Oct. 15, 2015
Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado LLP
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their client base and building a reputation: win more cases.
As trial lawyers, Willenken Wilson know their clients demand success. Their attorneys
approach complex litigation as a chess master analyzes a chess board. Whether by verdict,
motion, or optimal settlement, they look to declare checkmate in the fewest possible
moves.
"What is the fact or legal is issue that will trump all others," said William Delgado,
partner. "We really try and think through what is going to be the path of victory
in any particular case."
Prominent New York trial attorney Lou Willenken founded the litigation boutique in
2002 with an emphasis on attorneys who specialize in trial work.
Today, the firm is prosecuting breach of contract actions on behalf of two major gas
utilities companies and seeking seven-figure damages to reimburse them for a product
defect in the case San Diego Gas & Electric v. J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc. In an unrelated case, the firm is defending California's Labor Commissioner, the
Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Labor Standards Enforcement
in a lawsuit alleging California's wage claim process violates the Fourteenth Amendment
and the California Constitution.
Willenken's entrepreneurial spirit, with that of the four other attorneys who began
the firm, have paved the way for the boutique's accomplishments including a recent
$9.4 million trial court verdict on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. - with the
verdict affirmed by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals - a summary judgment on
behalf of Proctor & Gamble in an infringement case and defeating a class action on
behalf of Ticketmaster. These, and other accomplishments have helped grow the firm's
roster to include national corporations and technology and retail leaders, including
Microsoft, Walgreens, Starbucks and Sears.
Partner Jason Wilson attributes the successes, in part, to the team at Willenken Wilson.
"The firm was founded by five lawyers. They all had a complex litigation backgrounds
and when we expanded the firm we were only looking for people who have a complex litigation
background," Wilson said. "We think there are a lot of opportunities for sophisticated,
nimble litigation boutiques."
Willenken Wilson has grown over the last 13 years to include 14 attorneys, half of
whom graduated from top five law schools, including those at Yale, Harvard and Columbia,
and a quarter of whom have clerked for a federal judge.
"We try to find the smartest people we can, who themselves already have a track record
of doing well to get the best results," Wilson said.
Wilson says that over the next five years the firm will move forward as it has since
the beginning, by attracting talented attorneys and putting an emphasis on winning
results.
- RYAN VAN VELZER
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