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Counsel

Douglas A. Smith

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Supreme Court & Appellate

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Doug Smith is counsel in Mayer Brown's Los Angeles office and a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Supreme Court & Appellate, Insurance Litigation, and ERISA Litigation practices. Doug handles complex trial and appellate court litigation, focusing on antitrust, intellectual property, tax- and insurance-related class actions, ERISA, and data privacy and cybersecurity.

Expérience

  • An Ivy League university in a month-long ERISA trial involving recordkeeping fees and plan investments, resulting in a jury verdict completely in favor of the university
  • A national, audio entertainment streaming service in a consolidated copyright infringement action
  • A national telecommunications provider in negligence and other claims arising out of wildfires
  • A multinational aerospace and defense company in multiple ERISA matters, including a putative class action and claims for pension benefits, failure to provide plan documents, and breaches of fiduciary duties
  • A multinational transportation company in an appeal involving indemnification over a personal injury accident

Formation

  • William & Mary Law School, JD
    Managing Editor, William & Mary Law Review, Moot Court
  • Catholic University of America, MA, International Political Economics, Teaching Assistant in Statistics
  • Catholic University of America, BA, magna cum laude, International Economics and Finance, and Politics
    Phi Beta Kappa, NCAA baseball

Inscription au Barreau

  • Californie
  • Colorado
  • New York

Engagement professionnel et communautaire

  • Lecturer in Law, Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law, University of Southern California Gould School of Law (2020-Present)
  • Lecturer in Law, Cybersecurity & Cyber Crimes, University of Southern California Gould School of Law (Summer 2021)
  • Board Chair, The Samburu Project (Board Member: 2017-Present, Chair: 2021-Present)
  • Board Member, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (2020-Present)
  • Managing Editor, Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare (2019-Present)
  • Board Member, Reframe Labs (2017-2020)
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