. No. B18647).
Canut v. Lyons, 450 F.Supp. 26, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,524, C.D.Cal., December 14, 1977 (Civ. Nos. 77-1397-RJK, 77-2864-RJK).

Publications

05.25.2018	Food for Thought: A Review of 2017 Litigation
03.13.2018	Co-Author, "Calculating Overtime Pay When Paying a Flat Sum Bonus in a Single Pay Period," Carlon Fields Client Alert (March 13, 2018).
12.18.2017	"Minimum Wage in the Many 'States' of California," Carlton Fields Client Alert (December 18, 2017).
11.09.2017	Co-Author, "Electronic Wage Statements — The Next Trap for Employers?," Carlton Fields Web Alert (October, 2017).
10.25.2017	Co-author, "Ninth Circuit Says Plaintiff Might Get Fooled Again," Carlton Fields Web Alert (October, 2017).
08.17.2017	"Ninth Circuit: Procedural Violations Can Meet Standing Test," Carlton Fields Client Alert (August 17, 2017).
08.04.2017	"The War Between PAGA and Arbitration in California Continues - This Time Employers Win," Carlton Fields Client Alert (August 4, 2017).
08.01.2017	"California Vacation Vesting Ruling Highlights Importance of Clear Policy Language," Carlton Fields Client Alert (August 1, 2017).
07.13.2017	"Unanimous California Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Plaintiffs to Discover Employee Contact Information," Carlton Fields Client Alert (July 13, 2017).
06.27.2017	Co-Author, "New Criminal History Hiring Regulations for California Employers," Carlton Fields Client Alert (June 27, 2017).
05.09.2017	Co-author,"California Supreme Court Puts to Rest Labor Code Interpretation," Carlton Fields Web Alert (May 2017).
01.24.2017	"Co-Author, "Federal Court Holds California Insurance Code Bars Duty to Defend Against False Claims Act Violations," Carlton Fields Web Alert (January 2017).
07.29.2016	California Supreme Court Holds that Whether Arbitration Will Proceed on Class Basis is an Issue for Arbitrator, not Court
06.13.2016	Co-Author, "Court Finds that False Claims Act Suit Alleges Uninsurable 'Willful Acts,'" Carlton Fields Web Alert (June 2016).
04.05.2016	Co-Author, "California Supreme Court Rules Employers Must Provide Suitable Seats to Workers When Reasonably Permitted by the Job and Circumstances ," Carlton Fields Client Alert (April 2016).
02.15.2016	Co-Author, "Food for Thought: 2015 Litigation Annual Review," Carlton Fields Resource (February 2016).
12.15.2015	"Supreme Court Confirms Enforceability of Class Action Waivers," Carlton Fields Client Alert (December 2015).
12.07.2015	Co-Author, "California Supreme Court Endorses More Consumer False Advertising Litigation in Organic Food Decision," Carlton Fields Client Alert (December 2015).
12.07.2015	Co-Author, "Food for Thought: Organic Food Act Doesn't Preempt Certain State Law Mislabeling Claims," Carlton Fields Web Article (December 2015).
10.07.2015	Co-Author, "CFPB Proposes Banning Use of Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements in Consumer Class Actions," Carlton Fields Client Alert (October 2015).
09.30.2015	Co-Author, "California Employment Law and Arbitration – The Battle Intensifies," Carlton Fields Client Alert (September 2015).
04.10.2015	"Employment Settlement "Don't Reapply" Clauses Threatened by Ninth Circuit Expansion of California's Business and Professions Code Section 16600," Carlton Fields Client Alert (April 2015).
09.19.2014	Co-Author, "Legislation Reforms California’s Insurance Community Investment Program" Carlton Fields Client Alert (September 2014).
07.31.2014	Co-Author, "The Art of Cross-Examination, Essays from the Bench and Bar," ABA Section of Litigation, American Bar Association (July 2014).
06.23.2014	"California Law on Arbitration Changes... Again," Carlton Fields Client Alert (June 23, 2014).
05.01.2014	"eMails," The Circuit Rider, The Journal of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association (May 2014).
04.01.2013	"A 40-Year Retrospective on Litigation," Litigation, Vol. 39, No. 2, Spring 2013 by the American Bar Association (Spring 2013).
01.09.2012	"GM's Volt: the politicization of a car," Los Angeles Daily Journal (January 2012).
07.07.2010	"Supreme Court Attacks Plaintiffs' Bar," Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 2010).
07.01.2010	"Attorney’s Fees: How to Avoid a Conflict With Your Client," Litigation, Vol. 36, No. 4,Summer 2010 by the American Bar Association (Summer 2010).
06.04.2010	"The Price of Political Fame," Los Angeles Daily Journal (June 2010).
10.01.2009	"California Joins the E-Discovery Age," Association of Business Trial Lawyers Report (Fall 2009).
01.01.2009	"Mastering the Blind Cross-Examination," Litigation, Vol. 35, No. 2, American Bar Association (Winter 2009).
10.01.1994	"Things You Have Wanted to Tell a Judge (But Didn't Dare)," Litigation, Vol. 21, No. 1, American Bar Association (Winter 2009).

