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W. Allan
Edmiston
Associate
W. Allan Edmiston is a commercial litigator.
Mr. Edmiston has particular experience litigating complex commercial, financial and corporate matters in federal and state courts, as well as various alternative dispute resolution bodies, including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
In addition, Mr. Edmiston has successfully litigated a wide range of IP and entertainment disputes involving copyright, trademark, right of publicity, anti-piracy and contract claims, among others, on behalf of prominent clients in the motion picture, television and music industries.
Mr. Edmiston's pro bono efforts include work on behalf of the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, for whom he has tried misdemeanors – including battery, trespass, theft and vehicular hit-and-run – to jury verdict, as well as work on behalf of Children's Rights, an advocacy group seeking sweeping reform of state child welfare systems, nationwide.
Representative Experience
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In legal malpractice arbitration involving alleged damages exceeding $4 million, obtained defense summary judgment on behalf of AmLaw 200 law firm.
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In Doyle & Boissiere Fund I, LLC v. Warnaco, Inc., defense of Warnaco, a publicly-traded apparel company, through arbitration hearing, against claims asserted by the selling shareholders of Ocean Pacific Apparel Corp. for "earn-out" compensation under a Stock Purchase Agreement, before the matter was settled on confidential terms.
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In Themis Investors, LLC v. Clark, following arbitration of dispute between LLC co-members, obtained derivative award totaling nearly $1.5 million on behalf of nominal claimant LLC, obtained significant attorneys' fees and costs award on behalf of claimant, and defeated respondent's cross-claims seeking millions of dollars in damages.
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In Sakai v. Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company, Inc., et al., involving "financial elder abuse" and breach of fiduciary duty claims arising from a variable annuity contract, obtained summary adjudication of the plaintiff's claims for enhanced statutory damages, attorneys' fees and punitive damages, before the case was settled on confidential terms.
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Defense of prominent financial institution in FINRA arbitration involving the disputed termination of a Master Repurchase Agreement and the exercise of liquidation rights thereunder.
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Represented Motion Picture Association of America ("MPAA") member companies in anti-piracy litigation campaign -- involving hundreds of cases filed in nearly 70 jurisdictions throughout the U.S. -- directed at unauthorized peer-to-peer network file-sharing.
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In Callahan v. Universal Music Group, Inc., involving a copyright infringement claim, obtained defense summary judgment.
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In Matrix Int'l Textile, Inc. v. SAG&J, LLC, et al., involving various commercial claims, obtained defense summary judgment and prevailing-party attorneys' fees award.
Publications/Speeches
- Editor, Loeb & Loeb’s IP/Entertainment Law Weekly Case Update For Motion Picture Studios and Television Networks (January 2011 - present)
- Moderator, AMEC Panel Discussion on Business/Legal Issues in the Interactive Entertainment Industry, Century City, California (October 19, 2010)
- Author, Showdown in the South China Sea: An International Incidents Analysis of the So-Called Spy Plane Crisis, 16 Emory Int'l Law Rev. 639 (Fall 2002)
Affiliations
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, Los Angeles Copyright Society
- Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers
- Former Member, Emerging Leaders Board, The Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel
Distinctions
- Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers, Los Angeles magazine (2009-2011)
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Emory University School of Law, J.D., 2003, Articles Editor, Emory International Law Review
Trinity College, CT, B.A., 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2004
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