Michael Thomas Lane

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Lewis Kohn & Walker LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Grooms v. Legge, Slip Copy, 2009 WL 962067 (S.D. Cal.).

  Transactions

  Representing a writing instrument manufacturer against several competitors in a trademark infringement dispute; Prosecuting a patent infringement action on behalf of a local promotional products manufacturer against an out-of-state competitor; Defending a west coast footwear retailer against a franchisee of a national footwear chain in a multi-party breach of contract and business tort case; Prosecuting breach of contract and fraud claims against the seller of a multi-family residential building located in San Diego; Prepared successful applications for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction and all supporting memoranda in a trademark infringement, unfair competition, cyberpiracy case. Defeated motions attacking the pleadings, venue, and forum selection in the same case; Represented two individual clients in a business fraud action securing for them $80,000 in compensatory damages and $160,000 in punitive damages after a one-day trial; Successfully defended a local small business owner in a three-day bench trial against claims of alter ego, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation; Represented an individual accused of multiple acts of copyright infringement arising out of alleged unauthorized use of website meta tags. The case was successfully resolved for a nominal sum just weeks after the suit was filed; Defended a distributor of dietary supplements against a breach of contract claim in JAMS arbitration. Achieved an advantageous settlement for the client on the evening before the hearing.