Speaking Engagements

Panelist, "Experts and Attorneys Working Together to Resolve Cases Before Trial," ABA Litigation Section Regional CLE Workshop, Los Angeles, CA (September 28, 2017)
Moderator, “Project Management and Innovation,” Carlton Fields In-House Counsel Forum, Orlando, FL (March 2016)
Co-Leader, “Labor and Employment Law Jeopardy - New Workplace Challenges that Can Put Your Company at Risk,” Carlton Fields In-House Counsel Forum, Orlando, FL (March 2016)
Speaker, "Critique of Cross-Examination; Questions and Answers," Anatomy of a Trial, ABA Litigation Section Annual Meeting (April 9, 2014)
Speaker, "Trying the Arbitration Case: What Lawyers and Arbitrators Need to Know About Commercial Arbitration," Los Angeles County Bar Association (January 23, 2014)
"Critique of Opening Statements; Questions and Answers," Anatomy of a Trial, ABA Litigation Section Annual Meeting (April 24, 2013)

Professional Recognition

Southern California Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2007-2015)
The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Labor & Employment, and Intellectual Property Litigation (2006-2018)
Daily Journal Top Labor & Employment Lawyers (2010, 2012)
Daily Journal Top Defense Verdicts (2010)
Mr. Neubauer is a former newspaper reporter for the Miami Herald and the Washington bureau of the Knight-Ridder Chain.

Professional and Civic Activities

American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Publishing Oversignt (2018)
Litigation Section Publications and Content Officer (2015-2018)
ABA Journal Board of Editors (1998-2006)
Litigation Section Council Member (1996-1999)
Editor-in-Chief, Litigation Journal (1994-1996)
Associate Editor (1983-1994)
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  President (1991-1992)
Vice-President
  Secretary
  Treasurer
  Member, Board of Governors
  Editor, ABTL Report
California State Bar
  Litigation Section Chair (1989-1990)
  Litigation Section Vice-Chair
  Litigation Section Treasurer
  Member, Executive Committee
Los Angeles County Bar Association
  Assistant Vice-President (1999-2000)
  Member, Board of Trustees, (1998-1999)
  Judicial Appointments Committee (1997-1999)
Los Angeles County Bar Foundation
Member, Board of Directors, (1996-2002)
Westside Legal Services
Board of Directors (1982-1985)
UCLA Law Review
Associate Editor (1975-1976)

News
- 06.05.2018
  
  Calif. Court Affirms Louis Vuitton Class Action Waivers
- 08.15.2017
  
  78 Carlton Fields Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America”
- 06.21.2017
  
  Carlton Fields Launches Financial Elder Abuse Practice
- 06.13.2017
  
  Carlton Fields Expands Los Angeles Office with Addition of Major Tax Practice
- 08.15.2016
  
  86 Carlton Fields Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers in America”
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Mark A. Neubauer

Carlton Fields Receives Education Equity Award from ACLU SoCal

Carlton Fields Receives Education Equity Award from ACLU SoCal

View Mark Neubauer's acceptance speech