Sa’id Vakili

Partner

For nearly 30 years, Sa'id Vakili has successfully represented businesses and individuals in areas such as complex high-stakes business divorces involving eight and nine figures, business disputes and business torts, shareholder disputes (both direct and derivative), complex contracts, intellectual property litigation (including patent, trade dress, copyright, trademark, and trade secret disputes), and various employment claims. He has also handled a wide range of injury tort claims, including those involving products as well as cases under maritime and aviation law.  Over the years, he has litigated hundreds of cases throughout California and has secured multiple results in the seven- and eight-figure ranges, while also successfully defending cases involving amounts of equal or greater value.  

His clients include, among others, C-suite executives in both public and private companies across a variety of industries, entertainers, authors, university academics, and legal, accounting, and medical professionals.

He is admitted and actively licensed in California, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and has handled cases in various other jurisdictions such as Arizona, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia through collaborations with local law firms in those locations. Additionally, he has successfully litigated cross-border cases involving parties across Europe, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Mexico, and elsewhere.

He has achieved AV Preeminent™ rating with Martindale-Hubbell®, which is a nationally recognized acknowledgment of his accomplishments and skills as an attorney and is the highest possible rating offered.

Education

Touro Law School (J.D. - 1992)

Columbia University (M.A. - 1989)

Pace University (B.A. - 1986)

Bar Admissions

California, 1995

New York

New Jersey

Washington, D.C.

Courts

Supreme Court of the United States

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal District

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. District Court (New Jersey)

U.S. District Court (Northern California)

U.S. District Court (Central California)

U.S. District Court (Eastern California)

U.S. District Court (Southern California)

Published Opinions

Hagberg v. California Federal Bank, FSB (2004) 32 Cal.4th 350

   —Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Attorney General of California

   —Amicus Curiae Brief filed by American Bankers Association

   —Amicus Curiae Brief filed by California Bankers Association

   —Amicus Curiae Brief filed by ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Inc.

DeLuca v. State Fish Co., Inc. (2013) 217 Cal.App.4th 671

Swallow v. Cal. Gambling Control Commission (2022) 217 Cal.App.5th 1037

Significant Cases

Baum v. Smart & Final Stores Corp., 2003 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 9139

   —Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Employers Group

Turner v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, 2005 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 6670

   —Amicus Curiae Brief filed by Council on American-Islamic Relations

Mohamed v. Soliman, 2015 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 5683

Roberts v. Swallow, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97681

In re Marriage of Howard, 2017 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 4226

Mohamed v. Soliman, 2019 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 1204

Tahl Mah Sah v. Nanshun Jin, 2019 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 7674

Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc. v. Vizio, Inc., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87115

Souza v. Cal. Gambling Control Commission, 2023 Cal.App. Unpub. LEXIS 3511

Affiliations / Interests

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Top 50 Attorneys of 2019 Magazine

Top 50 Civil Rights Settlements in California in 2017

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL)

Pacific Council on International Policy

Litigation Section of the State Bar of California

Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)

Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA)

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)

Consumer Attorneys Association of California (CAOC)

Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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