J.D. from Harvard Law School

B.S. in Finance from Fordham University

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Singer Cashman LLP

Zenefits

Member of State Bars of California and Washington

Admitted in the Northern and Central Districts of California, the Western District of Washington, and the Eastern District of Texas

Former Member of Board of Directors of Family Dog Rescue

Doug second-chaired a one-week jury trial before Senior Judge Illston of the Northern District of California, representing Plaintiff Eventbrite against Canada’s largest independent concert promoter and organizer in one of the first cases to construe the meaning of the term “material adverse change” under California law.  The jury deliberated for less than two hours, returned an $11 million award in Eventbrite’s favor, and rejected all of Defendant’s counterclaims.

Eventbrite, Inc. v. M.R.G. Concerts Ltd et al (N.D. Cal.)

After a one-week trial, Doug and his team secured an award entering only nominal damages against employee who retained technical and other materials relating to semiconductor fabrication technology after departing one international company for its competitor.

Confidential JAMS arbitration

Together with the National Police Accountability Project and Disability Law United, Doug is helping Elisa Daher hold Sacramento County responsible for shooting and killing her husband within seconds of arriving on scene, while he was in the throes of a mental health crisis.  This slaying is part of a larger, well-documented pattern of unnecessary and disproportionate violence against mentally ill persons in Sacramento and across the country.  Doug and his team are pursuing injunctive and other relief to protect some of Sacramento’s most vulnerable community members.

Elisa Daher v. Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, et al. (E.D. Cal.)

Doug has also served as trial counsel to Instacart in its successful defense against contract and fraud claims brought by a former senior executive over the issuance of restricted stock units; secured favorable negotiated resolutions on behalf of multiple sets of founders accused of stealing trade secrets from former employees; secured emergency relief on behalf of employer against employee who stole sensitive company materials on their way out the door; helped hundreds of employees successfully transition from one competitor for another in compliance with non-competition and other covenants.