Recognized as one of five 2024 “Trials Rising Stars” nationwide by Law360 and ranked by Chambers, Sourabh Mishra focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation. Described by clients as “one of the best legal writers that I’ve encountered” and “incredibly intelligent,” Mr. Mishra represents individuals and companies in complex commercial litigation matters across a wide array of industries, including medical devices, information analytics, food and beverage, telecommunications, biopharmaceuticals, and technology hardware and equipment. In addition, he regularly represents individuals and corporations in connection with complex and sensitive internal investigations and governmental inquiries.
As a valued member of multiple high-profile trial teams, Mr. Mishra is strategic about scrutinizing the key facts and legal issues at stake for his clients, especially with regard to issues that will be critical at trial. Mr. Mishra has experience in all stages of the litigation process and has won all types of motions. He has also conducted direct and cross examinations of key fact and expert witnesses at multiple trials. His notable clients have included Amazon, Monster Energy, Novartis, Gallant Capital, Jazwares, Micron, and Boeing.
During law school, Mr. Mishra spent his first summer working at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York and externed during his third year with the Honorable Debra A. Livingston on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He was also named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as notes editor for the Columbia Law Review.
In addition to being Chambers-ranked and recognized as a Law360 “Trials Rising Star,” Mr. Mishra has been named among the California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year by the Daily Journal, the “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and the “Southern California Rising Stars,” as well as other accolades.
Secured a complete defense verdict for Disney in a high-profile suit brought by an animator who alleged Disney infringed his similar project to develop the blockbuster film, Moana. At the end of a closely followed 10-day trial, jurors deliberated less than three hours before siding with Disney.
Won a record $293 million verdict for Monster Energy after a four-week federal jury trial involving claims of false advertising, tortious interference, and theft of trade secrets. The verdict—believed to be the largest Lanham Act award ever—reflected a complete victory for Monster Energy over rival VPX, Inc., with findings in Monster’s favor on every claim asserted. Also prevailed on appeal when the Ninth Circuit affirmed the judgment.
Obtained a complete defense arbitration award after a two-week trial for the country’s largest integrated health care system against claims that it improperly withheld tens of millions of dollars in payments from a hospital system. The arbitrator rejected the hospitals’ breach of contract, breach of implied covenant, declaratory judgment, and California unfair competition claims by adopting arguments that the health care system’s line-item denials were within the scope of its broad contractual rights to review and audit the hospitals’ billed claims before payment.
Secured a complete victory for Amazon.com and Starbucks Corporation in novel class action litigation alleging the failure to warn customers that they were being monitored by “biometric technology” without providing notice. After Hueston Hennigan obtained a series of wins including a motion to dismiss that significantly narrowed the claims and subsequent merits discovery into the Just Walk Out and Amazon One technologies, the plaintiffs dismissed the entire case with prejudice.
- Won dismissal of a false advertising case against Amazon in which the plaintiff sought at least $500 million in damages. The Ninth Circuit then affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims in their entirety under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and for failure to identify a false statement made by Amazon.
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Class action
- Commercial
- Commercial disputes
- Intellectual property
- Labor and employment
- Plaintiff
- Consumer goods and services
- Food and beverage
- Healthcare
- Investment management
- Pharmaceutical and life sciences
- Technology and telecommunications
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 2015
- B.A., Economics and Government, cum laude, Dartmouth College, 2010
- Audit Committee Chair, Board of Directors, Public Law Center
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California, 2015