Douglas J. Dixon is a founding partner of Hueston Hennigan and a first-chair trial lawyer who handles companies’ most consequential business disputes. Clients describe him to Chambers as “a phenomenal courtroom lawyer” with “unbelievable credibility with judges and juries.” His practice spans complex commercial litigation, mass torts, antitrust, intellectual property, and securities matters. His clients include Amazon, Amgen, ExxonMobil, Match Group, Micron, and Southern California Edison.
Mr. Dixon has been recognized as a national “Litigation Star” by Benchmark Litigation since 2021 and is Chambers-ranked in commercial litigation. The Daily Journal recently named him among California’s 100 most accomplished lawyers and has also recognized him among its “Leading Commercial Litigators” and “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers.” His additional honors include recognition among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys” and Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Global Antitrust and Competition Lawyers.”
- Micron Technology: Secured dismissal with prejudice of a Lanham Act lawsuit brought by Chinese semiconductor producer Yangtze Memory Technologies. The suit challenged Micron’s alleged support for statements linking the Chinese company to the Chinese Communist Party and identifying its chips as a threat to U.S. national security.
- ExxonMobil: Won dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Michigan Attorney General against ExxonMobil and other major oil companies. The state alleged that the companies conspired to suppress competition from renewable energy and electric vehicles. The court dismissed the claims for lack of antitrust standing.
- Match Group: Obtained a settlement exceeding $300 million in value in litigation against Google alleging monopolization and other anticompetitive conduct in mobile app distribution and in-app payment processing. The settlement received Benchmark Litigation’s U.S. Impact Case Award.
- Edison International and Southern California Edison: Co-leads the team serving as coordinating and trial counsel in litigation arising from major California wildfires, including the Thomas, Woolsey, Palisades, and Eaton fires. The representation encompasses civil litigation and engagement with overlapping regulatory and investigatory agencies.
- Western utility: Serves as co-lead counsel defending dozens of actions arising from the September 2020 Labor Day fires, which burned more than 500,000 acres across Oregon and Northern California. Mr. Dixon and his team have secured multiple pretrial and trial wins and favorable resolutions with nearly 2,000 plaintiffs.
- Commercial disputes
- Competition/antitrust
- Mass torts
- Intellectual Property
- Securities
- Technology and digital platforms
- Energy and utilities
- Media and entertainment
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2005) magna cum laude; Order of the Coif
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.S., 1998, Political Science) magna cum laude
- West Area Chair, J. Reuben Clark Law Society
- California
- New York